NFL Football Odds

You want to know how to read NFL football odds? Tired of making blind bets and losing because you don’t know how to read or analyze the spread? Then read up and stop losing money!

Step 1:
Locate the NFL football odds game that you want to wager on. Beginning with the pre-season and going through to the playoffs, in that way by then you will have plenty of experience. There are odds posted for every football game played. Of course, you can’t find the NFL playoffs odds before the season begins because nobody knows who’ll be in the playoffs. You can find the games listed in most newspapers in the Sports section. You can also find the NFL schedule online.

Step 2:
Become aware of the various odds available. Each team has lines for every game. These include “Point Spread”, “Total”, and “Money Line” that are detailed in the following steps. These are the three most commonly found NFL football odds.

Step 3: The Point Spread
At any sportsbook you will see something called the point spread. This option exists for sports that involve scoring by points to win a match, like football, baseball, soccer. You will see the team name and then a number (line). These lines are shown in either negative or positive. The NFL football team listed with the negative amount is the favorite or most likely team to win. The one with the positive amount is the one predicted to lose and is considered the “underdog”.

The numbers represent the amount of points that you must take away from the favorite or add to the underdog the final scores.

For Example,

Titans (+3)
Cowboys (-3)

Say the final score was 13-7, Cowboys. If you subtract 3 points from the Cowboys’ score (or add 3 points to the Titans’ score; it’s up to you which), the end result will tell you who wins the bet. Subtracting would get a final score of 10-7 (or 13-10 if you added). Cowboys covered the spread, and anyone who bet on the Cowboys would win.

Now let’s say the end result was 21-20, Cowboys. After subtracting (or adding), you can see that the Titans covered the spread because the Cowboys did not win by a number larger than the spread. Anyone betting on the Titans in this case would win their bet.

Step 4: The Totals (Over/Under)
This is a fairly simple betting type. Next to the point spread you’ll see something that looks like OV 38½ (-110) or UN 38½ (-110). Don’t be scared by the way it looks, it’s not so complicated. You’re essentially betting on whether or not the sum of both teams’ scores will go over or under the number. So if the Titans score 21 points and the Cowboys score 20, the total is 41 points which goes over the predicted 38½. So if you bet the OV 38½, you win. However if the final score is 13-7, the total is 20 points, well under the 38½ prediction.

Step 5: The Money Line
The money line involves different amounts of risk. The good part about it is you pick the straight up winner and don’t have to worry about covering spreads. Also, when you pick the underdog and win, the payouts can be substantial. The catch is that to pick the favorites you risk more money than your winnings.
For example,

Step 6:
Enjoy your winnings!