Soccer Betting at SBG Global Sportsbook
In soccer betting you will find three main soccer leagues available. They are the English Premier, Italian, and MLS soccer leagues. There are also many other leagues and tournaments throughout the year that attract great soccer betting interest. The biggest occurs every four years when the best soccer players compete for the World Cup.
Soccer Betting Line Types
There are basically two types of soccer betting lines. There is the straight soccer betting money line and what is called three-way soccer betting odds. Let's take a look at both of these soccer betting types. The money line in soccer betting odds is just like a baseball betting line. It might look like this:
Brazil +150
Argentina -170
Total 2.5 over -120
In this particular example it is a straight soccer gaming money line where you risk $170 for every $100 you want to win on Argentina or the 17/10 equivalent. If you like Brazil you get $150 for every $100 wager on Brazil or the 10/15 equivalent. The total is 2.5 with the over at -120.
The three-way soccer betting line includes the draw option and is listed as such:
Brazil +220
Argentina +130
Draw +170
Total 2.5 over -120
The soccer betting line in this case adds the draw option so that if the game ends in a tie it would pay $170 for every $100 wagered. During the regular season the wagers areofficial after 90 minutes, or regulation time in soccer game results.
Soccer betting odds for gamblers around the world involves the same handicapping techniques as other sports. If you want to become a professional soccer gaming player or "punter" as they are referred to then you need to learn soccer handicapping basics. There are many places to consider soccer betting odds and soccer game results. The first place people begin is with their overall match handicapping.
They move to team handicapping that includes ratings, averages, streaks, injuries, home/away ratings, soccer game results, etc. They then consider head to head statistics, individual matchups etc. They also break down league data that looks at the best soccer players. This is all part of soccer handicapping and soccer betting.
Football / Soccer Articles
UEFA Europa League: Sevilla makes Liverpool a footnote
Soccer betting experts like to say that history is written by the victors, and Sevilla made history by becoming the first-ever five-time (or as Booker T would put it, Five Time, Five Time, Five Time, Five Time, Five Time!) UEFA Europa League champion, the first team to win the title three times in a row (2006, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2016), and the only squad to win the tournament more than twice without ever losing a final. As a result, Liverpool – though a slight favorite among people who bet on soccer going in – has been reduced to a mere footnote in the annals of European football.
Real Madrid hopes to salvage season with Champions League
Real Madrid finished the Spanish league one point behind eventual champions Barcelona. According to the former’s manager Zinedine Zidane, the latter deserved to win the league, while Real can take solace in the fact they have an opportunity to win an 11th UEFA Champions League Cup on May 28th versus Atlético. This is not just sour grapes either; the European Cup is arguably the most prestigious prize in soccer, and thus could be considered even more important than a mere league championship. Not to mention that it gives people who bet on soccer one last major rush for the season.
Liverpool Slight Soccer Betting Favorite versus Sevilla
Liverpool is the slight soccer betting favorite to win the UEFA Europa League versus Sevilla on Wednesday 18th. The Spanish team is the defending, two-time champion, but has had more luck in cup tournaments than league contests. In addition to reaching UEFA’s second-tier international tourney for the third time in a row – which is and of itself an unparalleled feat –, Sevilla reached the finals of Copa del Rey. However, they finished 7th in the Spanish League and thus were not anywhere near the championship picture that ended this weekend with the predictable outcome of Real Madrid not winning the title – which people who bet on soccer saw coming a mile away.
Mexican American Alliance Could Trump World Cup Bidders
The soccer betting odds of the United States and Mexico to win the next World Cup may not be great (+5050 and +6650), but their chances to host a joint edition of the 2026 global tournament could improve exponentially if a proposed partnership between the two comes to fruition. Football officials from both nations told ESPN FC that initial talks were held at the FIFA Congress taking place in Mexico City this week, with additional pow wows expected to occur in the following months – with the blessing of FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
Very Early Betting on Soccer Odds for the UEFA Euro 2016
In Europe the next best thing after the World Cup is the Euro, and we are not taking about the currency, we are talking soccer! Betting on soccer to be precise! This year starting on June 10th and for a whole month we get the best national teams in Europe square off. Almost a month away from kick-off we take a quick look into the participating teams, the odds and who are the favorites to win it all.
Copa America Centenario gets Messi, Olympics Don’t
Argentina’s national squad’s soccer betting odds may have simultaneously improved and worsen for the Copa America Centenario and the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, respectively. Head coach Gerardo Martino decided against having Messi compete at both events due to the proximity between one another – the Copa America takes place in June while the Olympics will be held in August.
Liga down to R. Madrid, Barcelona, but isn’t it always?
The Spanish Liga will be decided this next Saturday between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. Though the two behemoths will not be clashing head to head – and thank {insert name of deity} for that because if that were the case Madrid’s soccer betting odds would be slim and none – it will all come down to one of the two. Barcelona, the league leader with 88 points, will face Granada, while Real, second with 87, will visit Derportivo La Coruña. As for Atletico Madrid, they lost 2-1 to Levante and dropped from the title race – and they better get used to it because that’s what’s in store for them at the Champions League Final on Saturday, 28th.
How will Venue Affect UEFA Europa League Final Match?
Liverpool beat Villareal to make it to the finals of the UEFA Europa League on May 18th, when they will not only face another Spanish team, but also the defending champion and most successful team ever in this tournament. Teams from Spain are heavy soccer betting favorites, due to the successes of Real Madrid – in spite of practically playing without a goalkeeper – and that other team from the capital. However, if you want proof that the Europa League is the Marty Jannetty to the Champions League’s Shawn Michaels, all you have to do is take a look at the venue chosen for the final match – if you can find it, that is (it is that small).
Real vs. Atlético: Madrid ain’t Big Enough for the Two
Madrid – the capital of Spain – is not big enough for two soccer teams bearing its name. Which is definitely not why the UEFA Champions League Finals will be held at San Siro stadium in Milan – in fact, there was a draw to determine the field, like, long-before the finalists were even known. As predicted, Real Madrid beat yet another English team on their way to their 11th European Cup – this is time it was Manchester City’s turn; after all, Noel Gallagher’s support can only carry you so far. Did they steamrolled them? No. Did they whip them six ways till Sunday? No. Did they blow them to Kingdom Come? Nope. It was a measly aggregate score of 1-0. But winning is winning, whether by an inch or a mile.
Leicester City: Flash in the pan or are they here to stay?
Soccer betting experts, sports journalists, fans, players, all have been shocked by Leicester City’s unforeseen climb to the top of the English Premier League. But professional sports are all about “what have you done for me lately?” So the questions is whether the Foxes have what it takes to hang with the local elite – your Manchester Uniteds, your Chelseas, your Arsenals, your Liverpools – and even, why not, with the cream of the European crop – Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Juventus, Real Madrid. The key seems to keeping the team’s core together.