Missouri sports betting is off and running, but things should hit a fever pitch over the next few weeks. Not only are we in the stretch run for the NFL campaign, but bowl season, one of the busiest times of the year for sports bettors, has arrived.
The LA Bowl kicks off the party on Saturday, Dec. 13.
Washington is a heavy favorite to win that one against Boise State.
The College Football Playoff gets underway on Friday, Dec. 19.
How to sign up for Missouri sports betting apps
If you haven’t signed up for any Missouri sports betting apps yet, here’s a snapshot of the current welcome offers for new users in the state:
How to bet on the bowl season at a Missouri sportsbook
To understand how to bet on college football, you’ll need to know the fundamentals of betting. So we’ll start with some sports betting 101 and use betting glossary terms with examples from the upcoming CFB Playoff.
Futures
This is a simple bet on a team (or player) accomplishing something. Whether it be to win the college football playoff or win the ACC, each team is assigned odds by bookmakers. Those odds determine the payout if you are correct.
For example, if you bet on Oklahoma to win the College Football Playoff at 55/1 (also listed as +5500), you’d get 55x your stake if the Sooners pull it off.
So, if you bet $10 and Oklahoma wins it all, you’d profit $550 and get your initial $10 stake returned.
Moneyline
This is the simplest way to wager on any game. You are betting on the winner between the two teams, and the sportsbooks base the odds on the percentage chance that one team is expected to win.
Let’s say Alabama is a -210 favorite against Oklahoma. That translates, roughly, to a 65 percent chance of winning the game. Oklahoma is a +175 underdog, which translates to about a 35 percent chance to win the game.
To win $100 on Alabama’s moneyline, you’d need to bet $210. On the other hand, if you bet $100 on Oklahoma, you’d return $175 in profit if the Sooners won.
Point spread
Often referred to as the “line” for a game, this is the margin of victory between the two teams that sportsbooks let bettors wager on.
Let’s say Oregon is a 3.5-point favorite and Georgia is a 3.5-point underdog. If the Ducks win by four or more, they cover the point spread. If the Bulldogs lose by three points or less, or win the game, then they would cover the spread.
Over/Under
Also referred to as the total, this is the number of points that the bookmakers project both teams will combine to score in the game. This one is pretty straightforward.
Let’s say the Ole Miss-Tulane total is 56.5 points. That means you can bet that this game will either end with a score of at least 57 points (Over), or 55 or fewer points
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Michael Leboff is a long-suffering Islanders fan, but a long-profiting sports bettor with 10 years of experience in the gambling industry. He loves using game theory to help punters win bracket pools, find long shots, and learn how to beat the market in mainstream and niche sports.
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