NFL Football Betting

NFL football betting offers seven different types of betting: sides, totals, moneylines, first half wagers, second half wagers, proposition bets, and futures wagering.

NFL football sides looks like this:

Los Angeles Raiders +7
New York Giants -7

This means that if you take the New York to cover the spread, the Giants would need to win by 7 or more in order for you to cover your bet. If the final margin was to land on the Gmen winning by 7, the game would be a tie. If you take the Los Angeles at +7, this means that the Raiders must either win the game or lose by as many but not more than seven points for you to cover your bet. If the game were to land on the Raiders losing by 7 points, the bet would be a push and all wagers would be refunded. You may also see games with half points added to their spread which makes it impossible for a spread to tie.

NFL Totals look like this:

Over 37.5
Under 37.5

NFL Totals can vary from very low (mid 20's) to very high (50's). In the example given above, if you are to place a bet on the OVER, both teams combined scores must exceed 37.5 points meaning you need 38 or more in order to cover your over wager. If you take the under, both teams combined scores added together must add up to less than 37.5 points to cover the wager and be paid as a winning bet.

NFL Moneyline wagers look something like this:

Indianapolis Colts -400
Houston Texans +320

This type of wager is based on a team winning a game. There is NO point spread involved in moneyline wagers. If you were to bet on the Indianapolis Colts at -400, your betting that Indianapolis wins the game by 1 point or more. In order to place this bet you will need to lay $400 to win (profit) $100. (or $40 to profit $10). If your to bet the Houston Texans, you would lay (risk) $100 to profit $320. The Texans would need to win the game by one point or more (su = straight up) in order for your wager to be paid as a winning bet.

NFL football first half wagers may look something like this:

Indianapolis -3.5
Houston +3.5

A first half wager is the same as a side wager, however the only part of the game that counts in this bet is the first and second quarter of the game. Once the second quarter is over, this bet is finalized and the point spread winner is determined.

NFL football second half wagers are the same as first half wagers except only the third and fourth quarters are used to determine the winner of the bet. Second half wagers must be placed at half-time of a game. Most online sportsbooks offer this wagering option on televised games at the very least and some online sportsbooks even offer second half wagers on ALL NFL football games!

NFL proposition bets may look something like this:

Peyton Manning to complete 21.5 passes or more -110
Peyton Manning to complete 21.5 passes or less -110

This is self explanatory, your either betting on Peyton Manning to throw more than 21.5 or less than 21.5 completed passes and laying -110 odds ($110 to win $100). Not all online sportsbooks offer NFL proposition wagers (prop bets) but they can be found at solid sportsbooks such as Olympic Sportsbook, 5Dimes, and many more.

NFL futures wagers may look something like this:

Tampa Bay Bucs 2-1 to win the Super Bowl
St. Louis Rams 4-1 to win the Super Bowl
Green Bay Packers 7-1 to win the Super Bowl

If you were to bet on the Bucs to win the Super Bowl you'd be betting $100 to profit $200. If you bet on the Rams you'd be betting $100 to profit or win $400. Lastly, if you bet on the Packers at 7-1 odds, you'd be betting $100 to win or profit $700. These types of bets should only be placed for fun due to the odds being so poor and your chances of winning being fairly low.

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