A person with good money management skill is likely to be a winner when it comes to betting in NCAA. For a new bettor it is important for him to know the game and observe the teams and the players before putting the money on stake and should know exactly what lines and point spreads in football actually mean. Once you get to know how the game actually works then you can easily figure out how a sportsbook actually work does and how they set the numbers. A new bettor must know that there are basically two types of sports bet i.e. parlay bets and straight bets. Straight bets usually concern on betting on just one game whereas when it comes to parlay bets, you can bet on more than one team at a time. Straight football bets are further classified into two types i.e. “side” and “total”.
You have to choose either one of them, in side betting you basically choose the side of one team, for example if two teams like the Citadel and the jets are playing, you choose any one of the two. And if the team that you chose wins then you win. And if you choose to bet the total way then under this you need to bet lesser or more than the total. Where as in parlay bets you can place more than two bets at a time like if you place a bet on the jets on your ticket and you also place a bet on the total, so here you have bet two times. The outcome of you bet here can’t be somewhere in between you either loose or you win. In parlay type of betting the more bets on your ticket the greater you will be exposed to the chances of loosing which means greater risk, but that’s actually the fun of betting. Though NCAA betting is really fun and exciting but for some it is also a source of income so before betting keep in mind some tips.
Different sportsbooks have different odds, so make sure that you check the odds thoroughly before betting and there are also a number of websites that can help you with the latest point spread. You should also avoid exotic bets as they involve a very high risk, if you have a parlay bet and your ticket is for $150 then you might win $15000 but there are also chances that you might also loose the same. So you need to be very careful with your bets.