Teh Falloutshelter's NFL Game of the Week - Week 3 (Kansas City @ Green Bay) (SETTLED)

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Well, this is easy enough then, if everyone is going to fucking bitch about it, this will be the last time I post a game this year. Easy peasy.

[PorkChopSandwiches]

Here's an example of a point spread:

Chicago Bears +6.5 -110
Indianapolis Colts -6.5 -110

As you can see, the Bears have a + in front of their number, which that number is called the point spread. A plus in front of a spread (aka: line) signifies that the team is an underdog and that's how many points your "getting." Getting points basically means that their free points to you that you add onto the teams true final score. If your team has more points than the other team after you'd added on your points to the final score, you are the pointspread winner.

Conversely, if you were to take the Colts at -6.5, you subtract 6.5 points from the Colts final score and compare it to the Bears true final score to determine the who wins the wager.

The -110 next to each denotes how much you have to risk to win $100. This can also be broken down as $11 to win $10. Some online sportsbooks such as Bovada offer NFL football bets for as little as $1.00 risked!

Why does a point spread exist? The spread exists because theoretically it is perceived that one team is better than another so to make up that difference, the spread is created to bring equality to the wager. Do underdogs ever win straight up? You better believe they do!

Since there is no vig, we should be getting even money on a winning bet

[PorkChopSandwiches]

Well, this is easy enough then, if everyone is going to fucking bitch about it, this will be the last time I post a game this year. Easy peasy.

We dont want to stop doing it, we should just do it right.

[RBP]

I'm not bitching, I'm just not that bright and easily confused.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Odds adjusted, we'll just play for even money from now on because that's SUPER exciting

[KevinD]

Hey I wasn't trying to start stuff. I honestly don't understand points spreads. That said, I'm not much of a gambler, lol I actually didn't understand the odds very well either the way they were shown before. Do keep putting up the bets though, it's interesting.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Hey I wasn't trying to start stuff. I honestly don't understand points spreads. That said, I'm not much of a gambler, lol I actually didn't understand the odds very well either the way they were shown before. Do keep putting up the bets though, it's interesting.

You're fine

Basically, the point spread is used to make the teams 'even' on the gambling field. Again, as in this example, the bookies think that Green Bay is a better team than Kansas City, 7 points better in this case.

[RBP]

Hey I wasn't trying to start stuff. I honestly don't understand points spreads. That said, I'm not much of a gambler, lol I actually didn't understand the odds very well either the way they were shown before. Do keep putting up the bets though, it's interesting.

Stop causing trouble, asshole.

[KevinD]

Fuck you kane!! Lol

My point was I didn't understand the numbers as posted originally ( where it's now 1/1F) I kinda got the odds format, but the fractions threw me off.

[RBP]

Math is hard for Texans.