What does off the board mean in sports betting?
A game with no betting available, usually because of uncertainty.
At a glance
- Category
- Market moves
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Why a game goes off the board
Books pull a market when they cannot price it confidently. An unresolved injury to a quarterback is the usual cause, along with weather that might postpone a game or news the book has not finished digesting. The abbreviation is OTB.
What it signals
A game going off the board is information. It means something is unresolved that materially changes the number, and when the market reopens the price is often meaningfully different. It is worth knowing what caused the pull before betting the reopened line.
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Frequently asked questions
What does off the board mean?+
Off the board means a sportsbook has removed a game from betting, usually because of an unresolved injury or other uncertainty it cannot price confidently.
Why would a sportsbook take a game off the board?+
Most often a key injury with unclear status. Rather than risk being picked off at a stale number, the book pulls the market until the situation is settled.
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