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Spread over/under question
Posted on 9/11/13 at 5:06 pm
Posted on 9/11/13 at 5:06 pm
Ok. I am showing my ignorance of gambling. I have always been a football fan but I have never gambled in my life. Could someone please explain to me the basics of the over and under term. The + and - with a points following.
I do not enjoy a lack of understanding about anything. Please educate me.
I do not enjoy a lack of understanding about anything. Please educate me.
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Posted on 9/11/13 at 5:10 pm to Meldedee
go to the CFB bet board on the More Sports Board. someone will give you links or explain it to you
Posted on 9/11/13 at 5:19 pm to Meldedee
The + / - is how much you get if you win if you bet $100.
- is the favorite.
+ is the underdog.
So if a team is +225, you win $225 for a $100 bet. So you will get $225 plus your $100 back.
If a teams is -225, then you will win $100 for a $225 bet. Or if you do the math, you'd win $44 for a $100 bet. So you'd get $44 plus your $100 back if you win.
The point spread is how much a team will win by. For example... if the Jets are +13 and the Patriots are -13, then that means in order to win if you picked the Jets, the Jets don't actually have to win the game, they just have to keep it within 13 points.
If you pick the Patriots, the Patriots have to win by more than 13 points.
The point of the point spread is to make it more fair. Picking between the Jets and Patriots is too easy and there is no money in that. Giving a team what is basically a "handicap" by using a point spread makes a more interesting bet.
- is the favorite.
+ is the underdog.
So if a team is +225, you win $225 for a $100 bet. So you will get $225 plus your $100 back.
If a teams is -225, then you will win $100 for a $225 bet. Or if you do the math, you'd win $44 for a $100 bet. So you'd get $44 plus your $100 back if you win.
The point spread is how much a team will win by. For example... if the Jets are +13 and the Patriots are -13, then that means in order to win if you picked the Jets, the Jets don't actually have to win the game, they just have to keep it within 13 points.
If you pick the Patriots, the Patriots have to win by more than 13 points.
The point of the point spread is to make it more fair. Picking between the Jets and Patriots is too easy and there is no money in that. Giving a team what is basically a "handicap" by using a point spread makes a more interesting bet.
This post was edited on 9/11/13 at 5:31 pm
Posted on 9/11/13 at 5:19 pm to Meldedee
Can i be your bookie?
Posted on 9/11/13 at 5:21 pm to PrimeTime Money
hey bookie only gets paid windy underdog win in the example.
Posted on 9/11/13 at 6:19 pm to Meldedee
Do yourself a favor and don't bet. I know it looks easy, but it isn't. You may win, win, win, but then BOOM!
Posted on 9/11/13 at 6:24 pm to wish i was tebow
Thanks!
Posted on 9/11/13 at 6:28 pm to PrimeTime Money
Thanks so much. I have no actual interest in gambling. I just wanted to understand the predictions in articles. I have always wanted to know this. Thanks for the tutorial. I get it. And thanks for not making me feel stupid for asking a question. 
Posted on 9/12/13 at 7:09 am to Meldedee
And the over/under is a number set on how many total points are scored. I think LSU 's game was set somewhere around 64 last week. The combined score of both teams was more than that so if you took the over, you won.
Posted on 9/12/13 at 7:18 am to Meldedee
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Thanks for the tutorial. I get it. And thanks for not making me feel stupid for asking a question.
You don't know how lucky you are.
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