Let's take a look at all of the ways you can get action on college hoops.
In spread bets, a team must cover the listed margin. Negative numbers indicate the favored team. For example, if the spread is listed as Yale -12.5, Yale must win the game by at least 13 points in order to cover the spread. Conversely, if the line is listed as Cornell +12.5, Cornell must lose by 12 or fewer points, or win the game outright, in order to cover the spread. If Yale were listed at -12 and won by 12 points, it would be a push.
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When betting the moneyline, you are betting on the side to win the game, regardless of the final score or margin. A negative moneyline denotes the favored side. A positive moneyline denotes the underdog. You may calculate your potential return before placing a moneyline bet by using the following guidelines:
Favorites: The amount of money you must bet in order to return $100 on a successful bet. Example: Iona -120: a $120 bet will return $100 if Utah wins.
Underdogs: The amount of money you will win if your $100 bet is successful. Example: Rider +100: a $100 bet will return $120 if Rider wins.
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Total bets are won and lost depending on the total number of points scored by the two teams combined. An Under bet is successful when the two teams combine to score fewer than the listed number of points and an Over bet is successful when the two teams combine to score more than the listed number of points.
Example: Niagara vs. Fairfield O/U 126.5
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Single half bets may be offered as spread, moneyline or total bets. Single half bet definitions are identical to their full-game counterparts, with the caveat that single half bets are graded after one half of action. If the Lions are leading the game at halftime in the example above, they'd win the bet.
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Using parlays, you can combine multiple individual bets in order to increase your potential return. In order for a parlay bet to be successful, each individual bet must hit. If any single component is unsuccessful, the entire parlay will be graded as a loss. This style of betting appeals to bettors who eye exponentially-larger payouts, but have much lower odds of winning.
Example: You place the following parlay bet: Alabama -6.5 (-120) + Clemson -4.5 (-112) + Michigan -8.5 (-110). If Alabama doesn't win by seven or more points, Clemson doesn't win by five or more points and Michigan doesn't win by nine or more points, you won't win the bet. To win, all three outcomes need to occur.
A teaser is a type of parlay that has a line that is more favorable to the bettor, at the cost of a lower potential payout when the bet is successful.
Example: In the example above, the sportsbook might give a three-point teaser to the favorites to make the bet more appealing and decrease their risk of a large payout. Therefore, the teaser would look like this: Alabama -3.5 + Clemson -0.5 + Michigan -5.5 with the same odds. While the upside of placing that bet doesn't compare to a traditional parlay, the odds of it hitting are higher, thus creating more safety.
A futures bet refers to any bet that will be settled in the future.
Examples: team accolades (championship winners, etc), player accolades (MVP, etc) and over/unders (team win totals, player statistics, etc).
A prop, or “proposition”, is a bet made regarding the occurrence or non-occurrence of a given event during a game. Sportsbooks attach moneyline odds to these bets and they can be settled before the game goes final.
Examples: a player to score more than 19.5 points (-110) or more than 29.5 points + rebounds + assists for a given player (+150).
Live betting takes place after the game has started and features in-game props and other bet types. This style of betting features the quickest payouts in the industry and puts bettors right in the action.
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