TERM
Handicap
A bet with a notional head start or deficit added to a team's result: a −1.5 map handicap wins if the team wins by two or more maps.
In esports, handicaps are set on maps (−1.5 in a Bo3), on rounds within a map (−4.5 in CS2) and on kills (−10.5 in Dota 2). There are many numeric lines, and bookmakers disagree on them more often than on the match outcome: on September 6, 2026, handicaps accounted for 33% of all surebets in Dozor's history.
A handicap surebet is a pair of opposite handicaps on the same line at two books (−1.5 and +1.5). Different lines give you a middle, not a surebet.