In badminton sports betting, a handicap like (-9.5) means you’re betting on a favored player/team to win by more than 9.5 points across the entire match (not just one game or set).
What (-9.5) Means:
- The favored player starts with a -9.5 point disadvantage.
- For your bet to win, the favored player must win by 10 points or more in total across all games in the match.
Example:
Let’s say you’re betting on Player A (-9.5) vs Player B.
Match result:
- Player A wins 21–15, 21–16
- Total points:
- Player A: 42
- Player B: 31
- Winning margin = 42 – 31 = 11 points
Since Player A won by more than 9.5 points, your (-9.5) bet wins.
If the result was:
- 21–19, 21–18 (Total: Player A 42, Player B 37 → Margin = 5)
Player A wins the match, but not by enough.
Your bet loses, because the margin is less than 9.5.
Let me know if you want this explained for (+9.5) or game/set handicaps.