subject: Understanding the Rules of Sports Betting [print this page] Rule #4 Understand the different types of sports bets. Before you can consider the most reliable sports handicapping picks, you must first have to understand the various types of sports bet. In order for you to place your sports bet, you must understand the meaning of common sports betting terms such as straight bet or single, point spread, moneyline, buy points, over/under, parlay or accumulator, if-wager, etc.
