Wednesday 31 October 2012

Betting Using College Football Picks Against The Spread

By Tonia Michael


Sports and betting go hand in hand but to bet one must have some information beforehand. By using college football picks against the spread, one can get an idea of the odds and what their profits can be. This dispersion of data is more of handicaps that either subtract or add back to the final score of any team such that the two teams playing each other are equal.

To understand sports betting, you must first realize what -110 means. This term signifies that if you were to place a bet worth $110 with a bookmaker then your winnings on the team can amount to $100. This is possible only if your team actually wins and if you can produce a receipt for the $110. In the event that your team loses or you lost the receipt, the bookie will not pay you a single penny as the winnings become theirs to keep.

The moment you walk into the hall of a bookmaker, you shall see a large board with plenty of numbers on it. At first glance these numbers shall not make any sense to you. However, if you study them a little longer, you shall realize that there is a pattern to them all. Moreover, with practice, you shall be able to spot numbers that seem out of place and could be sure bets.

If you closely look at all the listings you will see that teams are grouped together into pairs depending on who is playing whom. Furthermore, the last team is always the home side by convention. One team shall have numbers listed to its right and the other shall have numbers to the left.

The right numbers are often lower like 3 or 5.5 and the left numbers are higher like 40.5. Here, the lower numbers are called the dispersion values and the larger ones are called totals. Do not expect this to be explicitly mentioned on the board as seasoned betters will already know this.

Always remember that the team with the number to the right shall be the favorite to win in the game. Moreover, this number is always in negative even if it is not exclusively shown on the bookie board. Many boards do not display the negative sign to save space. And the number to the left side shall always be assigned to the underdog team. This way, betters can understand which team is being touted to win and which one shall be losing more often.

When betting on any team, the factors to consider are its dispersion value, its status and the total. Knowing that a team is the underdog means that if you win, you get a lot of money. And with the other two values, you can calculate your loss or profit.

When you use college football picks against the spread, it is deemed to be more educated than placing blind bets. You at least know the odds and have an understanding of the game. Your chances of losing big time are decreased as your guesses now become educated.




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