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What is sudden death in football?

Sudden death play — where the game ends on any score (safety, field goal or touchdown) — continues until a winner is determined. Each team gets two timeouts. The point after try is not attempted if the game ends on a touchdown.

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NFL games are competitive and unpredictable. During the 2021 season, 34 games were decided by a game-winning score on the final play — the most in the league’s history. Inevitably, with so many games so close, some will end with a tie score at the end of regulation. The 2021 season featured 21 games that required overtime, not including two in the postseason. Since the NFL added an overtime period in 1974 to resolve regular season games that end regulation time with a tie score, 629 games (1974–2021) have been decided in overtime. As with many NFL rules, the rules governing overtime have evolved over time.

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The league installed a modified sudden-death overtime system to help determine a winner in a tie game for the 2010 postseason. Two seasons later, the league expanded those rules to cover all NFL games. The current rules give both teams the opportunity to possess the ball at least once in overtime. Although, during the regular season, if the team that gets the ball first scores a touchdown on the opening possession, they win. In 2017, NFL clubs approved shortening overtime in the regular season to 10 minutes from 15. The rule change was aimed at improving player safety. In 2022, NFL clubs approved a rule that allows both teams to possess the ball in overtime in the postseason.

OVERTIME RULES FOR NFL REGULAR SEASON

At the end of regulation, the referee will toss a coin to determine which team will possess the ball first in overtime. The visiting team captain will call the toss. No more than one 10-minute period will follow a three-minute intermission. Each team must possess, or have the opportunity to possess, the ball. The exception: if the team that gets the ball first scores a touchdown on the opening possession. Sudden death play — where the game ends on any score (safety, field goal or touchdown) — continues until a winner is determined.

Each team gets two timeouts.

The point after try is not attempted if the game ends on a touchdown. If the score is still tied at the end of the overtime period, the result of the game will be recorded as a tie. There are no instant replay coach’s challenges; all reviews will be initiated by the replay official.

OVERTIME RULES FOR NFL POSTSEASON GAMES

Unlike regular season games, postseason games cannot end in a tie, so the overtime rules change slightly for the playoffs.

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What does 2.5 mean in basketball?

What is a 2.5 point spread? All point spreads don't have to be whole round numbers. If we choose to back the favorite in this spot we'll need them to win by 3. This also means that if we choose to wager on the underdog we'll need them to lose by 2 or less in order to win that 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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