FIFA World Cup betting Arizona

The first step of gambling on the FIFA World Cup is actually having somewhere to place your Soccer bets in Arizona. Now, the great thing about the World Cup is that it is an immensely popular event. This means that there won’t be any shortage of sportsbooks that offer odds. So your main problem is actually going to stem from finding somewhere decent to gamble.

To make your life a little bit easier, here is a list of some of the best sportsbooks in Arizona. We have gambled at each of these, so we know that they are going to be bringing a rather special experience to the table:

• BetMGM
• Draftkings
• Fanduel
• William Hill
• Caesars Sports
• Bally Bet
• WynnBET Sportsbook
• Unibet

Because betting odds can change rather frequently, we do suggest that you check out a few different sportsbooks when you want to place a bet. This way, you can be sure that you are getting in on the action at the right price.

Now you have a sportsbook, and you need something to bet on. These are your betting markets. We are going to break down the betting markets here. We have ‘match betting’ and ‘futures betting’. We will explain what we mean in each of these sections.

Futures betting

When we talk about futures betting, we are talking about placing a bet on an event that happens in the future. This means that you are betting on something other than an individual bet.

In the FIFA World Cup, the following would be seen as futures bets:

• Golden Boot
• Golden Gloves
• Highest scoring team
• FIFA World Cup winner
• Winner of an individual group

Now, we cannot stress enough that you are betting on something to happen well into the future here. So, for example. If you bet on the FIFA World Cup final and aimed to choose the winner, then that is not a futures bet. However, if you choose who you believe will win the World Cup during the knockout stages, that is a futures bet.

Match betting

This is where the bulk of people are going to be focusing when it comes to their betting. This is when you bet on the outcome of an individual match.

Do bear in mind that some of the AZ online sports betting markets that we discuss here may not necessarily be available on all games. They may not even be available at all sportsbooks. We will explain why where appropriate.

Moneylines

If you want to bet on who will win the match, you will want the Moneyline. Simple bets to make. These are going to be perfect for beginners. If you want to work out who the favorite is for a World Cup game, skip to the next section, where we will talk a little bit about how to read betting odds.

Goal spreads

This is a betting market that you may not always find open. This is because soccer matches do tend to be fairly low-scoring games. As a result, goal spreads tend to appear more often when you have a clear favorite against a massive underdog.

With a goal spread, you will be placing a bet on one of the following (there will be two open markets)

• Whether the favorite will be the underdog by a certain number of goals. This will be highlighted, and it will likely be either 1.5 goals or 2.5 goals. The more of a favorite, the higher the number.
• If you bet on the underdog, then they can either win or prevent the favorite from beating them by more than the number of goals in the goal spread.

Totals

Totals are another bet that may not appear all that often. But, again, because soccer games are going to be fairly low-scoring games, these bets will likely appear in some of the games that are predicted to be higher scoring.

Again, this will mean that there will likely be a larger gulf between the two teams during the group stages. You are betting whether the combined number of goals will be over or under a certain amount with totals.

Prop bets

This is where the bulk of the action is going to be when it comes to FIFA World Cup betting odds. Well, at least in terms of creative bets.

With the previous bets we discussed, you are going to be betting on how the game ends up. With prop bets, you are going to bet on what happens in that game. For example, you may be betting on the individual player’s performance. You may be betting on the performance of a team, etc.

Since hundreds of potential prop bets can appear, let’s just give you a brief rundown of the more common. This may be a good opportunity to search through individual sportsbooks to see whether there are any props that catch your eye:

• First goalscorer
• Number of corners
• Number of yellow/red cards
• Time of first substitution
• Whether VAR will be used
• Number of offsides.

And now, the final thing you need to do is work out how to read betting odds. Most of you should have a rather decent understanding of how betting odds work. But, let’s give you an in-depth look at how they work in relation to FIFA World Cup betting Arizona.

The odds system used

In the US, we tend to use a system known as American odds. All sportsbooks in the country will default to that. There are fractional and decimal odds that you can switch to if you wish. However, the information that we are going to share here has been written with the American odds system in mind.

Determining the favorite

At first glance, betting odds for the FIFA World Cup may look like a bundle of numbers. However, look carefully, and you will see a small symbol next to each number.

If you see a – next to the number, then you know that is the favorite betting market! In rare cases, normally, when the two teams are fairly close to one another competitively, there may not be a clear favorite market.

Determining the underdog

The underdog will always have a + next to it!

Determining your winnings

It doesn’t matter whether you are looking at a favorite or underdog market. The higher the number that follows the symbol, the more of a favorite or underdog they are. This is how you can tell which bet is most likely to come through if you have multiple favorite or betting markets. This is common with futures bets.

• If you see a +, then this is how much you would win if you staked $100.
• If you see a -, then this is how much you would need to stake to win $100.