HOW TO WAGER ON POINT SPREAD
Point spread wagering
is the most common form of wagering.
Let's say the Patriots are playing
Jets this Sunday, everyone knows the
Patriots will easily defeat the Jets.
What point spread wagering
asks is not who is going to win…
but by how much is a particular team
going to win by.
For our example we will
say the Patriots are a 7 point favorite
over the Jets.
This
is the way that the game
is portrayed visually (the way you will see
it on your computer screen
when placing a bet) :
| 303 |
Patriots |
-7 |
| 304 |
Jets |
+7 |
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These two lines are
filled with information you must know
to wager on the game.
1.The numbers on the left
(numbers 303 & 304)
are called the rotation
numbers. These are the
numbers assigned to the
teams for the purposes
of betting; these numbers
are universal throughout
the betting community.
2. The Patriots are listed
on top of the Jets, this
tells the player that
the Patriots are the visiting
team.
3. The -7 next to the
Patriots shows that the
Patriots are a 7 point
favorite over the Jets.
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What this Means:
If you place a wager
on the Patriots you need the Patriots
to win by 8 points or more to win
your bet.
So
if the final score was
:
PATRIOTS:
21
JETS: 10
You
would win your bet.
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PATRIOTS:
10
JETS: 7
You
would lose your bet; even
though the Patriots won
the game… they did
not "cover"
the point spread. |
PATRIOTS:
14
JETS: 7
You
would push* your bet. |
| *A push means that, taking
the point spread into
account, the game was
a tie. In the case of
a push all funds are returned
to you… your wager
plus the juice. |
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Conversely, if you bet
the Jets, you would be getting 7 points.
So if the Jets lose by 6 points or
less you win
your wager, if they lose
by 7 it is a push, and if they lose
by 8 or more you lose your bet.
Let's say you bet the
Jets +7 points.
If
the final score was:
PATRIOTS:
21
JETS: 10
You
would lose your bet.
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PATRIOTS:
10
JETS: 7
You
would win your bet. |
PATRIOTS:
14
JETS: 7
You
would push* your bet. |
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