NFL odds are the most popular form of all sports odds at a sportsbook. Which all end up meaning the same thing as they refer to football odds on a game in which you either lay points with the favorite or take points with the underdog.
NFL odds on pointspreads are easy enough to understand. For example, let’s say the Minnesota Vikings are hosting the Green Bay Packers as a three-point favorite. You will see on the NFL odds board Minnesota-3/Green Bay+3.
What this means is that if you wager on Minnesota, they would have to win the game by more than three points for the NFL odds wager to payoff. If you bet on the Packers they must either lose by less than three-points or, of course, win the game straight up. If the final score reads Minnesota 21 and Green Bay 17, Minnesota wins the bet. If, however, the score was Minnesota 21 and Green Bay 20, Green Bay would win the bet versus NFL odds even though they lost the game outright.