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What is a pointspread bet?
This is the most common type of wager and is typically
referred to as a straight bet. That means you win
what you bet minus the standard 10% vig. Unless
a bookmaker states otherwise, this type of bet carries
odds of 11:10, i.e., you bet $11 in order to win
$10. Pointspread bets are wagers in which you either
give or take points on the team you want to wager
on. These points are then added to or subtracted
from your team's final score. That modified score
is then compared to the other team's true score
to see who wins.
Example: New England Patriots +3.5
@ New York Giants -3.5
If you take the New England Patriots you are starting
the game with a 3.5 point lead. This means that
the Patriots can win the game straight up or lose
by as many as 3 points in order to cover the spread
making your ticket a winning bet.
If you take the New York Giants (the favorite) and
lay the -3.5 points, you start out the game down
by 3.5 points which means the New York Giants have
to win by four points in order to cover the spread
and win your bet for you.
What are over/under bets?
Like the pointspread bet, these types of wagers
will more than likely carry 11:10 odds. Unlike the
pointspread bet, this is a wager on what the combined
scores of both teams will be. The oddsmaker will
set a number based on a number of factors (weather,
field conditions, injuries, participants, etx. You
then wager whether you think the total score will
be over or under the oddsmaker's number. For example,
a basketball game carries an over/under line of
177. You can then wager if the score between the
two teams will go over that number, sometimes called
betting on the ball, or if it will be below that
number, often referred to as betting on the clock.
What is a Prop Bet?
First off, this is short for proposition bet. This
is a bet offered by a sportsbook with odds and conditions
attached to it by the oddsmaker. Most Prop Bets
are for non-traditional things such as which player
will score first, which team will have the most
fumbles, who will have more penalties, etc. The
majority of prop bets are offered at the standard
11:10 odds, though some of the more exotic ones
will carry different spreads depending on a variety
of circumstances.
What is a teaser?
A teaser bet allows you to move a pointspread by
a pre-determined amount. The one condition is you
must pay for it. The standard condition is you must
bet on at least two teams, as if you were betting
a parlay, and win both.
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