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How do you read a basketball spread?

This number of points is the point spread. The favorite is always indicated by a minus sign (e.g. -5.5) and the underdog by a plus sign (e.g.+5.5). If you bet on the favorite, you win your bet if the favorite wins AND their margin of victory is greater than the point spread.

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The point spread - also called "the line" or "the spread" - is used as a margin to handicap the favorite team. For betting purposes, the oddsmaker predicts that the favored team will win by a certain number of points. This number of points is the point spread. The favorite is always indicated by a minus sign (e.g. -5.5) and the underdog by a plus sign (e.g.+5.5). If you bet on the favorite, you win your bet if the favorite wins AND their margin of victory is greater than the point spread. If you bet on the underdog, you win if the underdog wins, ties, or if the favored team wins but fails to exceed the point spread. It is standard for point spread bets in most sports that you wager $110 to win $100. The point spread given in the table above is for the home team only. To see the odds for both teams, click on the matchup. A money line, used in baseball and hockey, takes the place of a point spread. Money line betting is simply wagering on the contest based on a given price rather than a point spread. The team wagered on has to win the game outright, regardless of the score. The minus sign (e.g.-130) always indicates the favorite and the amount you must bet to win $100. The plus sign (e.g.+120) always indicates the underdog and the amount you win for every $100 bet. Using this example, therefore, you would bet $130 to win $100 on the favorite, while for the underdog you would bet $100 to win $120. The over/under is the number of points oddsmakers expect will be the total score for the contest (both teams combined, overtime included). You bet on whether the total points scored will be more or less than this number. As with point spread bets, you must generally wager $110 to win $100. Betting on a point spread or money line is sometimes called betting "sides" - that is, betting that one side or the other will be the winner - while betting the over/under is referred to as betting "totals".

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What does a +7.5 spread mean in basketball?

NBA point spread FAQs A +7 point spread means there's a 7 point underdog in the matchup and that another team is favored to win by seven according to the sportsbook. If you place a point spread bet on a team at +7 you'll need that team to lose by six or less in order to win the bet.

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Point spread betting in the NBA is an electrifying way to wager on NBA teams. Whether you think a favorite will win by a margin or you predict an underdog to pull an upset by keeping the game close with the potential to cover a large spread. You can almost always expect a thrill with a lot of ups and downs during the NBA contest. In each NBA game there’s a favorite (the team predicted to win) and an underdog (the weaker team). If you’re betting on the favorite you’re betting that they will win the game by a certain margin. On the flip side, if you’re taking a wager on the underdog, you’re betting that the weaker team in the matchup will lose by less points than the same amount. If the underdog wins the game outright then the wager cashes also. For example, let's say the Los Angeles Lakers are a -3 favorite vs the Celtics. This means the Celtics are a +3 underdog.

Spread Odds Boston Celtics +3 -110 Los Angeles Lakers -3 -110

If you bet the Lakers to win on the spread then you need the Lakers to win the game by 4 points. Conversely if you bet the Celtics on the spread then you need the Celtics to lose by 1 point, 2 points or win the game outright. In this example if the Lakers win by 3 exactly or the Celtics lose by 3 exactly it’s considered a push and bets are refunded.

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