This is an advantage or a difference in the points scored by teams. Handicaps can be positive, where the total number of handicap points is added to the final result, or negative, where the handicap must have a difference for the bet to win. For example, if the handicap is -5.5 and the score is 16-10, your bet will win, but if the final score is 16-11, it will lose. (16-10 = 6, 6-5.5 = 0.5) (16-11 = 5, 5-5.5 = -0.5).