Glossary - Bankroll Kings

How To Use This Page

Use this as the site-wide cheat sheet whenever a board shows shorthand like USG%, Tier 1, EV, or L5 Fade. The goal is to help testers understand what the site is measuring, why it matters, and how each label fits into the betting workflow.

Platform Lens

Open Matchup Lens

Market Read

Decode the board language

Use this page when labels like EV, CLV, book split, or move bucket need quick context.

Matchup Read

Know what the tags mean

This is the cheat sheet for role, environment, and continuity language across the platform.

Trend Read

Read the review labels faster

Glossary terms are here so the boards can stay fast and compact without losing meaning.

Verdict

Context before confidence

The goal is to help users understand the platform language before they trust the score.

Core Stat Abbreviations

11 Terms

Term	Meaning	Why It Matters
PTS	Points scored.	Used in props, player cards, and trend boards.
REB	Total rebounds.	Includes offensive and defensive boards.
AST	Assists.	Tracks playmaking and passing production.
3PM	3-pointers made.	Used for made-threes props and matchup reads.
STL	Steals.	Useful for defensive activity and combo props.
BLK	Blocks.	Useful for rim-protection props and stocks context.
TOV	Turnovers.	Shows ball-security risk and usage pressure.
MIN	Minutes played.	One of the strongest indicators of prop stability.
OREB / DREB	Offensive / defensive rebounds.	Breaks total rebounds into role-specific context.
FG% / 3P% / FT%	Field-goal, 3-point, and free-throw percentage.	Efficiency indicators that help explain shot quality and variance.
PLUS_MINUS	Team scoring margin while the player was on the floor.	Context clue, not a standalone betting edge.

Next Gen + Tracking

6 Terms

Term	Meaning	Why It Matters
USG%	Usage rate.	How often a player finishes possessions with a shot, free throws, or turnover.
TS%	True shooting percentage.	Efficiency that includes 2s, 3s, and free throws.
TCH	Touches.	How often the player gets on-ball opportunities.
DRV	Drives.	Shows rim pressure and penetration volume.
SPD	Average speed.	Movement/activity indicator from player tracking.
DIST_MILES	Distance traveled per game.	Useful for movement-heavy role context.

Betting Board Terms

11 Terms

Term	Meaning	Why It Matters
O/U %	Over/Under hit rate split at the listed line.	Shows how often the player has cleared or stayed under that exact threshold.
Conf	Confidence.	Play-strength score for that specific bet after model adjustments.
Tier	Parlay build quality tier.	Tier 1 is strongest build material; Tier 3 is more watchlist/fragile.
Lock	A play whose adjusted qualifying rate clears the lock threshold.	It is a stronger board flag, not a guaranteed winner.
Fair	Model-implied fair price or fair probability.	Lets you compare your model to the market price.
EV	Expected value.	Positive EV means the model thinks the bet is priced in your favor.
Edge	Difference between model probability and market implied probability.	Shows whether the price is worth betting.
Market	Current sportsbook line/price.	The actual number you can bet into.
Game Env	Game environment.	Built from spread, total, and pace/blowout context.
O/U	Game total.	Higher totals can support overs; lower totals can support unders.
Spread	Expected scoring margin.	Large spreads can raise blowout risk and hurt minutes.

Parlay Builder Language

5 Terms

Term	Meaning	Why It Matters
Anchor	Your strongest core parlay legs.	Usually built from the cleanest Tier 1 plays.
Round Robin (RR)	Multiple smaller parlay combinations from the same pool.	Reduces all-or-nothing risk compared with one giant ticket.
Booster	A slightly longer upside ticket.	Adds payout without making it your whole strategy.
Tiny Flyer	A small longshot ticket.	Optional upside only, not core bankroll use.
Slate Strength	How strong the full board is today.	Drives whether the recommendation is RR only, anchor + RR, or pass/tiny action.

Samples + Time Windows

4 Terms

Term	Meaning	Why It Matters
Current Team Sample	Only games with the player's current team.	Important for traded players whose role changed.
Full Season Sample	All season games, including prior teams if applicable.	Gives a bigger sample but can blend different roles.
Current Playoff Run	Only playoff games in the current postseason sample.	Useful for seeing how a player's role is changing under playoff pressure.
L5 / L10 / L20	Last 5, 10, or 20 games.	Shows recent form relative to the full season.

Model + Teaching Language

9 Terms

Term	Meaning	Why It Matters
Team Prior	Pre-game team strength score on a 0-100 scale (50 is neutral), blended from market win odds, how often that team's player props have hit, and team ratings.	Shows whether props on that team start with a friendlier or tougher backdrop before any player-level read. It is context, not a pick.
CLV	Closing line value.	It shows whether your number beat the market by the time the market settled.
Market Gate	The model's market-safety label.	CLEAR means the market is not blocking the play, SPLIT MARKET means books disagree, and HOLD means the market moved hard against the read.
Weight Profile	How the model divided its attention across sample, role, matchup, streak, and market context.	A late-series playoff prop should not be weighted the same way as a random regular-season prop.
Volatility Flag	A warning about how swingy the stat or sample is.	High-volatility props can look strong on paper but still break quickly because one event changes everything.
Contradiction QC	A rules layer that catches props whose context and recommendation do not agree.	It stops the platform from promoting props that the raw score liked but the surrounding context should have blocked.
Sharp Action	Respected money or information moving the market.	When the line moves with sharp action, the market may be telling you the edge is smaller or the wrong side is being priced in.
Split Market	Books are hanging different numbers or prices on the same prop.	That usually means the market has not settled yet, so line shopping matters more than the average price.
Zero-Required Under	An under that only wins if the player records a literal zero.	These can be mathematically sound but very fragile because one event kills the ticket.

Situation Tags

6 Terms

Term	Meaning	Why It Matters
HOT / COLD	Recent production is running above or below baseline.	Form signal, not a standalone bet trigger.
ROLE HOLD / ROLE SLIP / ROLE DOWN	Current role appears stable, fading, or reduced.	Helps separate reliable minutes from fragile minutes.
MIN+ / MIN-	Minutes trend up or down.	Directly affects prop opportunity.
L5 SURGE / L5 FADE	Strong or weak last-five-game trend.	Short-term momentum context.
VS OPP+ / VS ELITE DEF / TOUGH AST DEF	Opponent-specific matchup tags.	Shows whether the matchup historically helps or hurts the stat.
TRAILING / BOUNCE BACK / ELIMINATION / CLOSEOUT / G4	Playoff series-pressure tags.	Reflects how the current series situation may alter minutes, usage, or urgency.

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