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Betting
on the Point spread is most common in NFL football
sports betting. Spreads are intended to level
the betting playing field between two teams. If the
handicappers do their job right and choose the right
spread number, there should be an even chance of winning
or losing the bet taking into account the spread.
The Basics of Point Spreads
The two most popular ways of expressing odds in
American football are point spreads and money
lines.
When you look at a point spread, you will see one
team with a negative number and one team with a positive
number. Remember, for sports betting purposes, points
are subtracted from the favorite team's final score to determine
if the favorite is a winner. That is why the the favorite
team is always listed with a negative number.
As you might expect, the reverse is true for the underdog.
The underdog team is given a positive number because
points are added to the underdog team's final score to determine
if the underdog is a winner for purposes of the sports
bet. Events that tie are considered "no action"
- no one wins or loses. Let's look at an example.
The New Enland Patriots are playing the New York
Jets.
The Patriots are expected to win the game and the spread
is 6. So, you see the Patriots listed as -6 and the Jets listed as +6. You place a bet on the
Patriots. If the Patriots win by more than 6 points, you win the bet. If the Patriots only win by 6 points,
then the game is considered "no action" and all money is returned. If the Patriots win by less than
6 points, you lose the bet. Note that when you place point spread bets, you are generally laying 110 to
win 100 (the book needs it's juice).
Point spreads can go up or down at any time depending
on various factors like player injuries, weather, and the
like. The spread may also be adjusted if the bets
coming into the sportsbooks are disproportionately
favoring one side or the other. You are generally locked
in to whatever the point spread was at the time you
placed your sports bet.
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Football Betting
money Lines |
The
two most popular ways of expressing odds in American football are point spreads
and money lines.
Here you will find out how football betting
money lines work and how to read them. The
easiest way to understand a money line, is to
think of it as an indication of the amount you
need to bet to win $100 or the amount you will
win
if you bet $100. Money lines are expressed
with a negative number, say -110, or a positive
number, say +110. A negative money line
number indicates what you must wager to win
$100, and a positive money line number indicates
what you will win if you wager $100.
If you bet $110 on a team with a money line
of -110, and they win, you will win $100
(plus return of your original $110 bet).
If you bet $100 on a team with a money line
of +110, and they win, you will win $110
(plus return of the original $100 bet). Unlike point spread bets, the teams do not
have
to win by any particular number of points.
Now, you do not have to bet an amount
equal to the money line number. You can
bet more or less and the payoff simply becomes
a proportional amount. For example, if you bet
$11 on a money line of -110, and your bet wins,
you will win $10. If you bet $50 on a money
line of +110, and win, you will win $55.
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