New Posts For Thread: OT: Handicap betshttps://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/30595247/ot-handicap-betsnot fair to wait until OT finishes to settle handicaps is it?The essence of a handicap is surely that "with x points" team A beats team B (or doesn't). 20-20 at FT, if one team has been handicapped some points then surely that's that? Can anybody exThe main reason I guess BPP - is that BF are following the accepted model in the U.SAll the Las Vegas venues include overtime I believe so if BF changed it on here it would be out of step with the 'accepted norm' for NFL h'cap betting.https://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/30595247/ot-handicap-bets?post_id=546508135#546508135The main reason I guess BPP - is that BF are following the accepted model in the U.SAll the Las Vegas venues include overtime I believe so if BF changed it on here it would be out of step with the 'accepted norm' for NFL h'cap betting.Tue, 13 Oct 2015 03:51:27 -0500It is therefore fundamentally unsound for a "better" outcome (a Tie) to be declared a loser than certain other winning outcomes where the team did worse than Tie.Is it not just as unsound for your team to win by 3 points and lose your bet with a minuhttps://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/30595247/ot-handicap-bets?post_id=546451911#546451911It is therefore fundamentally unsound for a "better" outcome (a Tie) to be declared a loser than certain other winning outcomes where the team did worse than Tie.Is it not just as unsound for your team to win by 3 points and lose your bet with a minuTue, 06 Oct 2015 15:30:49 -0500Oh and Wilsons yards .....jeez i'd take a few days off matehttps://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/30595247/ot-handicap-bets?post_id=546451711#546451711Oh and Wilsons yards .....jeez i'd take a few days off mateTue, 06 Oct 2015 15:13:53 -0500* Darylhttps://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/30595247/ot-handicap-bets?post_id=546451693#546451693* DarylTue, 06 Oct 2015 15:12:46 -0500The New Pharoah was rare way indeed to lose your money....commiserationshttps://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/30595247/ot-handicap-bets?post_id=546451679#546451679The New Pharoah was rare way indeed to lose your money....commiserationsTue, 06 Oct 2015 15:12:08 -0500If you think the hcap rules are unfair, your head would probably explode if you hadn't made it down to Laddies, in time to get the over 37.5 Wilson rushing yards, and took the over 40.5 instead. Russ had racked up 43 yards when he took 2 (essentiallyhttps://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/30595247/ot-handicap-bets?post_id=546447585#546447585If you think the hcap rules are unfair, your head would probably explode if you hadn't made it down to Laddies, in time to get the over 37.5 Wilson rushing yards, and took the over 40.5 instead. Russ had racked up 43 yards when he took 2 (essentiallyTue, 06 Oct 2015 10:43:11 -0500I still haven't seen a post which says why the rules are as they are. Logically a handicap bet is about margin not outcome (betting with the points can see you win, even if the team loses, if the margin of defeat is lower than the points received).Behttps://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/30595247/ot-handicap-bets?post_id=546445769#546445769I still haven't seen a post which says why the rules are as they are. Logically a handicap bet is about margin not outcome (betting with the points can see you win, even if the team loses, if the margin of defeat is lower than the points received).BeTue, 06 Oct 2015 07:51:09 -0500I wasn't suggesting anything even close to what you state in the last line of your post. Winning is difficult enough without wasting energy on consideration of the rule that has been in place since my first NFL bet over 25 years ago.I don't think manhttps://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/30595247/ot-handicap-bets?post_id=546439763#546439763I wasn't suggesting anything even close to what you state in the last line of your post. Winning is difficult enough without wasting energy on consideration of the rule that has been in place since my first NFL bet over 25 years ago.I don't think manMon, 05 Oct 2015 12:57:02 -0500This is bizarre. If you don't like the rules don't have handicap bets, but the rules couldn't be clearer. A discussion of who has done better A or B is irrelevant, by placing a bet you bind yourself to the rules that will determine the settlement ofhttps://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/30595247/ot-handicap-bets?post_id=546437655#546437655This is bizarre. If you don't like the rules don't have handicap bets, but the rules couldn't be clearer. A discussion of who has done better A or B is irrelevant, by placing a bet you bind yourself to the rules that will determine the settlement ofMon, 05 Oct 2015 09:20:03 -0500Nah there is so many markets as it is with fcuk all liquidity , it's fine as it is imohttps://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/30595247/ot-handicap-bets?post_id=546432183#546432183Nah there is so many markets as it is with fcuk all liquidity , it's fine as it is imoSun, 04 Oct 2015 16:59:14 -0500