The amount of the spread can range widely from sport to sport and event to event.

The point spread is the number of scoring units (i.e., points for basketball and football, runs for baseball, goals for hockey and soccer) representing the projected margin of victory for the favorite over the underdog. There are three components of a point spread wager:

Taking the early example, if Oklahoma beats Kansas 51-21, a 30-point margin, Kansas would be a heavy loser but cover the spread. Where a moneyline bet involves picking one team to win outright (or a draw when offered as a potential outcome), the losing team in a point spread bet may still provide a win for bettors, depending on the score of the sporting event.

Alternatively, a “push,” when the game result falls exactly on the point spread margin - results in a “voided” or “canceled” bet and means that bettors get their original wagers returned.Ī point spread bet differs from a moneyline bet because the outcome of a spread bet, for bettors, does not always mirror the final result of the sporting event.

That means a bet for $110 would win $100, or $11 would win $10, and so on.

If bettors choose correctly and win, a sportsbook will pay the bettor in full amount based on the “price” of the wager, which is most commonly -110.

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The average total points scored in Panthers games this year (37) is 5.3 points higher than the total for this matchup.

Carolina and its opponent have combined to go over the point total three out of 11 times this season.

The Panthers have been an underdog by 3.5 points or more nine times this season, and covered the spread in two of those matchups.

Carolina has covered just twice in 11 chances against the spread this year.

Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Panthers have a 37.7% chance to win.

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The point total average for Buccaneers games this season is 41.8, 4.8 points higher than the over/under for this matchup.

Tampa Bay games have hit the over three out of 11 times this season.

Tampa Bay has covered seven times in 11 games with a spread this season.

The implied moneyline probability in this matchup gives the Buccaneers a 66.7% chance to win.

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