NFL odds include more than just the side and total each week. You can also bet first half and halftime NFL betting lines. Betting halves is when gamblers wager on either the first or the second half of a game. There are pointspread sides, over/under totals, and oftentimes money lines available on nearly all games for the first and the second half.
NFL odds at the half are more popular than first half wagers but both bets get attention. Halftime wagering in NFL betting lines gives gamblers a chance to watch the first half and then decide upon a wager. For example, if the New England Patriots were an eight-point favorite over the Buffalo Bills and trailed at halftime 14-17 some gamblers might want to take a shot with the Patriots in NFL odds. Let’s say the halftime NFL betting lines had the Patriots at -8 for the second half. Now if the Patriots won the game by a touchdown the gamblers that bet them in the second half would win versus the NFL odds while the gamblers that bet them before the game would lose.