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Nov 17, 2022

As much as I love football, I have to give futbol some credit. The fans in the stands know how to make the game an experience to remember with things like the infamous "Ole!" chant and other songs. I have never seen a football stadium full of fans come close to such a display (other than the one in Germany last weekend).

If fans bet on the winning team, I bet the chants get even louder!

I will not try to pretend to know what I am talking about when it comes to the World Cup; soccer has never been my thing. But we have plenty of writers who know their stuff and have produced some great content to help you make your betting decisions as the FIFA World Cup gets underway. More on that in a moment…

Shop here: Best World Cup sportsbook promos and bonuses

If you prefer to bet on football over futbol, no worries — we've got you covered there, too. Things are getting interesting in the NFL and college football seasons. Another PGA Tour tournament is underway (do those guys ever stop?), and we have college basketball, the NHL, and 2024 Presidential election odds to discuss as well.

Our writers have covered those topics and more this week. So let's talk about sports betting!

2022 FIFA World Cup

As I mentioned in my intro, I don't know soccer. I will not try to give you any betting advice on the World Cup. What I will do is recommend you check out some of the many articles our team of writers has produced on the tournament, which is expected to see 20.5 million adults in the US bet over $1.8 billion:

In less fortunate soccer news: English Striker Ivan Toney Faces Suspension for Breach of Betting Rules

Odds to win 2022 World Cup

From Futbol to Football

After placing your bets on the World Cup, check out the latest and greatest football action taking place this weekend. The NFL week gets underway tonight with the Green Bay Packers hosting the Tennessee Titans. Will the Packers team that showed up Sunday against Dallas show up tonight? Will Derrick Henry run amok?

Both are excellent questions, and it should be a heck of a game — for fans and bettors:

As for the rest of the week's NFL action, here are some of the highlights:

You can keep up with the latest Super Bowl 57 odds and NFL MVP odds on our dedicated pages.

NFL Week 11 Lines

No, I Didn't Forget About College Football

There is always Saturday's college gridiron action if you don't want to wait until Sunday to bet on football. We don't have a top-10 matchup this week, but there are plenty of trap games that could cause one of the top teams in the country to slip up if they aren't careful (Michigan vs. Illinois, Georgia vs. Kentucky, TCU vs. Baylor, etc.).

Check out some of the great college football content our team produced this week:

Elsewhere in the Wide World Of Sports Betting…

If you are interested in betting on sports other than football or futbol, you may want to check out the following links:

This Week On The Sports Betting Legal/Business Landscape…

Maryland, you’re up next! The state’s gaming regulators announced today that mobile sports betting will go live on Wednesday, November 23, just in time for Thanksgiving football.

If you’re in Maryland, be sure to check out the best early-bird promos and bonuses sportsbooks have to offer. Sign up today and have hundreds of dollars in free bets waiting for you on Wednesday.

Bettors in Ohio will have to wait until New Year’s Day for sports betting to launch in their state. But since the state's sports betting catalog got released recently, they do not need to wait to see what they can bet on.

Elsewhere on the legal/business landscape:

Sportsbook Promotions: November 17, 2022

The following sportsbook promos could come in handy this weekend:

Caesars: Group Stage Insurance. Opt-In and place a Tournament Winner wager on the "World Cup 2022 – Tournament Winner" Market. If your selected team does not advance from the Group Stage, get a Free Bet equal to 100% of your stake up to $50. *You've only got a few days left to claim this promo; it ends at 11:59 pm ET Saturday night.
FanDuel: Bet Team USA. Place a pre-live, straight wager with cash on the USA to win its match vs. Wales and if your bet loses, get a refund in free bets.
DraftKings: New Customers: win $200 in free bets! Bet at least $5 on any moneyline and win $200 in free bets if your bet wins! *two days left
BetRivers: World Cup Futures Insurance. Place a real money, single wager on any team to win the World Cup, and get up to $25 back in a Free Bet if your team does not make it out of the Group Stage!

Check out our promo page for the best sign-up offers sportsbook apps have to offer

Fun With Futures: Parlays

Betting on futures means rolling the dice on a longshot or risking money on the favorite just to win a little. That certainly doesn't sound like fun. But there is a way to make it fun — parlays.

Parlays involve combining multiple single bets into one larger bet. The more legs you have, the more you stand to win. But with each additional leg, your chances of losing also increase. So, proceed with caution if you decide to bet on a parlay or two. Don't risk too much of your bankroll.

It is more common to create parlays out of prop bets, point spreads, totals, and moneylines. However, you can also make a parlay out of futures. But you'll have to resort to trial and error to see what your favorite sportsbook will allow. For example…

Let's say you want to bet on college football conference winners, but you don't like the idea of betting on Clemson to win the ACC at -240 (via FanDuel) or Ohio State to win the Big Ten at -310. Combine the two into a parlay, and the odds are -115. Add TCU winning the Big 12 (-160), and they go up to +204.

FanDuel has futures odds listed for nine conferences. Combine the betting favorites into a nine-leg parlay, and the odds will be +6089 (as of Thursday afternoon). A $5 bet will win $304.50.

Now, I am not expecting to win. I probably will not, as there will likely be at least one upset. But until that upset happens, I will have a lot of fun watching those games.

Newsletter is over, General.

That's it for this edition of the Gaming Today Playbook. I hope you enjoyed reading it as much or more as I enjoyed writing it. If you have any questions or want to request a topic to get covered in a future newsletter, you can reach me via email at travis.pulver@catenamedia.com or via Twitter at @FatManWriting..

Also, no newsletter next week as we enjoy our Thanksgiving.

To close out the GTP this week, I want to share a clip of the Bucs-Seahawks game in Germany last weekend: