24 terms

Blazed Bets Terms

Exactly what the words on this site mean — Top Picks, grades, signals, Locks, margins and how the win rate is counted.

Top Pick

Win Rate

Verified Record

STRONG BET

BET

LEAN

FLIP

PASS

Grade (S–D)

Lock 🔒

Anti-Lock

Edge

Margin Outlook

Margin Top-2

Advanced Intel

Divergent Value

Flip Alert

Hail Mary

Round Robin (RR)

Prop of the Day

Free Pick

Sweep

Power Rankings

Self-Improving Model

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General Betting Terms

Core vocabulary every bettor should know — odds, spreads, EV, juice, parlays and more.

Action

Against the Spread (ATS)

Alternate Line (Alt Line)

American Odds

Arbitrage (Arb)

Backdoor Cover

Bad Beat

Bankroll

Cash Out

Chalk

Closing Line

Cover

Decimal Odds

Dog (Underdog)

Edge

Even Money

Expected Value (EV)

Fade

Favorite

Fractional Odds

Futures

Handle

Hedging

Hook

Implied Probability

Juice / Vig / Vigorish / Hold

Line

Line Movement

Live Betting / In-Game Betting

Middle

Moneyline

No Action / Void

Odds Boost

Off the Board (OTB)

Opening Line

Overlay

Parlay

Pick 'em

Prop Bet (Proposition)

Push

Same Game Parlay (SGP)

Sharp

Square

Steam

Teaser

Total (Over/Under)

Unit

Winning Margin

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NBA-Specific Terms

Spreads, props, key numbers, and quarter/half markets unique to pro basketball.

Point Spread

Player Props - PRA

Player Props - Points/Reb/Ast/3PM/Stl/Blk/TO

Double-Double / Triple-Double

First Basket Scorer

Quarter / Half Bets

Team Total Points

Winning Margin Bands

Key Numbers (NBA)

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MLB-Specific Terms

Run lines, F5, NRFI/YRFI, listed pitcher rules and pitcher/batter props.

Run Line

First Five Innings (F5)

NRFI / YRFI

Pitcher Props

Batter Props

Listed Pitchers

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WNBA-Specific Terms

How WNBA markets mirror NBA conventions, plus prop emphasis and scoring context.

Core Bet Types

Player Props Emphasis

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Line & Settlement Rules

How real sportsbook lines are formatted, push rules, and overtime handling.

Line Format Rule

Overtime

Push