Glossary / Operations / Push
A ParlayAPI glossary entry

Push

A push is a bet that ties: the final result lands exactly on the spread or total, no side wins, and stakes are refunded. Pushes only exist on whole-number lines - a half-point line cannot push.

In practice

A -3 favorite winning by exactly 3, or a game landing exactly on a total of 44, pushes. The push probability is priced into whole-number lines - it is the entire difference between -3 and -3.5, and in the NFL, where margins cluster on 3 and 7, that half point is worth real money. In parlays, a pushed leg usually reduces the ticket to the remaining legs rather than killing it.

Where it shows up in ParlayAPI

Push math is why the point value on each outcome in a spreads/totals payload matters as much as the price: comparing -3 (-105) against -3.5 (+100) is a push-probability question, not a price question. Historical closing lines from the archive let you measure landing frequencies on key numbers directly.

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