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Originally Posted by Jack Bando
Taking the over usually means if you set a line for something (Team A will beat Team B in football by 7 and someone asks if they'll take the over, they went to bet it will be over 7 and you win if it's under 7). In this case, whoever said that about your post thinks there will be more entries then you guessed.
Almost right, but close enough for government work.
Over/under is a bet made on a total. Total number of runs by both teams in baseball, total number of points by both teams in football, etc. You bet either on the over or under the total number set by the bookie/sportsbook.