Online Sports Betting- Betting The Pointspread The use of a pointspread is the most common way to bet on a football or basketball game. Oddsmakers use the spread in points as a handicapping tool to even the playing field between the favored team and the underdog. A popular misconception is that the pointspread is the […]

Online Sports Betting- Betting Teasers The basic parlay bet groups together two or more teams into one single pick at a higher overall return. In order to win a parlay bet, all the combined plays must be correct. The only exception is a PUSH on a play. That simply reduces the parlay by one game. […]

Online Sports Betting- Betting Reverses This exotic bet can basically be thought of as an extension of an If Bet with Reverse action. It can act as a hedge for a single if bet or as a pair of if bets using the same teams. An if bet groups together two or more plays in […]

Online Sports Betting- Betting Props A prop bet is short for proposition. The online sportsbook suggests a possible scenario related to a sport or sporting event. Your job, as the bettor, is to choose the right outcome connected to that scenario or proposition. What was once a very small part of an online sportsbook’s total […]

Online Sports Betting- Betting The Moneyline Moneyline odds are the primary way to bet on baseball, hockey and soccer games. However, they can also be a great way to bet on football and basketball games from a value standpoint. The main concept to keep in mind is that a moneyline bet involves picking a straight-up […]

Online Sports Betting- Betting Puck Lines The primary way to bet on a hockey game is through the moneyline odds between the favorite and underdog. This is similar to baseball while both football and basketball games incorporate a pointspread between the two. The puck line in hockey could be considered a hybrid bet using a […]

Online Sports Betting- Betting MLB Run Lines The majority of the MLB betting handle covers moneyline and total line bets at online sportsbooks such as HRWager. However, there is a third option that can offer quite a bit of value in the betting odds in certain situations. The MLB run line is baseball’s answer to […]

Online Sports Betting- Betting Futures Trying to predict the future is rather hard to do. However, when there is money involved it becomes a very attractive betting option for a wide array of sports and sporting events. Futures are simply predictions with betting odds. Online sportsbooks such as HRWager have done an excellent job of […]

Online Sports Betting- Betting If Bets One of the main reasons why bettors turn to online sportsbooks like HRWager to bet the games is the overall variety of betting options. Even though the majority of the action still centers around straight bets on the pointspread, total and moneyline, having the ability to tailor your overall […]

Online Sports Betting- Betting on Horse Races Betting on horses at an online sportsbook offers all the options you would find at the track or off-track venue. As an added plus, you can also wager on certain options that can only be found at online books such as HRWager. Single Horse Bets The most basic […]

Online Sports Betting- Betting Parlays Online sports bettors looking for a higher return their money often turn to parlays. By grouping two or more game picks into one bet, you can earn much larger return on investment than the standard 1-to-1 return on an individual straight bet. The biggest caveat to earning that bigger return […]

Betting Pleasers at Online Sportsbooks Two very different variations of the standard parlay bet at online sportsbooks provide an equally different challenge to cash a winner. While a ‘teaser’ bet moves the betting pointspread in your favor for a lower payout, the ‘pleaser’ bet offers a way to increase your return on investment. Suppose you […]