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QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jan 19, 2014 -> 11:38 AM)
A number like -3 or +4½ is a point spread. If you want to make an even money bet on the game, people betting on the favorite have to give points to the people betting on the underdog in order to even out the betting. If you want to bet on a team at -3, they have to win by more than 3 points for you to win your bet. If they win by exactly 3 points, it's a push. If you bet on a team at +4½, that team can either win, or lose by less than 4½ points for you to win your bet. (There are obviously no pushes when there is a ½ in the spread.)

 

A number like -180 or +140 is a money line bet. You are betting just on one team to win, regardless of by how many points. A number like -180 means the team is a substantial favorite, and as such, you have to bet $180 in order to win $100. a number like +140 means that the team is a moderate underdog and you can bet $100 to win $140.

 

The other most common bet is an over/under bet on the total number of points in a game. Given the total set by the bookmaker, such as 45½ points, you simply make an even money bet on whether the total points scored in the game will be over or under that total.

And when you bet a side (a favorite or underdog with a point spread) or a total, you have to pay the "vig" or the "juice," which is typically 10%, depending on the point spread you are getting. So if I want to bet the Niners today and get the 3.5 points, I would bet $110 to win $100 (for a total of $210), or $220 to win $200 (for a total of $420).

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QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 19, 2014 -> 04:17 PM)
When watching the Seahawks today, just remember what football expert Hub Arkush said about them before the season started. "Anyone who thinks Seattle is a good football team needs to study more."

 

A couple of weeks ago on the score he copped to that, he said he was wrong

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QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 19, 2014 -> 04:17 PM)
When watching the Seahawks today, just remember what football expert Hub Arkush said about them before the season started. "Anyone who thinks Seattle is a good football team needs to study more."

No one is surprised Pro Football Weekly ended with dumb comments from Hub like that one.

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