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What is an over/under?

The expected combined points scored by both teams in a game, also known as the total. When high-powered football teams like the Bills and Chiefs play, the over/under could be as high as 55. When it’s the Dolphins and Jaguars, it could be 38.5.

"Over" bets need to surpass the total while "Under" bets must stay lower.

What is the moneyline? 

This is a bet where you simply pick who will win the game, match, event, or whatever we're betting on — but our ol’ friend Mr. Vigorish comes into play on the moneyline, too.

Say the Kansas City Chiefs are at home against the Cincinnati Bengals (hey, what a coincidence!). Most bettors will want to wager on the Chiefs to win, because winning the game is a very likely outcome for the better team at home.

So a sportsbook will make a bet on Kansas City to simply win the game much more "expensive." A very realistic moneyline price would be Chiefs -350/Bengals +275.

Following the same math from above, you would have to lay $35 to win $10 on the Chiefs simply winning the game. A $10 bet on the Bengals to beat the Chiefs would win $27.50. (And, as always, you get your money back every time you win a bet, too.)

What is a prop bet?

It’s a propositional wager that is often but not always based around an individual player. How many passing yards will the quarterback have? Will the running back score a touchdown?

There are also team-based prop wagers. How many points will Team A score? Will Team B get shut out? 

And famously, yes, you can bet on what color the Gatorade poured on the coach of the Super Bowl-winning team will be each year. God bless betting.

There’s a lot of candy in the candy store when it comes to prop bets. They are very, very popular.

What is a parlay?

Speaking of popular ways to bet: parlays.

Parlays are bets where you combine wagers on multiple games into one bigger bet (with a minimum of two "legs," or bets, needed for a parlay) for a bigger payday, but where you must win all those wagers to get paid. 

Most people bet a little to win a lot on parlays. You can load your parlay with as many bets as you want, but understand that the more bets you add, the more likely you are to lose. 

A standard, two-team parlay pays around +260.

Three-teamers pay +600.

Four-teamers pay around +1300.

And of course, some people really swing for the fences, betting, say, a 13-leg parlay on an NFL Sunday to try to turn $10 into $10,000. I'm not a fan of these lottery tickets myself, but there's no denying that they give people a lot to root for.

Just remember — if you lose any of the legs, the parlay is dead.

What is a teaser? 

A teaser is a multi-team bet that allows you to move each individual wager by 6, 6.5 or 7 points. Standard teasers are two legs and six points per leg, but you can realistically have as many legs as you want. Like a parlay, every leg must win to cash the teaser.

As an example, you could tease the Chiefs, who are 7.5-favorites, down to 1.5, as well as the 49ers from 3.5-point underdogs up to 9.5, which seems decently enticing.

It’s a way for players to maximize money by maximizing betting math. On that note …

What are "key numbers"?

This is a little more nuanced, but it's an interesting wrinkle to keep in the back of your mind:

Key numbers are the most common final margins of victory, almost always used in football. The most important key numbers are 3 and 7, because those are the respective values of a field goal and touchdown (plus the extra point).

Many, many NFL games are decided by either 3 or 7 points specifically. What you'll start to notice, then, is that many point spreads are structured roughly around a team being 3- or 7-point favorites. 

For much of the 2022 NFL Conference Championship week, the Chiefs were 7-point favorites, before so many bets came in on Kansas City that the Chiefs moved to 7.5. That might seem minor, but that .5 can be the difference between just getting your money back on a push when Kansas City wins 31-24 or cashing a winning ticket.

Key numbers are something to remember when betting a teaser as well. You really want to strive to tease your bets "through" key numbers, as we did above by teasing the Chiefs down through both 7 and 3, and teasing the Niners up through 7

 

What Is A Point Spread Betting?

In simple terms, a point spread is a bet on how much the favorite team will win by.

If the team has a minus sign, that means they're the favorite and they'll have to win by the specified number or more for you to win your bet.

If the team has a plus, that means they're the underdog and they'll have to either win the game or lose by less than the specified number for you to win. 

Each team will have different odds, so make sure you're paying attention to them.