Over/under bets. Even though Totals and Over/Under may be used interchangeably for scoring, there’s another way to make Over/Under bets. An Over/Under bet can also be a proposition bet where there’s a wager made on a specific occurrence. A boxing match is a good example since scoring isn’t quite the same as the major sports. These prepositions are even more interchangeable than above and over. The important thing to remember is this: Use under in most cases as it is much more common than “below.” Use below when the meaning is “less than.” Examples. My shoes are under the bed. (no movement, no touching) The saucer is under the cup.

1. What Does Over Under Mean In Guns
2. What Is Over Under Mean
3. What's The Over Under Meaning

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What Does Over Under Mean In Guns

• 1US A bet on whether the outcome of an event (usually the combined score of a sports game) will be above or below a number established in advance by the bookmaker.

  ‘the over-under in hockey gives you less chance of losing’

  • ‘There is a special index in the book rating ballparks for Total Number of Runs per game - if you're a Totals (Over-Under) bettor, this would be helpful material.’
  • ‘He was more interested in crap games, the over-and-under, the horses, and selling sweaters out of the trunk of his car.’
  • ‘I stayed away from the over-and-under on the winning score, which Sherman posted as 4 1/2 - under-par, because I think that's about the right number.’
  • ‘In sports betting, there are just a few bets that are considered to be regular bets and the over/under is one of them.’

  1. 1.1The number (usually the combined score of a sports game) on which bettors place wagers in an over-under bet.
     ‘oddsmakers had set the over-under at 53, higher than any other game this week’
     • ‘what's the over-under on how many fanatics will camp out?’
     • ‘The site has set the over-under on Peyton Manning's completion percentage vs. New England at 67.5 percent.’
     • ‘I put the over-under on e-mails to you complaining about O'Brien today at an even four hundred.’
     • ‘What is the over-under on Weaver's arrival in the major leagues?’
     • ‘I don't know what the over-under was on him grabbing himself just below the belt buckle (38?).’
     • ‘Is an over-under of 60 out of the question?’
     • ‘The Over-Under is in the 47-48 range.’
     • ‘Now, if I were a slow writer, then that could present a problem, especially since I review a lot of adventures, and the over-under for adventures is in the neighborhood of eight hours.’
     • ‘What is the over-under on Weaver?’
     • ‘As Walters puts it, 'The over-under on me was 39 years old, and not many guys took the over.'’

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  US A gun having barrels arranged one above the other rather than side by side.

  ‘if shooting an over-under, have the upper barrel pointing over and the lower barrel under the bird’

  • ‘Remington's only over-and-under, the Model 332 12 gauge has been enhanced with a 'dressed-up' appearance and traditional engraving.’
  • ‘It's tough to beat the Red Label over-and-under.’
  • ‘The EAA/Baikal line includes the MP-233 over-and-under, which features hammer-forged barrels, chrome-lined bores, machined receivers, walnut stocks and internal screw chokes.’
  • ‘Last year, Browning introduced the Citori 525 over-and-under.’
  • ‘Beretta's upgraded S682 Gold E competition over-and-under features a low-profile receiver in a dual-color finish, new internal barrel configuration, Optima-Bore and new Optima-Choke tubes.’
  • ‘The over-under guns tend to be at the more expensive end of the spectrum.’
  • ‘If I ever do display my gun (a very ornate over-under shotgun built for skeet and trap shooting), it's only to adults, and after I've pulled the case from the back of my closet, opened it, and broken the action to make sure its unloaded.’

What Is Over Under Mean

While not as popular as betting against the point spread in sports gambling, betting the “over/under” isn’t that far behind. Sometimes you may see this as O/U, over-under, over under or simply referred to as “the over” or “the under.”

What does over under mean in betting?

Simply stated, it is the total of the points scored by both teams. While all sports employ an over/under betting option, by far the most money wagered on this bet is in football and basketball. Sports like baseball and hockey offer over/under options, but the vast majority of bets on those sports in based on the established “money line” to pick a winner at a set price.

Unlike a point spread bet in which you are aligning yourself with one team, you’re betting on both teams – either their offenses or the defenses – when betting the over/under. Sports books set over/under scores on games based upon numerous factors.

In the NFL, most over/under scores are set in the low-to-mid 40s.In college football, over/under scores are usually in the high-40 to low 50s – in the Big 12, the land that defense forgot, it can hit the 60s.In the NBA, a typical over/under tends to hover in the 210 range. In college basketball, a standard over/under is between 140 and 155.

The hidden factors that come into play in determining a point spread vary by sport, but have common themes. Recent team history is a primary factor that sports books like to exploit. Sports by their nature are a reflective business based on developing trends from previous games (“getting on a roll”) and, if a football team has scored 40-plus points in three straight games, the over/under is going to be higher because sports bettors tend to believe that trends are going to continue. It’s human nature…until they don’t.

If a critical player – a quarterback in football or a dominant scorer in basketball – is out or playing injured, the over/under will drop.

Other factors critical in setting the over/under number include weather (where applicable), an undefinable history between teams (you know Steelers-Ravens games are going to be physical bloodbaths) and injuries that may not jump out to casual fans that mean a lot sports books are all factors that go into creating and setting an over/under line that will draw an even number of fans to both sides of the number.

What's The Over Under Meaning

The key to betting the over/under is to look at a slate of games without knowing what the over/under is and set what you believe it should be based on your knowledge of those two teams. The ones that differ the most from what you think should be are the ones to place your bets on.

One final note that has been a mantra of those who bet the over/under with some consistency – every game is under until it goes over.

If you’re new to sports betting, start with picking and choosing games you’re convinced should go under and get an understanding of how late-game fireworks can botch your plans.