NFL Betting Odds

The board above has the NFL betting odds for every game that hasn't kicked off, pulled from major sportsbooks. Each game gets a point spread, a moneyline and a total, and below that are first-quarter, first-half and team total lines. You can bet any of them here with a free balance.

Three numbers for every NFL game

Football bettors mostly argue about the point spread, so start there. The favorite carries a minus number, say -6.5, and has to win by 7 or more for a bet on it to cash. The underdog at +6.5 cashes if it wins or loses by 6 or fewer. Half points exist so a game can't land exactly on the number; with a whole number like -3, a three-point win is a push.

The moneyline drops the margin. You pick who wins, and the price does the balancing: favorites cost more than they pay, underdogs pay more than they cost. On our board everyone can bet moneylines up to -300. Full Access members can go as far as -1000.

The total, or over/under, is the oddsmakers' number for combined points. Betting the over on 44.5 means you need 45 or more from both teams together, and it doesn't matter who scores them.

A worked example

Say a game shows the home team -3 (-110), the road team +3 (-110), moneylines of -160 and +135, and a total of 47.5. A $110 bet on the home spread wins $100 if the home side wins by 4 or more. A $100 bet on the road moneyline wins $135 if the road team wins outright. And $110 on the under wins $100 if the final score adds up to 47 or less.

Quarter, half and team total lines

NFL games get more than full-game odds. The first-quarter lines and first-half lines work like the full-game ones, but only that part of the game counts. Team totals set an over/under for one team's points alone, which is handy when you like an offense but have no idea how the other side will play.

Then there's halftime. Second-half NFL lines post at the break and close after a short countdown, so you have a few minutes to bet the rest of the game with the first half already behind you. If you watch the games live, this is the tab to keep open.

When NFL betting lines move during the week

Our numbers update through the day as the sportsbooks move theirs. Injury news, weather and lopsided betting all push lines around, and the biggest jumps tend to come from a starting quarterback's status. A spread that opens at -3 early in the NFL week can sit at -4.5 by kickoff. The bet you place is graded at the odds you took, so getting a number early sometimes beats waiting, and sometimes it doesn't.

Every game locks for betting at kickoff. After that, only the halftime lines are left.

Betting the board for free

Pick a line, enter a wager from your Free Bet Balance and place the bet, the same way you would at a sportsbook. Want two or more bets riding together? Parlays are open on the same board, and every leg has to hit for the parlay to pay. Our NFL best bets from expert handicappers are on our picks page if you want a second opinion before you commit. The full grading details are in the betting rules.

Want to play for real cash? The Streak Contest has you pick one game at a time and build a winning streak, and the Monthly Contest leaderboard pays cash prizes by PayPal. Neither one needs a deposit.

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