- Asian Handicap markets are popular in football and other sports because they create more balanced odds, reduce the impact of draws, and often offer strong value betting opportunities.
- Asian Handicap betting gives one team a virtual advantage or disadvantage.
- AH0 is the same as Draw No Bet: if the match ends in a draw, your stake is refunded.
- Half handicaps, such as -0.5 or +0.5, cannot end in a draw.
- Quarter handicaps, such as -0.25 or +0.75, split your stake across two nearby handicap lines.
- Asian Handicap markets can be useful for value betting because they often offer sharper and more flexible odds.
Asian Handicap in Sports Betting
Asian Handicap betting is a way to level the playing field between two teams by giving one side a virtual head start or disadvantage. The main benefit is that many Asian Handicap lines remove the draw.
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Understand Asian Handicap betting
In this guide, we explain what asian handicaps mean. Here's a short summary of the most important takeaways.
AH0 or Draw No Bet (DNB)
Asian handicap betting is a very popular market to bet on and is one of many supported markets of RebelBetting. A handicap in betting means that the bookmaker has given a virtual advantage to one of the competitors.
They are often called Asian handicaps, or just 'AH', because of their popularity in many Asian countries. They are also known as line betting, the spread or points betting.
The main reason for handicapping is that the draw result is eliminated. Read all about Asian handicap bets in the Asian Handicap Betting: Ultimate Step-By-Step-Guide.
Draw no bet is a special case where no actual handicap is applied, but the draw is still eliminated. This is why it's also sometimes called AH0 (Asian Handicap 0). If the match ends in a draw, your stake will be returned to you. No profit, no loss.
Half Asian Handicaps
The team gets half a goal handicap. This means the match including handicap cannot end in a draw. One of the teams will always win with "half a goal" when a handicap is applied. Unlike Draw No Bet, there is no money back in any case. You will either win or lose your bet.
Quarter Asian Handicaps
A quarter-goal Asian handicap is a 50/50 split between the two surrounding handicaps, with half of the total stake going to each one of them. This means that a 1.75 handicap is really half a 1.5 and half a 2.0 handicap.
If you see a quarter Asian Handicap of say -0.75 on RebelBetting, it may show up as "-0.5, -1.0" on some bookmakers like Bet365. This is because bookmakers split the Asian Handicap bet into two halves, with half of the stake going towards one handicap and half going towards the other. Similarly, if you see an Asian Handicap of +1.75, it is the same thing as "+1.5, +2.0"
So, if you want to place an Asian Handicap bet of -0.75 on Bet365, simply bet on the "-0.5,-1.0" option (don't bet on both -0.5 and -1.0 separately).
Common Asian Handicap lines explained
Use the table below to see how each Asian Handicap line is settled depending on the final result. Quarter handicaps are split into two bets, which is why they can produce half-win and half-loss outcomes.
Asian Handicap 0.0
Asian Handicap 0.0 is the same as Draw No Bet. If your team wins, your bet wins. If the match ends in a draw, your stake is refunded. If your team loses, your bet loses.
Asian Handicap -0.25
Your stake is split between AH0 and -0.5. If your team wins, both parts of the bet win. If the match ends in a draw, the AH0 part is refunded but the -0.5 part loses, meaning you lose half your stake. If your team loses, the full bet loses.
Asian Handicap +0.25
Your stake is split between AH0 and +0.5. If your team wins, the bet wins. If the match is a draw, you win half. If your team loses, the bet loses.
Asian Handicap -0.5
Your team must win the match. A draw or loss means the bet loses.
Asian Handicap +0.5
Your team can win or draw for the bet to win. The bet loses if your team loses.
Asian Handicap -0.75
Your stake is split between -0.5 and -1.0. If your team wins by two or more goals, the bet wins fully. If they win by exactly one goal, you get a half win.
Asian Handicap +0.75
Your stake is split between +0.5 and +1.0. If your team wins or draws, the bet wins. If they lose by one goal, you lose half your stake.
| Handicap | Team result | Bet result | Handicap | Team result | Bet result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Win | Win | 0 | Win | Win |
| Draw | Stake refund | Draw | Stake refund | ||
| Lose | Lose | Lose | Lose | ||
| – 0.25 (0.0, -0.5) | Win | Win | + 0.25 (0.0, +0.5) | Win | Win |
| Draw | Half lose | Draw | Half win | ||
| Lose | Lose | Lose | Lose | ||
| – 0.50 | Win | Win | + 0.50 | Win | Win |
| Draw | Lose | Draw | Win | ||
| Lose | Lose | Lose | Lose | ||
| – 0.75 (-0.5, -1.0) | Win by 2+ | Win | + 0.75 (+0.5, +1.0) | Win | Win |
| Win by 1 | Half win | Draw | Win | ||
| Draw | Lose | Lose by 1 | Half Lose | ||
| Lose | Lose | Lose by 2+ | Lose | ||
| – 1.00 | Win by 2+ | Win | + 1.00 | Win | Win |
| Win by 1 | Stake refund | Draw | Win | ||
| Draw | Lose | Lose by 1 | Stake refund | ||
| Lose | Lose | Lose by 2+ | Lose | ||
| – 1.25 (-1.0, -1.5) | Win by 2+ | Win | + 1.25 (+1.0, +1.5) | Win | Win |
| Win by 1 | Half lose | Draw | Win | ||
| Draw | Lose | Lose by 1 | Half win | ||
| Lose | Lose | Lose by 2+ | Lose | ||
| – 1.50 | Win by 2+ | Win | + 1.50 | Win | Win |
| Win by 1 | Lose | Draw | Win | ||
| Draw | Lose | Lose by 1 | Win | ||
| Lose | Lose | Lose by 2+ | Lose | ||
| – 1.75 (-1.5, -2.0) | Win by 3+ | Win | + 1.75 (+1.5, +2.0) | Win | Win |
| Win by 2 | Half win | Draw | Win | ||
| Win by 1 | Lose | Lose by 1 | Win | ||
| Draw | Lose | Lose by 2 | Half lose | ||
| Lose | Lose | Lose by 3+ | Lose | ||
| – 2.00 | Win by 3+ | Win | + 2.00 | Win | Win |
| Win by 2 | Stake refund | Draw | Win | ||
| Win by 1 | Lose | Lose by 1 | Win | ||
| Draw | Lose | Lose by 2 | Stake refund | ||
| Lose | Lose | Lose by 3+ | Lose |
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FAQ: Asian Handicap betting
What is Asian Handicap betting?
Asian Handicap betting gives one team a virtual advantage or disadvantage before the match starts. The handicap is added to the final score to decide whether the bet wins, loses, is refunded, or is partly settled.
What is the difference between Asian Handicap and regular handicap betting?
Regular handicap betting often includes fixed margins and may still behave like a standard spread market. Asian Handicap betting uses whole, half and quarter-goal lines, which can create stake refunds, half-wins and half-losses depending on the final result.
What does AH0 mean?
AH0 means Asian Handicap 0 and works the same way as Draw No Bet. If your team wins, the bet wins. If the match is a draw, your stake is refunded. If your team loses, the bet loses.
What does Asian Handicap -0.5 mean?
Asian Handicap -0.5 means your team must win the match for your bet to win. A draw or loss means the bet loses.
What does Asian Handicap +0.5 mean?
Asian Handicap +0.5 means your team can win or draw for your bet to win. The bet only loses if your team loses the match.
What does Asian Handicap -0.75 mean?
Asian Handicap -0.75 splits your stake between -0.5 and -1.0. If your team wins by two or more goals, the bet wins fully. If they win by exactly one goal, you get a half win.
What does Asian Handicap +0.75 mean?
Asian Handicap +0.75 splits your stake between +0.5 and +1.0. If your team wins or draws, the bet wins. If they lose by one goal, you lose half your stake.
Is Asian Handicap good for value betting?
Asian Handicap markets can be useful for value betting because they offer more lines, more flexible odds and often better pricing opportunities than standard match winner markets.
What services offer value bets on Asian Handicap markets?
Asian Handicap betting gives value bettors more ways to find an edge. With multiple handicap lines and competitive odds across bookmakers, these markets often create opportunities that are easy to miss manually.
Spend less time comparing odds and more time acting on profitable betting opportunities — with tracking built in from the start.
What are common asian handicap lines?
Asian Handicap 0.0
Asian Handicap 0.0 is the same as Draw No Bet. If your team wins, your bet wins. If the match ends in a draw, your stake is refunded. If your team loses, your bet loses.
Asian Handicap -0.25
Your stake is split between AH0 and -0.5. If your team wins, the bet wins. If the match is a draw, you lose half your stake. If your team loses, the bet loses.
Asian Handicap +0.25
Your stake is split between AH0 and +0.5. If your team wins, the bet wins. If the match is a draw, you win half. If your team loses, the bet loses.
Asian Handicap -0.5
Your team must win the match. A draw or loss means the bet loses.
Asian Handicap +0.5
Your team can win or draw for the bet to win. The bet only loses if your team loses.
Asian Handicap -0.75
Your stake is split between -0.5 and -1.0. If your team wins by two or more goals, the bet wins fully. If they win by exactly one goal, you get a half win.
Asian Handicap +0.75
Your stake is split between +0.5 and +1.0. If your team wins or draws, the bet wins. If they lose by one goal, you lose half your stake.
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