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When it comes to sports betting, the NFL is the undisputed King.  There is nothing that compares with the NFL at the sportsbook.  Let’s take a look at NFL history, this year’s results and a look at the 2013 NFL playoffs.

NFL History

The National Football League has a rich history that dates back to 1920 when it was known as the American Professional Football Association.  The name changed to the National Football League in 1922 and until it merged with AFL it really didn’t pick up steam.  The first Super Bowl was played in 1967 and the league now consists of 32 teams, 16 each in the AFC and NFC. The NFL plays a 16-game schedule spread out over 17 weeks as each team has a bye.  The preseason begins each August, the regular season in September, the playoffs in January and the Super Bowl in February.

NFL 2012 Preseason

The 2013 NFL preseason began in August and two teams finished a perfect 4-0.  One of those teams, the Seattle Seahawks went on to make the playoffs while the other team, the Philadelphia Eagles had a poor year.  Three teams went 0-4, the Miami Dolphins, New York Jets and Buffalo Bills. None of those three teams made the playoffs.

NFL 2012 Regular Season

The top team in the AFC during the 2012 regular season was the Denver Broncos who finished 13-3 behind quarterback Peyton Manning. In the NFC the top team was the Atlanta Falcons who also finished at 13-3.  The Broncos are joined in the playoffs by the New England Patriots, Baltimore Ravens, Indianapolis Colts, Houston Texans and Cincinnati Bengals. The Falcons are joined in the NFC playoffs by the San Francisco 49ers, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks and Washington Redskins.

NFL 2013 Wild Card Standings

There are four games on Wild Card weekend with NFL odds at BetDSI Sportsbook with 10-6 Cincinnati visiting 12-4 Houston and 10-6 Minnesota at 11-5 Green Bay on Saturday while 10-6 Baltimore hosts 11-5 Indianapolis and 11-5 Seattle visits 10-6 Washington on Sunday.

2013 NFL Playoffs

The 2013 NFL playoffs began on Saturday, January 5th with Wild Card action and concluded on Sunday, February 3rd with Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans.  The Baltimore Ravens defeated the San Francisco 49ers by a score of 34-31 to win Super Bowl 47.

How to Bet on NFL

There are a multitude of choices when it comes to betting on the NFL at BetDSI Sportsbook. You can bet on the side or the total and lay the traditional 11/10 or you can choose to bet the money line where there is no pointspread involved.  With side betting you are either laying points or taking points and trying to cover the spread.  With the total you are betting whether the amount of points scored will go over or under the total posted at the sportsbook.  With the money line you don’t have to worry about the pointspread at all as you just need your team to win.  Not to be left out of NFL betting is parlays and teasers where you are putting multiple teams on one ticket hoping that they all win and cover the spread to get a big payout at the online sportsbook.

NFL Quarter Lines

You can choose to bet on each of the four quarters of an NFL game.  This is an additional option in NFL betting at the sports book.  When you bet on quarters it is just like betting on the full game as you have the side and total and sometimes the money line.  The only difference is that your bet is only for one of the four quarters and not for the entire game.

NFL Futures

You can bet on teams to win the Super Bowl, their respective conferences and their divisions in NFL futures.  The odds to win the Super Bowl will be up throughout the year at BetDSI sportsbook while odds to win the division are available before the season begins.  Also available in NFL futures before the season starts are team win totals.  This is where you bet over or under the amount of games you think a team will win during the regular season.

NFL Props / Proposition Bets

A great option that is available at the sportsbook on some of the marquee television games including Sunday Night and Monday Night Football are proposition bets (props).  These bets are extremely popular in the Super Bowl as people bet on everything from the opening coin toss to who will score the first touchdown.  Some of the common props are on which team will score first, what the first score of the game will be (touchdown, field goal or safety) player vs. player matchups and team scoring totals.  Betting an NFL prop is just like betting the money line or the total where you are choosing one side or the other and laying money instead of points.