{"id":23115,"date":"2020-07-12T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-12T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/?p=23115"},"modified":"2020-07-10T05:46:41","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T10:46:41","slug":"guide-to-prop-bets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/guide-to-prop-bets\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything You Need To Know About Prop Betting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You may have heard the term ‘prop bets’ or ‘props’ in relation to gambling on sports events. What does it mean?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is our guide to prop betting. You’ll learn what it is, how it works and – if you play your cards right – how you can make money through such wagers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some prop bets are just a bit of fun, but to serious gamblers they are a tool for potential profit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Is\nA Prop Bet?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A prop bet, short for \u2018proposition\u2019, is when you bet on whether something will or won\u2019t happen. Chances are you\u2019ve made one before.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI bet you $5 you can\u2019t get a hole in one!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI bet you $20 you can\u2019t eat three KFC Family Buckets, plus the sides!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One famous pop culture example of a prop is from beloved British sitcom Only Fools and Horses<\/em>. Del Boy, the wheeler-dealer market trader with the gift of the gab, gets out of paying for a round of drinks at his local pub, The Nag\u2019s Head. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He bets the\nlandlord, Mike, that he can make him turn his hands over without touching them.\nWhen Mike holds out his hands, Del Boy says: \u201cNo, the other way\u201d. Mike turns\nhis hands over, so Del Boy wins the bet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This\nillustrates prop betting nicely. If the proposition made happens just as you\nsay it will in the bet, then you get a return on the money you staked on the\nwager. Any other outcome means you lose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prop Bets\nIn Sports<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Now that\nyou understand the basics of prop betting, how does this apply to sports? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A prop bet could be any wager made on a sports event that isn\u2019t directly related to the final result. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It could be outcomes based on individual performance, team discipline, statistics or timeliness of something happening in a game or match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The type of\nprop bets offered depends on the sport in question. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many passing yards<\/a> a quarterback throws during the Super Bowl can only be wagered on by betting on NFL football, for example. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For basketball bettors, a common NBA wager made is on the game scoring leader (the player with most points).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In cricket, you could place prop bets on the number of sixes a team scores or who a team\u2019s best bowler will be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to soccer, the time of the first goal, total number of corners or yellow cards in a match are common types of prop betting wagers that people place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who scores the first try or what the first scoring play will be are popular examples of prop bets from rugby. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many century breaks in a snooker match or 180s thrown in a game of darts can be considered prop bets too.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most Popular\nProp Bet Types By Sport<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Check out the table below for a fuller list of popular prop betting wagers by sport:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Different\nTypes Of Prop Betting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As you can\nsee from the examples above, not all prop bets are the same. There will be a\nrange of options to choose from and bet on depending on the type of wager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the passing yards in NFL football, number of sixes scored by a cricket team and our snooker and darts examples, sportsbook traders will set a threshold. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You then bet around whether it will be over or under that amount. Oddsmakers will base this on current form and stats from past meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In prop bets which concern individual performances, such as the NBA game scoring leader, best bowler for cricket or first tryscorer in rugby, you have a list of names to choose from. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bigger the odds for a player, the less likely that prop bet is to come off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time-related\nprop betting, including when the first goal is scored in a soccer match,\ndoesn\u2019t have to be exact. No sportsbook will ask you to name the precise\nsecond, but instead offer you bands of five or 10-minute periods to choose\nfrom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Method prop betting, like the first scoring play in rugby, sees oddsmakers put forward all possible outcomes that result in points being awarded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here, you could bet on a try, penalty try, penalty kick or drop goal, but not a conversion. Without scoring a try first, there cannot be a conversion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exotic\nProp Bets<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While most\nprop betting is kept fairly simple, you can now request more exotic ones from\nsportsbooks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For\nexample, you think Lionel Messi will score Barcelona\u2019s first goal in a soccer\nmatch against Real Madrid. This big game has a history of poor discipline with\nplayers getting sent off in it too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could\ncombine a first goalscorer wager on Messi with a \u201cYes\u201d to a red card in the\ngame and total bookings being over a certain threshold. The odds accumulate on\nsuch a bet if each prop comes off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

An exotic\nwager like this comes with far greater risk, however, as all eventualities must\nhappen for it to pay out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prop Betting:\nSkill vs Fun<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

An exotic\nprop like our Messi example tests your skill as a bettor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have\nenough knowledge about a sport, team and players involved, then putting that to\nthe test by betting on it is an option. Gambling is supposed to be bit of fun,\nthough, however seriously you take it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Predicting\nwhat will happen in a football game or rugby match has risks attached. Sport\nhas the infinite capacity to surprise, so be prepared for the fact that you\nwill not be correct all the time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What separates skilled bettors from average ones is being right with their props more often than not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How Prop\nBets Pay Out<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A prop bet\npays out in much the same way as any other wager. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the\noutcome you gambled on happens, then you receive a return including your stake\ndepending on the price you took. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s look\nat an example. Here is what a first goalscorer market on Barcelona v Real\nMadrid might look like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n