Betting on sports is the act of placing a bet on the possible outcome of a sporting event and predicting the result beforehand. The typical frequency of placing sports bet on varies with the majority of bettors placing bets on weekly basis, daily or monthly basis. With growing popularity, people from all walks of life and from all age groups are betting on sports. People who usually don’t bet, are now setting up a stake account with online sports betting companies in order to get started in this exciting sport. This is the reason why online sports betting is becoming so popular these days.

Betting is based on probability and there is a great mathematical strategy involved that has been in practice since ancient times. The most common form of betting, in which two equal sides are placed in a bet, is called the spread bet. The second most common type of betting, which also involves equal sides, is the total bet. In the total bet, the entire amount of money wagered on both the sides, will be cashed in if the team or individual wins and if not, they have to return back the money they wagered. Placing the stake to win the game is the same as betting, and it involves the same type of risk. One can win the bet, or one can lose the bet depending on the way the game is run and the skills of the players participating.

Some examples of betting are vigorish, point spreads and the parlay. Vigorish is betting where the amount wagered is equal to the point spread of the game. Point spreads shows the odds for the different teams and individuals against each other. The parlay is betting where the entire money wagered is placed in one big wad and won through the entire course of the game. There are several other types and categories of betting that one may find interesting if interested, and they are discussed below: