NFL Spread Betting - Now or Never

Super Bowl XLVII is only a couple of weeks away. But first, if you're Tom Brady, Joe Flacco, Colin Kaepernick or Matt Ryan you have another game to play and win. Likewise, us sports fans and punters, have another week of betting opportunities to thrive on!

The San Francisco 49ers will travel to Atlanta to face the Falcons on Sunday, 20:00 ET (22:00 UK time).

The Falcons won a dramatic game against Seattle and will host another home game on Sunday. They are #1 seeds but not necessarily favorites against the Niners. This is expected to go down to the wire.

San Francisco is favorites to win. The Spread at William Hill has Atlanta +3.5

The Baltimore Ravens will visit Foxborough to face the New England Patriots on Sunday, 18:30 ET (23:30 UK time).

The Ravens have posed difficulties for the Pats in recent years, and many in New England wished they did not have to meet them on their way to a 4th Championship since 2001. The Ravens last won a championship in 2000, and Ray Lewis would like nothing more than to win one more before he hangs 'em up.

New England is favorites to win. The Spread at William Hill has Baltimore +8.5

By far the most popular form of sports betting on the NFL is spread betting. This has been made clear this season with the popularity of William hill and other sportsbooks who offered such options, and has "spread" to water-cooler conversations and all the way to sports podcasts. This is not a Vegas-thing only, and can be done right now, right here.

A 3.5 spread, as in the 49ers-Falcons game, means the bookmaker has set the likely win margin at 3.5 points. For example, a 24-20 score will be above the spread, while 38-35 will be just under the spread.

The favorite team is a "minus" in the spread, and the underdog must cut the end result to under the spread. The underdog does not need to win, but only "beat the spread" by a half point for your bet to succeed. It also makes the task of the favorite more difficult, as it is not only supposed to win, but rather to win by a certain margin.

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