SMART BETTING GUIDE
How to Bet on Sports
Everything you need to know to have the best betting experience possible is right here! Our Smart Betting Guide covers all the basics while also offering sport specific strategies, tips, and techniques for sports bettors who want to expand and refine their wagering skills. Our guide includes information and insights garnered from top handicappers and prognosticators.
Beginners Guide - The Basics
A complete guide explaining sports betting basics, terminology, and gambling concepts geared to beginners and first-time sports bettors. Learn to read and interpret odds, make the best bets, and utilize fundamental money management strategies. Our sports betting glossary provides you with definitions of common gambling terms.
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HOW TO READ SPORTS BETTING ODDS - Before making any bet understand exactly how much you’re risking and how much you can win.
SPORTS BETTING - STANDARD ODDS FORMAT - We explain the three different formats, fractional (British), decimal (European), and moneyline (American).
MONEY LINE ODDS AND BETTING - The most basic bet can pay off big when a massive underdog beats the favorite.
ONLINE BOOKS - SPORTS BETTING PARLAYS - How does the parlay work, what are some of its variations, and is it a good bet?
POINT SPREAD ODDS AND BETTING - The spread is probably the most popular bet in the U.S. We explain it clearly and simply.
OVER/UNDER ODDS AND BETTING - Which way will the total score go? The over/under or totals bet is a solid but often underused wager.
SPORTS BETTING PROPS - Get the skinny on how props and exotics work, know when to bet them, and understand their pluses and minuses.
FUTURES BETTING - SMART BETS - With this wager, sports bettors must see into the future and determine which team will take their division, conference, or league championship.
LIVE BETTING AT SPORTSBOOKS - Get the ins-and-outs on wagering when the game is in progress.
BETTING UNITS AND BANKROLL MANAGEMENT - The key to being a successful sports bettor is money management, which involves creating betting units and utilizing them to ensure you get the maximum out of your bankroll.
SPORTS BETTING AND CHOOSING YOUR SPORTSBOOK - Discover what to look for when it comes to choosing your online sportsbook.
SPORTS BETTING TERMS AND GLOSSARY - If you don’t know terms such as teaser, push, arbitrage betting, ATS, even odds, vigorish, etc., then utilize our glossary.
Betting Guide - Sport Specific Strategies
With online sportsbooks, you can bet on virtually anything. Whether you’re just getting into sports betting or you’re a seasoned bettor, use our Betting Guide - Sport Specific Strategies section to understand each sport, league, and market. Here’s a look at seven leagues and betting opportunities, strategies, and techniques for each.
NFL STRATEGY - For U.S. sports bettors, the National Football League (NFL) is the most popular sport to wager on. Bettors who can project which teams will and won’t cover, as well as when an upset is pending and which way totals will go, stand a good chance to make bank.
NCAAF STRATEGY - If you are an NFL bettor, college football spreads and over/unders may be confusing. This sport, which offers hundreds of games each week, provides premium wagering opportunities throughout the regular season and after Thanksgiving when more than 40 bowl games are played.
NBA STRATEGY - With 30 teams and an 82-game season as well as a lengthy postseason, National Basketball Association (NBA) betting action is hot. Spread, totals, and moneyline wagering are always available.
NCAAM STRATEGY - There are 350 NCAA Men’s Basketball Division I teams with each playing 35 to 40 games. Plus, there are the 30-plus conference championship tournaments as well as March Madness. Each week, men’s college basketball provides literally thousands of betting opportunities.
MLB STRATEGY - The Major League Baseball (MLB) season includes 30 teams with each playing 162 regular season games, plus a full playoff schedule. Each week there are over 75 run line, moneyline, and totals bets available as well as numerous props. This is an under-bet sport with a lot of premium opportunities.
NHL STRATEGY - Like the NBA, the National Hockey League (NHL) plays an 82-game season. But unlike the NBA, the NHL offers 32 teams and not 30. Of the seven sports we cover, the NHL is the most under bet, and, simultaneously, it offers a large number of quality betting opportunities.
SOCCER STRATEGY - Over the last decade, soccer has been growing in popularity in America with the English Premier League (EPL) being the most popular import. Wagering on the EPL and other soccer leagues is a great way for sports bettors to expand their prospects.