College Basketball Gambling LineThere are several components to the college basketball gambling line that are important to understand if you want to be successful at college basketball gambling. While it is not rocket science by any means, the list of numbers and what they mean included on a college basketball gambling line can be intimidating to the uninitiated. However, once you learn how to read it, the college basketball gambling line is a tool that can win you money along with bragging rights. Now that March Madness has arrived, we are ready to offer everyone college basketball predictions!You will notice that, as in a score board, the college basketball gambling line is situated so that the home team is on the bottom while the away team is at the top. To the immediate right of each team is the money line. This is a number, usually like -150 or +170 that is the odds of a team winning expressed as a payout ratio. The money line is located to the immediate right of the team on the college basketball gambling line. Bookmakers calculate the number for each team. The team that bookmakers expect to win is the negative number while the positive number denotes the underdog. Basically, if you bet on a team that is given -150, that means for every $150 you bet, you win $100 plus your bet back if the team you bet on beats the spread. On the other hand, if you bet $100 on a +170 team, you win $170 plus your $100 bet back if your team beats the spread. Have you been studying up on your March Madness team and player statistics? Join the World's most popular Online Sportsbook today! For over a decade, millions of Americans bet on Sports, Horses, play Poker and Blackjack at the World's LARGEST online sportsbook and casino, SPORTSBOOK.com! Win $100,000 in their Perfect Parlay Contest and always receive a 10% Cash Bonus, 21% Referal Bonus and tons of other great promotions! The spread is another important piece of information on the college basketball gambling line. The spread is the number of points that the winning team is expected to win by. Say the spread is 10 points. If team A is favored to win by ten points, then they need to win by at least 11 points for you to win any money. If they win by exactly 10 points, you have pushed with the house and no money changes hands. If they win but by less then 10 points, that means team B has beaten the spread and, if you bet on team A, you lose your bet. Now that the Madness has arrived, check out the 2008 March Madness predictions and start filling out your March Madness Bracket Contest! Finally, the college basketball gambling line will include information on the total. The total is the total number of points bookmakers expect to be scored in the game. You can bet with the house that the actual total will be over or under this amount. If the total points scored in the game is exactly the amount listed on the college basketball gambling line, then you have pushed with the house and no money changes hands. Join Bookmaker.com right now! With the most loyal online sports betting customers, sports betters now enjoy LIVE IN-PLAY BETTING, Real Time betting odds are waiting for you to WIN today. Bookmaker.com has 24/7 LIVE HELP, 25% Sign Up Bonus, simple deposit methods and tons of great Casino and Poker tables. --- by Bobby Latrel at 1800-sports.com on February 06, 2007
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