Live Betting Guide: How to Make Live In-Game Sports Bets

Few things in life are as exhilarating as live wagering on an NFL contest. In addition to the options like moneyline, spread, and total oddsmakers often offer up live odds on what the next play will be, if the offense will turn the ball over on the next drive and what the end result of a drive will be: touchdown, punt, or turnover?

Some sportsbooks online also offer live in-game player odds where you can wager on if a running back will rush for X-number of yards or if the star quarterback will pass for Y-number of touchdowns.

Sometimes an ace starting pitcher has an off-night on the mound and that moneyline wager you had on his team to win is toast before the third inning. Live betting MLB baseball affords players an opportunity to adapt to the game’s current conditions. So, if you see an opportunity to hedge your bet and live odds on the board provide solid value, you can take a swing. You can also live bet run totals in-game, which can be attractive if you know one or both bullpens carry high earned run averages and want to take a shot at the OVER hitting late in the game.

The saying goes “every NBA team makes a run.” So, even when a squad falls behind by 20 points, you can’t really count them out and that’s where NBA betting and live sports odds intersect. You can find great value on the board live betting basketball games. In addition to betting point spreads, moneylines and point totals, some online sportsbooks will let you live bet player production such as which player will score more points with odds ebbing and flowing throughout the game.

Plus, don’t forget betting March Madness with full slates of games over that first weekend, there’s plenty of opportunities to ride the hot hands of a lower seed ready to upset a college basketball tournament favorite.

For argument sake, let’s say Jon Rahm is 8-to-1 odds favorite to win The Masters in January. You place a futures bet on him to win the tournament with a chance to win $800 for every $100 wagered. However, as the tournament draws near, you hear news that he’s dealing with a slight back injury, but will play in the tournament. This is where instant betting not only allows you to wager on a different golfer after the first round has teed off, but also bet live on each of Rahm’s rounds and head-to-head scores against other tournament favorites. For example, a live bet could look something like this:

If Rahm catches fire, his live odds will improve and Koepka’s will shrink.