Scratch - to withdraw, cancel or call off a wager.

Sharp - a wise guy.

Shortstop - a term that refers to people who make small wagers.

Side - to win one side of a wagering proposition and tie the other, for example, if the player lays -2 ½ and takes 3 on the same game, and the favorite wins by 3, he/she has sided the book, that is the book has been sided.

Side Bet/Side Wager - a wager on a particular team, side or contestant to win an event.

Single - a bet on a single result or outcome.

Smart Money - money wagered on sides by knowledgeable handicappers.

Soft Line - a wagering line that is not current with the true posted line, that is, a line that has been adjusted, or moved, as a result of action, but does not reflect the true line as posted.

Sport Player - a player who waits for unusually strong wagers, at times, in error.

Spread- an abbreviated form of point spread.

Square - an unsophisticated player.

Stake - money used to wager on the success or failure of a particular event.

Stanley Cup - cup representing the winning of the North American ice hockey championship series.

Star - a rating given to certain high performers.

Steam - when a betting line starts to move quite rapidly. Most steam games do not necessarily reflect the right side, but are games where the majority of players decide to focus their attention and action.

Straight Wager - a single straightforward wager on a selected side, or over/under. The team wagered on must win by the point spread given at the time of the wager.

Stuck - a depressing condition experienced by players who feel behind, buried, losing or down for the week.

Sucker Bet - a wager that overwhelmingly favors the bookmaker or house.

Sudden Death - an overtime period of play where the first contestant to score is declared the winner of the event.

Super Bowl: NFL championship game.

Take A Price - a wager on the underdog in a money line event.

Take the Points - a wager on the underdog in a point spread event.

Tapped Out - a condition experienced by players who are broke (busted). It is a common result of pressing.

The Short - a slang term for Alpo, puppy, dog or underdog.

The Store - a term for bookmaker (bookie).

Teaser Wager - a bet on two or more teams where the line on each team is adjusted in favor of the player. Like a parlay, all selections must be correct for the teaser wager to payoff.

The Big Dance - a term that refers to the 64 team, post season, college basketball championship tournament.

Ten (10) Cent Line - the money line difference (10 cents) between what a player lays with the favorite, or takes back with the underdog.

Toke - a tip or gratuity.

Toss Up - a game where the line is close to pick/pick 'em, that is, a game where no team, or betting option, is a clear favorite.

Totals - the total combined number of runs/points/goals scored by the two teams involved in a sports event.

Tout - a person who either sells or gives away his selections on games, races or contests.

Tout Service - a business that sells opinions of sporting events.

Trifecta Triple - horse race betting term referring to a method of betting where the player must select the first, second and third place horses to cross the finish line, in a specified order.

Trifecta Box - horse race betting term referring to a method of betting where the player must select the first, second and third place horses to cross the finish line, in any order.

Triple Sharp - a sharp who is the sharpest of the sharps.

Twenty (20) Cent Line - the money line difference (20 cents) between what a player lays with the favorite, or takes back with the underdog.

Tweener - a book that derives it's numbers by taking the middle point between the numbers calculated by all other books.

Underdog - the team, side or contestant in any given event considered to be the least likely to win.

Underlay - the odds of a particular wagering proposition are lower than they should be, that is, they favor the house.

Value - an overlay, i.e., getting the best odds on a proposition, the highest possible edge.

Vigorish (Vig)(Juice) - the commission paid to the bookmaker (bookie).

WBA - an abbreviation for World Boxing Association.

WBC - an abbreviation for World Boxing Council.

Wise Guy - a well-informed, knowledgeable, and successful sports handicapper or player.

WNBA - an abbreviation for Women's National Basketball Association.

World Series - a best of seven games, baseball championship playoff series, to determine the best team in Major League Baseball.