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Push

A push is a tie against the line, where the stake is returned and the bet counts as neither a win nor a loss.

In plain English

It happens when the result lands exactly on a whole-number line. Half-point lines exist specifically to make pushes impossible.

Example

A team at -3 wins by exactly three. The bet pushes and the stake comes back.

Why it matters

Pushes affect how a record should be read, which is why an honest results table reports them separately rather than folding them into wins or losses.

How V8 uses this term

V8 reports pushes and voids as their own outcomes in published performance rather than quietly excluding them.

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