What is a proposition bet?

An NFL proposition betting is a very specific bet offered by the sportsbook and is very common on big games in the NFL. NFL Monday night football, NFL playoffs games and of course the Super Bowl are very popular for proposition wagering.

Some examples of NFL proposition wagers are: last team to score, most passing yards by Tom Brady, total number of sacks by both teams, will any team score three times in a row? Those are a few examples of NFL proposition wagers that are offered on selected key games.

Monday night football has become a proposition betting event with Online Sportsbooks and around the world as various NFL wagers are available for both teams. Usually the NFL propositions will have both QB’s included with over-unders on passing yardage, TD passes, and interceptions. Often key running backs will be included as will star receivers. Propositions are usually geared by the sportsbooks to the recreational bettor to increase interest and to give the bettor as many options as possible for the biggest game of the NFL week.

The 2011 Super Bowl XLV is truly a bettor's dream, as they are no longer confined to placing wagers against the point spread or on the total, but can choose from literally hundreds of different proposition bets. Where you can wager on just about anything, from the coin flip to the over/under on how long it will take someone to sing the national anthem.

Every year more and more Super Bowl props are availible for football bettors to play. There are a couple of good reasons for this - the public love them, and they are, for the most part, a sucker's bet. but you can find value in some of the propositions if you look hard enough.

NFL proposition wagering has become more popular in the last few years especially NFL Super Bowl proposition wagering. The most popular NFL propositions are always found for the Super Bowl. These wagers have taken on a life of their own and are becoming a bigger part of the NFL’s biggest game every year.

Past Super Bowls have found propositions like this one, Which will amount to more - touchdown passes by the Raiders' Rich Gannon or the total number of goals in a British soccer match between West Ham and Manchester United?

Whenever you see NFL propositions offered on a game, give them a look and see if making a wager can add to your profit and excitement. It is always nice to have an interesting sideline to the NFL’s marquee games.

NFL Football Gambling

Remember the days when you could just tell your friends to lay the points with the better team and they covered. Nowadays, the work it takes to handicap a football or basketball game is ten times what it was a few years ago, college or pro. Year after year the only thing that is consistent is that the bankroll is shrinking. That being said, let’s talk a little football.

Sportbet.com will always be one of the first to offer lines for betting on the NFL, College, CFL, Arena Football, as well as all the pre-season games. In both, the NCAA and NFL, we offer 1st half and 2nd half bets. In the NFL, lines will be offered on every single quarter. All lines for the following week are posted at the end of the current week's games.

Along with the regular game lines, you can also bet on futures and in excess of 500 weekly NFL and NCAA proposition bets. More Football Gambling Rules Here...