Football Line

When it comes to NFL betting, a lot of people get curious with all of the numbers we see on the board. The casual fan just wants to show up and bet on his team to win the game but instead, he seems a wide assortment of numbers that can sometimes be confusing.

For football betting, there are three major ways to bet a game: the winner outright (moneyline), the point spread or the total (over/under).

If you want to bet the winner of a game, you would be the moneyline. If you want to bet the combined point total, you bet the over/under.

The point spread is what is basically the equalizing factor between two teams since we often times you have two uneven teams.

For example, if the best team in the league plays the worst team in the league, we all understand who will win the game but the point spread makes it a little more tricky.

The point spread creates a margin that the favorite has to win by. For example, if a team is favored by 10 points, they have to win by 11 or more for you to win your bet on them. If you bet the other team, often known as the underdog, they can lost by 10 or less or win the game outright and you win the bet.

The point spread is a margin of victory to level the playing field between two teams since it’s always difficult to measure how good certain teams are.