Top Sportsbooks: Where to Bet on the Super Bowl

How to Sign Up at a Super Bowl Sportsbook

The first step is to choose one of the sites from the list above. Each betting site is safe, secure and offers everything you need to become the Peyton Manning of sports betting – minus the commercials. You’ll have to work out your own endorsement deals once you win big.

After you’ve chosen a sportsbook, you’ll need to create your account. You’ll be prompted to provide some information like your email address, name and date of birth – you have to be 18 to bet online. Once you’ve signed up, you’ll need to make a deposit and choose your language if you don’t want to bet in English. The sportsbooks we mention offer other languages like Portuguese, Spanish, French, Russian, different Chinese dialects, Swedish and more.

Making a Deposit

You can use a variety of real money options to fund your online betting account. Most Super Bowl gambling sites allow credit cards (American Express, MasterCard, Visa), e-wallets (ecoCard, Neteller, PayPal, Skrill), debit, and cryptocurrency (Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, Dash).

To add money to your account, simply select the method you want and add a dollar amount. Depending on the banking option used, the funds will take anywhere from a few seconds to a few hours to appear in your account. Once the money is there, you’re good to start betting.

Withdrawing your Winnings

When you win your bets, you can leave the money in your account to grow your bankroll. You can also withdraw your winnings. Each betting site is different when it comes to taking out your funds. Some will let you use the same deposit method for withdrawals, while others will not. Timing will also vary. The only monetary option that is instantaneous is Bitcoin. Check out our guide to this e-currency for more information on the advantages of betting with BTC.

Bonuses and Rewards

The majority of online sportsbooks provide bettors with goodies as a thank you for using their betting site. Bonuses come in the form of welcome offers, free bets, sports-specific benefits, and swag like tickets to major sporting events.

The most common remuneration is the Welcome Bonus. This is an offer that matches your initial deposit up to a certain percentage. For instance, you could get 100 percent of your first deposit up to $200. This means that if you were to add $100 to your account, you’d get another $100 to play with.

Please read the fine print associated with all rewards. Each site has different requirements that must be met before you can collect your bonus.

Customer Service

Client services are an important part of betting on sports whether it’s the championship game, Monday Night Football or the Super Bowl. If something goes wrong with your account, you want it to be addressed and fixed promptly. The betting sites we recommend have customer service departments that are available 24-7 by phone, email or live chat (in some cases, all three).

Betting Types

Here at Odds Shark, we use American odds (-500). However, the sportsbook you choose will allow you to toggle between Decimal (1.20) and Fractional (1/5) odds as well.

In terms of bets, you have a variety to choose from.

Moneyline: Who will Win the Super Bowl?

To make a moneyline bet, you would need to correctly predict which team will win the game straight up (SU). This is one of the easier Super Bowl betting options since you’re wagering on one squad to win over the other.

Let’s pretend the Denver Broncos are facing off against the New Orleans Saints in the Super Bowl. The odds would look something like this:

New Orleans -110

Denver +120

In this case, Nola is the favorite and Denver is the underdog. Faves are always shown with a minus sign (-), and dogs always have the plus sign (+). This is universal across all betting sites.

If you believe the Saints are going to win and you bet $60, you’d get a payout of $114.55 – your original $60 is returned along with your winnings of $54.55. On the other hand, that same bet on the Broncos would give you a payout of $132 – you get your $60 back coupled with your loot of $72. The reason you’d win more money is because there is more risk associated with betting on the underdog.

Our Odds Calculator will tell you how much you’d win based on the odds and amount wagered.

Point Spread: Which Team Will Cover?

The spread is to football what cream cheese is to bagels – it makes everything better. To make a spread bet you would pick the team you think will cover based on the oddsmaker’s number. Odds would appear like so:

New England Patriots -3.5

Dallas Cowboys +3.5

In this scenario, the Patriots need to win by at least four points and the Cowboys would need to lose by no more than three points, or win the game outright. The Super Bowl spread can range anywhere from an entire touchdown +PAT (7 points), to a field goal (3 points). Generally, teams are evenly matched since they would need to be the best in their conference to make it to the Super Bowl.

Totals: Betting on the Combined Score

Often referred to as an OVER/UNDER wager, a totals bet is when you decide if the collective score from both teams will be more or less than the number set by oddsmakers. For example, the totals odds for a Los Angeles Rams vs Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl could look like this:

OVER 57.5

UNDER 57.5

If you think the combined score from both squads will be 58 or more, you would take the OVER. If you believe it will be 57 or less, you would bet the UNDER.

Think of the 57.5 number sitting on either side of a seesaw in complete balance before the game starts. As the game progresses and points are put on the board, the seesaw teeters toward the OVER or UNDER until the final score is recorded and it sinks to one side.

In rare occasions, you’ll see totals with a whole number instead of one with a decimal. Let’s pretend that for the example above the total is 58 instead of 57.5. If the score hits the oddsmaker’s number exactly, it’s called a PUSH and your bet is refunded since you didn’t win or lose.

Props: Fun Wagers

A prop bet is a wager made on the occurrence or non-occurrence of events that may not correlate directly to the final outcome of the game. These are considered more entertaining bets since you can wager on player and team milestones (rushing, receiving, touchdowns), the halftime show, coin toss results, color of Gatorade poured on the winning coach, national anthem length, or who will be named Super Bowl MVP.

For more information on proposition betting, check out our NFL Prop Betting Tutorial.

Parlays: Multiple Bets on One Ticket

This is a wager that pools two or more bets on one betting slip. Parlays let you bet on a straight-up winner, totals and spread on one ticket. Using Super Bowl 53 as an example, you could’ve taken Tom Brady for the MVP prop, the UNDER for totals, and the Pats to cover the spread. In order for your parlay to be considered a winner, all bets must hit. In the above scenario, this parlay would’ve be a bust since Julian Edelman was named Most Valuable Player.

Cross-sport parlays are also available. You can bundle your Super Bowl bets with NBA, NHL, soccer, and whatever else is taking place at the same time as the big game.

Live Betting: Keeping it Interesting

Can you make a bet on Super Bowl Sunday while the game is underway? You sure can! In-play betting allows you to bet on each drive and whether it’ll end in a touchdown, interception or field goal. Live odds disappear quickly, so it’s best to pounce on them when you have the chance.

Futures: Betting Way in Advance

You don’t have to wait until the NFL playoffs are over to bet on the Super Bowl. At any point from the preseason onward, you can make a futures bet. This is a wager made in advance of a big event. You can even bet on Super Bowl 55 while Super Bowl 54 is going on. If you think the Patriots will make it to the Super Bowl next year, you might as well take the odds early. Keep in mind that with futures betting, you won’t see a payout until the next Super Bowl is played.

Now that you know how and where to bet on the Super Bowl, it’s time to make your picks. Those winning bets aren’t going to make themselves!