Offshore sportsbook betting lines for many gamblers don’t extend to much more than football pointspreads.But there is far more to sports gambling than just football pointspread betting lines. Let’s take a look at the different types of offshore sportsbook betting lines.
Offshore sportsbook betting does begin with pointspread sides. Gamblers lay points on the favorites or take points on the dogs at the sportsbook. The next most common offshore sportsbook wager is on Over/unders. Also known as “totals” this form of betting is where gamblers wager on whether or not the combined score between two teams will go over or under a set number on the offshore sportsbook betting line.
Another type of offshore sportsbook wager is the “Money Line” where gamblers lay odds on the favorite or take odds on the dog, simply picking the straight up winners as there is no pointspread involved. This type of wager is common in baseball and hockey but it has widespread appeal in other sports as well including football and basketball.
It may surprise you to know that you can wager on betting lines for either the first and or the second half of football and basketball games at an offshore sportsbook. When you do, only the half that you are betting on counts towards the bet as the other half and total final score do not count.
Many gamblers like to wager on Parlays and Teasers at an offshore sportsbook. These are groups of plays that are merged into one single bet paying off at escalated odds. Teasers feature enhanced betting lines while the parlays use the regular sportsbook lines.
Another type of wager at the offshore sportsbook that doesn’t get a lot of publicity is the futures bet. This is where gamblers wager on offshore sportsbook betting lines for odds on each team to win their sports championships. You can also get futures betting lines for over/unders on team’s win totals for the regular season at the sportsbook.
Another type of wagering at the offshore sportsbook that doesn’t get a lot of attention until the Super Bowl is proposition wagering. This is a more exotic form of wagering in which you can wager on who will win a sport’s MVP or score the most points in a game, throw the most interceptions, etc at the sportsbook.