Football Gambling Basics

Over the history of North America, conquerors and colonialists have been frowned upon and vilified rather than portrayed in a more positive light. For sports betting, without the conquerors and colonialists we as fans may never have known what it was like to place a bet on our favorite teams. For those new to betting online there is much to be overwhelmed by, odds, types of wagers, lines and so forth.

However, we are here to tell you that there are many basic principles experienced gamblers follow that can also be taught to new bettors.

NFL and NCAA Betting

When first getting into football betting, it is essential that you focus your attention on the point spread and over/ under bets sportsbooks offer. Each bet works in two similar ways, first it makes the game more relaxing by not having to pick a favorite. Secondly, if you happen to enjoy picking underdogs, both these bets are for you, because even though the underdog may lose, as long as they cover the point spread you may still win. With an over/ under bet as long as the underdog avoids the total you can be a winner. Here is how a point spread sports bet works

Bengals
Colts - 7

Final score 1: Bengals 14 Colts 21 Final Score 2: Bengals 21 Colts 14

In the first example if the Bengals lose by 7, you still win your money because they covered the spread. However, in the second example, when the Bengals won the match, you still won because the favorite failed to cover the spread.

Over/Under Totals

This form of betting was created in the 1970s with the idea that if sportsbooks could provide more options than money lines and point spreads for the gamblers, they would place more wagers. Essentially an over/ under total works when the bookie sets a suggested total and the bettor gambles on whether the total will be over or under, here is how it works:

Colts
Bengals
O/E  - 30

Final score: Bengals 21-Colts 14

Basically the bookie believed that the total score would be 30, however the final score added to 35. If you wagered on the total going over, then you would win, and would have lost if you bet under the 30.

Super Bowl 2014 Heading To New York, New York

NFL football betting fans - and even college football betting fans, to an extent - know that there no such thing as on offseason. On Tuesday, we were reminded once again.

The NFL has announced that the 2014 Super Bowl will be held in New York at the new Meadowlands, which is a huge story. The city of New York beat out Tampa Bay, where the weather is much warmer and milder. And that is the real issue, which surprised a lot of football fans on Tuesday. The Super Bowl is the single biggest day in American professional sports and the NFL is taking a risk by holding the event in the outdoors where the weather can come into play and potentially ruin the day.

NFL point spreads won’t be the only thing affected in late January in an open-door venue in New York as transportation, field conditions and even how the teams fare in the big game will have to be part of the plans now.

On the whole, there have been plenty of classic sport betting events that have been played in the outdoors and in the cold, but should Peyton Manning and his Indianapolis Colts, who play indoors, make it to the Super Bowl - or any other warm-weather team- they won’t be thrilled to be playing in the snow. It will be a conceivable advantage to certain teams and it could also just make a big mess of things.

We’ll find out in 2014!

Is it Time to Make the Colts our Super Bowl Pick?

The New Orleans Saints are hot NFL picks this season as one of two undefeated teams left in the NFL. It’s no wonder they’re so popular – their offense is as exciting as any in football and they’re even playing inspired defense. In other words, they’re a very “loud” undefeated.

Has there ever been a quieter 7-0 team than this year’s Indianapolis Colts, though? They’ve won 16 straight regular-season games including last season, they’ve looked untouchable this season yet no one’s talking about them. Why?

One possible reason is that their schedule hasn’t been too tough; St. Louis, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Arizona, and so on – not exactly terrifying. The Saints, on the other hand, have beaten Philadelphia and the Giants. Not bad.

People also may not be leaping onto the Indy Super Bowl futures bandwagon because the Colts still aren’t a perfect team. They struggle a bit against the run and they haven’t run the ball too well themselves.

In the end, Week 10 will tell us how we should really feel against Indy. The Colts take on the Patriots in what should be one of the most anticipated games of the season. We know Indy will probably score plenty of points in that matchup but the real question is whether or not Indy can stop Tom Brady and the Pats.

If the Colts leave Week 10 with a 9-0 record, they’ll be a “quiet” undefeated team no more.