While betting on actual football games can be quite fun, it is also a blast to place prop bets on football players and football teams. A fan of football can bet on the amount of games their favorite team will win or they can bet on events surrounding their favorite football player’s life.
In order to place a prop bet on football teams or football players, one must set up a betting account at an Internet sports book. Once the account is established, the football betting account must be funded through the use of a credit card, debit card, e-wallet or wire transfer. After funding the account, one can prop bet at will.
There are many different types of prop bets. In football, a prop bet can be placed on events of a player’s life. For example, Ben Roethlesberger has made headlines recently with his off field antics. A prop bet regarding Big Ben’s life might look like the following:
Which will happen to Ben Roethlesberger first (Prop bet has action until February 12, 2012)?
Get Married 20 to 1
Father a Child 20 to 1
Win the Super bowl with the Pittsburgh Steelers 12 to 1
Leave the Pittsburgh Steelers 4 to 5
Go to prison 100 to 1
In this sample prop bet; one would select which scenario is most likely to occur first. The bet has a drop dead date of February 12, 2012. This means that if none of the above happen before then, the bet does not pay. However, if Ben gets married before any of the other events occur, those betting such will be paid 20 to 1 on their wager.
In addition to betting on football player’s life events, you can bet on individual players on field performance. For example, Adam “Pacman” Jones is attempting to return to the gridiron in the 2010-2011 NFL season. Some people believe he will make a successful return, while others believe he is a bum and will be a flop. A line surrounding Pacman’s performance might look like the following:
Adam “Pacman” Jones total interceptions for the 2010 NFL Season
Over 1 (-115)
Under 1 (-115)
In both instances, one must wager $115 to win $100, as the money line is a negative number. If the money line were positive, the number would reflect how much money a $100 bet would return.