League of Legends – How does spread betting work in LOL [2024]

League of Legends is a popular multiplayer video game developed by Riot Games. It is one of the most popular video games, and it features a team-based competitive play mode. The game structure is based on outplaying the opponents and using strategies. 

This multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game is designed to be played on Microsoft Windows operating system and macOS. Players are grouped into two teams, each with five members. Each team begins at the map’s opposing sides, near the Nexus. The object of the game is that the players work with their teammates to break the Nexus of their enemy before the enemy breaks their Nexus. 

Each team works via a series of towers known as turrets, placed along the three paths to each base/lane. Players gain power along the way by completing game objectives. This earns them experience points and gold, which is used to purchase powerful items and elevate the players’ level. Note that League of Legends is a complex game and involves both high-level strategy and fast-paced gameplay.

For example:

Team A +1.50 and Team B -1.50.

When you bet on League of Legends games, you will realize that some teams can easily defeat others during a match. That makes them outright favorites. Pacing a bet on a team that you know will win can be very boring—that is where spread betting comes into play.

Ideally, spread bets will give the underdogs an advantage – the underdogs get additional points in their scores while the favorites have their points subtracted. Therefore, if the favorites must win a bet, the team must win without giving any chances to the opposing team.

Example:

Cloud9 (-6.50) vs. Team SoloMid (+6.50) for Map 1 – Team to Score the Most Kills.

If you place your bet on Cloud9 to win, they must have a dominant kill count than SoloMid, and their final team kill will be subtracted by 6.50. The outcome must still be greater than the Team SoloMid’s total kills.

However, if you wager on Team SoloMid +6.50, their kills must not fall 7 or more below Cloud9’s final kill count. Team SoloMid’s final kill count as the underdog will have an extra 6.5 kills because of the handicap.

Suppose the game’s outcome between the two teams is 21-10; the Cloud9 bet wins the spread according to the bet conditions. On the other hand, if the Cloud9 versus TSM results is 21-15, the TSM bet wins.