Overtime Rules in Sports Betting: Which Bet Types Does OT Count For? – The Action Network

A common phrase littered throughout the rules at most sportsbooks:

All bets include overtime unless otherwise stated.

Popular bets like full game point spreads, totals, moneylines and player props all include overtime. It can be a blessing or a curse, depending on what you bet.

There are plenty of bets that do not include overtime, but they should be labeled clearly, like excludes OT or 60 minutes only.

Anything else you can assume includes all scoring in overtime.

Lets dive into a few specific scenarios.

A three-way line means that there are three options Team A wins, Team B wins, or it ends in a tie.

Three-way lines are popular in sports like soccer and hockey that are low scoring and often end in ties.

In these markets, overtime does not count toward your bet because the bets will be settled after regulation. If you bet the Bruins at +110 in the game below and it goes to OT, you lose because going to OT was an option to bet in this market.

In soccer tournaments, where overtime actually needs to be played, youll lose a bet on the three-way line if it gets there because the first 90 minutes ended in a draw.

That doesnt mean overtime wont count in all hockey or soccer bets. Its only the three-way line, or anything else labeled as 60 minutes only or 90 minutes only.

A hockey player prop will count overtime shots on goal, for example.

Second half bets at most sportsbooks will count overtime.

Say you bet the Raptors -2 in the second half, and they lose that half by one point but the game goes to overtime. Then Toronto wins by five points in OT youd win the bet because

PointsBet says in its house rules that overtime does not count for second half bets in football, but it does in basketball. So check your sportsbooks rules.

If you bet a team to cover the fourth quarter, that bet will not count overtime. It ends at the conclusion of the fourth quarter.

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