What does 9.5 odds mean?

The Lakers enter the game as clear favourites, with the spread set at 9.5 points. This means that the point spread market on the sportsbook would look like this: Lakers -9.5 Pelicans +9.5. If you back the Lakers to cover the spread, then they must win by 10 points or more for your bet to be a winner.

What does +9.5 mean spread?

A 9.5-point spread means that one team is getting +9.5, and the other is getting -9.5. The team getting +9.5 wins the bet if they win the game, or they lose by nine points or less. On the other side, the team with -9.5 only has a chance to win the bet if they win by 10 points or more.

What does it mean when odds are negative?

Odds with a negative (-) symbol indicate the betting favorite. The number that follows the negative symbol (the odds) reveals how much to bet for every $100 you want to win. For example, as explained above, if the team you're betting has -110 odds, you need to wager $110 to win $100.

What does a +8.5 spread mean?

Let's say that a team is favored as 8.5 point favorites or written as -8.5. For the favored team to “cover the spread,” they must win by at least nine points. If they win by eight points or less, it doesn't matter that they won because they didn't cover the spread.

What does +12.5 spread mean?

Oddsmakers have assigned a “point spread” to the matchup, which basically gives the underdog team an artificial “head start”. The Point Spread is +12.5 for Charlotte, which means that when they start the matchup and the real score is 0-0, Charlotte will actually be leading 12.5-0 for the purposes of picking a winner.

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What does minus 10.5 spread mean?

Looking at the underdogs, the Redskins are +10.5 on the spread (10.5-point underdogs), meaning they would have to lose by 10 or less in order for your bet to cash. The Titans are 4.5-point underdogs, meaning they would have to lose by four points or less in order to win.

What's +10 spread mean?

The +10 means that Team A will have to win by at least 10 points for you to win our bet, while the -10 means Team B has to lose by fewer than 10 points for you to win your bet.

What does a minus 7.5 spread mean?

Spread vs.

For example, if a spread is (-7.5) points, your team needs to win by eight or more. If you bet on an underdog, they can lose by fewer than the assigned spread or win outright for you to win. For example, if a spread is (+5.5) points, your team can lose by 5 or fewer or win outright.

What does a team +13.5 mean?

You would generally see that listed as -13.5 for the Chiefs or Broncos +13.5. A minus symbol (-) always indicates the favorite, while a plus symbol (+) means a team is the underdog. This means that the Chiefs are expected to beat the Broncos by 14 or more points.

How does a +7 spread work?

If the spread is set at +7, this means that to cover, the underdog must either win the game outright or lose by fewer than seven points. For the favorite to cover, they must win by more than seven points.

What does +110 mean in odds?

When you see a plus sign in front of a number (like +150 for example) it tells you which team is the underdog. You get a higher payout betting on the underdog since they're less likely to win. The team with the plus sign (like +150) is the underdog. The number tells you how much profit you will win if you bet $100.

Are odds better with a minus or plus?

A "minus" (-) preceding the number indicates the team is a favorite. A "plus" (+) preceding the number indicates the team is an underdog. Bet No. The Dolphins' odds are -180, meaning an $18 bet would win $10 for a return of $28.

How do you read spread odds?

What does +14.5 spread?

In this case, the Bills are favored to win by 14.5 points. We know this because the “-” represents the favorite, whereas the “+” represents the underdog. So the Bills have to win by over 14.5 points to win the bet. Some books may also identify the point spread by using the word “Line.”

What does a minus 10 spread mean?

In the case that you see a plus sign and a number, that side is the underdog in the matchup. The minus sign means that the final score will have the spread number subtracted from it.

What does 11.5 spread mean?

Against The Spread Pick

With a spread of 11.5, you can either take the Warriors -11.5 (meaning you think Curry and company will win by more than 11.5 points) or you can go with the Grizzlies +11.5 (meaning you think that even though the underdogs may lose the game outright, they will lose by less than 11.5 points).

How does +3.5 work?

A spread of +3.5 means a team must win outright or lose by fewer than four points to cover the spread. A +3.5 spread is particularly enticing in football because, as noted earlier, 3-point victory margins are extremely common. An example of a +3.5 spread: New England Patriots +3.5.

What does 8.5 mean in football?

The Over/Under line in this game is 8.5 runs. This means that if both teams score 9 or more combined runs the result counts as Over.

What is the +1.5 spread?

When there is a +1.5 or -1.5 next to a team, this is known as the point spread. The team with -1.5 is the favorite, while the team that is +1.5 is the underdog. In this particular spread, the two teams are pretty close. Point spreads can vary, but this is one of the most common point spreads.

What does minus 9 spread mean?

The negative value -9 indicates the Giants are favored by 9 points. The positive value (+9) indicates the Jets are underdogs of 9 points. To place a bet on the favored Giants means they must win by at least 10 points to cover the spread. The underdog Jets can lose by eight points and still cover the spread.

What does +7.5 spread mean on Fanduel?

When you bet the spread, you're betting on a team's margin of victory or defeat. So, if you bet on the favorite (indicated by the “-”), they have to win by more than the number shown. If you bet on the underdog (“+”), they have to win outright or lose by less than the number shown.

What does +4.5 mean in football spread?

Usually, you will see point spreads in a half-point format because if you use whole numbers, you could induce a push by hitting that number exactly. In basketball, you might see a point spread of -4.5/+4.5, which means the favored team will need to win the game by five points or more for your bet to cover the spread.

What is a 10.5 spread?

That is the point-spread. Carolina is +10.5. That means they are getting (+) 10.5 points. Before the game even starts, they are up by ten-and-a-half points.

What does a minus 11 spread mean?

When a casino accepts a spread bet, it gives the player the odds of 10 to 11, or -110. That means that for every 11 dollars the player wagers, the player will win 10, slightly lower than an even money bet.

What do spread numbers mean?

The spread

The point spread is the number of scoring units (i.e., points for basketball and football, runs for baseball, goals for hockey and soccer) representing the projected margin of victory for the favorite over the underdog. The amount of the spread can range widely from sport to sport and event to event.