by Jerry "Jet" Whittaker

May 08, 2007

Gambling and Football:

Gambling is one of the oldest forms of entertainment. Human life is wrought with uncertainties- at a large scale. This makes life interesting and worth while. If everything happens according to our plans then there is no thrill in living. Gambling pries upon human need to enact that huge drama of life in small scale. Small success of life celebrated in a game or a competition gives an appearance to adding up to the life’s achievements. Football game too is as uncertain and unpredictable as life itself. Today’s champion may turn to be tomorrow’s runner up or a total loser. Today’s thrown away team may produce unimaginable gusto and sore to the heights in an unexpected time with an unexpected turn. So betting on football team is like betting on a horse. The rush one feels in the blood at every turn of the ball is what football betters are looking for. Money need not be a primary motive. We can imagine the betting on football could be as old as the sports itself.

Gambling on Football:

Football Gambling or soccer betting is one of the most important gambling that goes on through conventional methods and through online gambling sites. There are websites that allows the one to pick the best picks. They give regular information about the odds and lines to make most profit by betting on those sites. Some websites provide comprehensive odds and game matchups. They provide latest odds of all NFL, NBA, NASCAR, MLB, NHL etc. The updates are done every two minutes. They give in-depth statistical preview of all the games and make the one who gambles to make decision as on which team to bet, with which betting company to go by. They give information on the opinion of other betters; let us know whom most people bet on. The point spread is used as a margin to handicap the favorite team. The oddsmaker, for the sake of betting predicts that the favored team would win, that too is by a certain number of points. This is the spread. It is indicated by a (-) sign. The other terms used in football betting gamble are underdog, over/under, opening line etc.

Why gamble on football:

Football is one of the world’s most favored games. There are millions of viewers for football matches and practically all football games are under the scanner of betting organizations. Gambling is done even on the basis of college level competition. The best way to make profit is follow the odds and lines and bet with the most reliable betting organization. 

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