| u were asked what your favorite team was last year | | | | other hand, if you bet on Team B, you can lose the |
| to bet on, who would it be? Hopefully you answered | | | | game by 2 points and still win the bet. It is my opinion |
| Tennessee Titans. This is not because they were the | | | | to always buy the extra half point so that you have a |
| best team but rather because they did cover the | | | | chance to push if the bet hits right on the spread. This |
| spread more times then any other team in the NFL . | | | | only cost a very little amount but could save your |
| They covered the spread 11 out of 16 regular season | | | | whole bet. |
| games before they got blistered in the first round of | | | | When you see a line of -110 for example, this is |
| the playoffs. | | | | referred to as the juice the sportsbook charges you to |
| If you are not a fan of the Titans then you may have | | | | place your bet. You would have to risk $110 to win |
| been a little hesitant to put your money on this team. | | | | $100. If it works like it is supposed to then the |
| This is a mistake that many people that are new to | | | | sportsbook basically takes $100 from a loser and |
| sports betting make. Picking winners is not always | | | | gives it to the winner. The sportsbook gets to keep |
| done by picking the most talented team. Gambling on | | | | the $10 juice from the loser. You are basically playing |
| football has always been common place and you | | | | against the people betting the other way. You will also |
| would be surprised at how many people do not know | | | | see lines that are for example +110 for a team. This |
| what they are doing. Most people that bet at | | | | means that you only have to risk $100 and you will win |
| sportsbooks do not know how point spreads work or | | | | $110. The odds and juice vary on every sports bet |
| what they are truly for. Understanding your bet is | | | | depending on the match up. |
| crucial no matter how small the amount. | | | | You will also see the line change every so often in a |
| Many beginning bettors make the mistake of thinking | | | | continuous attempt to keep the action as balanced as |
| that sports betting is about wits and the internet | | | | possible. In some occasions, the internet sportsbook will |
| sportsbook is the opponent. This is in fact not the case | | | | take a gamble itself and move the line in an attempt to |
| at all. The spread is nothing more than a tool that is | | | | get more money bet on the side that they think will be |
| used to balance out the sides that people are betting | | | | the loser. This only happens so often and you never |
| on. It is a part of life in sports and is posted in every | | | | know when it does because the sportsbooks usually |
| newspaper, on tv, and millions of sites on the internet.If | | | | leave it up to the bettors to decide how the line |
| the point spread does it's job then half of the money | | | | changes. |
| will be on one team and the other half of the money | | | | The odds work the same way for all types of bets in |
| on the other team. | | | | every type of sport. You obviously will get better odds |
| The most common type of spread you will see usually | | | | on some games or events then others. If you do not |
| looks something like - 2.5 for team a against team b | | | | understand a bet, then you should not be making that |
| which is +2.5. If you bet on Team A then they would | | | | bet. |
| have to win by at least 3 points for you to win. On the | | | | |