| With college football betting a smart bettor with proper | | | | rundown of the types of bet you can make. |
| money management can make some nice profits. | | | | College Football Betting Type #1 - Spread Bets |
| Once a bettor understands the various types of bet | | | | Spread betting is where you bet on the difference |
| available, how the odds work, what factors | | | | between the two teams scores. Several options are |
| sportsbooks take into account when setting the odds | | | | usually chosen by the sports book and offered at |
| and the general format of betting on college football, | | | | particular odds. All you have to do is choose the one |
| he can begin to manipulate the system to his (or her) | | | | that gives you the best value. |
| advantage. | | | | Some sports books will allow you to adjust the point |
| Sports book owners know that lots of bets will come | | | | spread in the bet by putting more money into it, but this |
| in on highly popular teams - punters naturally want to | | | | may also affect the odds you are offered. |
| bet on their favourites with some vague idea that it will | | | | College Football Betting Type #2 - Straight Bets |
| help them to play better, and when they win there is | | | | With a straight bet, you simply bet on the team you |
| an increased sense of satisfaction because of the | | | | think will win, regardless of how much they will win by. |
| monetary win on top of the actual game's victory. | | | | Even if they win the game by a single point, you still |
| In such cases, betting against the publicly supported | | | | win your bet. There are variations on straight bets that |
| college football team can be great value, but make | | | | adjust the odds to take into account draws, but they |
| sure you always shop around when choosing the | | | | vary from sports book to sports book. |
| picks you're going to bet on. Sports books have to | | | | College football betting can be a complex thing thanks |
| offer odds for 40-50 games and it's easy for a few | | | | to all the variations on bet type, odds and strategies, |
| of them to accidentally give better odds than they | | | | but it's best to keep it as simple as possible. Go for |
| should be a few games. Try to have at least three | | | | straightforward bets which you are as certain of as |
| sportsbook accounts funded online, so you can spot | | | | you can be, and as you become more experienced, |
| these fluctuations. | | | | then you can start to expand your betting style. |
| If you're new to college football betting, here's quick | | | | |