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| Scalper | US term for a bettor who attempts to profit from the differences/variations in the odds from bookmaker to bookmaker by betting both sides of the same game at different prices. |
| Scamdicapper | A tout that makes false claims about win percentages with the aim to defraud unwary punters. |
| Score | To win a lot of money. |
| Scout | Person(s) who study team plays and/or practice and report findings to handicappers. |
| Scratch | Withdraw; cancel. |
| Selection | The horse, team you are backing. |
| SFC | See Straight Forecast. |
Sharp |
A knowledgeable and smart bettor, a Wise guy. |
| Short odds | Shorter odds - for example 2/1 is shorter than 4/1 - are applied to competitors that the bookmaker thinks are more likely to win.. |
Shorten |
Referred to the odds getting shorter. The opposite of "lengthen". |
| Shortstop | A small bettor. |
| Side | To win one side and tie the other. For example, if you lay -2 1/2 and take 3 on the same game and the favorite wins by 3 you have "sided" the book. The book has been "sided". |
| Single | A straight bet on one selection. |
| Smart Money | Sides that are bet on by the more knowledgeable handicappers. |
| Soft Line | A line that has been adjusted or moved as a result of action and does not reflect the true price. |
| Sport Player | A person who waits for what he thinks is an unusually strong wager. |
| Sportsbook | A US term for bookmaker. |
| Spread | Short for point spread. |
| Square | Unsophisticated bettor. |
| Stake | The amount of money you bet. |
| Starting Price or SP | The price on a horse at the start of the race, when the book closes. |
| Steam | Heavy one side betting that causes a betting line to move quite rapidly. Most "steam games" do not necessarily reflect the "right side," but are games that the mass of punters somehow decide to key on. |
| Steamer | A horse whose odds are continually shortened in the face of heavy support. |
| Straight Bet | A bet on just one team or horse. |
| Straight Forecast | The simplest form of a forecast: you bet on which horse will finish first and which will finish second. |
| Straight Forecast Doubles | You make two forecast bets on two races and each bet must come in to win. |
| Sucker Bet | Bet with a large bookmaker edge. |
| Super Yankee | Same as a Canadian bet. |
| Sure Thing | A can't lose bet. |
| Swinger | A bet where you choose horses and any two horses must finish first, second or third in any order. |
System |
A method of betting used by a punter to try to get an advantage. |
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