The Basics

Ok, if you are new to sports betting, here�s a little resume about this lucrative activity. If you�re already familiar with the terminology, you can go directly to the 21 systems.

First, as you may know, sports betting is simply to place a bet on the predicted result of a specific game on a specific sport. If your prediction wins, you win your bet. It�s as simple as that!

Your bets must be placed at a sportsbook. This could be made live in a casino, by telephone and on the internet. I personally use online sportsbooks.

Internet sportsbooks are very similar as a sportsbook is accessed via telephone or live. Instead of calling in your bet to a bookie, however, you just fill out an online form. In most cases, sportsbooks have the same deposit and withdrawal options as online casinos.

Here�s the kind of bet you can place at a sportbook:

Straight Bets:

A straight bet is the most common bet, where you pick a single side to win. It could be the team to cover the spread or the game total to go over or under. The format of the line will vary depending on the sport that you�re betting on.

Parlays:

A parlay bet is a single wager involving multiple propositions. The bettor must choose the winner of each proposition in order to win the parlay. Payout odds increase as the number of included propositions increases.

Teasers:

A teaser, like parlays, involves multiple propositions. When betting a teaser additional points are either added to the underdog or subtracted from the favorite. Odds are changed in accordance to the number of points the spread is moved and the number of teams combined to form the teaser.

Pleasers:

Pleasers are similar to a teaser, only you give, versus receive additional points: additional points are either subtracted from the underdog or added to the favorite (e.g., if the regular line on your selection is �4 and you select a pleaser, then your line would be �10).

If Bets:

If the first game wins, ties, cancels or is suspended, etc., you have action on the remaining team or teams. An IF bet is a combination of 2 � 6 teams.

Reverses:

If the first game wins, ties, cancels or is suspended, etc, you have action on the remaining team or teams. A reverse is a combination of 2 � 8 selections.

Props:

A proposition bet is a bet offered with conditions and odds determined by an oddsmaker. These bets are usually exotic bets like which quaterback will complete the most touchdown passes, which team will score the last points in a game, or which will complete the longest field goal. Many prop bets are offered at 11-10 odds, but some will be offered at better or worse odds, depending on the bet.

Futures:

Futures are single wagers on the outcome of an event that will be determined sometime in the future. For example, picking the winner of the NFL championship, the Stanley Cup, or the World Series.

Round Robins:

A Round Robin is a series of parlay-type wagers built from all possible groups or the specified round robin group size. The selections can be any combination of sides, over/under, money lines, run lines, or puck lines. Currently, up to 9 teams can be grouped by either 2�s or 3�s. Each round robin series has the �Grouped by� number of teams in it and some series can win and other series loss. Each individual series is graded like a parlay. With 4 selections (A, B, C, D) grouped by 2�s then you would have the following groups of 2�s: A&B, A&C, A&D, B&C, B&D, and C&D.

Half Times:

A line on only the first half, or only the second half scoring of a football or basketball game.

Totals (over/under):

A total wager is a bet on the number of points scored in a game by both teams combined. You can bet on whether the actual number of total points scored will be over or under the line posted. The total points scored includes points scored in overtime. You can also bet whether the combined number of points or goals scored by the two teams in the game will be over or under the total set by the oddsmaker. For example, if the total is 32 and you believe that the combined points scored by the two teams will exceed that number, you would bet over 32.

Point Spread:

The point spread is the number of points that the favored team is expected to win by. For example, say the New York Knicks are favored to beat the LA Clippers by a point spread of 7. That means that if you pick the Knicks to win, they have to win by more than 7 points for you to win your bet. If they win by fewer than 7 points or lose the game, you lose your bet. If they win by exactly 7 points (the point spread), the result is a push or tie. That means that you don't win or lose, your original bet is refunded.

Money Lines:

The difference between a point spread bet and a money line bet is that there are no points involved. Instead, money odds are wagered on the favorite or underdog. There is a different money line total for either side on a money line bet, a negative side (the favorite) and a positive side (the underdog): Dallas -170 Washington +150. What this means is that Dallas is the favorite and for every $17 you bet on Dallas, you win $10 if they win. For every $10 you bet on Washington, the underdog, you win $15 if they win. By offering different odds for each team, the sportsbook is able to balance action on both teams.

Action Points:

When wagering against the point spread, if you think that the spread is low or high you may wager 11/10 for each point you think the spread or total will go over or under.

Buy Points:

Buy Points means that you can move the pointspread so that you give away fewer points with the favorite or get more points with the underdog, for both football and basketball. To do this you must pay an extra 10% for each � point you buy in your favor. For the NFL and NCAA football, you will pay an additional 20% to buy on or off of 3, or 10% to buy on or off of 7 points - also known as Key Points.

Summary:

While the goal of this page is to give you an understanding of the basics in sports wagering - you should be sure to read through the rules pages posted on any Internet Sportsbook you may join. Rules do vary and the variance can be the difference between a winning season and a losing season.

Source: Frank Belanger author of the best selling ebook Bookie Buster: Secret Systems Used by Pro Sports Gamblers Finally Revealed! The complete Bookie Buster ebook is more than 160 pages and show you 21 outstanding sports betting systems.

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