Soccer for Dummies: How to Bet on EPL, Champions League

by Elizabeth Fairview  |  January 12th, 2009
Champions League Soccer
We’re just about at the end of the football season - but not across the pond, where Association football (that’s soccer to us great unwashed) is just getting interesting. (AP Images)

Betting interest in the English Premiership and the Champions League is off the charts. Even if the sport itself isn’t your cup of tea, betting on soccer should be. It’s easy to understand and easy to do.

Our Premiership odds include Wednesday’s match between Manchester United and Wigan. The betting line has three outcomes: a United victory (-550), a Wigan victory (+1400) and a draw (+500). Draws are quite common in soccer, and they’re commonly good value as well, since casual bettors often wager on the outcome they want to see. Nobody wants to see a tie game. Bone up on your research, and you’ll be taking the punters’ money in no time.

 
 
 

 

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