The most common kind of bet in the football wagering system is the spread wager, this is where the bookie will determine which team is the favorite and which is the underdog and the number of points a team has to win or lose by so that the gambler can obtain a payout.

While you are looking at the wagering line, you will see one team with a minus sign beside the number and that signifies that they are the favorite. So let’s say that the Jets from New York are favorites by 6.5 beside their name, that would indicate that they are the favorite and that the opposition would need to lose by 7 or more points so that those who places a wager on the Jets could collect their winnings. In another instance, if New York wins by only 6 points then the gamblers going against the Jets would win their bets. So what this essentially means is that you could still end up losing your wager against the spread even if you choose the team that wins the game.

Of course there are plenty of different forms of bets that you can in the football wagering system which contain futures, squares and over/under totals, but wagering with the point spread is the most popular and the one that you will be using most frequently.