NFL football and College football betting TOTALS
NFL football and College football betting on sides is the most popular form of sports betting another way to bet football is with the over/under or totals that are posted on the sports betting screen.
Totals, also known as over/unders are yet another alternative to betting sides with the pointspread. Over/under sports bets are simply betting on whether or not the two teams will reach a combined score that goes over or under the posted number set by the oddsmakers. You will find that the more sophisticated football sports bettors, also known as “Wiseguys” will, in fact, focus on totals and play them for more money than sides. There is a lot more intelligent sports bets on football totals than there is on sides.
It is important to be careful betting totals as such factors as weather and injuries often cause a mass movement amongst the general betting public that the oddsmakers are primed for and have already adjusted their numbers in preparation of the increased action towards a certain play.
It is more likely for a sports bettors to place a total bet over the line because It is just human nature to want to cheer for points to be scored.
Most bettors are fans and fans like points so the Over is always a popular choice for recreational bettors.
This results in the totals typically moving up over the course of the week. However, professional bettors know this and bet enough Unders to keep bookmakers honest and the posted totals fair. A simple rule for betting totals though is to bet the Over early in the week and the Under late. This won’t always work but if you track this rule over any length of time, you should see it holds up as a general trend.
It may come as a surprise but there is a total on every NFL game of the preseason, regular season and playoffs. For some reason the totals are overlooked by many NFL bettors and that is their loss.
Totals
(All Sports)
When
you bet on totals you are betting on whether the
total points scored in the game will be higher
or lower than the posted total. For football
and basketball the payoff for a winner is $100
for every $110 wagered unless otherwise noted.
It is customary that when making a bet that you
put up the juice as part of your wager.
Therefore, $110 will be wagered if you specify
a $100 total bet. For baseball totals the
total points seldom moves. Instead, line
moves are done by applying a money line to the
total.
Therefore,
your payoff will depend on the money line at the
time of the wager.
Example
| Teams |
Line |
Price |
Total |
Price |
| St
Louis Rams |
-11 |
-110 |
47 |
-110 |
| Arizona
Cardinals |
+6 |
-110 |
38 |
-110 |
Bet example
St Louis Rams
over 47 risking $110 to win $100.
Arizona
Cardinals under 38 Risking $110. to
win $100.
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