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FOOTBALL BETTING BASICS

To succeed at Football Betting, you first need to learn the standard types of bets and understand how betting lines work.

Next, you need to know the Football terms used at Sportsbooks, thus our Football Glossary. Lastly, there is Money Management, the art of balancing the desire to win with the need to budget.

Basic Tutorials

After that, our advanced articles take you to the next level.

Getting into Action

To get you into action, you need a list of good sportsbooks, and a step by step guide to opening a online sports betting account.

Our #1 Pick for your Bets: Bovada Sportsbook
Our #2 Pick: BetOnline.com Sportsbook

Opening an account is really quite easy, just Click Here.
In only 5 minutes you can be betting on football. Hardly enough time to make popcorn.

Now that you have an football betting account, we suggest you look up the latest NFL Lines or NCAA Lines.

The latest live football betting lines, matchups and previews:

On the lines page, pay attention to the preview or matchup links next to each game. These links give you detailed team vs. team analysis and stats that you may need to handicap the game.

After picking your winners, you're all set. Sit back, watch the football games, and collect!! Of course, the latest Team news and matchup stats are available on all sportsbook and sports sites, plus all the official NFL team websites. You can follow the links below for more details.

We will be expanding this site with more info, articles, and newsgroup access, so stay tuned.

Keeping up to Date

To keep up to date, we have a full directory for you to visit, plus resource pages of links and tips on how to find and understand football team standings, matchups, statistical analysis, injury news, and learn what the top pro football handicappers think. As additional info resouces, you should know how to access the football newsgroups and have a list of sports chatboards. That way, you will be more likely to have inside information on hot topics.

Learn the fundamentals

Football Betting Basics

To succeed at football betting, first learn the standard types of bets and understand how betting lines work. Then become familiar with sportsbook terminology and bankroll management.

Once you know the basics, continue to the advanced betting guides and put those fundamentals into practice.

In progressNFLThu Oct 1 · 7:15 pm

PITPittsburgh Steelers

CLECleveland Browns

Consensus spreadCLE −3.3

Moneyline+148 / −195

Total47.3

Books priced2

Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns — full board

Thu Oct 1 · 7:15 pm · updated 26 seconds ago

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BovadaTop pick100% to $1,000	PIT+145▲ from −150 CLE−190▼ from +130	+3−115▼ from +100 −3−115▲ from −120	O 48−115▼ from −110 U 48−115▼ from −110	Bet at Bovada
MyBookie100% to $1,000	PIT+150▲ from −150 CLE−200▼ from +122	+3.5−118▼ from −105 −3.5−105▲ from −115	O 46.5−118▼ from −110 U 46.5−105▲ from −110	Bet at MyBookie

BovadaTop pick100% to $1,000

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