Sports betting is not only side and total betting. There are other options known as propositions (props), which are wagers that can cover just about anything. Sportsbetting players who enjoy the extra action, particularly on events such as the Super Bowl, and other special events, including Monday Night Football, love the option of betting propositions.
Sportsbetting propositions can be handicapped the same way as a side or a total. The sportsbetting player will predict a situation that is likely to occur and calculate the probabilities of this occurring. The goal is to rank the minimum edge and come up with a way in judging whether or not the odds give any value and probability of success against the sportsbetting line.
For the online sports betting player to predict the likelihood of a proposition occurring, past performances are useful tools of information. Sportsbetting sites will post props on anything from yards that a running back will rush for or quarterback will throw for, to how many caution flags will be dropped in a NASCAR race. In events such as the Super Bowl there will be props on total sacks, first player or team to score, turnovers, field goals, interceptions, etc. Past history is sometimes a good guide for sportsbetting propositions.
The online sportsbetting player is looking for an edge when he is handicapping a prop bet, just as he is when he is handicapping sides and or totals. Many props are based on statistical data and the online sportsbetting player that does his homework and crunches the numbers of the different sports can often come up with reliable sports betting math which will determine the value and edge of a prop bet against the sportsbetting odds.
The main area where sports betting props are popular is the Super Bowl. The other main area that attracts a lot of interest is Monday Night Football. Both are considered “events” and attract a lot of action in online sportsbetting and are really good for prop bets because they are such marquee events. By doing a little research you can often find some good value in these prop bets, and you are also in action most of the night, and that is never a bad thing either in sportsbetting.