Football Betting - Futures
and Propositions
Future SportsBook Wagers
A "futures"
wager is a bet placed on an event that is scheduled to occur
at some future date. For instance, prior to the beginning of
the regular season for each major sport, odds will be established
for each team to win their individual division, conference and
seasonal championship.
Another
type of "future" wager that has become extremely popular is
the over/under wager for the total number of victories for the
entire season for a given team.
Proposition
Bets (Exotics)
Simply
put, Proposition/Exotic Bets may generally be considered as
any wager other than a straight "side" or "over/under" wager.
More specifically, these wagers usually involve specific events
and occurrences that happen throughout any given game. We have
listed some examples for you below.
Props/Exotics
will be offered on the more marquee games on the betting menu.
These include, but are not limited to, Sunday and Monday night
NFL games, various NCAA Football games, major Bowl games, and
most Playoff and Championship games. There are also many other
miscellaneous events that Props and Exotics will be offered
for.
Examples and Definitions of Common Props/Exotics
- Which
team will be the first to score?
- The
team that scores first in the game (touchdown, field goal
or other). This bet will be taken off the board for wagering
15 minutes before the scheduled kickoff time because the
coin has been tossed and the team who will have the first
possession of the ball is known.
- Which
team will be the last to score?
- The
team that scores last in the game (touchdown, field goal
or other, overtime included).
- Will
either team score in the first X minutes and XX seconds
of the game?
- Will
the first score of the game be a touchdown (overtime included)?
- Will
the last score of the first half be a field goal?
- Will
either team score in the last 2 minutes of the first half?
- Will
the team that scores first win the game?
- Will
either team have 3 or more unanswered scores?
- Will
either team score 3 times without the other team scoring
in between (touchdown or fieldgoal, conversions do not count)?
- Will
the longest touchdown be over or under XX yards?
- Will
the shortest touchdown of the game be over or under XX yards?
- Which
half will have the most points scored in it by both teams
combined (overtime included in the second half)?
- Will
the total field goals made by both teams combined be over/under
X?
- Will
Quarterback X throw an interception?
- Will
the total rushing yards by Runningback X be over or under
X?
- Which
team will have the most penalties?
- Will
the total sacks made by both teams combined be over or under
X?
- Will
the total fumbles lost by both teams be over or under X?
- Will
the total points scored by a team be over or under X?
- Alternate
point spread (works exactly the same as the normal point
spread).
