How To Read A Point Spread For Football

It is important to note that the betting statistics found on the Sportsbook Insider live odds page are NOT “consensus” picks, wish lists, or public opinion polls. Our betting statistics come directly from the line boards of our contributing sportsbooks. The betting percentages you see represent real bets placed at real sportsbooks. Keep that in mind while reading this explanation of sports betting terms.

Spread %

How To Read A Point Spread For FootballMarket AvgOpenInfoTimeTeam# BetsSpreadMLParlay O/UPinnaclePinnacleCRISOlympicABCWSEXDetails
253 Cincinnati Bengals
254 San Francisco 49ers
35709
92%
8%
80%
20%
-9.5+110
43u-105-9+110
42u-105-8-110
42u-110-8-110
42.5u-110-8.5-110
42u-110-8.5-110
42.5u-110

Moneyline %

The percentage of “Moneyline Bets” placed on Team A vs Team B. Example, 92% of the Moneyline bets placed in the Cincinnati vs San Francisco NFL game were placed on Cincinnati, whereas 8% were placed on San Francisco.

EXAMPLE:

Market AvgOpen
InfoTimeTeam# BetsSpreadMLParlay O/UPinnaclePinnacleCRISOlympicABCWSEX
Details
253 Cincinnati Bengals
254 San Francisco 49ers
35709
92%
8%
80%
20%
-9.5+110
43u-105
-9+110
42u-105
-8-110
42u-110
-8-110
42.5u-110
-8.5-110
42u-110
-8.5-110
42.5u-110

Parlay %

The percentage of “Parlay Bets” placed on Team A vs Team B. Example, 82% of the Parlay bets placed on Cincinnati vs San Francisco NFL game included Cincinnati, whereas 18% included San Francisco.

EXAMPLE:

Market AvgOpen
InfoTimeTeam# BetsSpreadMLParlay O/UPinnaclePinnacleCRISOlympicABCWSEX
Details
253 Cincinnati Bengals
254 San Francisco 49ers
35709
92%
8%
80%
20%
-9.5+110
43u-105
-9+110
42u-105
-8-110
42u-110
-8-110
42.5u-110
-8.5-110
42u-110
-8.5-110
42.5u-110

O/U%

The percentage of “Over/Under Bets” placed (O/ U). Example, 80% of the bets placed on the total number of points scored in the Cincinnati vs San Francisco NFL were placed on Over, whereas 20% were placed on the Under.

EXAMPLE:

How To Read A Point Spread For Football
Market AvgOpen
InfoTimeTeam# BetsSpreadMLParlay O/UPinnaclePinnacleCRISOlympicABCWSEX
Details
253 Cincinnati Bengals
254 San Francisco 49ers
35709
92%
8%
80%
20%
-9.5+110
43u-105
-9+110
42u-105
-8-110
42u-110
-8-110
42.5u-110
-8.5-110
42u-110
-8.5-110
42.5u-110

How To Read A Point Spread For Football

Number of Bets Placed

The “number of bets” placed on a match-up. Example, 35709 Bets have been placed on Cincinnati vs. San Francisco in an NFL game. It is IMPORTANT TO NOTE that the “number of bets” data ONLY comes from BetUs.com, and Caribsports.com. The other contributing sportsbooks DO NOT provide data on the number of bets placed. Bet items include any wager on the spread, moneyline, parlay, or O/U.

EXAMPLE:

How To Read Point Spread College Football

Market AvgOpen
InfoTimeTeam# BetsSpreadMLParlay O/UPinnaclePinnacleCRISOlympicABCWSEX
Details
253 Cincinnati Bengals
254 San Francisco 49ers
35709
92%
8%
80%
20%
-9.5+110
43u-105
-9+110
42u-105
-8-110
42u-110
-8-110
42.5u-110
-8.5-110
42u-110
-8.5-110
42.5u-110

How To Read A Point Spread For Football Score

“Individual” Sportsbook Betting Percentages

Members have the ability to monitor and track betting activity at each of our contributing sportsbooks. We separate and filter the betting percentages data into our contributing sportsbooks. If you only wanted to know how the public was betting at BetUs.com you could. If you only wanted to monitor how the public was betting at Sportsbook.com you could. Select the “Individual” option in the “View:” drop down menu.

How To Read A Point Spread For Football Games

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