How Do You Pick Against The Spread

By Barry Werner
  • In the event that the oddsmakers feel the game doesn’t need a spread, it would be set at 0 or what some call a pick’em (both teams are given even odds to win for this type of bet). The odds given on the spread are usually -110 unless otherwise noted. It is not uncommon to see one side of the spread being -105, with the other side being -115.
  • Pick the teams that are lowest percentage picked and go high on confidence. As for how much you should pick against the crowd, you’ll need to get a feel for your league to see how contrarian it is. If a lot of people pick against the crowd then you have to as well. If a lot of people pick with the crowd, you can go with the crowd more.
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PK or Pick’em means that the matchup is so close that there’s neither a favorite nor an underdog. Whatever team you pick to win when betting on the point spread simply has to win the game and the margin of victory doesn’t matter. In these cases, there may not even be a point spread available for the game and you can only bet on the moneyline.

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The opening week saw predictable results and some surprises, especially from Jacksonville and Washington. Will the underdogs continue their roll or will the come back to reality? Overall, there are a handful of noteworthy matchups, though, and with the help from our friends at Sportsbook Wire, we can take an early look at the spreads and predicted outcomes for each. We will update throughout the week as the information becomes available.
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What Does Picking Against The Spread Mean

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What Does Against The Spread Mean In Sports Betting?
by Doc's Sports - 10/10/2014

The term 'against the spread', commonly referred to as ATS, is one of the more commonly used sports betting terms. To bet against the spread is simply to bet on a pointspread. Most commonly, you will talk of your record against the spread, which means the number of games you have bet in which the team you bet on covered the spread compared to the games in which the team did not cover. When someone talks about their performance against the spread you know that they are not talking about moneyline betting, totals or proposition bets. You can bet against the spread in football and basketball, but not commonly in baseball or hockey.

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The easiest way to understand this concept is with an example. If Nick takes the Patriots against the spread. Then he is saying that the Patriots will cover the spread in their game. If the Patriots are -3.5 in that game then Nick will win if the Patriots win the game by four points or more, and would lose if they win by three or fewer points, tie the game, or lose outright. If Nick were to win the game then he could say that he is 1-0 against the spread on the day. If the Patriots were favored by 3 points instead of 3.5 then the situation would be the same, except it would be a push if New England won by exactly three points, and Nick would get his money back.

When betting against the spread there is one thing above all that bettors need to remember - who you think is going to win the game is mostly irrelevant. You aren’t trying to pick a winner - that’s what moneyline betting is for. You are trying to figure out how much a team is going to win or lose by. A team could go undefeated for a whole season and never cover a single spread, while another team could lose every game and be undefeated against the spread. It all depends on what line they are up against.

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