In American Football betting, what is a spread?
I’ve seen people mention Steelers -6.5% What does that mean? I’ve put a bet on for the Steelers to win outright with it being tied at half time, I bet on soccer usually, so can someone explain how American football is usually bet as. Thanks!
GaryE I see, thanks. Good explaination!
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August 23rd, 2010 at 4:47 am
it is not -6.5% it is -6.5 points
That means that when you bet on the game you are taking the Steelers to win by 7 or more points. If the Steelers win by less than 7 you loose the bet.
So if the final score was Steelers 17 Cardinals 10
the score for you would be Steelers 10.5 Cardinals 10.
You take the final score and subtract the - points or add the + points.
August 23rd, 2010 at 4:47 am
It’s how many points one team spots another .
August 23rd, 2010 at 4:47 am
^ However as you can’t have a half point in football, the .5 is there so there can’t be a tie known as a no-action or push in betting.