Skills
Market matching and settlement
Opposite selections are only a hedge when they cover the same event and settle under matching rules. Check the tickets before betting, then record each sportsbook’s actual grade. A final score alone is not enough.
Compare these fields before either bet
Open both slips and the applicable house rules. Use the rules for your sportsbook, state and exact market, plus the promotion terms if a reward is involved. Save the accepted receipts; an odds-screen row does not verify settlement conditions.
| Check | Confirm on both tickets | What a mismatch can do |
|---|---|---|
| Event and date | Same opponents, scheduled start and game number. Check the time zone and doubleheader Game 1 versus Game 2. | Similar team names can refer to different events. Both selections can lose. |
| Period | Full game, first half, quarter or first five innings must match. | A first-half winner can lose the full game. A first-five total does not cover a full-game total. |
| Market and selection | Same team or player, statistic and market; opposite intended outcomes. | A team total is not the game total. A player’s points is not points plus rebounds. |
| Line | For an ordinary hedge, the same total or opposite spread: Over/Under 8.5 or −3.5/+3.5. | Different numbers can create a both-win window or a both-loss gap. |
| Draw and overtime | Same two-way or three-way market and treatment of regulation, overtime and shootouts. | Backing both teams can still leave a draw or another result uncovered. |
| Starting participants | Same pitcher or player participation conditions, including any named starters. | One leg can be void while the other remains valid. |
| Interrupted event | Required innings/sets, completion window and postponement or abandonment rules. | One book may settle, another void, and another keep its ticket open. |
If one field is unclear, do not treat the pair as matched. A deliberate different-line pair needs its own middle outcome check. Same-line sizing cannot account for a gap where both lose.
Two-way, three-way and overtime are separate checks
A three-way market offers home, draw and away. Backing home at one book and away at another leaves the draw uncovered. A two-way label means two selections, not a universal overtime rule: confirm what happens to a tie and exactly when the market ends.
For example, a soccer match finishes 1–1 after 90 minutes plus stoppage time, then the home team wins in extra time. On a regulation three-way market, the draw wins. A “To qualify” ticket answers a different question. Stoppage time is not extra time. DraftKings' soccer settlement explanation makes that distinction; always check your own market wording.
In hockey, check regulation versus overtime and shootout treatment. In basketball, a full-game rule does not automatically apply to a quarter or half. “Moneyline” or a plus/minus price alone does not resolve any of these questions.
Baseball: Action, listed pitchers and shortened games
Action generally means a starting-pitcher change does not cancel that moneyline. Listed pitchers makes the named starter or starters a condition of the wager. Match the condition on both tickets, including whether one pitcher or both must start. Action at one book and listed pitchers at the other can leave only one live bet after a change.
Also compare any repricing rule and required game length. Moneyline, run line and total rules can differ within the same sportsbook. Do not apply a single “official game” innings rule to every market or assume that Action protects against a rainout. The baseball section of FanDuel's New York house rules illustrates these separate checks; use your jurisdiction's version.
Tennis: a walkover is not a retirement
A walkover happens before the match starts. A retirement happens after play begins. Ask what each book requires for your specific bet to stand: match completion, a minimum amount of play, or an outcome already decided before play stopped.
A match-winner rule may differ from a set, game or player-prop rule. “The player advanced” is not enough to grade every ticket. Compare the tennis section in each book's current rules; FanDuel's New York rules distinguish walkovers, retirements and already-decided markets. If the two rule sets do not match, skip that pair before betting.
What the status changes
This table describes ordinary straight bets and BreadSync's default tracking calculation. The receipt controls the sportsbook result. Bonus return, expiry and actual wagering credit come from that offer's terms, not from this table.
| Outcome | Cash or bonus token | Record in My Bets | BreadSync rollover estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Cash returns stake plus winnings. A stake-not-returned bonus pays winnings, not its token value. | Won. Cash profit is net winnings; a bonus win adds its cash winnings. | Cash: smaller of stake and nonnegative recorded profit. Bonus bet: zero. |
| Lost | Cash stake is lost. A bonus token is used; a promised promo refund is a separate reward. | Lost. Cash profit is −stake; a bonus loss records $0 cash profit. | Cash: full stake. Bonus bet: zero. |
| Push | Result lands exactly on the line. Cash stake normally returns; token return and expiry vary. | Push, normally $0 profit. Check any reissued token separately. | Cash: full stake. Bonus bet: zero. The sportsbook may credit differently. |
| Void | Ticket cancelled under its rules. Cash normally returns; do not assume a bonus token returns as cash. | Void, normally $0 profit. Keep the record and reconcile any token return. | Zero, for cash and bonus bets. |
| Postponed or suspended | An event description, not a settlement. A ticket may remain live or be voided under the book’s rules. | Leave Open while the ticket is open. Change only when that book grades it. | Zero while Open. The eventual status determines the estimate. |
A total of 44 finishing at 44 is a push. A total of 44.5 cannot push from an integer score, but it can still be voided for another reason. Neither status tells you how the other sportsbook settled its separate ticket.
If only one sportsbook voids
The original pair calculation no longer describes the position. Suppose two $100 cash bets were accepted. One is voided and returns $100; the other stays valid and loses $100. The combined result is a $100 loss, not a push on the pair.
- 1Save each receipt, settlement reason and the applicable rule. Check whether the other ticket is open, won, lost or also void.
- 2Ask the sportsbook to explain an unclear grade using the ticket ID. Do not mark both legs void or delete one to make the tracker look balanced.
- 3If a leg is still open, identify the remaining exposure before changing anything. The recovery guide separates settlement problems from an unplaced hedge.
Record what each sportsbook actually settled
Automatic grading and Live View scores do not replace sportsbook receipts. Linked, supported bets can grade automatically; an unsupported market or unmatched event may need a manual grade.
- 1Open My Bets, choose “All Bets”, then find the individual ticket. Clear the date and status filters if it is missing.
- 2Click its pencil (“Edit bet”). Expand the game details if needed, and set “Status” to Won, Lost, Push or Void to match that receipt. Save Changes.
- 3Check the other leg independently. Keep an unsettled ticket Open, even if a scoreboard displays a final score.
- 4Compare both cash balances and unused bonus tokens. A Push or Void grade is not confirmation that a token was reissued. To correct “Bonus Bet Remaining”, use Bankroll → the book's Edit button only after checking the override warning below.
If that book has an active balance override, saving its Edit window resets the cash starting point even when you change only the bonus balance or rollover. Wait until its open bets have settled and transfers are reconciled before saving. See the balance-override limitation; editing the token field must not silently discard cash movements after the previous anchor.
Watch out: never change Push to Void just to alter rollover, or record a returned bonus token as a cash deposit or Site Credit. Keep the accepted bet history. If a confirmed receipt and BreadSync still disagree, save both for support rather than inventing a balancing entry.
Tracker progress is not the sportsbook's approval
BreadSync starts from the saved rollover checkpoint and adds eligible tracker contributions from later settlements. With a cash stake of $100 at -200, its estimate adds $50 on a win, $100 on a loss or push, and $0 on a void. A bonus bet contributes $0 in every status. These are the app's conventions, not a universal promotion rule.
- Check the offer's eligible markets, odds, cash versus bonus funding, contribution percentage, pushes, voids and settlement deadline.
- Compare the sportsbook's target and completed amount with Bankroll's “Total Rollover” and “Rollover Completion”. Use the actual book counter when correcting the checkpoint, and check the active-override warning before saving Edit.
- A tracker showing 100% or “Liquid” does not confirm that withdrawals are allowed. Check the sportsbook's remaining conditions before requesting one.
Use the rollover guide for contribution rules and tracker reconciliation for differences. Do not place extra bets just to force the two displays to agree.
Related tools and guides
- Recover from a changed or unmatched ticket
Work from accepted receipts when a price changes or only one side lands.
- Keep Bankroll and My Bets accurate
Record accepted tickets, deposits and bonuses, then reconcile the books.
- Rollover and playthrough requirements
Calculate qualifying volume and the cost of a deposit match.