About AFL Football
The AFL (Australian Football League) is the highest level professional Australian Rules football league in Australia and attracts a huge audience on national television and at stadiums across the country. Particularly popular on the East Coast, the majority of AFL teams are located in Victoria however the 16 teams are spread across the country.
During the AFL season, there are 22 rounds of matches, which equates to 176 games before the Finals Series takes place with the top 8 teams competing to be in the Grand Final held at the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground). Although the game is only played in Australia, its popularity is spreading across the world with international bookmakers now offering betting odds on AFL games.
AFL Football Betting Types:
Head to Head: Punter bets on which team will win
Head to Head with Draw: The punter can decide if team will win, lose or draw with the other team.
Spread Bet: Both teams are given a handicap of either plus or minus points to make the game more even. The team with the minus amount must the game by more than the amount allocated to them. The team with the plus amount will win the game or must not lose by more than what was allocated to them.
For example:
St Kilda vs Collingwood -6.5 (Home) +6.5 (Away)
Betting $10 on St Kilda would give you a return if the team beat Collingwood by more than 6.5 points. Otherwise, betting on Collingwood would give you a payout if Collingwood win the game or lose by less than 6.5 points.
Game Totals: The punter wagers on the combined score of both teams, whether they decide to bet over or under this amount.
Margin Betting: The punter wagers against a margin of points that a team must win by. The winning margin is determined by the bookmaker e.g. between 10 & 17 points so the team’s winning margin must fall between these numbers. The odds on margin betting are normally a lot better than those of the head to head bets.
Future Bets: The punter selects which team will win either a specific game in the series or even the Grand Final winner.
You can also place these type of bets on AFL Football:
Correct Score
Half Time – Full Time Doubles
First Goal Scorer
Game Totals
Half Time Result
1st Scoring Play
1st Team to Score
Live Betting: Punters can make bets while the game is in progress at quarter times however the odds on such bets are quite low.
Multiple Betting/Parlays: Punters can make multiple bets on the one game
Brownlow Medal betting: The Brownlow medal is awarded to the “fairest and best” player of the regular season (not including finals matches).
Norm Smith Medal betting: The medal is awarded to the best player of the Grand Final match and is judged by a panel of experts.
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