NFL betting

If you have been following NFL football, you may have watched the Buccaneers vs. Titans game on September 13^th.  It was an important game because rookie quarterbacks Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota faced off.  Since they were the top draft picks, there was a great deal of anticipation surrounding both their debuts, and everyone wanted to know which of them would outperform the other.

If you bet on American football, there is a good chance you lost money on this year’s Super Bowl XLIX (if you bet on the Patriots, good for you!).  This year’s game wrapped up with the Patriots 28, Seahawks 24 in a finish that stunned the world.  Most sports analysts declared that this was a pick ‘em game and there was no real favourite.  Betting on this game was a tough call, with two strongly defensive teams that were going to give it their all. 

Do you usually sit down on Friday nights to do your research before NFL weekends?  Do you then wonder why, despite your best efforts, you continue to lose your wagers?  While you may think you are ahead of the game because you are putting in several days of effort, the reality is that you are still behind the sharps and the real professional handicappers.  Even if this is your part-time job, you have to treat it like a full-time job in order to be successful.  And that means taking the whole week to keep up with NFL teams.&nb

If you are not familiar yet with betting on totals, it is definitely a concept worth acquainting yourself with.  As a sports bettor, you do not necessarily have to predict the winner of a game in order to win a bet.  You can bet on totals instead, also referred to as “betting on over/unders.” 

Betting on NFL games?  When you are taking a look at the point spreads, there are two key numbers you should be aware of: 3 and 7.  Why?  A statistician named Andy Iskoe researched NFL games over a 17-year time period to find out the point difference in the final scores.  Iskoe was a really smart guy, and discovered that 15% of all NFL games concluded with a difference of 3 points.  The next most significant number was 7—that was the points difference in about half as many of the games.  Following that were