Betting On Football A Simple Guide from The Sportsman
Football betting has seen an incredible rise over the last 10 years as the bookmakers have opened up the sport by offering a myriad of markets to bet on from the obvious to the ridiculous. With the World Cup round the corner and the Premiership, SPL and National Leagues following on soon after you might like to be armed with a bit of the basic knowledge so that you can get involved too!
The Sportsman is the UKs newest daily newspaper and website devoted entirely to sports betting and racing so who better to guide you through the basics?
Betting has an awful lot of jargon but its not nearly as complicated as you might think. The most popular bet in football outside of the straight forward who will win the World Cup or Premiership itself is the match betting.
The first thing to remember when betting on a football match is that its not a two horse race! A lot of people think that you are betting on, say, England or Sweden to win the match which, of course you can but forget the draw at your peril. Bookmakers pay out on matches on the score after the first 90 minutes so extra time is not included...