| Sports Betting 101 |
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| Written by Administrator |
| Sunday, 16 January 2011 10:04 |
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Sports betting is one of the most enjoyable ways to liven up a game or get your blood boiling while you watch what would otherwise be an average run-of-the-mill sporting event. With $20, $100 or $1,000 or more wagered on a team to win, you suddenly start paying attention and rooting for a little more vigorously. Aside from the emotional waves and fun, there is also some good money to be made by people who know their sports and understand the basics of sports betting. Guides for sports betting are made available online by some online casino USA parlours. But here are some basics ideas that everyone who wants to get into sports betting should understand.
Sports Betting 101 – The Spread In sports, teams are rarely perfectly matched. Often times, one team has a distinct advantage over the other, and that can make straight bets on teams to win problematic. Sportsbooks employ the spread to even the betting field and make it possible to attract action to both the favorite and the underdog. If a team is favored to win, that team will have a negative spread. The team that’s expected to lose has a positive spread. A team with a spread of +5 can lose the game by four points, but still cover the spread. A team that is favored by five points (-5) will have to win by at least five points to cover the spread. To put it simply, take the spread amount and add it to the underdog’s final score, or subtract it from the favored team’s final score to determine which team covered. If the spread is -5 and the favorite team wins by exactly five points, the bet would be a push. Sports Betting 101 – Upping the Ante on Multiple Games In sports betting, if you are lucky enough to have more than one surefire pick that you want to bet on, you can link bets on multiple games and significantly up the payout if you win. In what is called a parlay, bettors can connect multiple wagers. All wagers would have to win for you to win the parlay. It’s much more difficult to call multiple games, so the odds are longer, but the payout is bigger as well. Most sportsbooks will allow you to create massive parlays where one small wager can potentially lead to a huge payout if everything goes as planned. Of course, the more games you add, the lower your chances of winning will be. |
| Last Updated on Wednesday, 19 January 2011 10:35 |