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How to Make a Sports Bet
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 1/14/2010

There are countless options to choose from when it comes time to make a sports bet but before you can even start breaking down different teams and point spreads first you have to choose how you plan on betting. The following guide for how to make a sports bet is intended for novices.

Just about every town in the country has a local bookie that will take your bets but for this discussion we will stick with the legal means. In the United States, Nevada and Delaware allow sports betting although they cannot really be compared

Throughout Nevada, most notably Las Vegas, bettors can bet on just about anything and just about any way they would like. The state of Delaware is the country’s newest licensed sportsbook. The limitations are extremely strict with only NFL games on the betting menu and all bets have to be three-team parlays, where a bettor must win all three games to win his or her bet. Wagers can be placed on sports at Delaware’s three slots casinos.

In the past decade another option has begun to flourish, offshore betting. These offshore books have Web sites where bettors can deposit money and then wager on sports, entertainment, politics and just about anything else you can think of.

To bet online after you deposit your money you can either do it directly on the Web site or over the phone. All you need is enough money in the account to cover the bet, your account number and password.

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Before wagering online be sure to consult your local laws on online gambling.

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In Nevada you can either set up a phone account with an in-state sportsbook or you can wager yourself at one of 150 state-licensed sportsbooks. Often the rotation numbers assigned to specific teams are used to make these wagers. A company out of Las Vegas assigns the rotation numbers to the games and they are uniform throughout the sports betting world. Games are listed in order of the rotation number and this makes it easy to find exactly the teams you are looking for.

Another major question that comes up with first time bettors is what exactly is the vigorish, or vig or juice. The juice is generally 10-percent for all bets and it is a fee charged by the bookmakers.

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In a perfect world for the bookmaker, equal amount of bets will come in on both teams and allow the house to be uninterested in the outcome of the event and just take their 10 percent. For example, if one bettor bets $550 to win $500 on the Steelers and the other better takes the Cardinals, $550 to win $500, then regardless of the outcome the house makes $50 dollars. In other words the vig is a 10-percent fee paid for the bookmaker’s services.

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This 10 percent, shown as -110, can change depending on different circumstances. Sometimes in a football game when a line settles on three or seven points, rather than making a drastic point spread shift to 2.5 or 7.5, some books will adjust the side that is being bet heavier to -115 or -120 or higher while the other side would become -105 or +100. In the case of +100, whatever is bet, is returned in a win. So a $100 bet wins $100.

When there is no point spread involved, usually the case in baseball and hockey betting, the oddsmakers set a money line. The money line is simply picking which team you think will win. There are no points involved, they just have to win. The money line is available for just about every football and basketball game as well.

In money line betting a minus sign denotes the favorite while the plus sign denotes the underdog. If a football team is favored by seven points they will likely be set as money line favorites of around –250, meaning to pick the favorite to win the bettor would have bet $250 to return $100. The opposite would be taking the underdog and that line would be around +225 meaning that a $100 bet would return $225. The difference between the 250 and 225 is another form of juice and another way for the bookmaker to increase his profits.

A proposition bet in sports betting are more commonly known as a “prop bet.” This kind of betting is very popular overseas. It is now one of the fastest-growing segments of the sports betting industry in the United States. The growth of prop betting at online sportsbooks is evolving and constantly changing as new legal betting states open up new kinds of opportunities.

Some prop bets may sometimes appear to be similar to futures bets. The difference between the two bets is that a prop bet is a wager on an individual player or specific event. However, the majority of prop bets at a sportsbook are on individual players and not the entire team during a game. Both opportunities may be available depending on the game.

Prop bet search tool

Looking for a player or team to bet on in any sport? Use our search tool below to find the different ways to bet, along with the best available odds at sportsbooks in the US.

Prop betting origins

Prop bets became popular in the United States with the Super Bowl. The specific explosion of prop betting started at the Westgate in Las Vegas (previously known as Las Vegas Hilton). The team at the Las Vegas SuperBook was the first Nevada sportsbook operator to offer a large number of prop bets for an individual game.

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Today, all sportsbook operators in Nevada offer hundreds of Super Bowl prop bets, and online sportsbook operators in New Jersey(like DraftKings Sportsbook pictured above), Pennsylvania and more legalized states have followed.

Prop betting started modestly with the Super Bowl but continues to grow. Some sportsbook operators offer prop bets every week during the pro football season. Fewer sportsbook operators offer prop bets every day for other sports. The evolution of prop betting in United States sportsbooks is taking the wagers off the field.

Types of prop bets

MLB

Common prop bets placed on the MLB include the most common stats like ERA, home runs, stolen bases, strikeouts, hits, RBI, and others. These props can include individual game performance, performance over a specific period (a month, playoff series, etc.), or performance over the course of an entire season (regular, post, or both).

NFL

NFL props come in two common variations– per game and total. The most popular props for the NFL are player props like touchdown passes, rushing yards, receptions, interceptions, etc. However, these can also fall under team props like rushing yards allowed per game, turnovers, and passing efficiency. Obscure props are popular mostly during Super Bowls but can range from penalties to the color of Gatorade used by the winning team.

NFL Passing Props
NFL Rushing Props
NFL Receiving Props

NBA

Popular props bet on in the NBA include common statistics like points, rebounds, blocks, assists, and turnovers per game; as well as metrics like shooting percentage, three point attempts, and fouls per game. Team props can include shooting percentages, points in the paint, and free throw attempts. Like the NFL and MLB, these can range from an individual game to over a period of time (series, season, etc.).

NHL

The most common prop bets on the NHL include goals, saves, and assists; other statistics like penalty minutes and ice time are popular bets, as well. First player to score a goal, team assist numbers, and faceoff wins are more obscure yet accessible bets to make over an individual game, week, series, or season.

College football

College football prop bets closely mirror NFL props in stats (passing yards, tackles, etc.), but often see more extreme totals. For example, Memphis might have a higher over/under in yards per game than, say, the Buffalo Bills, due to a wider talent gap in college.

College basketball

College basketball prop bets also closely mirror the NBA props in stats (points per game, steals, etc.). Unlike college football, college basketball sees a decrease in props related to game performance (example, a player or team’s points per game are projected to be lower than NBA due to talent gaps). When betting on NCAAB prop bets on team totals, it’s important to remember that college basketball plays under 40 games per regular season, whereas the NBA plays 82.

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Exotic prop bets

Exotic prop bets are only offered by some sportsbooks around the world. These non-traditional prop bets are not necessarily based on activities that take place during a game. The most popular of these exotic prop bets, such as the length of the national anthem or the coin toss results, happen during the Super Bowl.

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These props can be as outlandish as the sportsbook operator wants them to be. They usually take place during the most publicly popular events such as a Royal Wedding in the United Kingdom or who will play a specific role in a movie series.

While they may be fun, most of these kinds of exotic proposition bets are not legal in America. This could change in Nevada and in other states that may legalize sports betting.

Personal prop bets

Proposition betting doesn’t only take place in a sportsbook. Bets with a friend for random activities also fall into the category of a prop bet. For example, a bet that a friend can’t finish 40 pushups during a game of poker might be considered a personal prop bet between friends.