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Posted : admin On 4/11/2022Easily the most popular type of betting for NFL football is “spread” betting or more commonly known as betting against the spread. Bettors who are new to NFL betting or betting in general may be a little confused with NFL spread betting, but it is pretty easy to understand once it is explained to you. We will explain what betting against the spread means below.
Similarly, you could bet the underdog Cardinals at +5.5 (-120), or +6.0 (-130) by buying a half-point or a full point. Sportsbooks that offer this betting option will often allow you to buy up to 3 points on basketball and football lines. However, due to the nature of the scoring system in professional football, the most common winning margin.
What is Betting Against The Spread?
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- You then bet on the next 10 Cowboys games, winning six times and losing four times. That 60% betting record (with the odds of -110 that is traditional for against the spread bets in football) will leave you with a profit of $160. Think about it—your $600 profit from your 6 winning bets minus the $440 you lost on losing bets leaves $160.
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For each NFL game the oddsmakers set a number of points in which the favored team is favored by. Bettors can then either choose for the favored team to win by more than the number of points set, or bet on the underdogs to lose by less than the number of points they are underdogs by or win the game straight up. For example, the spread could be set on the favored team at 6.5 points. This would mean in order for a bet on the favored team on the spread to win they would need to win by more than 6.5 points (7 or more) in order to win the bet. It also means that a bet on the underdog team would win if the underdogs lost by less than 6.5 points (6 or less) or won the game outright.
Example of NFL Spread Bet
Below is an example of what NFL spread betting would look like:
Matchup
- TeamsSpread
- Dallas Cowboys -2.5
- New York Giants +2-5
The negative (-) sign indicates that the Cowboys are the favorites, while the positive (+) sign indicates that the New York Giants are the underdogs. With the spread set at 2.5 points, a bet on the Cowboys would mean that they would have to win by more than 2.5 points (3 or more) in order for you to win that bet. A bet on New York would mean that the Giants would have to either lose by 2.5 or less points (2 or less) or win the game outright in order for your bet to win.
Here is another example with a screenshot taken from 5Dimes.eu during Week 3 of the 2013 NFL season:
Here you can see that the Rams are +3.5, while the Cowboys are -3.5. So for this example the Cowboys are 3.5 point favorites, while the Rams are underdogs of 3.5 points. If you were to bet on St Louis you would need them to lose by 3 or fewer points or just win the game outright. If you were to bet on Dallas you would need the Cowboys to win by 4 or more points.
If the Cowboys were to win by 3 points, lets say 30-27, any bets on the Rams +3.5 would win. Even though the Rams didn’t win the game they covered the spread of 3.5 points.
Now if the Cowboys were to win by 4 points, lets say 31-27, the Cowboys have covered the spread and anyone who wagered on Dallas would win their bets.
Other NFL Spread Betting Information
You may often notice that the spread is sometimes set at an even number such as 3, 6 , 10, etc. In this case if the favored team won by the exact amount set for the spread the bet would be pushed, and all bets would be returned. For example, if the Patriots were 3 point favorites and they won by a FG (3 points) than this would results in a push, meaning no matter which side you bet on you would get your money returned to you.
The most common NFL spreads are usually set between about 2.5-10.5 points, but you will also almost always have games each week with spreads lower than 2.5 and higher than 10.5. In the event that the oddsmakers feel the game doesn’t need a spread, it would be set at 0 or what some call a pick’em (both teams are given even odds to win for this type of bet).
The odds given on the spread are usually -110 unless otherwise noted. It is not uncommon to see one side of the spread being -105, with the other side being -115. If you don’t see any odds listed for each side of NFL spreads you are supposed to assume the odds are -110 on each. Not sure how to read NFL betting odds? Check out our Sports Betting Odds guide.
Now that you know the basics of NFL spread betting you’ll want to check out our Sports Betting Strategy guide which has some great NFL strategy articles written by a professional bettor.
We’re on to Week 15 in the NFL, starting with Los Angeles Chargers and Las Vegas Raiders facing off on Thursday. That means it’s time once again for our weekly look at the point spreads in order to help you win some money.
Last week, Steven Ruiz went 7-9-0(91-87-5 overall) and Charles Curtis went 4-12-0 (90-101-5 overall).
We now go to each of them for comments before their picks.
Charles: Look away. I’m hideous.
Steven: Even after missing a week, I’m still in the lead in overall wins. But I refuse to make fun of Charles for that embarrassing fact. That wouldn’t be good sportsmanship, kids.
(All bets courtesy of BetMGM)
(NOTE: Titans-Lions was off the board as of publishing.)
Chargers at Raiders (-3)
Charles: Chargers
I don’t know. Weird stuff happens on Thursdays. The Chargers showed they can actually win games last week, too.
Steven: Chargers
Am I the only one concerned that the Raiders fired their defensive coordinator just three days before this game. That’s gotta disrupt the game-planning process, no?
Bills at Broncos (+7)
Charles: Broncos
I can’t figure out this Denver team, and the Bills have sometimes let down this season enough that a cover seems like the right call.
Steven: Broncos
Drew Lock seems to be playing better and we’ve already seen Vic Fangio’s defense slow down a high-powered offense in Denver a few weeks ago. It’ll happen again.
Panthers at Packers (-9)
Charles: Panthers
That seems like two points too many, so I’ll take Carolina to cover.
Steven: Panthers
Carolina’s offense is perfectly suited to exploit this highly exploitable Packers defense. Even if Green Bay should win, the Panthers should be able to cover that spread.
Texans at Colts (-7.5)
Charles: Colts
The Texans can’t stop anyone, and the Colts’ offense has really clicked recently. I have to take Indy here to win by at least 10.
Steven: Texans
My strategy of always betting on Deshaun Watson has mostly served me well, so I’ll ride with it again. He’ll keep this one within a touchdown like he did when these teams played recently.
Buccaneers at Falcons (+5.5)
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Charles: Buccaneers
The Falcons didn’t look great last week, so a better defense will keep Matt Ryan in check, and Tom Brady will have a good enough day to win by a touchdown.
Steven: Falcons
I know I shouldn’t trust this Falcons defense to do anything but the Bucs offense has been iffy all season while the defense has quietly fallen off over the second half.
Dolphins at Patriots (+2.5)
Charles: Dolphins
I wish I had hesitated more when making this pick. It’s Bill Belichick, after all. But Cam Newton and the offense are a problem (correction: Steven says Cam’s not the problem!) and the Dolphins D really stepped up last week against the Chiefs.
Steven: Patriots
Bill Belichick seems to have fixed the defense — though Thursday’s showing was not encouraging — and the Patriots are coming off a mini bye week, meaning he’s had plenty of time to prepare for a rookie quarterback.
Seahawks at Washington (+5.5)
Charles: Washington
The Seahawks defense worries me, even if it’s Alex Smith under center and no Antonio Gibson for WFT. So I’ll take the points.
Steven: Seahawks
I like the Washington defense, but this offense has already been bad and it might be missing its quarterback and running back? Yeah, that spread isn’t big enough for me to take the points against Russell Wilson.
Bears at Vikings (-3.5)
Charles: Vikings
I sincerely don’t want to bet anything on this game, but since we have to pick, I’ll take the better offense at home.
Steven: Vikings
Methinks the Mitch Trubisky resurgence won’t last very long.
Jaguars at Ravens (-13.5)
Charles: Ravens
Sorry, Gardner Minshew. You’re in for a long day. But I still like your mustache.
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Steven: Ravens
This is a tough spread given the state of Baltimore’s offense, which has become very Lamar-centric, but the Jaguars defense is so bad and could help get the Ravens back on track.
49ers at Cowboys (+3)
Charles: 49ers
Maybe they’ll take the ball out of Nick Mullens’ hands and run it like five million times. I just have no faith in the Cowboys’ defense and not much in the offense against the Niners’ D.
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Steven: 49ers
The Cowboys defense has been better of late, but we’re talking about Kyle Shanahan here. He’ll figure out a way to expose the many weaknesses in the Dallas defense.
Jets at Rams (-17)
Charles: Rams
Yeesh. I don’t think the Jets are covering this.
Steven: Jets
On the other hand, maybe they will. That line is just too big for me to pass up.
Eagles at Cardinals (-6.5)
Charles: Eagles
Why is this spread so big? It feels like Jalen Hurts will at least keep this to within four or so. Give me the points!
Steven: Cardinals
The Eagles offense looked better last Sunday, but it still appears to be very limited. It’s going to be much harder for Jalen Hurts to repeat his success and the Cardinals match up well with the Philly defense.
Chiefs at Saints (+3)
Charles: Chiefs
Kansas City is far and away the best team in the NFL, and that means you bet on them in close games like this, even against the Saints. Patrick Mahomes >>>> Taysom Hill.
Steven: Chiefs
I don’t care who is behind center for the Saints. They are not keeping up with Mahomes and company.
Browns at Giants (+4.5)
Charles: Browns
Cleveland takes the momentum from last week’s near-upset of the Ravens and shuts down Colt McCoy while also running the ball all day.
Steven: Giants
The Giants defense has been really good and might present a terrible match up for Baker Mayfield and the Browns offense. Cleveland will win, but it will be close.
Steelers at Bengals (+12)
Charles: Steelers
This is a get-right game for Pittsburgh, so they’ll run up the score and stop dropping the ball (seriously, stop dropping the football, Steelers receivers).
Steven: Steelers
Yes, the Steelers offense is bad right now, but the Bengals might be the worst team in the league right now.