A 4-4.5 handicap means the favored team starts the match with a 4-4.5 point advantage. To win the handicap bet, the favored team needs to win by a margin of 5 goals. In today's football betting market, a 4-4.5 handicap usually appears when there is a significant gap in strength between the two competing teams. While this type of betting is familiar to experienced bettors, it...