A push: when your bet lands exactly on the number

• A push returns your stake; it is neither a win nor a loss.
• Half-point lines cannot push.
• In a parlay, a pushed leg is usually removed and the payout drops.
• Three-way markets include the draw, so they do not push.

All legs priced at -110 in this example.

In the NFL, about 15% of games end with a 3-point margin and about 9% with 7. A line of -3 pushes often, so books move the price or use -3.5.

Buying a half point off 3 turns many pushes into wins.

Pushes also change parlay math. In the example above, each -110 leg returns about 1.91 times the stake, including the stake. Two legs multiply to about 3.64, which is the +264 price. Three legs multiply to roughly 6.95, close to +600.

Teaser rules vary. Some books remove a pushed leg; others treat a push as a loss for the whole teaser.

Always check the house rules before betting teasers.

A teaser moves every line in your favour, so a leg can land exactly on its new adjusted number. Whether that is a push, a removed leg or a loss depends on the house rules, so the same ticket can be graded differently at two books.

1. 1

   Step 01

   Find the final margin

   Compare with your line.

2. 2

   Step 02

   Look at your ticket

   Single, parlay or teaser.

3. 3

   Step 03

   Check the book rules

   For ties.

4. 4

   Step 04

   Watch for the refund

   Usually within minutes online.

In sports with ties, such as NFL regular season games, a two-way moneyline usually pushes on a tie. Soccer uses three-way markets where a draw is a separate result.

Hockey and baseball moneylines usually include overtime or extra innings.

A push is a neutral result. You get your stake back, but you also lose the chance to win on that bet, so the ticket simply breaks even and does not count as either a win or a loss.

Quarter-goal lines such as -0.25 split your stake across two lines. Half can push while the other half wins or loses, so you may get part of your stake back.

For example, on a -0.25 line a draw returns half the stake and loses the other half, because one half sits on a line of 0 and the other on -0.5.

• Push

  A bet that lands exactly on the number.

• Half point

  A line ending in .5 that prevents pushes.

• Key number

  A common margin of victory.

• Three-way market

  A bet that includes the draw.

A player prop at 24 points pushes if the player scores exactly 24. Most books set props at 23.5 or 24.5 so a winner is always clear.

Expecting a win on a push

You get your stake back only.

Ignoring teaser rules

Some books grade pushes as losses.

Forgetting overtime rules

Check what counts.

Throwing away tickets

Pushed tickets can be cashed.

• Point spread →How spreads work.
• NFL key numbers →Why 3 and 7 matter.
• How parlays work →Multi-leg bets.
• Teaser bets →Moving lines.

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