Global Sports: Understanding The Sports Betting Line

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Understanding The Sports Betting Line

By Billy Edward


The sports betting line is a crucial part of all betting events because this is what bettors use to base their bids upon. The bettor must know the betting line so that he can choose the best one. So what precisely is a sports betting line?

In general, the sports betting line informs you right away who is the favored and by how much. It also lets you know the odds for winning of each team, and the under, over, and on, points. It'll also let you know how much you need to bet to acquire a particular payoff.

All sports betting lines aren't the same nevertheless. There are lots of places to book your bets both on-line and offline and each place comes up with its own sports line. This occurs because each sports book needs to balance their own bets and may offer different odds.

Furthermore you need to be aware that different sports have different lines. For example a baseball line will look quite a bit different from a football line. So if you're a football fanatic and opt to bet on a baseball game, it might look not familiar. This is simply due to the nature of the games. People who bet on football are usually trying to beat the point spread. So they'd put down a straight bet and then if their pick outpaced the spread, they'd know what their return was going to be. Baseball is completely different and a lot of book services are actually providing dime sports betting lines on baseball games.

As an example, a sports betting line for a baseball game may look like this: Brewers(+135) vs Cardinals(-145) Cardinals (-145) What all this implies is that if the Cardinals win, your bet of $145 will earn you a payout of $100. And if the Brewers win, your bet of $100 will earn you a payout which equals $135. Some professional sports betters say that sports betting lines which go beyond the dime might wind up costing you a good deal of money especially if you place bets throughout the entire season.

So understanding that, you can see how essential it is for a sports bettor to completely understand sports betting lines and how it'll apply to his specific wager. If you can, shop the lines because they do vary some and can imply you might earn more money on your bets.

Shopping the sports betting lines is actually pretty easy these days. You most likely know that betting online is quite popular and easy to do, so going on-line is a great way to shop the lines. It's a good idea to find some that you like so you will have at least 3 to fall back on. By not shopping around, it can cost you money. Do a search for the best deal, after all, it's your money that's being spent so if one book has the Lakers at -3.5 and another has them at -3, then go where you stand to make the most profit.






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