What is Asian Handicapping in football?

Asian handicapping in football is when you have an additional clause in your bet, for example say Manchester United are playing Barcelona in the champions league, and you think Barcelona will end up winning quite comfortably.

You could give Manchester a +1 goal advantage, so in theory you are wanting Barcelona to win but they are already losing by one goal before the match even kicks off.

This is how all Asian handicapping works, but with quite a lot of different scenarios, not just the one above.

Personally I have only ever bet with this method a handful of times, I prefer to stick to a selection and whether I think they will win or not in 90 minutes, but it’s the odds that are offered on these markets which make them quite attractive.

It is also not just football where you will find this sort of market, but almost on every sporting event.