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1. Football Betting We adore the ‘beautiful game’ just as much as you do. Thanks to global coverage of the major football leagues such as the English Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga and the leading continental club competitions like the UEFA Champions League, you can bet on pretty much any professional football match in the world with Paddy Power.
2. When the oddsmakers release a betting line on a game, the first thing they.

Football games and any games/events not specifically listed must be held within one week of the originally scheduled date and location to be considered action unless otherwise noted in the specific sports rules section or the inventory game page within the mobile application or web browser application. Please see One Game Parlay Football Rules for One Game Parlay Postponed Match, Cancelled Match and Venue Change Rules.

Minimum Length of Play

For wagering purposes, unless otherwise stipulated in individual Football sports wager rules, Pro and College Football results are official after 55 minutes ofplay. BetMGM does not recognize suspended games (after they have met the minimum time or length requirement specified in the specific sports rules), protests, or overturned decisions for wagering purposes.

1X2 (Home win, draw, away win) - The most popular type of bets on football, the aim of which is to predict the final result of the match, either the win of the home team (1), a draw (X) or the win for the guests (2). Approximately, ¾ of all bets on football are 1X2 bets. Despite being the most popular type of bet in football, it is not considered the best.

Football Wager Rules

Football wagers are accepted in the following manner:

Point Spread

A wager in which a bettor “takes” or “lays” a specified number of points. The team wagered must “cover” the point line for the wager to be deemeda winner. Overtime periods are counted in the final score.

Money Line

A wager in which the bettor “takes” or “lays” a specified price. The team wagered must win the game for the wager to be deemed a winner. Overtime periods are counted in the final score.

Total Points (over/under)

A wager on whether the total number of points scoredinagameisoverorunderaspecifiednumber.Overtimeperiodsare counted in the finalscore.

First Half

Wagers on the first half will be decided by the score at the end ofthe first half. If a game does not go the entire first half, all first half wagers will be refunded. Once the first half has been completed, all wagers on the first half will stand regardless of the length of the remainder of thegame.

Second Half (post halftime)

Wagers on the second half will be decided on the basisofpointsscoredinthesecondhalf.Iftheentiresecondhalfisnotplayedto its completion, all Second Half wagers will be refunded. Overtime periods are counted in the Second Half score and considered official regardless of the length or suspension of the overtimeperiod.

Quarters

Wagers on any specified quarter will be decided on the basis ofpoints scored in that specified quarter only. All specified quarters must be played to their completion or the wager will be refunded.

Once a specified quarter is completed, that specified quarter wager will stand regardless of the length of the remainder of the game. Fourth quarter wagers do not include overtime periods unless otherwisestated.

Team to score first

Settled on the first score of the game. Bets stand even if game is not completed. Overtime counts.

Team to score last

Settled on the last team to score. Game must be completed. Overtime counts.

Highest Scoring Quarter

A wager on which quarter will produce the most points. Dead Heat Rules apply. Game must be completed for bets to stand.

Race to x Points

Winner being the team who reaches the specified points tally first. Should neither team reach the total, and a ‘Neither’ option is not offered, then bets on that market will be void.Please see One Game Parlay Football Rules for One Game Parlay Race To X Rule.

In the event of a wagering tie, the straight wager is considered “noaction” and wager is refunded. Parlays reduce to the next lowest amount of teams.

Football Prop Rules

Various unique wagers may be offered from time to time, called proposition bets. When wagering proposition bets, unless stated otherwise, overtime does count forsettlement of wagers.

Football Game Props

All time-based props will be settled as per the official scoring time listed on the official league source box scores. Scores exactly on the quoted time count as ‘Yes’ for settlement. For example, a score with exactly 02:00 on the clock will besettled as ‘Yes’ on the ‘Will there be a score in the final 2 minutes?’ propbet.

Any turnover proposition does not include a ‘Turnover on Downs’ andonly includes Fumbles andInterceptions.

Allpenaltypropsarebaseduponacceptedpenaltiesonly.Declinedoroff-setting penalties are not included for settlementpurposes.

Coach challenge props only include a challenge initiated by the coach throwing a red flag. Prop does not include booth reviews.

Fourth Down Conversion props do not include first downs awarded by penalty.

Sacks props are settled as per the official league source. Includes 0.5 sacks awarded, however for props such as ‘Player to record a sack in the game’, the player must record at least one total sack (1.0) for ‘Yes’ to be settled thewinner.

Football Player Props

For all player props the players must be listed as active by the official leaguesource for bets to have action. Bets will be refunded on wagers where one or both player are listed as inactive. An exception to this rule is for Quarterback prop markets as these require that the players in question must be starters for bets to have action. Passing yardage props are settled as per gross passing yards.

Football Futures

Football season long futures are unique wagers which will be offered fromtime-to- time. For all season-long match bets and division betting, all bets stand regardless of team re-location, or a change to a team name, season length or playoff format. Unless stated otherwise, team(s) must play in all of their scheduled regular season games for bets to have action.

Football Division and Conference Futures

Division Winner markets will be settled on who finishes top of the relevant division after the conclusion of the Regular Season. If two or more teams have the same regular season win record then ties will be broken using the governing organization’s official rules to determine outright winner. Conference Winner will be settled on team’s performance in the playoffs. Regular season records do not count. If there is a change to the post season structure whereby a Conference Championship is not possible, or called early, Conference Winner will be settled on the team that advances to the Pro Football Championship from that Conference.

Football Player Futures

For all player vs. player match bets, both players must be active in Week 1 for bets to have action.

Player Season Specials

Bet on season performances for named individual players – Total Passing Yards, Rushing Yards, Receiving Yards, Tackles, Sacks, Interceptions, Catches, Passer Rating etc. Player must be active Week 1 of the regular season for bets on their individual performances to stand, else bets are void. Wagers are available on who will achieve the most for each statistic. Players are not required to be active Week 1 for these wagers to stand.

Football Futures List

Pro Football Divisional Odds

Wager on which team will win the division.

Pro Football Conference Odds

Wager on which team will win the conference.

Pro Football Championship Odds

Wager on which team will win the season-long championship.

Big Game MVP

Wager on which player will win the MVP in the game.

College Football Championship

Wager on which team will win the championship.

College Football Conference

Wager on which team will win the Conference.

College Football Heisman Winner

Wager on which team will win the Heisman Trophy.

Pro Football Regular Season Wins

Wager on the number of regular season wins made by a team. Team must play all regular season games for the wager to have action.

College Football Regular Season Wins

Wager on the number of regular season wins made by a team. Team must play all regular season games for the wager to have action.

Division of Winning Team

Wager on which division the winner originates from.

Conference of Winning Team

Wager on which conference the winner originates from

State of Winning Team

Wager on which state the winner originates from

Name The Finalists

Which two teams will meet in the Championship Game. Should no game take place, all bets are void.

Exact Outcome

Which team will win, and who will they beat in the championship game.Should no game take place, all bets are void.

#1 Seed

Team to be the #1 seed at the end of the regular season. Team must play all regular season games for the wager to have action.

Pro Football Division Finishing Position

Wager on the exact position a named team will finish within their division. Team must play all regular season games for the wager to have action.

Pro Football Awards

Wager on which player will win the named Award – AP MVP, Offensive Rookie of the Year, Defensive Rookie of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Comeback Player of the Year, Coach of the Year.

Pro Football Regular Season Wins

Wager on the number of regular season wins made by a team. Team must play all regular season games for the wager to have action.

Head to Head Regular Season Team Wins

Wager on the number of regular seasons wins made by one team vs. another team. Team must play all regular season games for the wager to have action.

Team Season Specials

Wager on team specific specials – total yards gained, total TDs scored, exact total wins, record after x games etc. Team must play all regular season games for the wager to have action.

Touchdown Scorers

These rules apply for First/Last/Anytime/Next/First Team Touchdown Scorer markets. In the event of an abandoned game, bets stand on scores that have taken place already, overtime counts for these markets. The touchdown scorer is the player who scores a touchdown by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone. (i.e. not the passing player.) Bets are void on players that are not listed as active by the relevant American Football governing body.

Football One Game Parlay Rules

Football One Game Parlay rules are the same as Football rules stated above, with the following exceptions.

Race to X Points:

‘Race to X’ selections where neither team reaches the selected score will be settled as losers, regardless of whether a ‘neither team to reach X’ selection was available as an alternate selection or not.

Postponed Games:

Where a game is postponed or incomplete, and subsequently resumed or played within 48 hours (inclusive) of the original scheduled start time, all bets will stand. All bets placed on games played which commence more than 48 hours past the originally scheduled start time will be void. Once the 48 hours have expired, all bets are void and stakes will be refunded.

If a game is cancelled prior to commencement, it falls within the 48-hour rule for postponed games as described above. If it is cancelled after commencing but before its natural end point, the following rules apply:

Cancelled Games:

One Game Parlays will be void if they include at least one selection involving a player who has not yet been on the field for at least one play. The rules outlined below are all applied subject to and subsequent to the application of this rule.

If every selection within a One Game Parlay on the game is already a winner where the fact of cancellation had no impact on the outcome of each selection, the One Game Parlay in its entirety will be treated as a winner. For example, a 2-leg One Game Parlay containing an over total points selection and a certain player to score a touchdown, in a game where the required points have been reached and the player did score a touchdown before the game was subsequently cancelled, will be treated as a winner. In this case, the cancellation had no impact on either selection. The same would not apply to an under total points selection where a game is cancelled while the total score is still under the chosen number, as the cancellation would impact that outcome.

If a single selection of a One Game Parlay has lost and a match is then cancelled, the One Game Parlay will be treated as a loser, where regardless of the fact of cancellation, the selection(s) in question had been irrevocably concluded. For example, a One Game Parlay including a first team to score selection, in a game where the other team scored first and the match was subsequently then cancelled, will be treated as a loser. In this case, the bet had already lost, and this outcome could not be affected in any way by whether the game was subsequently cancelled or not.

If there are no losing selections within a One Game Parlay and at least one void selection at the time of a game cancellation, the One Game Parlay will be treated as void. This rule applies where one or more selections are still undecided at cancellation and may have won or lost if the game had been completed as scheduled. For example, a One Game Parlay including an over total points selection, in a game cancelled while the total points are still below the required amount, will be treated as void. In this case, the total points selection was still undecided and may have won or lost but for the cancellation, so the bet will be voided.

Finding the best football betting site is crucial to not only having the best experience but giving yourself the best chance at making the big bucks! Whether you’re betting the NFL, college football, Canadian football, or any other football leagues, you want to know that you’re betting at the best football betting sites. Above, you’ll find a list of the best sites to bet football that are trustworthy, safe, and secure. If you’re ready to get into football betting, you’ve come to the right place.

The best sites to bet on football we’ve recommended above are truly the best in the business at what they do. If you’re looking for somewhere online to bet that is friendly to beginners as well as capable of handling the action of experienced professionals and aspiring professionals, any one of these top football betting sites will be perfect for you. Football betting online can be a lot of fun, but only if you’re betting with an online sportsbook that is safe, secure, and offers an honest and trustworthy platform to use.

The best US football betting sites online:

• BetUS – Very user friendly website and great promotions
• MyBookie – Many football betting promotions and offers
• BetNow – Offers many different football betting options like prop bets and futures
• Bovada – Offers great promotions and excellent football betting lines
• BetOnline – Excellent customer service and has a strong reputation

What Football Betting Sites Are Safe to Bet With?

We’re here to walk you through the process. Be sure to follow our steps below to make sure that no matter what football betting site you choose, you know your money is safe and protected.

1. Pick out a football betting site that is right for you.

We know you’re looking to get into the action fast, but you need to make sure you choose the best football betting site for you. This is most likely where you’re going to be making your bets for a long time to come, so we’d recommend slightly pumping the brakes to make sure you find the perfect online betting site.

In the chart above, we’ve picked out five of the top betting websites available. Why five and not just one? Because while every one of these football betting sites is trustworthy and high quality, they all offer a slightly different experience. We’ve outlined who each site is best for to give you a good starting point. What we recommend you do, though, is pick out two or three football betting sites from that list and poke around for a few minutes. You should be able to easily tell which site is the right one for you in a matter of minutes, if not seconds.

You’ll be happy down the road that you took the time to do this.

2. Create your free account and make an initial deposit.

Once you’ve sorted through a list of football betting sites, it’s time to create your free account and make your initial deposit. Creating your account is easy. You’ll pick out a screen name, enter your email, create a password, and give a few more details about yourself and that’s it!

Once you have an account, you’ll want to navigate over to the deposits page and make your first deposit. Every football betting site that we have recommended has lots of different options for you to get your account funded including using credit cards, debit cards, e-wallets like PayPal or Skrill, bank transfers, pre-paid cards, and a whole lot more. You should be able to get real money into your account easily in a matter of minutes.

3. Select and make the bets you want to make.

Once you’ve gone through the football betting sites we’ve recommended, created an account and funded it , it’s time to bet! If you already know what you want to bet on, go for it! If you still need some help making your picks, check out the tips and strategy guides we have for you later on in this guide. We’ll load you up with the tools, tips, tricks, and resources that you need in order to become one of the best football bettors on the planet.

4. Win big!

The last step is the “easy” one and can be the fun one. You just need the players on the field to do their jobs and fulfill your expectations. If they can do that and you picked well, you’re going to walk away a big winner!

That’s all you have to do to get started. Scoot on back up to the top of the page and take the first step by picking out the best football betting websites for you. If you still think you need a little assistance, we do have some additional resources for you below that can help you with the process.

Football Betting for Beginners

Brand new? Feeling lost? Need a hug? We got you covered. Getting involved in football betting can seem overwhelming. How do we know this? Because we were in your shoes before. Everyone has to start somewhere. Because we remember that feeling, we want to help by providing some resources specifically targeted towards you and getting you up to speed. Betting on football is not hard, but it can seem like a lot if things aren’t broken down properly.

Start With Sports Betting Basics

When someone first learns how to play football, do you start by teaching them intricate plays or do you start with general sports fundamentals like running, throwing, hand-eye coordination, etc.? You start with the general sports basics as long as you are a good coach who actually wants to see results.

The same is true when it comes to betting on football. You need to start by learning the basics of sports betting in general, and then you can move to the specifics of the sport to get into the action. Here are two guide that are must-reads if you’re brand new to all of this. Everything in these guides is completely applicable to betting on football, so make sure you pay attention and don’t drop the ball with this one.

Once you’ve completed reading and understanding those guides, you should take a look at our How to Bet on Football guide. This is an incredible read jam-packed full of links, additional guides, resources, and more to turn you into an expert when it comes to knowing how to bet on football. Once you finish the information there, you will be more than ready to start building out your strategy and start winning big!

Top Tips for Betting on Football

Looking for some quick football betting tips to get you started on the right track right now? We have got you covered. Below, you’re going to find five of the best football betting tips and resources you need to get started betting on football the right way right now.

Understand the Different Types of Football Bets

Betting flexibility is a phrase that you need to become extremely familiar with if you want to succeed betting on football. Betting flexibility refers to the ability to bet on way more than just the winner of a football game. It’s the multitude of different types of bets and variations of wagers that you can use to build out your winning football betting strategy.

Below, we’ve broken down the most popular types of football bets in an easy to understand manner. You don’t have to use all of these different football bet types to be successful, but being aware of your options is crucial to a successful football betting career.

Stop Making the Most Common Football Betting Mistakes

It’s painful to see football bettors of all skill levels continually making the same betting mistakes over and over again. It doesn’t matter if this is because of laziness, lack of knowledge, or just bad training from a fellow sports bettor; it’s still detrimental to your bottom line and your ability to be a profitable football bettor.

In the guide below, we’ve outlined the most common football betting mistakes and what you can do to make sure you don’t fall victim to them.

Follow Good Bankroll Management Practices

Betting on football is all about the long run. Even if you make the best picks, bet at the best football betting sites, and are really sharp with what you’re doing, you will fail and go broke if you don’t have great bankroll management practices. Our bankroll management guide linked below is one of the most important reads you’ll ever see in your entire football betting career.

Don’t Let the Betting Public or Sports Media Guide You

There are two statements that you need to learn real quickly if you want to succeed betting on football.

1. The betting public is not smart when it comes to betting on football.
2. The sports media’s goal is to entertain fans, not help you pick value sports bets.

The reason that football betting is so profitable is because the betting public is terrible at it.

They have a tendency to bet with their hearts and without doing any research often causing the betting lines to shift the wrong direction giving you the opportunity to pick up extra value. With this knowledge in mind, do you think you should be listening to the betting public for football betting advice? Absolutely not. A popular quote you’ll hear from sportsbook managers and owners is:

The second statement about the sports media is equally important for you to commit to memory before choosing a football betting site. Talk shows, news reports, magazines, and online articles are typically written with one goal in mind – entertain the reader, viewer, or listener and get them to come back for more. Notice we didn’t say their goal was to help you make great picks. Their goal is to entertain and that often means that they have to ignore what they really think is going to happen to push a more attractive narrative. It also means they are usually not looking at odds, spreads, or payout lines when they are making their picks.

Do not let the betting public or the sports media sway you from making an intelligent football bet. If the source is a proven, sharp football bettor who focuses solely on making intelligent bets, they are the only exception to this tip.

Shop Your Football Betting Lines

Thanks to the addition of our betting center above, there are now zero acceptable excuses for not shopping your football betting lines. Shopping your betting lines means checking multiple sportsbooks to see who is paying out the most on the exact same bet. Yes, different sportsbooks will pay you more or less money on the exact same bet all based on how much action they have brought in on the game so far.

Sportsbooks want even action on both sides of the game, and in order to do that, they have to adjust the lines to sway the action as needed. Each sportsbook does this independently. You should be taking advantage of this unless you don’t like money or want to leave free money on the table.

Football Betting Strategy

You can have a great deal of fun placing bets on football with just a little bit of knowledge, and there’s even the possibility of earning a little extra cash. For the best chance of making consistent profits, however, you really need to know more than just the basics. The strategy section of our guide is an incredibly useful resource for anyone that’s serious about making money. It features advice on several key aspects of general strategy along with articles on a range of specific strategies as well.

There are a number of different strategies you can use. You don’t need to use them all to be successful, but we do recommend learning the basics about each one. This will make it possible to determine which strategies will work best for you and the knowledge gained through this experience can also be used as a tool for developing your own systems and strategies.

Super Bowl Betting

The money bet on the Super Bowl every year is MASSIVE. Want to see for yourself? Check this out.

Every year, billions of dollars are bet on the Super Bowl. This massive movement of money means there are a lot of great opportunities for you to make some serious cash on the big game. You have additional bet types to choose from and amateur bettors who have no idea what they are doing driving the lines all over the place and creating value opportunities.

Because this is such a monster event in football betting, we’ve created a dedicated guide packed with Super Bowl betting strategy and the best Super Bowl betting sites.

The Most Popular Football Leagues to Bet On

If you’re new to betting on football or this is your first trip to a football betting website, you may not be aware of all the different opportunities you have to bet on football. Below, we’ve gone ahead and outlined the most popular football leagues in the world where you’ll be able to get action on games from the football betting sites we’ve recommended on this page.

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There’s just one thing left for you to do in order to get started betting on football right now. It’s to get started and take that first step! We’ll make it easy for you. We’ve linked the top football betting site below for your convenience. Click the link, create your free account, and start looking at the bets that are available. If you find something that you like, make a deposit and get yourself into the action!