There are numerous types of betting picks you can make on the NFL. Each type of bet is different, and knowing each of these will help you make the best choice and have fun with your NFL picks and parlays. We’ll explore and explain the types of wagers our betting experts reference and select in our previews and analysis.

We’ll start with the three main types of betting lines you’ll find in our betting previews and analysis. When you’ve reviewed the stats, odds, and our NFL expert’s predictions, you’ll be ready to make your NFL picks today.

Moneyline

A moneyline bet is the easiest wager to understand and make. You are picking a team to win. A moneyline wager is successful when you pick the team that has won the game. There will be a moneyline favorite listed at minus odds (i.e., 110) and an underdog listed at plus odds (i.e., +125).

For example: If you are a Buffalo Bills fan and think the Bills (-110) will defeat the New England Patriots (+125), simply pick the Bills on the moneyline. If the favored Bills win, you win.

Point Spread

The point spread is the most complicated single bet you can make and the type of bet where our NFL expert previews and predictions help greatly. You are betting on the score differential between the two teams. A winning point spread wager is when the score finishes within the spread for the team you’ve picked.

For example: If you’ve picked the Kansas City Chiefs, who are listed as -3.5 favorites against the Philadelphia Eagles, then the Chiefs have to win by four points for your bet win. If you chose the Eagles as +3.5 underdogs, then the Eagles can lose the game on the scoreboard, but they cannot lose by more than three points for your bet win.

Total Points (Over/Under)

A total, total points, or over/under bet is where you are betting on the total points scored. Totals or over/under wagers are most commonly listed with combined total points for both teams. However, some online sportsbooks have options where you can bet on a single team’s total points.

In a totals wager, you select whether the game will surpass the listed total points. If Seattle and Denver are listed at 42.5 total points, then the game needs to have a total of 43 points for the over to win, while if the total points scored is 42, then the under is the winning bet.

Props

Prop bets are bets within a game, with many types to choose from. Prop bets can be on a player to score a touchdown, a defense to give up so many yards, or the coin flip of the super bowl, to new a few.

Research and NFL expert betting analysis can be the difference between winning and losing many prop bets.

Futures

Futures bets are betting on something to happen in the future, be it who makes the playoffs, the NFL MVP, or the Super Bowl winner.

What is a Parlay?

A parlay is when a player selects more than one wager and combines them into one larger bet. Parlay’s come with a higher payout, but every pick you’ve made has to be correct to win. It doesn’t matter the sports or type of bets; you can parlay together however many and whatever picks you want, but every pick on the parlay has to be correct to win that bet.