When it comes to betting on football, whether it is the NFL or at the college level, there are several different kinds of bets that you can make. As is the case with most sports, the straight wager is still an option, although in many games the juice could be really high to discourage sports betting players from veering away from betting on the spread. In these circumstances, such as if the Green Bay Packers were playing the Indianapolis Colts this season, will feature odds near -1200, which means that in order to win just $100 the player would have to rise $1200. Under these circumstances, it makes much more sense to bet the spread, which for a game like the Packers and Colts would likely have a number around minus-14, which means that Green Bay would have to win by at least 14 to cover, which Indianapolis would have to keep the final score within that total.

Another common type of wager that can be applied to betting on football is playing the total, which means betting on whether or not the two teams will combine to score more or less than the total amount of points that the pay head bookies will predict. While players can wager on both the moneyline, spread, and total, they can also combine all three aspects in what is called a parlay, in which several games are wagers on in the same ticket in order to increase the potential payout. While the odds of winning decrease, the possible winnings increase incrementally, and that can lead to a huge pay day betting on football.