Football/basketball provides 3 sorts of bets: spread, moneyline, and totals. The most well-liked types of bets for these two sports is the spread bet. With this bet, you are giving your viewpoint on who you feel will "cover" the spread. For instance, let us say that you're viewing the game in between the Patriots and the Expenses. The spread on this game is 8 points, which will examine Patriots (-eight) and Bills (+eight).