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  2. How are point spreads made for NFL games? Veteran Vegas ... - AOL

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    The first spread Andrews comes to for an NFL game is simple math, using the power ratings: If Team A is 90, Team B is 91 and at home with a 2.5-point home-field advantage, the line is Team B -3.5.

  3. Spread betting - Wikipedia

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    Spread betting was invented by Charles K. McNeil, a mathematics teacher from Connecticut who became a bookmaker in Chicago in the 1940s. [5] In North America, the gambler usually wagers that the difference between the scores of two teams will be less than or greater than the value specified by the bookmaker, with even money for either option.

  4. Why Dabo Swinney and Clemson football are a historic betting ...

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    Historic spread. The end result: Sportsbooks setting the betting line for 2024 as nearly two touchdowns for the Bulldogs. That point spread (UGA -13.5) started circulating over the summer and is a ...

  5. Online sports betting has trickled down to high school football

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    There have been sporadic examples over the years of gamblers offering college or pro athletes money to entice them not even to lose a game but rather to avoid covering the point spread.

  6. NFL betting: Does the spread even matter? - AOL

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    If you like the underdog against the spread, and you normally bet $100 per game, maybe put $75 of that on the spread and $25 on the moneyline. Maybe you split it evenly and go $50 on spread and ...

  7. Sports betting - Wikipedia

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    Sports betting is the activity of predicting sports results and placing a wager on the outcome. Sports bettors place their wagers either legally, through a bookmaker/sportsbook, or illegally through privately run enterprises referred to as "bookies". The term "book" is a reference to the books used by wage brokers to track wagers, payouts, and ...

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