College
Football Betting Examples - How To Bet on College Football
Forty eight of the 65 teams in BCS
conferences will play a I-AA opponent at some point in this
season. Those games aren't of immediate interest to bettors
since there are no lines on games with I-AA opponents, but they
can have a major effect on the rest of the season. If a team has
a close call, or a loss, against a I-AA opponent then their
spread can be impacted in the next game.
Bettors are naturally going to overcompensate for a loss or a
near loss against a I-AA opponent, which can set you up for an
advantageous bet in the next game if you still believe in the
major division opponent. It makes sense that the team that
struggles with a I-AA opponent will bounce back well in their
next game.
With all that in mind, here is a look at some of the upcoming
matchups with I-AA teams that could provide a challenge for the
major conference opponents and could provide betting knowledge
and opportunities in the future. In every case the major
conference team is unquestionably the better team, but that
doesn't always matter on the football field:
College Football betting can be a
major money maker for sports bettors because of the fact that
there are 117 Division IA teams as opposed to 32 NFL teams.
Thus, there is a huge gap in talent from top to bottom. Also,
the high volume of games each Saturday leaves bookmakers
vulnerable to making a mistake with the college betting lines
that the keen sports gambler can get action on most of the week.
But to be successful at wagering on college football, you must
have an understanding of how the NCAA football betting lines
work and the
College Football
terminology used for betting NCAA football.
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Sometimes when you are
wagering, the odds can be confusing. (name here) will
try help you understand about betting odds, explain
what each of the football odds mean and will give examples
to you on what
they should look like. Let’s begin with the basics of
the betting odds that you will see with football. With
NFL or college football betting you will see odds for
a side and a total.
An example would look like this:
101 Dallas Cowboys 35 Total
102 Philadelphia Eagles - 6
The game number is always listed first. That number
is how you identify your team when placing your wager.
It is called a rotation number and makes it easier to
call out your bet when using the phone. The team on
the top is the road team while the bottom team is at
home. The top number next to the Dallas Cowboys is the
total. That is the total amount of points scored by
both teams for the game. If you think a lot of points
will be scored you would like over the total of 35.
If you think it
will be low scoring, you bet under 35. The number next
to Philadelphia is the amount of points that the Eagles
are favored by. If you like Philly to win the game you
lay 6 points and must beat the Cowboys by more than
6 to win the bet. If you win by exactly 6 points your
bet ends in a tie,
or what is called a push, and your wager is refunded.
If you like the Cowboys, you get those six points. Most
of the time you are wagering 110 dollars to win 100
or a similar amount.
For example, you take the Eagles minus 6. If they don’t
win by more than 6 you lose your 110 dollars. If you had
the Cowboys, you would win your 100 dollars. So when betting
on football remember that you want to bet 10% more than
the amount you want to win. 110-100, 220-200, 550-500, etc.
If you win the bet, you win that flat amount. If you lose
the bet, it costs you that extra 10 percent. You can also
bet the moneyline in the NFL and some college football games.
The moneyline bet takes
away the point spread and you are betting on the team to
win the game straight up, no points involved. Those odds
are listed separately and look something like this:
101 Dallas Cowboys 35 +200
102 Philadelphia Eagles 6 -240
So if you like the Eagles you lay 240 dollars to win 100.
If you like the Cowboys you lay 100 to win 200 dollars.
When you are betting NFL or college football you may also
see odds for first half and halftime wagering. They are
listed just the same way that you see regular odds. First
half odds are listed all throughout
the week while halftime odds are posted when each game goes
to the half. Sometimes when wagering on football you will
see a betting line that looks a little bit different. It
has odds attached to it. Let’s take the
above example. Instead of what is listed above, it will
look like this.
101 Dallas Cowboys 35
102 Philadelphia Eagles 6 -120
In this case, if you like the Eagles, you are still laying
the 6 points, but you are also laying an extra 10%. So if
you were betting to win 100 dollars you would be risking
120 to win 100. On the other
hand if you liked the Cowboys you would now be risking only
100 dollars to win 100 instead of the normal 110-100. This
line tells you that the betting line could be very close
to moving to Philadelphia -6.5
and that the sportsbook wants to make you pay a little extra
if you like the Eagles. You will see this type of line especially
at the half. A lot of the time when you see a halftime line
it will look like this:
Dallas Cowboys 18
Philadelphia Eagles PK -140
In this case, if you like the Eagles, you are laying 140
to win 100, or if you take the Cowboys, you are risking
100 to win 120 dollars. That PK is just like the moneyline.
You just need the team you bet on to win. In this case,
they have to win the second half of the game. The 20 dollar
difference is the vig that is built into the line and
can vary at different sportsbooks.
Those are the basics when betting football and the odds
you are likely to see. If you ever have a question as to
what something means don’t worry. Ask any of the Online
sportsbooks that we offer and they are always happy to explain
anything you don’t understand.
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