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FOX Bet allows bettors to get in on the action all year long, offering a wide range of wagering options on every major sports league. An abundance of statistics and betting trends are available at your fingertips to help you make well-informed and confident bets.
When it comes to betting sports like baseball and hockey, the standard bets are made on the “money line” – an established number for both teams to win the game outright. What makes point spread bets attractive are the fluid nature of each game – it’s a reality show that, when done right, is inexplicable. While betting on the winner of the game, as shown above, is the most popular method of betting the NHL, there is also the puck line. Baseball bettors will recognize this as being quite similar to the run line. When betting the puck line, bettors can either lay 1.5 goals with the favorite or take 1.5 goals with the underdog. NHL Puck Line – The puck line is the closest thing to a spread in NHL betting. When looking at the puck line, the favorite will be -1.5 goals and the underdog will be +1.5 goals. Unlike NHL moneylines, the favorite has to win by two or more goals to cover a puck line, while any other outcome results in a cover for the underdog.
There are dozens of different wagers you can make prior to the start of games. They include (but are not necessarily limited to):
- a straight-up winner (the moneyline)
- a side to win against a spread/run line/puck line
- over or under the total number of points/runs/goals that will be scored in the game (by both teams or by either team)
- a side to win against a partial-game (e.g. halftime, period, five-inning) spread/line
- any one of a number of game-related props.
Moneyline Puck Line Odds
A point spread (often referred to as a “run line” in baseball and a “puck line” in hockey) represents a number set by oddsmakers to provide a numerical advantage or disadvantage based on the margin of victory or defeat for a given team. The team that is considered the “favorite” (noted with a “-” sign preceding the number) would need to win the game by a certain number of points/runs/goals while the team that is considered the “underdog” (noted with a “+” sign preceding the number) is given a margin by which the team can lose the game but still “cover” the point spread.
To use an example, if the line is Team A (-1.5) vs. Team B (+1.5): a winning against-the-spread wager on Team A would require them to win by 2 or more. Team B is the winning wager in this scenario if they either win outright or lose the game by 1.
FOX Bet also offers prop (short for “proposition”) bets, which are wagers on specific events within each game. Examples of prop bets that can be offered include (but are certainly not limited to):
- which player will score the game’s first or last touchdown, point, goal or run
- whether a player will accumulate more or fewer than a set number of a particular stat
- which player will lead the game in a particular stat
- whether a game will go into overtime or extra innings
Moneyline Puck Line Betting
Live betting, which is sometimes referred to as in-game betting, refers to the ability to wager on many of the same types of wagers summarized above after a game has already begun. All of the same fundamentals apply, but with odds, lines and spreads constantly being updated in response to how a game is unfolding.
Future bets are offered for bettors wishing to take a longer view. Odds are updated and available throughout a season in a wide range of categories. Examples of future bets include (but are not limited to):
- which team will win a particular division or conference
- which team will reach and/or win the championship series or game
- which player(s) will win such end-of-year honors such as MVP, Rookie of the Year, etc.
- which player(s) will lead the league in a particular stat at season’s end
Regardless of which sports you follow, FOX Bet lets you get in on the action all year long.