The two most popular
ways of expressing odds in American football are
point spreads and money lines.
Here you will find out how football betting money
lines work and how to read them. The easiest
way to understand a money line, is to think
of it as an indication of the amount you need to
bet to win $100 or the amount you will win.
if you bet $100. Money lines are expressed
with a negative number, say -110, or a positive
number, say +110. A negative money line number indicates
what you must wager to win $100, and a positive
money line number indicates what you will win if
you wager $100.
If you bet $110 on a team with a money line
of -110, and they win, you will win $100 (plus return
of your original $110 bet).
If you bet $100 on a team with a money line
of +110, and they win, you will win $110 (plus return
of the original $100 bet). Unlike point spread bets,
the teams do not have to win by any particular number
of points.
Now, you do not have to bet an amount equal
to the money line number. You can bet more
or less and the payoff simply becomes a proportional
amount. For example, if you bet $11 on a money line
of -110, and your bet wins, you will win $10. If
you bet $50 on a
money line of +110, and win, you will win $55.
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Football Money Line Favorite
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Wagering on a Football
Money Line Favorite
A money line favorite
is the team that has a money line in a negative
(-) number. You should always enter the amount you
wish to WIN when wagering on a favorite.
Wagering on a Football
Money Line Underdog
(betting on
the dog)
A money line dog
is the team that has the money line in a positive
(+) number. You should always enter the amount you
wish to RISK when wagering on an underdog
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