What is +7.5 bet?

Point spreads involve a winning margin. If you bet on a favorite, they need to win by more than the assigned spread. 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.

What does +7.5 mean in a spread?

If you bet on them to win, they must beat the opposing team by at least 7.5 points. On the opposite side of the wager, the New England Patriots are the underdog to win. To beat the spread, they must close the point gap to within 7.5 points or win outright.

What does +7.5 mean?

An underdog could be expressed, for example, as +7.5. That means that if the team wins the game, or loses by seven or fewer points, then those who bet on that team won.

What does negative 7 spread mean?

For a negative spread bet to hit, the team has to beat its opponent by a margin greater than the point spread. What does a -7 spread mean? A spread of -7 means that team needs to win by 8 points or more in order to cover.

What does a +7 spread mean in football?

The underdog odds will be +7, meaning the team can win outright or lose by less than seven points to win the bet. A loss by exactly seven points would cause a push bet.

What is the "Spread" in Sports Betting

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 +7.5 mean in NFL?

A +7 spread is very commonly seen in the NFL due to the scoring of a touchdown and a successful extra point. It can be seen in other sports, as well. 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.

What does a minus 7.5 spread mean?

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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 minus 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 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.

How do you read spread odds?

What does 7w mean?

7 wins, abbreviated in a Win–loss record (pitching) Transportation.

What does 7⁄8 mean?

Introduction. 7/8 as a decimal is 0.875. This number can be represented in various ways, including fractions, decimals, and percentages.

What does a +6.5 spread mean?

Seahawks +6.5 (-110)

Let's say you decide to bet $100 on the Packers to win by more 7 points and the final score is Packers 30, Seahawks 21. The Packers have won by 9 points, meaning they've covered the spread, and you've won the bet. The -110 means that your $100 bet will win you a total of $190.

What do +6.5 odds mean?

Giants +6.5

In this case, if you bet on the Dolphins to win, and they win by 7, you win. If they win by 6, you lose. If the Giants lose by 7 points, you lose your bet. If they lose by 6 points, you'll win.

What does +4.5 mean in a spread?

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. If you bet on the underdog, they simply need to win the game or lose the game by less than four points. If they lose by five, your bet won't cash.

What does +8.5 odds mean?

If it says “Hornets +8.5”, that means that you are betting on the Hornets to either win outright, or at least lose by fewer than 8.5 points. Here's how the results breakdown: If you bet on the Celtics: If they win by 8.5 points or more, you win your bet. If they lose or win by less than 8.5 points, you lose your bet.

What is a negative 6.5 spread?

A minus 6.5 spread means the favorite team must win by more than 7 points and the losing team must lose less than 7 points to win. As you can see, spread betting is easy to understand once you learn about it. You have the chance of winning decent amounts on this type of bet and most bookkeepers offer it.

What does a negative 9.5 spread mean?

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.

How do plus minus spreads work?

The Money Line: Odds for a game based on $1. A "minus" (-) preceding the number indicates the team is a favorite. A "plus" (+) preceding the number indicates the team is an underdog.

What does plus minus mean in spread?

A point spread is a bet on the margin of victory in a game. The stronger team or player will be favored by a certain number of points, depending on the perceived gap in ability between the two teams. A minus sign (-) means that team is the favorite. A plus sign (+) means that team is the underdog.

Is a negative spread good or bad?

It's not possible to have two of each sign for a spread. The team with the negative (-) number is the favorite, or team predicted to win the game. The team with the positive (+) number is the underdog and is expected to lose the game.

What is minus 7 in football?

The “minus” 7 is because you take their score at the end of the game and subtract seven points from it. If they win by exactly seven, that's a “push” and you get your initial wager amount back.

What does over 7.5 rounds mean?

Another popular type of bet is the over/under betting model, where you can bet on the total rounds. For example, if you bet on +7.5 total rounds in a match, you'll win your bet if the boxing fight lasts for at least eight rounds.

What does over 7.5 mean in MLB?

This means that for you to win your bet, there must be 10 or more runs scored by both teams combined. Extra innings are included.