If the sportsbook is busy with action, it must be football season. Whether it's the NFL or NCAA, football betting action is fast and furious during the season. For the newbie sports bettor, it can seem a bit confusing, but football bets really come down to two types-straight bets and parlay bets.

Football Betting - Straight Bets

Here's the workhorse for almost any winning football bettor. A direct bet simply means you're betting on a single football game. In the event that you bet on more than one game for a passing fancy ticket, it's a parlay, and we'll speak about that in a minute.

When you make a direct football bet, you might be betting on a part or total. To put it simply, when you bet a part, you "choose a side" in the game. For instance, let's say the New England Patriots are playing the Seattle Seahawks. If you're planning to bet a part, you'd bet on either the Patriots or the Seahawks.

Every game includes a point total (except NCAA football, that will be most games). This is the total amount of points scored between both teams. When you bet an overall total, you're betting under or over that total. For instance, let's say the full total is 47 and you take the over. To win, both teams must combine for 48 or more points (47 will be a push, which means you get your bet back).

Football Betting - Parlays

Okay, so you know about straight bets, that will be where you bet on just something per ticket. When you wish to bet on more than one thing, it's a parlay. You are able to bet on 2 - 20 things (depends on the sportsbook).

For instance, let's say you bet on the Seahawks and over the full total on your ticket. That will be a 2-team parlay (even though technically there's only 1 team on it).

The more items you add on the ticket, the more income you'll win if they all hit. Naturally, the more items on the ticket, the harder it is to win.

With parlay bets it's an all or nothing thing. If one pick fails, the ticket is dead. Some sportsbooks will run specials to get close, but that's very rare.

If you get into making football bets via parlay tickets, you might check out "teasers," which are parlay tickets with added points for you. For instance, rather than taking the Packers -10, you might have them at -3. Needless to say, the payouts are a less since the danger is minimized.

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