NFL Spreads
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Betting NFL spreads has fast become the most common form of wagering today, but that doesn't mean that everyone knows exactly what NFL spreads are or how they are created. First of all, who comes up with these numbers? In short, oddsmakers at sportsbooks are the one's setting the spreads for each game based on a great number of factors. In the end their goal is to create equal betting action on each side of the game. The idea here is that if fifty percent of all of the money wagered is on each half of the game, the sportsbook still makes money because of the vigorish (commission) on each bet.
So, what does an NFL spread look like? Here's an example you might see:
San Francisco 49ers +3 -110
Minnesota Vikings -3 -110
The first indicators we look at are the plus or minus signs immediately following the team names. A minus indicates the favorite in the game, the plus indicates the underdog. The number following those symbols shows us how many points the team is either giving or getting. In the example above, the 49ers are the underdog and they are getting three points. This means they can either win the game outright or lose by less than three points and still be a winning wager. With the Vikings giving three points (-3), they must win the game and win by more than three for a wager on them to win. The next number in the sequence (the -110 in the example) is the vigorish. Always think of this number in terms of $100. The -110 means you would have to wager $110 to win $100 on either team (or $55 to win $50, etc.). Below we've provided you with a live feed of the latest NFL odds from several of the leading online sportsbooks.
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| 09/05 16:30 | 451 452 | Baltimore Ravens Denver Broncos | +8-110 -8-110 49½ ov-110 | Buy Pick | |||||
| 09/08 09:00 | 453 454 | New England Patriots Buffalo Bills | -6½-110 +6½-110 53 ov-110 | Buy Pick | |||||
| 09/08 09:00 | 455 456 | Tennessee Titans Pittsburgh Steelers | +6½-110 -6½-110 43½ ov-110 | Buy Pick | |||||
| 09/08 09:00 | 457 458 | Atlanta Falcons New Orleans Saints | +2-110 -2-110 54 ov-110 | Buy Pick | |||||
| 09/08 09:00 | 459 460 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers NY Jets | -1-110 +1-110 41½ ov-110 | Buy Pick | |||||
| 09/08 09:00 | 461 462 | Kansas City Chiefs Jacksonville Jaguars | -1-110 +1-110 39½ ov-110 | Buy Pick | |||||
| 09/08 09:00 | 463 464 | Cincinnati Bengals Chicago Bears | +4-110 -4-110 45 ov-110 | Buy Pick | |||||
| 09/08 09:00 | 465 466 | Miami Dolphins Cleveland Browns | -1½-110 +1½-110 39½ ov-110 | Buy Pick | |||||
| 09/08 09:00 | 467 468 | Seattle Seahawks Carolina Panthers | -3½-110 +3½-110 45½ ov-110 | Buy Pick | |||||
| 09/08 09:00 | 469 470 | Minnesota Vikings Detroit Lions | +3-110 -3-110 47 ov-110 | Buy Pick | |||||
| 09/08 09:00 | 471 472 | Oakland Raiders Indianapolis Colts | +7-110 -7-110 49 ov-110 | Buy Pick | |||||
| 09/08 12:25 | 473 474 | Arizona Cardinals St. Louis Rams | +5-110 -5-110 40 ov-110 | Buy Pick | |||||
| 09/08 12:25 | 475 476 | Green Bay Packers San Francisco 49ers | +4½-110 -4½-110 50½ ov-110 | Buy Pick | |||||
| 09/08 16:30 | 477 478 | NY Giants Dallas Cowboys | +3-110 -3-110 49 ov-110 | Buy Pick | |||||
| 09/09 15:00 | 479 480 | Philadelphia Eagles Washington Redskins | +6-110 -6-110 51 ov-110 | Buy Pick | |||||
| 09/09 18:15 | 481 482 | Houston Texans San Diego Chargers | -3-110 +3-110 46 ov-110 | Buy Pick | |||||
