What is sportsbook hold? | Who Wins on Sunday?

Hold is a way of describing the sportsbook’s theoretical margin in a market. It comes from the difference between the prices offered and a perfectly fair two-way market.

What to remember

Hold is not a guarantee of what a sportsbook will earn on a particular game. For readers, it is most useful as a reminder that displayed odds contain a cost.

Betting markets are information, not guarantees. Understand the price, the risk and the rules before making your own decision.

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