What is SPREAD BETTING?
With spread betting, the potential exists to see far greater returns on your stakes when you call it right, but also, it has to be factored in that the losses increase based on how inaccurate your bet turns out to be. In its simplest form: the ‘more wrong’ you are with any given bet, the more you stand to lose.
As such, you should be familiar with spread betting rules before you dip your toes into this particular water. Use a spread betting calculator to ensure you know exactly how much you are liable to lose, as well as how much you stand to win.
SPREAD BETTING EXPLAINED
In the financial world, spread bets involve predicting how much a given stock price may rise or fall during a period of trading. The wins or losses are dictated by the closing price of the stated share and what you have predicted.
In sports spread betting, you are more likely to be predicting how many goals/points will be scored in a given match, how many red/yellow cards will be issued in a soccer game or how many points a team will accumulate over a season.
Based on your opinion, you elect to buy or sell if you feel the spread is likely to come in over or under the benchmark that has been set.
Spread Betting Examples
Overs and unders is often one type of spread betting market that is available on sporting events. For instance, in an NBA basketball game, the total points spread might be set at 156-160 (the combined total to be scored by both teams in the game).
On the other hand, if you had bought this spread bet at 160, you would be wrong by ten points. In this case, you would lose ten times the initial stake you placed.
Similarly, if the total points in the game turned out to be 170, you would lose 14 times your initial stake had you decided to sell at
Had you bought the spread on total points in this game at 160, a 170-point game would result in a ten-point spread bet win
and so you would gain a ten-fold return on the initial stake.
Popular Spread bets
Spread Betting - FAQ:
Spread Betting - How To Get Involved
As is the case with every bet type, make sure to thoroughly research spread betting before getting involved. There is enough useful information out there to help punters and 888sport customers can read up more on spread betting by scrolling up the page.
What Are The Most Popular Spread Bet Types?
Card betting in football is one of the most popular options for spread bettors. As cards are set with two different values, buying or selling for/against the spread is quite simple.
Spread Betting - Is It For Me?
Spread betting is something that punters usually try their hand at with smaller stakes before getting too involved. Dipping your toes in the water with spread betting is the way to go as it can be confusing and won’t suit every punter.
A Brief Guide To Spread Betting
Here is an example: let’s say you are watching an NFL game and the total match points mark is set at 53-57. If spread betting on this particular market, you would either sell at 53 or buy at 57.
