Straight Bets

A straight bet can be made by choosing a team and the associated point spread. The cost of the bet typically is 10/11, or risk $110 to win $100.

Example:

Los Angeles Lakers +7 Phoenix Suns -7

• If you place a straight bet on the Suns -7, the Suns must win by 8 or more points for your bet to cash.
• If you place a straight bet on the Lakers +7, the Lakers must win, or lose by 6 points or less, for your bet to cash.
• If the Suns win by 7 points, both bets result in a “push” or “no action.” BUSR will return the risked funds.

Teaser Bets

A teaser is a combination of between 2 and 10 football or basketball wagers. You adjust the point spreads and/or totals in your favor in exchange for a lower payout. When your teaser includes a point spread, you can decrease the spread for the favorite (or increase the spread for the underdog). When the teaser includes a total, you can increase the “under” or decrease the “over.”

• BUSR will grade the entire wager as a loss if any part of the teaser results in a loss. There are no partial payouts.
• A push in a regular teaser of 3 or more teams will reduce the number of plays in the teaser. For example, a 5-team teaser that results in two pushes will become a 3-team teaser, and the payout will get recalculated based on the new number of plays.
• A push or tie in any 2-team regular teaser will result in a push for the whole teaser unless the other game gets graded as a loss. If any portion of a 2-team teaser is graded “no action,” the entire teaser will be graded “no action,” unless the other team is graded as a loss.
• BUSR will grade as “no action” any event that does not take place on the date specified in the wager, and the teaser will be reduced accordingly.
• If any teaser selection pushes or ties, the following rules apply. For special teasers, any tie or push is considered a loss. For 2-team teasers, tie + win = push, and tie + loss = loss. Teasers of more than 2 teams, a tie reverts the teaser to the next lower-level

Example:

2-Team, 5-point Teaser For $100

Bulls +4, Raptors -3

The 5-point teaser converts the lines to Bulls +9 and Raptors +2. The payout in a 2-team, 5-point basketball regular-season teaser is 14/10. In this case, you will lay $140 to win $100.

Pushes

If any of the teaser selections result in a “push,” the following rules apply:

• For 2-team teasers, tie + win = push, and tie + loss = loss.
• For teasers of 3 or more teams, a tie reverts the teaser to the next lower level (ex.: a 4-team teaser with 1 push reverts to a 3-team teaser).

Special Teasers

– NFL/NCAA Football Special Teasers are for 10 points (3 teams) and 13 points (4 teams).

– NBA/NCAA Basketball Special Teasers are for 7 points (3 teams) and 9 points (4 teams).

– For special teasers, any tie or push is considered a loss.

– For special teasers, any no-action or canceled game will cause the entire teaser to be graded No Action/Cancel.

Football Teasers

Basketball Teasers

Mixed Special Teasers, Football/Basketball

Parlays

You can combine two or more teams or totals into one “parlay” wager. The more selections you combine, the greater the odds and the bigger the win amount.

• Future bets can’t be parlayed.
• In case of a tie or no action, the parlay will revert to a lower-level payoff, except in a 2-team parlay (tie reverts to a straight bet).

Parlay Payoffs

Note: BUSR calculated these payouts on a flat line, which is -110.

Moneylines

BUSR gives you the option to wager on which team is going to win, disregarding the point spread, with moneyline bets.

Example:

Knicks -280 Celtics +240

• If you wager on Knicks -280, you lay $280 to win $100.
• If you wager on Celtics +240, you lay $100 to win $240.
• The line values are determined based on the point spread. When you bet money line, you bet on a team to win the game outright.

If Bets

An “if” bet is the combination of 2-4 straight bets, joined together by an “if condition” or “if-clause.” There are 2 possible conditions: “if win or tie,” or “if win only.” Likewise, each subsequent leg of the “if” bet will be placed as long as the preceding bet wins.

The main advantage of an “if” bet is that you can place multiple wagers with a limited amount of funds. You can use a single risk amount to place up to 4 wagers, which can be concurrent or overlapping.

Example:

New Orleans Saints -5 ($110 to win $100), IF (win, tie or cancel) San Francisco 49ers +4 ($110 to win $100)

• If Saints -5 loses, the wager stops there and BUSR grades it as a loss for -$110.
• If Saints -5 wins (+$100), you continue with the 49ers wager.
• If the 49ers +4 wins, the wager is a $200 winner.
• If 49ers +4 loses, the wager is a $10 loss ($100 – $110).

Round Robins

Round robins are bets where you pick 3 to 8 teams and match them in as many 2-, 3- or 4-team combinations as possible. When you place a round-robin wager, you aren’t allowed to keep open spots.

Example:

Bills -5, Patriots +2.5, Saints +7

Possible combinations are:

Note: Playing this round-robin for $100 involves putting $100 on each possible 2-team parlay combination, for a total ticket of $300.

Futures

This is when you bet on a future outcome that is not dependent on a single game or performance. For instance, when you bet on the Super Bowl winner any time from the preseason to before the AFC and NFC Championship Game.

Exotic or Prop Bets

Also called a proposition bet, novelty bet, or side bet, a prop bet is a wager that does not directly affect a game’s outcome. For example, the length of the national anthem at the Super Bowl.

Live Betting

These are wagers you can place during the game (after it has started and before it ends). This is a really exciting way to bet on your favorite sports. To access these bets, log into your BUSR account select “Live Betting” from the left rail of the sportsbook page, and then select the sport on which you want to bet live.

Additional Rules for Specific Wager Types

• First-half betting – The first half must be completed for wagers to have action.
• Second-half betting – The second half must be completed for wagers to have action. Overtime counts toward second-half wagers.

Live Betting General Rules

• Markets include overtime unless otherwise stated.
• BUSR has discretion on which lines it offers. We don’t guarantee having a line available at any point in a game. You must place all live-betting wagers online. BUSR offers live in-play lines for televised games on selected sports.
• Although BUSR makes every effort to display all live, in-play information correctly, use information (such as the score of the game) as a guide. BUSR assumes no liability if any information is incorrect.
• Any bets placed on live events are automatically delayed for security purposes, and to allow bookmakers to closely monitor odds to avoid past post due to broadcast transmission delays.
• Players may experience a maximum delay of 15 seconds (plus any additional network delays) depending on the sport and venue. Please be aware that transmissions described as “live” by some broadcasters may actually be delayed.
• The extent of any delay may vary between customers, depending on the network set-up on which you are receiving data.
• If BUSR determines that you placed a bet after the outcome of an event, or after the selected participant or team has gained a material advantage (e.g. a score), BUSR will cancel your open and settled bets in question.
• When there’s an obvious error in BUSR’s lines, BUSR will cancel all bets with that error.
• BUSR reserves the right to void any wagers if the format of a match differs from our displayed information.
• BUSR makes every effort to grade bets as soon as the outcome of a market becomes available. Please keep in mind that BUSR’s system needs to obtain the official result to settle pending wagers; this process could take a few minutes.
• BUSR reserves the right to delay settling or grading wagers if their outcome can’t be officially verified. If BUSR incorrectly settles a market, it reserves the right to correct the market at any time. If a match is not finished or played (e.g. disqualification, interruption, withdrawal, etc.), BUSR will void all undecided markets.
• Please refer to our betting rules for information on how we settle specific markets.
• Depending on the sport, the odds may change drastically from one moment to the next. If you turn on the option to “auto-accept changes,” BUSR will accept your bet at the current market odds without any warning or option to cancel the bet. Please be aware that BUSR cannot cancel live-betting wagers, and you are responsible for enabling and disabling this option at your discretion.