Football betting sites
The NFL is the most bet sport in the country and the market every book fights hardest for. On the big game of the week the line will be almost the same everywhere. What differs between football betting sites is the price beside the line, the handling of the key numbers and what the book pushes at you on Sunday.
The bets themselves, and what winning at -110 takes, are on how to bet on football.
The same season at two prices
Most of an NFL bettor's money goes on sides and totals, so the price on those is the first thing I'd compare. Here is one season of 100 bets to win $100 each, with 53 winners, at a book dealing -110 and at one dealing -105.
| Price | 53 winners pay | 47 losers cost | The season |
|---|---|---|---|
| -110 | $5,300 | $5,170 | Up $130 |
| -105 | $5,300 | $4,935 | Up $365 |
Same games, same picks, nearly three times the profit. A cheaper price doesn't make a loser into a winner, but over a season it is worth more than most tips you will read.
How a book deals 3 and 7
Pro football games land on a margin of 3 more than on any other number, with 7 next, and the book knows it as well as you do. Watch what a book does when the market sits on 3. Some move the price, -3 at -120 one way and +3 at even money the other, rather than move off the number. Others go to 2.5 or 3.5 quickly. A book that lets you buy the half point onto or off 3 at a fair price is worth having for that alone, and one that charges heavily for it is telling you where it makes its money.
I'd keep at least two football books for that reason, and check both before every bet near 3 or 7.
Limits and timing
Sides and totals on the NFL carry the highest limits of any market at most books, because the number is the most worked over in the business. Props, the lower-volume games and the opening numbers early in the week take much less. If you bet early, look for a book that opens early and takes a real bet on the opener. If you bet the weekend with everyone else, the price and the hook matter more than the limit.
How the number moves through the week, and why, is on the odds movement page.
The Sunday menu
The book's profit is not on the side you bet at -110. It is on the touchdown scorer props, the same game parlays, the boosted parlay of the week and the live line during the late game, because each of those carries a much bigger cut and is bet by people who don't add it up. A good football site makes every one of them a tap away, and the better the app, the more it costs a careless player.
The public usually bets favorites and overs, in prime time and in parlays, and a book that has a lot of that money on one side on a Sunday night will happily sit on the position. I don't think that makes the other side a bet on its own, but it does explain why the popular side is rarely the cheap one by kickoff.
Your limit, not the book's
A full Sunday card asks for a bet on every game. I'd bet the few where I had a reason and stake 1 or 2 percent of the bankroll on each, with a figure for the whole weekend fixed before the early games. The book needs every game on its board. You need only the ones it got wrong.
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BetanySports
Reduced-juice lines on the NFL, college football, NBA, WNBA, MLB and NHL, says the site. Crypto payouts in Bitcoin or Litecoin with no fee, up to $10,000 a request and $50,000 a week, as stated
25% sports free play up to $75Read the review
betDSI.com
Maximum bet up to $20,000 online or by phone, with higher limits on request, says the FAQ. Live betting across the major sports, a long props list and phone wagering
50% sports bonus up to $500Read the review
BetNow
Bet limits published by sport and day, up to $10,000 on an NFL side on game day, says the site. Deposits from $20, with no fee on crypto deposits
100% cash bonus up to $2,000Read the review
BetPhoenix
Toll-free lines in English, Vietnamese and Chinese, plus a wagering line, with online wagering 24/7, says the site. Live betting with games streamed on the site, as stated
175% free play up to $1,750Read the review
BetPOP
Crypto payouts from $50 to $10,000, twice a week, free, processed the same afternoon if requested before noon Eastern, says the cashier page. NFL sides up to $10,000 on same-day lines, with higher limits on request
50% free play up to $250Read the review
BookMaker Sportsbook
Crypto withdrawals from $50 up to $25,000 on weekdays, seven a week, with no BookMaker fee, according to its help centre. Live betting on all major North American sports, with props on NFL prime-time games, says the site
Bovada
Published withdrawal limits by method, up to $9,500 a Bitcoin request and $90,000 a week. No fee on crypto withdrawals, says the help center
50% sports welcome bonus up to $250Read the reviewBUSR
265+ thoroughbred and harness tracks with a daily horse rebate, says the site. Crypto deposits with no fees, and free Bitcoin payouts, as stated
100% Free Play match up to $1,000 on each of the first three depositsRead the review
EveryGame
One account covers the sportsbook, two casinos and poker, says the site. Crypto deposits and withdrawals in Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin, according to its About page
$1,500 welcome package: 100% up to $500, plus 10 x 50% crypto bonuses up to $100Read the review
JustBet
Maximum bet stated as $20,000 online and by phone, with higher limits on request. Crypto payouts with no fee from the book, according to its Bitcoin page
MyBookie
A 100% crypto first deposit bonus up to $1,000, with the rollover worked out on the bonus page. KYC-verified payouts processed within 48 hours, says the banking page
100% crypto first deposit bonus up to $1,000Read the reviewXbet
Bitcoin payouts typically sent within 12 to 24 hours, with a $25 minimum, says the help centre. Deposits by Visa, Mastercard, person-to-person and a dozen coins
100% crypto welcome bonus up to $200 in bonus betsRead the review
YouWager
A published limits table, from $10,000 on an NFL spread down to $300 in-game. MLB on a 10-cent line from -100 to -190
50% free play up to $250 on a first depositRead the review