Sports betting on totals is a very common method of betting sports that involves wagering on the total number of points that will be scored by both teams in a sports betting matchup.
When one is betting sports in this manner it is irrelevant which team scores the points, so sports betting on totals is particularly useful when one is betting on his favorite team. In order to handicap the over/under sports betting odds successfully, one must focus on the ability of each team’s offense to score against its opposing defense, and the game plans that each team will implement.
Sports betting typically requires the bettor to determine which team will win a matchup, and possibly the number of points the victor will win by. However, when one is betting sports with totals one does not need to directly consider which team will win or lose a sports betting matchup, as the only item of interest is the net quantity of points that will be scored. It is completely irrelevant whether the favorite or underdog wins or whether the game ends in a blowout or a close victory.
Consequently, betting sports with totals is especially logical when one is wagering on a matchup involving a team the bettor is very loyal to. Such is the case because many sports betting fans are predictably biased when they handicap sports betting matchups involving their favorite teams. As a result, their wagering is influenced as much by their loyalties as their analyses, so bettors may make unwise handicapping decisions. However, sports betting on totals allows one to wager on such games impartially because the final score can easily end up over or under the total established in the sports betting odds regardless of how one’s favorite team performs.
Analyzing the sports betting lines for totals is somewhat different from analyzing the sports betting lines for sides. When evaluating totals lines sports betting fans should focus on the two offensive-defensive matchups in a game. If you are betting sports like football then this analysis is fairly easy because each team has a distinct offensive and defensive unit. If you are betting sports like basketball, on the other hand, then you simply need to focus on the offensive and defensive abilities of each team.
Furthermore, you will need to consider the strategies that will be utilized by each team and how successful the opposing team will be at stopping these strategies. For instance, a football team may not have a particularly strong pass defense, which has allowed many opponents to score lots of points. However, if their opponent in a certain sports betting matchup has a poor run offense then the defense in question can focus predominately on defending against the pass and likely perform better than it has in the past.
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