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

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    If you've been blindly betting the underdog against the spread this season, you are 28-18-2. That's nearly a 61% winning percentage in an industry where even the sharpest bettors can't ask for ...

  4. 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.

  5. NFL against-the-spread picks: Can we really take the Cooper ...

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    Here are the rest of the against-the-spread picks for Week 2 of the NFL season, with the spreads from BetMGM: Chargers (+4) over Chiefs. As I said in today's Daily Sweat, if the Chargers are going ...

  6. Asian handicap - Wikipedia

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    Asian handicap betting is a form of betting on football in which teams are handicapped according to their form so that a stronger team must win by more goals for a bet on them to win. The system originated in Indonesia [citation needed] and gained popularity in the early 21st century. It is a form of spread betting. Handicaps typically range ...

  7. Sports betting - Wikipedia

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    Spread betting are wagers that are made against the spread. The spread, or line, is a number assigned by the bookmakers which handicaps one team and favors another when two teams play each other and one is perceived as being more likely to win. The favorite "gives" points from the final score, and the underdog "takes" points.

  8. NFL picks against the spread: 49ers get their first ... - AOL

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    Here are the picks against the spread for Week 5 of the NFL season, with the odds from BetMGM:. Commanders (-6.5) over Bears. Well, this isn't the Thursday night matchup anyone was clamoring for ...

  9. Statistical association football predictions - Wikipedia

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    Statistical Football prediction is a method used in sports betting, to predict the outcome of football matches by means of statistical tools. The goal of statistical match prediction is to outperform the predictions of bookmakers [citation needed] [dubious – discuss], who use them to set odds on the outcome of football matches.