American Football Betting

American Football Betting Markets

American Football is a huge global betting phenomenon with National Football League (NFL) the biggest draw. There are competitive American Football leagues all over the world but it is NFL that most bets are placed on. In fact NFL is the most popular sports bet made in Las Vegas with almost half of all sports bets being made on the NFL.

Most major American Football betting sites offer over 50 betting markets on a single game with big popular games having over 100 markets.

But what do all these betting markets mean? Here’s a simple explanation of the most popular American Football betting markets:

NFL Moneyline – Full time result, to win the game. The moneyline shows the odds to wager on the outright winner.

NFL Spread – As in points spread, the spread represents the expected difference in score between the two American Football teams. The spread in American Football is known as the “Home line”. Also called a handicap.

Total – Total points scored , Over or Under a games total points scored, by each team at the end of a game.

Futures – Futures betting. Tournament out rights on the winner of a particular tournament, league winners, player awards. Betting on the outcome of an event occurring in the future.

Prop betting – Game props are a proposition bet or side bet. In American Football prop bets are:

Which team scores first
Which team scores last
Will the first score be a touchdown
Will the last score be a touchdown
Will the team that scores first win the game
1st turnover is a fumble
Player A pass receptions over/under 2.5. – Player prop bet
Player A scores a touchdown – Player prop bet
Player A pass receptions over/under 4.5. – Player prop bet
Player A passing yards over/under 58.5. – Player prop bet

Major North American Football Tournaments and Leagues

USA

NFL Regular Season – 2020 NFL Betting : September 10, 2020 to January 3, 2021.

NFL AFC East Champions – 2020 AFC East Champions : September 10, 2020 to January 3, 2021.
NFL AFC North Champions – 2020 AFC North Champions : September 10, 2020 to January 3, 2021.
NFL AFC South Champions – 2020 AFC South Champions : September 10, 2020 to January 3, 2021.
NFL AFC West Champions – 2020 AFC West Champions : September 10, 2020 to January 3, 2021.

NFL AFC Playoffs – 2020 AFC Playoffs Betting : January 9, 2021 to January 24, 2021.
NFL AFC Wild Card Playoffs – 2020 AFC Wild Card Playoffs Betting : January 9, 2021.
NFL AFC Division Playoffs – 2020 AFC Divisional Playoffs Betting : January 16, 2021 to January 17, 2021.
NFL AFC Conference Championship – 2020 AFC Championship Betting : January 24, 2021.

NFL NFC East Champions – 2020 NFC East Champions : September 10, 2020 to January 3, 2021.
NFL NFC North Champions – 2020 NFC North Champions : September 10, 2020 to January 3, 2021.
NFL NFC South Champions – 2020 NFC South Champions : September 10, 2020 to January 3, 2021.
NFL NFC West Champions – 2020 NFC West Champions : September 10, 2020 to January 3, 2021.

NFL NFC Playoffs – 2020 NFC Playoffs Betting : January 9, 2021 to January 24, 2021.
NFL NFC Wild Card Playoffs – 2020 NFC Wild Card Playoffs Betting : January 9, 2021.
NFL NFC Division Playoffs – 2020 NFC Division Playoffs Betting : January 16, 2021 to January 17, 2021.
NFL NFC Conference Championship – 2020 NFC Conference Championship Betting : January 24, 2021.

NFL Wild Card Playoffs – 2020 NFL Wild Card Playoffs Betting : January 9, 2021.
NFL Playoffs – 2020 NFL Playoffs Betting : January 9, 2021 to January 24, 2021.
Pro Bowl – 2021 Pro Bowl : January 31, 2021.
Super Bowl – Super Bowl 55 Betting : Sunday, February 7, 2021.
Super Bowl Pro Bets – Super Bowl 55 Prop Bets : Sunday, February 7, 2021.

Canada
Canadian Football League – 2020 CFL American Football : June 11, 2020 to October 31, 2020.
CFL Playoffs – 2020 CFL Playoffs : November 8, 2020.
CFL Grey Cup – 2020 CFL Grey Cup : November 22, 2020.

USA College American Football – NCAAF
NCAAF American Football – 2020 College Football Betting : August 29, 2020 to December 12, 2020.

American Athletic Conference Championship – 2020 AAC Football Championship : Saturday, December 5, 2020.
ACC Conference Championship – 2020 ACC Conference Championship Odds : Saturday, December 5, 2020.
Big Ten Conference Championship – 2020 Big Ten Conference Championship : Saturday, December 5, 2020.
Big 12 Conference Championship – 2020 Big 12 Conference Championship : Saturday, December 5, 2020.
Conference USA Championship – 2020 Conference USA Championship : Saturday, December 5, 2020.
MAC Conference Championship – 2020 MAC Conference Championship : Saturday, December 5, 2020.
Mountain West Conference Championship – 2020 Mountain West Conference Championship : Saturday, December 5, 2020.
Pac-12 Conference Championship – 2020 Pac-12 Conference Championship : Friday, December 4, 2020.
SEC Conference Championship – 2020 SEC Conference Championship : Saturday, December 5, 2020.
Sun Belt Conference Championship – 2020 Sun Belt Conference Championship : Saturday, December 5, 2020.
Independents(FBS) Conference – 2020 Independents(FBS) Conference.

NCAAF College Football Playoff – 2020 College Football Playoff Betting : December 30, 2020 to January 11, 2021.
College Football Playoff New Year’s Six – 2021 CFP New Year’s Six Betting : Wednesday, December 30, 2020 to Saturday, January 2, 2021.
College Football Playoff Semifinals – 2021 CFP Semifinals Betting : Friday, January 1, 2021.
College Football Playoff National Championship – 2021 CFP National Championship Betting : Monday, January 11, 2021.

NCAAF Heisman Trophy – 2020 NCAAF Heisman Trophy Winner

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