American Football Betting at Mr Green

The NFL is the beating heart of American Football, but not the only league that is out there. While the NFL dominates sportsbooks, there are plenty of other competitions out there to explore. American Football, despite being largely confined to North America, is hugely popular around the world and typically comes with lots of glitz and glamour and plenty of betting opportunities.

NFL betting

The NFL is at the top of the American Football tree. The league is the home of the best players in the world, and long-established franchises like the Buffalo Bills, New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys. There’s a rich history of the league, and its showcase championship match, the Super Bowl, is the biggest event for American Football betting odds online. Increasingly, there have been NFL matches played in Europe, raising its global popularity.

College Football

College Football in the USA is a huge deal as well. Called the NCAA, it involves different conferences, and features teams like UCLA, Ohio State and the Clemson Tigers. It has a season just like that of the NFL where, following a league format, qualified teams move forward to the Playoffs for plenty of late-season drama.

This is a platform for the brightest young talents in the country to perform across multiple conferences ranging from the ACC to the mid-American and SEC. The best of those young players go into the annual NFL Draft with the hope of getting picked up by an NFL team and making it to the top level of the sport. The NFL Draft is another big event for American Football betting odds online.

UFL

The UFL took over from the short-lived XFL. It plays under different rules to the NHL but is designed to be a little quicker in play. The UFL is smaller, with only eight franchises. The competitive league, however, still has common American Football odds and markets like those in NFL betting.

CFL

Canadian Football is a different beast altogether, but very similar to American Football. It’s a short, competitive and fast-paced season, with betting markets available for the action in the Great White North.

Markets for American Football Odds

Long-term forecasts are a popular area of American Football betting odds online. These are things like predicting the winner of the Championship such as the NFL Super Bowl, or to finish top of a Division or Conference. It could also be backing a team simply To Qualify for the Play-offs.

Match betting is a lot more varied for American football odds because of different markets. Along with picking the match winner, sometimes referred to as the Moneyline, other popular angles for American football betting are the Totals (Over/Under) and Spread (handicap).

Another popular feature is breaking the game down into chunks, by betting on different outcomes for an individual quarter or a half, such as a team points spread on the 3rd Quarter.

Live American Football Betting

With live betting, further options like Next Team To Score, Match Result, Spread, Bet Builders and prop bets on how many running yards a player will pick up can all be explored.

The advantage of that is that you can assess the odds while watching the game to pick out which way the next momentum shift is going to happen, or to spot whether a quarter-back is having an off day in connecting with his running backs.

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