Definition of Match Total Specials

What does the term "match total specials" mean in the world of sports betting? What is meant by the term "match total specials"?

Many sportsbooks offer "match total specials" for a number of different sports, including football/soccer, American football and basketball.

With the match total specials lines, you can essentially bet on how many of a certain thing will occur over the course of a game.

For instance, let's say that the Denver Broncos are playing the Los Angeles Chargers in a NFL game.

A sportsbook may have a number of match total specials line, including:

Total Passing Yards
Total Rushing Attempts
Total Tackles

These lines would include the totals for BOTH of the teams.

For instance, the total passing yards line might look like this:

Over 509.5 Yards, -110
Under 509.5 Yards, -110

So, let's say that you believe that the contest will be a high-scoring affair with plenty of passing.

In this case, you'd probably want to take the "Over 509.5 yards" line for -110.

Let's say that Russell Wilson ends up with 301 yards of passing, while Justin Herbert ends up with 350.

This would create a total number of passing yards of 651, which would easily go over the total.

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Basketball "match total specials" could include totals on things like rebounds, points and assists, while football/soccer totals could include things like corners, goals and even red cards.