Ruth asks…
I’m a sports-betting noOb. Can anyone explain odds and point spreads 101?
I’m going to Vegas in a few weeks and would like to bet on some of the bowl games. Just looking for some basics on over/unders and betting on spreads. Thanks in advance for any help.
Chris answers:
Sure. Here is an example of a line:
Utah -300 -9 64 Navy +250
This means Utah is favored by 9 and has to win the game by 10 points or more. If they win by 9 it is a push and you get your money back. If you take Navy you will be getting 9 points.
The -300 represents the moneyline. The moneyline is betting without a pointspread. In this case, you will have to bet $300 on Utah to win $100. If you like the moneyline on Navy then you can bet $100 and you win $250.
The #64 is the Over/Under in this case. You can bet that both teams will score more then or less than 64 points.
Lastly, you will see -110 next to most lines. This represents the “juice”. It is the money that the house will make when they payout to you. If you bet Navy +9 and the juice is -110, then you have to bet $110 to win $100. This is how the house makes their $$.
On a side note I REALLY like the over in this very game.
Good luck out in Vegas and make lot$ of dough!
The #64 is the Over/Under. You can bet
Mark asks…
Who do you think will be top non-Victorian team at season end?
strange odds on offer
http://www.tab.com.au/Sports/Betting/PlaceFixedOddsBet.aspx?State=2&LocationCode=0&Competition=101&ContestCode=92006&ContestDate=2009-08-30T00:00:00&MeetingType=1&BetOption=FAL2009W1
Chris answers:
I’m thinking the highest finishing side not from Vic will be Brisbane, with West Coast not far away from them.
Mary asks…
Odds for the 2010 AFL Premiership have been released, what do you think?
http://www.tab.com.au/Sports/Betting/PlaceFixedOddsBet.aspx?State=2&LocationCode=0&Competition=101&ContestCode=112529&ContestDate=2010-09-25T00%3a00%3a00&MeetingType=1&BetOption=FAL2010WN
Essendon are chance you flog, we would have gone further and finished higher if we had David Hille.
Wake up tool.
Eels to Win –
Our players don’t get swapped around as much, so the comp is very similar to the past year, the teams in the NRL are too mixed around each year.
Chris answers:
Every year when this comes out my first thoughts go to “How badly overrated do they have Freo this time?”
I see they’re getting a bit smarter, Freo’s on equal odds with the Roos instead of being given a better chance like every other year when we finish above them.
I thought Saints would probably be the favourites I assume that’s because they have the experience of a Grand Final under their belt now though IMO they were a far less convincing team in the finals and the final month of home-and-away so I’d be inclined to put Bulldogs, Geelong and Adelaide (in that order) ahead of them, I don’t think St Kilda will win it all however next season is a looooooong way away before it even starts so plenty can change.
The big surprise to me in that list is that Port is not closer to the bottom, I’d have every side except Melbourne and Richmond as a better chance than Port. I also assume Carlton’s position is subject to change a lot depending on how the Fevola saga turns out.
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