Football has got to be one of the most popular betting sports in England, and the rest of the world.
With Manchester United and Manchester City being two of the most successful clubs, it is no wonder that Mancunians love wagering on the sport as well.
But, most of Manchester’s residents are familiar with the match bets, that require you to wager on the team to win the game.
Thanks to online sportsbooks that let you bet on football, many fans have become aware of prop bets, and are becoming increasingly interested in those.
So, let’s discuss them a bit in depth.
First to score
A relatively simple and straightforward prop bet, the “first to score” wager is the cornerstone of football betting, and where most people start with the sport.
There is really only one way to win this wager.
If the opposing team scores first, or if there is no score during the match, the bet is considered a flop.
The first to score wager may have started out in football, but it is now quite popular in most sports betting, or at least in sports where there is such a thing as scoring, i.e. basketball, cricket, hockey, tennis, etc.
It is simple and easy, and a good place to start.
Award betting
Every year, there are certain awards and honours given to the best-performing players of the season.
The most noteworthy one is the Player of the Year award, but, there are others as well. Many fans of football are just as interested in who is going to be getting these awards, as the actual sport.
So, online bookies have found a way to bank on said interest.
Fans can now wager on which player is most likely to win the POTY award, a Golden Glove, a Golden Shoe, or even the Ballon d’Or.
If you are interested in football awards and honours, this is the prop bet for you.
Live prop betting
Live betting is a relatively new subcategory of wagering.
It involves placing bets in real time, as the match is happening, which allows for an interesting addition of prop bets.
A noteworthy one is if a play will succeed, and end in a goal.
However, there are others as well, for example, the penalty shots wagers.
In simple terms, you can wager on whether a penalty shot will result in a goal, or whether it will fail.
However, there are also sub-bets, such as, which team will claim the ball after the penalty shot, in case it does fail.
Things to consider
These three categories of prop bets are quite noteworthy, however, they are not all that there is to prop wagers.
If you are truly interested, we would recommend visiting a bookie, and going over the prop betting category, in order to discover how wagering works, and go over the different prop bets that they have on offer.
You might even find some that you enjoy, that we missed in this article.
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