The Football Point Spread can be one of the most complicated parts of betting on an NFL game but you can easily understand how it works and other parts of betting like how to make your own free NFL Picks by following the tips in this article.

The technical definition of the point spread is a type of betting where the bet is made on the outcome of the game, the payoff is based on the accuracy of the bet instead of a simple win or lose. Football point spreads are the ‘equalizer’ for betting on two NFL teams of different strengths.

How To Bet NFL Point Spreads

As an example let’s say that the Seattle Seahawks are going to play the New England Patriots. The NFL point spread for this game might look like this (Seattle +4) (New England +4). If you bet on this point spread that New England is going to win they must win by 4 or more points. If another better bets on Seattle, the Seahawks must win the game or lose by less than four points. The tricky part of this bet is if the outcome of this game was decided by four points then neither better would win the bet. This is called a push and it does sometimes happen when betting on point spreads.

Point Spread Success

Point spreads are not numbers created by magic that are given to the books. Point spreads are meaningless to the outcome of the game, start out as an educated guess and then are adjusted on how the bets for a game are going and the desire of the books. Remember to use your head when betting on point spreads and never bet more money than you can afford to lose.