The 2008 Allstate BCS National Championship Game
Monday, January 07, 2008 - 7:00 PM
Louisiana Superdome - NCAA Championship Football - New Orleans, LA

One game, one opportunity to step into gridiron greatness. For the top two schools in the country, the BCS National Championship is their one chance to leave their mark in college football history. And in 2008, the exciting BCS title game will be held at the world-famous Superdome in New Orleans!

The 2008-09 College Bowl season will come to an exciting end when the BCS National Championship game invades Louisiana Superdome on Jan. 8, 2008 and will feature the #1 and #2 teams in the nation to decide the BCS National Championship.

College Football betting can be a major money maker for sports bettors because of the fact that there
are 117 Division IA teams as opposed to 32 NFL teams. Thus, there is a huge gap in talent from top to bottom.
Also, the high volume of games each Saturday leaves bookmakers vulnerable to making a mistake with the
college betting lines that the keen sports gambler can get action on most of the week. But to be successful
at wagering on college football, you must have an understanding of how the NCAA football betting lines work
and the College Football termonoligy used for betting NCAA football.

Straight Bets, Parlays, Teasers ...
Brief explanation of the different types of bets to wager on football (NCAA).

College Football Straight Bet
The team wagered on must win by the point spread given at the time of the wager. For straight wagers, unless otherwise indicated, the odds are $1.10 to win $1.00. Games that tie are considered "no action" and money is re-deposited back into your account. Due to changing events, the point spread may fluctuate at any time.

Example: Player wagers $110.00 on Cleveland -6 to beat +6 If San Diego wins by more than 6 points the player wins $100.00 so the total payout including the initial wager would be $210.00. If Cleveland only wins by 6 points then the game is considered "no action" and all money is returned to the bettor. If the Cleveland wins by less than 7 points the wagers is lost.

Totals (also known as Over/Under bets)
The combined score of both teams for games wagered on, all totals lay $1.10 to win $1.00 unless it is otherwise indicated.

Example: The player lays $110.00 on the OVER in the NY Jets/Dallas game. The total for the game is 45. If both teams' combined score is more than 45 than the player would win $100.00. If the combined score is equal 45 the game is considered "no action" and the money is returned. If the combined score is less than 45 then the wager is lost.

What Is the Money Line?

Like the point spread, the money line is used to equal out the attractiveness of the favorite and the underdog
for the typical bettor. Money line results are decided by an event’s straight-up winner, without regard to any
point spread, since there is no point spread. Oddsmakers set the money line so that more money must be risked on
the favorite (the expected winner) and less money on the underdog in an effort to balance the amount of bettors
to both of the sides of the sports event.

Examples: The money line is -200 on New England since they have a better chance to win the game. That means a
bettor would have to wager $200 to win $100.

In the above example, the minus (-) sign in front of the price means that the New York Giants are the favorites.
The -145 means that the bettor will win $100 for every $145 bet. If the Giants win the game, a bettor with a $10
bet gets a return of $16.90 – the original $10 stake, and $6.90 profit.

Halftime Wagers
Halftime wagering is simply a wager only on the score of the first, or second half of a contest. The line offered will be a pointspread, a moneyline, or a combination of the two, but the wager applies only to the score of the halftime period specified.

Parlays (also known as Multiples or Combos)

This is a bet of 2 or more teams (selections) or propositions in no particular order. All teams wagered on in a parlay must win. If there is a tie, or "no action" among the selections made, the parlay reverts down to the next lowest number for payoff. In the case of a 2-team parlay, it will revert down to a straight wager. No parlay bets will be accepted where individual "selections" are connected. For example, you cannot parlay the over of the first half of a football game with the over of the total game, because the two are 'connected'

Example


Player wants to make a 5 team parlay:
San Diego -7
Chicago +3
St. Louis -4
New England -10
Cincinnati -8

If all these games win then the player would have won at 20-1 odds. If only 1 team loses then the entire parlay loses.

Parlays are a very exciting way for the sports betting enthusiast to WIN VERY LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY WITH VERY LIMITED RISK! Just look at the simple payout chart below to see how much you'll win by betting just $250 on the parlay combinations.

Typical Parlay Net Winnings for a $250 bet:

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College Football Teasers

NCAA Football Teasers are a popular bet among sports bettors and can be a profitable vehicle, if used in the right manner. First, let's go over what teasers are, and the odds that reputable bookmakers give their clients.

A teaser is a 2-team (or more) proposition bet where a player selects multiple teams and is given a certain amount of bonus points to add to the final score of each game he selects. To win the bet, a bettor must be correct on each of the teams selected. If any game loses or ties, the bettor loses the teaser.

With 2-team teasers, reputable bookmakers will make a player lay 11-10 for the benefit of adding an extra 6 points to each of the 2 teams he selects. Please note that the odds are not 12-10 (or 6-5), which unscrupulous bookmakers (i.e., thieves) will make their clients lay. If your bookmaker's odds are not 11-10, don't be a sucker and play teasers. Just avoid the bet.

Now, if you have a bookmaker that has 11-10 odds on 2-team, 6-point teasers, then here are the 2 conditions to including a team in your bet.

First, select only teams that you think will win out right without the extra 6 points.

Second, and just as important, is to select teams where the 6 point will capture key numbers. Let me explain. In the NFL, certain numbers end up being the final margin of victory more than others. The number 3 is by far the most common number, followed by 7, and then 1, 4 and 6 also are popular numbers for the final margin of games.

Teasers are advantageous when you can use the extra 6 points to capture these key numbers.

For example, you can tease a team that is +2.5 up to +8.5. Then, you capture the key numbers of 3, 4, 6 and 7. Or, vice versa, tease a team down from -8.5 to -2.5. Another excellent move is to tease a team from +1.5 up to + 7.5. Then you capture the key numbers of 3, 4, 6 and 7 as well.

Of course it follows that teasing a team from -12 to -6 doesn't really accomplish much. You've captured the key numbers of 7 and 10, but that is really about it. I would stay away from games in that price range. Also, it's foolish to tease a team from -3 to +3. That accomplishes virtually nothing, especially since ties lose.

Finally, don't fall into the trap of finding games which allow you to capture key numbers that you didn't like at the initial number. That would be letting the tail wag the dog.

For example, say the Steelers are playing the Ravens, and Pittsburgh is favored by 6.5 points. Sure, it would a good play to include Pittsburgh in your teaser, but only if you think the Steelers at -6.5. Otherwise, don't do it.

If you follow these simple rules, I believe you can achieve great profits with teasers.

(Example: A tie on a three team becomes a two team teaser.)

Typical Teaser Net Winnings for $250 bet:

Future Book Wagers

A "futures" wager is a bet placed on an event that is scheduled to occur at some future date. For instance, prior to the beginning of the regular season for each major sport, odds will be established for each team to win their individual division, conference and seasonal championship.

Another type of "future" wager that has become extremely popular is the over/under wager for the total number of victories for the entire season for a given team.

NFL Prop/Proposition Bets (Exotics)

A prop or proposition bet is a wager with 2 or more outcomes that are not directly
related to the final score of an event. One notable characteristic of props is that
they are rarely allowed to be placed in any type of combo bet. Bets such as these are
also called exotics. Most featured props are usually single bets only

Some examples of NFL proposition wagers are: last team to score, most passing yards by
Tom Brady, total number of sacks by both teams, will any team score three times in a row?
Those are a few examples of NFL proposition wagers that are offered on selected key games.

Alternate point spread (works exactly the same as the normal point spread).