With the rising popularity of the NFL in Europe, the
online betting opportunities are fast on the rise as well. The first thing to
understand however is the set-up of the NFL. The league consists of two conferences of 16 teams each; the
American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). Each has four divisions of four teams,
Online Betting according to the cardinal compass points. Teams that win the divisions go into the playoffs at the end of the season while the winners of the two conferences face off in the Superbowl.
Season-long Bets These are bets which will only come to fruition at the very end of the NFL season. They are mostly to do with backing a team to win, whether it is the grand winner of the Superbowl, or the winner of one of the conferences, or of the divisions. Because of the draft system used by the NFL,
Online Betting each team has (in theory) equal chances. A favorite bet among punters is a multiple bet that picks winners of several of the divisions.
Individual Game Bets There may be up to sixteen games taking place on any given game weekend.
