How to Bet on American Football (NFL)

How to Bet on American Football

NFL Betting Guide, Tips & Strategies Stake Sportsbook is the home of American football betting. At our online sportsbook, you can bet on individual players from your favourite teams throughout the regular season and into the post-season playoffs. Here, we introduce the different ways you can bet on American football and explain the various bet types, American football betting markets, and opportunities available to casual bettors and online betting fanatics alike. But first – how does American football work? Let’s take a look at the sport’s gameplay and rules.

American rules and gameplay

Proposition bets (prop bets for short) are also a great way to bet on American football. These bets allow you to bet on occurrences that aren’t tied to the final result of a match, and are usually placed on team performance and key players (known as player props).

Some popular NFL props include:

• Cincinnati Bengals O/U 220 passing yards
• Derrick Henry total rushing yards O/U 110
• Austin Ekeler (LA Chargers) anytime TD

Long-Term American Football Betting Rather than focusing your NFL betting efforts on the current or an upcoming game week, American football bettors can look longer into the future with American football outright bets. This is also known as futures betting, and is growing in popularity amongst sports bettors. Here are some examples that you might consider adding to your betting slip before or at the start of the season:

1. Philadelphia Eagles to win the Super Bowl
2. Buffalo Bills to win the AFC 3 Minnesota Vikings to win the NFC
3. Patrick Mahomes to be named MVP
4. Georgia Bulldogs to win the NCAA Championship