Football lines are made to attract equal action to the game. When this happens the sportsbook is guaranteed to make a profit from the NFL football lines.Football pointspreads are the most common and popular of all forms of sports wagering. The pointspread is the number listed on the football board that handicaps or equals out the two teams into relatively the same appeal for gamblers. This way the college or NFL football lines will be appealing for both sides of the matchup.
Oftentimes the football lines action is not balanced though and that is when the sportsbook is rooting for one side or another. Here is a football lines example of a pointspread.