I am new to gambling and I would like some help. If you have any sites that will show the VERY basics to how it works please tell me.

What I am wondering is, lets say I want to bet on a football game, do most people bet on just 1 game, or a spread of games.

I also dont mean just online betting, I mean like betting with a bookie too.

If they do bet on just a game too, like what would it be….

Like if I put 0 on the game, what do I get…

Please also explain to me what the odds mean and like what -100 and stuff means…

This is a way to gamble in blackjack that does not work (limits at tables dont allow it). Hear this out.

You buy in for 500$, and if you have knowledge of sports do bets that pay out -110 or about even (moneylines with NBA). Bet 5$ on a game. if you lose, bet 10 the next game, if you lose bet 20 the next game, then 40, then 80, then 160. then 320. If any of those bets won, youd be up 5$, and have 505$ total.

In BLACKJACK, it is very likely to lose 7 times like this and lose all your money. But in sports betting, the odds of this are hugely unlikely if you have a decent knowledge of sports. Bet on ONE team, or some of the same teams. A team is very likely to cover the spread or over under after 7 times like this.

This has been proven to not work in card games, but for sports betting, is this possible to work???

A) How can Las Vegas have such control of games? Let’s say the Over Under was 40 points. How do odds makers not only determine that but how are they so accurate?

B) How are the spreads translated through the players’ eyes. They seem to go for useless TD’s at the end of games; they also don’t score when it’s needed.

I can see how this happens in college with a botched kick here or a
botched kick there….But how does this happen in the NFL?
I understand money is a part of the equation. But how does the aspect of money get down to the players? Do they bet for or against their own teams when the spread is within reach? A perfect example was last night’s 49er game. O/U is 38. Seahawks scored a useless TD at the end to make the O/U 38. Do players know the O/U is 38?

any difference in odds? why is online casino giving bonus compared to land based casino? as online casino is run by software is it ok

I know that the software looks the same, but are the odds the same? I won k in a fun money account at an online casino. Is the probability of winning the same amount in a real money account at the same online casino identical?

I am trying to understand some of the basic terminology and concepts of odds when it comes to pro sports teams - such as NFL matchups. My uncle used to say: "I’ll give you the Giants in 10". Also: over/under, spread, and ATS. What do these mean?

i live in toronto ontario and i know proline’s odd suck so can anyone reccomend a different online sports betting site that has better odds?

Also i mostly just bet on nhl.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/dailylines

I know how the + /- system works in general, but i’m more used to seeing it with numbers in the 100’s (like -200/+105). Could someone explain a game situation to me for a straight up bet based on this weeks odds?

would it pay off to educate myself and get a coacch even and gain all the experience i can then try to play tournaments like World Poker Tour with those large buy ins of 10k or odds simply strongly against that? Also how do you qualify or try out for the WPT? Im 18 now and playing texas hold em’ though not that seriously, so i suppose i have a little of time.

Can anyone tell me what the best online sports betting web site is that lets you bet with "play money". Much like the online poker web sites have "free" versions.
partybets.net doesn’t seem to work, and centsports doesn’t seem to have odds past today.

Still haven’t quite found what I’m looking for.

I always see the numbers by the horses and how many times they win and such. Also the odds they are rated at. I see alot of other numbers with the horse. WHat are these and how can you read them to help you bet in a sports book?

Ok, I mostly do trifectas but never win. I don’t like picking favorites because of the money won sucks. What bets do you experts pick as far as tri,tri box, exacta, quin, etc. Sometimes I’ll take a longshot across the board but rarely pans out. Alos how do you determine your picks? Obviously the odds are pretty accurate, but I’d like to actually like to some cash. I frequent a small horse racing venue(paire meadows) and alot of unproven horses race there. Somebody gimme some tips please, I know some of ya’ll are proven winners…but your probably at the track winning right now(sigh). Thanks

Emphasis would be on learning how to play the odds and understanding hand strength.

First of all…. NO CREDIT CARDS or ANYTHING REQUIRED…

Just sports Knowledge!!!!

http://www.centsports.com/?opcode=159134

HOW DOES IT WORK?

It’s simple … when you first sign up for CentSports, we give you ten cents ({content}.10) play money to bet with. You can use this to bet on almost any major college or professional sporting event (MLB, NBA and NFL games, etc.). Anything you win you keep and can use to place more bets, accumulating money as you go.

You can cash out whenever you want (as soon as you have a balance of over .00 play money) … we’re actually gracious enough to send you a check for your play-money account balance … just straight up, dollar for dollar.

We’ve tried to replicate what you can do at real sports betting sites … i.e., you can make standard line-type bets such as over/under, point-spread, and moneyline bets. In fact, we get our lines straight from Vegas … any bet you make on CentSports could be made with any sports bookie in Vegas for the same odds if you were betting for real money.

Overall, the site makes more from advertising than people cash out … though one of our goals in creating the site was to make sure that as much of the site’s advertising revenue goes back to CentSports user as possible (after all, they’re the ones who earned it by viewing ads in the first place!).

WHAT IF I LOSE ALL MY MONEY?

Then we give you another 10 cents play-money for free so that you can keep on betting. Your balance can never fall below 10 cents … you’ll always have at least something to keep making bets with.

What are the odds of being dealt an off suit hole cards in Texas Holdem?
or for people who don’t know Texas Holdem,
What are the odds of being dealt 2 cards and them being different suits?

Soccer betting for a novice can always be frustrating, you know trying to figure out fixed and spread odds, asian handicaps and the money you can actually win etc, etc.. So would you guys (if you are an in-experienced gambler) prefer to play an online prediction game that is easy to play, maybe not as easy to win but not difficult either, only requires a good knowledge of the game and the ability to make an educated guess?
No worry about payouts because it will be based on the football pooling method where the winnings will depend on the number of winners ( the fewer the winners the greater the pay outs and vice versa).
I would like to hear your opinion.
Thanks

Say I want to bet on a horse whose odds are 10-1. If I place a for win place show, then that bet would cost . If that horse gets show, then would I collect ?

To put it another way, are the odds 10-1 for the horse to win, 10-1 to show, and 10-1 to place?

Also, does ANYONE chose a pick 6?

What are the odds that this new bill will pass congress by 2009? What about by 2011?

This question relates to sports betting. This is what you do.. you take the underdog with the spread…then, with someone else, in the same, you take the favorite but don’t give a spread. Using this system you cannot lose, only win. For example..

Denver vs Portland…Denver is the underdog, and gets 7 points

You take on Denver with the 7 point spread.
With someone else, you take on Portland, but without giving a spread.

If Denver wins by any amount, you win that bet…
If Portland wins by more than 7, you win that bet…
In both these cases you are winning one and losing the other which cancels your bets.

BUT, IF PORTLAND WINS WITHIN 7 POINTS, YOU WIN BOTH BETS…GIVING YOU , WHILE THE WORST THAT CAN HAPPEN IS TYING.

Does anyone see any flaws in this system which will cause someone to lose money? Also, what do you guy think..
No you are wrong..If Portland wins by less than 7…you win your Portland bet because they won the game (no spread)…and you win your Denver bet because they lost by less than 7 (7 point spread)
So besides having to find someone to bet with, without the spread..this is flawless.
No…Odds are not included..there are no 2-1 or 3-2 or anything like that it is just a straight up bet. See…No flaws.

I want to bet on team winning it all next year but, the odds are as follows— +185 or +425 can you explain that too mean….Thanks!
to me, not mean…..lol

This question relates to sports betting. This is what you do.. you take the underdog with the spread…then, with someone else, in the same, you take the favorite but don’t give a spread. Using this system you cannot lose, only win. For example..

Denver vs Portland…Denver is the underdog, and gets 7 points

You take on Denver with the 7 point spread.
With someone else, you take on Portland, but without giving a spread.

If Denver wins by any amount, you win that bet…
If Portland wins by more than 7, you win that bet…
In both these cases you are winning one and losing the other which cancels your bets.

BUT, IF PORTLAND WINS WITHIN 7 POINTS, YOU WIN BOTH BETS…GIVING YOU , WHILE THE WORST THAT CAN HAPPEN IS TYING.

Does anyone see any flaws in this system which will cause someone to lose money? Also, what do you guy think..
no bill it is with another person so there are no odds..therefore u cannot lose, only win.

Hi all, I have been looking at the Ladbrokes site and Master Minded is favourite and L’antartique is the big outsider. Yet they have bets such as Masterminded to win this horse at odds of 46/1 and Tidal Bay to beat fiepes shuffle (the other outsider) at 89/1. Yet Master Minded is only 2/1 to beat Tidal Bay which seems more apt odds. Now I may be being stupid but surely both master minded and Tidal Bay are gonna come home before those other horses so why such great odds? Anyone any ideas if this is a muck up and if so will they still have to pay out at that?
Or is it gonna be 2 diff races? Here is how it is at ladbrokes

14:35 Sandown Seasons Holidays Tingle Creek Chase (Gr 1) 4. Master Minded 4/6 6. Tidal Bay 11/4 7. Twist Magic 10/1 5. Takeroc 11/1 3. Mahogany Blaze 33/1 1. Fiepes Shuffle 50/1 2. Lantartique 66/1 Unnamed Favourite SP ——————————————– Bet Now
Tingle Creek Forecast Special Tingle Creek forecast special 1. Master Minded to beat Tidal Bay 2/1 7. Tidal Bay to beat Master Minded 5/1 3. Master Minded to beat Takeroc 8/1 2. Master Minded to beat Twist Magic 8/1 19. Twist Magic to beat Master Minded 19/1 13. Takeroc to beat Master Minded 21/1 4. Master Minded to beat Mahogany Blaze 22/1 8. Tidal Bay to beat Twist Magic 28/1 9. Tidal Bay to beat Takeroc 29/1 5. Master Minded to beat Fiepes Shuffle 34/1 20. Twist Magic to beat Tidal Bay 40/1 14. Takeroc to beat Tidal Bay 44/1 6. Master Minded to beat Lantartique 46/1 10. Tidal Bay to beat Mahogany Blaze 59/1 25. Mahogany Blaze to beat Master Mind

I want to bet minimal amounts on football games. I don’t live in Nevada and I don’t know if betting online is safe. I know all about spreads and odds. But I have never actually been involved with real betting. Where do I start?

Cricket And Soccer Sports betting live online, which corporate bookie bookmaker betting exchange gives all new punters a free 0 sportsbet upon joining there betting shop on the cricket, soccer and other sportingbet’s and also offers gives the best of all TAB resulted dividend odds on horse racing in Australia AU and the United Kingdom UK ?

Hi. I never did any betting before. I would love to place a bet on the champions league final game. The odds are 8/11 for united to win and chelsea are evens. Can someone please explain to me how this works and what does 8/11 or ‘evens’ mean? please explain clearly as this is something that i never understood and would love to get the hang of it.

Cheers!

P.S. Whoever’s clever should place a bet for chelsea to win!!!