Most-Used Betting & Sports Abbreviations

Let’s face facts – abbreviations make life easy. They make it simple for people to reference things and quickly convey information. They are a tool that boosts efficiency in every field, sports betting included. Hence, here we will be looking at shortened forms for gambling phrases and terms used in what we consider the most popular sports people around the globe use for gambling-based entertainment.

Common Sportsbook Abbreviations

Here are the ones we mostly see at our online crypto bookies.

• 1H – First Half
• 1H/2H – First Half/Second Half
• 2H – Second Half
• ACCA – Accumulator
• AH – Asian Handicap
• ATS – Against the Spread
• AW – Away Win
• BP – Booking Points
• BTTS – Both Teams to Score
• CS – Correct Score
• DNB – Draw No Bet
• EV – Even (odds or coefficients)
• FGS – First Goal Scorer
• FH – First Half
• FT – Full Time
• FUT – Futures Bet
• GL – Goal Line
• HT – Half Time
• HT/FT – Half Time/Full Time
• HW – Home Win
• L5 – Last Five (sporting events)
• ML – Money Line
• NCS – No Clean Sheet
• O1.5 – Over 1.5 (usually referring to Goals)
• O/U – Over/Under
• PARLAY – A bet that combines multiple wagers
• PK – Pick ’em
• POTD – Play of the Day
• POTW – Play of the Week
• PROP – Proposition Bet
• ROI – Return on Investment
• SH – Second Half
• SPREAD – The Point Spread
• TG – Team Goals
• TTL – Total (the combined score of both teams)
• TT – Team Total
• Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 – First, Second, Third Quarter, and Fourth Quarter

American Football

As noted in the intro, we will not cover position-related abbreviations here. So, here are the ones everyone should know if they plan on betting on the NFL:

• 1st – First Down
• 2nd – Second Down
• 2PC – Two-Point Conversion
• 3rd – Third Down
• 4th – Fourth Down
• ATT – Attempts
• BLK – Blocked (kick or punt)
• CMP – Completions
• CMP% – Completion Percentage
• FG – Field Goal
• FUM – Fumble
• INT – Interception
• NO – Number
• PAT – Point After Touchdown
• PBU – Pass Break Up
• PEN – Penalty
• POS – Possession
• QBR – Quarterback Rating
• RZ – Red Zone (the twenty-yard line to the goal line)
• SACK – Sack
• TD – Touchdown
• TFL – Tackle for Loss
• TO – Turnover
• TOI – Time of Possession
• XP – Extra Point
• YAC – Yards After Catch
• YDS – Yards
• YPA – Yards Per Attempt
• YPG – Yards Per Game
• YTG – Yards to Go (distance to achieve a first down)

Soccer/Football

Soccer/football (depending on where you live) is the most watched and enjoyed form of team athletic competition we have, and here are the betting-connected contractions for this globally-adored competitive activity:

• GG – Aggregate (score over two legs)
• AP – Appearance
• AST – Assist
• ATT – Attempt (shot)
• CS – Clean Sheet (no goals conceded)
• ET – Extra Time
• F – Fouls
• GA – Goals Against
• GD – Goal Difference (Goals For – Goals Against)
• GF – Goals For
• GP – Games Played
• MP – Matches Played
• OG – Own Goal
• PK – Penalty Kick
• PTS – Points
• SAV – Save
• SHO – Shots
• SOG – Shots on Goal
• YC – Yellow Card
• RC – Red Card

Basketball

When it comes to prop wagering, basketball is likely the first or second most established choice for veteran gamblers, particularly when it comes to spread betting. Here are the abbreviations you must have in your head when exploring NBA, FIBA, or Euro League gambling:

• 3PA – Three-Point Attempted
• 3PM – Three-Point Made
• APG – Assists Per Game
• AST – Assist
• BLK – Block
• BPG – Blocks Per Game
• DR – Defensive Rebound
• DRPG – Defensive Rebounds Per Game
• FG – Field Goal
• FGA – Field Goal Attempted
• FGM – Field Goal Made
• FG% – Field Goal Percentage
• FT – Free Throw
• FTA – Free Throw Attempted
• FTM – Free Throw Made
• FT% – Free Throw Percentage
• GP – Games Played
• GS – Games Started
• MIN – Minutes Played
• MPG – Minutes Per Game
• OREB – Offensive Rebound
• ORPG – Offensive Rebounds Per Game
• PF – Personal Fouls
• PG – Points Per Game
• PTS – Points
• REB – Rebound
• RPG – Rebounds Per Game
• SPG – Steals Per Game
• STL – Steal
• TO – Turnover
• TOPG – Turnovers Per Game

Baseball

We are not super fans of America’s number-one pastime. Nonetheless, we know that many of our readers are, so we did not think of omitting baseball from this guide. Here you go:

• AB – At Bat
• BB – Base on Balls (Walk)
• BK – Balk
• CG – Complete Game
• ERA – Earned Run Average
• G – Games Played
• GS – Games Started
• H – Hits
• HBP – Hit by Pitch
• HR – Home Run
• IBB – Intentional Base on Balls (Intentional Walk)
• IP – Innings Pitched
• L – Losses
• R – Runs
• RBI – Runs Batted In
• SB – Stolen Bases
• SO – Strikeouts
• SV – Saves
• TB – Total Bases
• W – Wins
• WP – Wild Pitch
• WHIP – Walks Plus Hits Per Inning Pitched

Ice Hockey

Canadian, Russian, and Scandinavian GOSUBETTING patrons probably know all of these, but for the rest, the cited shorten forms are essential for ice hockey betting action:

• A – Assist
• ATOI – Average Time on Ice
• FOW – Faceoffs Won
• FO% – Faceoff Percentage
• GA – Goals Against
• GAA – Goals Against Average
• G – Goals
• GWG – Game-Winning Goal
• GP – Games Played
• HIT – Hits
• PIM – Penalty Minutes
• S – Shots
• S% – Shooting Percentage
• SOG – Shots on Goal
• SV% – Save Percentage
• TOI – Time on Ice
• PPG – Power Play Goals
• PP% – Power Play Percentage
• SHG – Short-Handed Goals
• SH% – Short-Handed Percentage
• FOW% – Faceoff Win Percentage
• FO% – Faceoff Percentage
• GS – Goals Saved
• EN – Empty Net (goal scored into an empty net)

Cricket

The ICC T20, the PSL, and the IPL are not really our thing. Still, no one can deny the popularity of cricket in certain parts of the globe, and for anyone curious about wagering on the gentleman’s game, here are twenty cricket abbreviations that all who gamble on this sport should know:

• BBI – Best Bowling in an Innings
• BBM – Best Bowling in a Match
• Ct – Caught
• HS – Highest Score
• LBW – Leg Before Wicket
• M – Matches
• Mat – Matches Played
• NO – Not Out (batsman not dismissed)
• ODI – One Day International
• Runs – Runs Scored
• SR – Strike Rate
• St – Stumped
• T20 – Twenty20
• Wkts – Wickets Taken
• Avg – Batting Average
• Econ – Economy Rate (bowling)
• Inn – Innings
• Ov – Overs
• RPO – Runs Per Over
• SR – Bowling Strike Rate

Boxing/MMA

Mixed martial arts and the Sweet Science are two combat sports that share much of the same lingo, and here are the acronyms for the terms that delineate fight outcomes in both:

• DQ – Disqualification (ending due to a rule violation)
• KD – Knockdown (fighter knocked to the canvas)
• KO – Knockout
• MD – Majority Decision (judges score the fight in favor of one fighter, while the third scores a draw)
• RTD – Retirement (a fighter is unwilling to continue)
• SD – Split Decision (two judges score the fight in favor of one fighter, while a third scores it for the other)
• SUB – Submission
• TKO – Technical Knockout (fight stopped by referee’s decision)
• UD – Unanimous Decision (all judges score the fight in favor of one fighter)
• W – Win
• L – Loss
• D – Draw
• NC – No Contest (fight outcome invalidated)

Tennis

The Sport of Kings drives sizeable traffic to Internet sportsbooks these days, particularly during Grand Slam tournaments. If you are an ardent fan or casual tennis bettor, you probably know everything listed below. Thus, that content is not for you. It is for those who have never before encountered tennis short-hands but may consider getting into gambling on the activity traditionally associated with royalty and nobility.

• ACE – A serve that the receiver fails to touch.
• DB/DF – Double Fault (two consecutive faults on a serve)
• BP – Break Point
• TB – Tiebreak
• RET – Retired
• W/O – Walkover (a player wins the match because their opponent withdraws before the start)
• MP – Match Point
• SP – Set Point
• GP – Game Point
• TB – Tiebreak

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