Talk:Over–under

What if the wagered number matches the actual number? (That is, is neither "over" nor "under")
Using the example given in the article:
 * "For example, in Super Bowl XXXIX, most Las Vegas casinos set the over-under for the score of the game at 46.0. A bettor could wager that the combined score of the two teams would be either more than or less than that number (as it happened, the combined score was 45, so anyone who had bet on 'under' won)."

What if the combined score had been 46? Wouldn't it make more sense to set the over/under target halfway between integers? (e.g, 45.5, 46.5, etc.) Captain Quirk (talk) 20:09, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

In cases like this most bookmakers have a policy of no action on the bet, all o/u bets are returned with no winners or losers. For this reason, most o/u targets ARE X.5 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.171.200.31 (talk) 00:15, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

I added a sentence describing "push". I didn't mention X.5 values but that might be worth adding. 172.103.134.37 (talk) 16:51, 1 August 2021 (UTC)

initial guess
"Initial guess" implies that the target might change after betting has started. This needs elaboration. Does the book maker track the target for each wager or are people betting against a possibly moving target? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gjxj (talk • contribs) 12:51, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

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