THE MATHS, MADE CLEAR
How it works
A positive adjusted margin wins, zero pushes and a negative margin loses. A push returns the stake. Quarter lines split into the adjacent half-goal lines: −0.25 becomes 0 and −0.5; +0.75 becomes +0.5 and +1. Both halves keep the original decimal price.
Adjusted margin = selected team goals − opponent goals + handicap
A worked example
Home team wins 2–1 at −0.75, with 100 units at 1.90. Split 50 units on −0.5 and 50 on −1. The first half wins and returns 95; the second pushes and returns 50. Total return: 145. Net profit: 45. This is a half win.
Understand the assumptions.
These are educational calculations, not predictions or recommendations. Display amounts are rounded to two decimal places; calculations retain internal precision.