We’ve all heard the phrase “there is nothing stronger than betting on the home underdog”. Looking back over the last 25 years more often than not you’ll find the majority of the times that NFL football bettors did place wagers on the home underdog they would go indeed go to the window to cash their betting ticket!
Legendary professional bookmaker Lem Banker says “NFL bettors should always consider betting on home underdogs and should think twice before betting against them’. One of the reasons why betting on home underdogs has so much value is simply because the betting public always loves to bet the favorite which in turn inflates the betting line therefore giving the home dog added value!
In the NFL the best bookies know that the good teams win and bad teams simply try to just cover. For both sports bookies and sports bettors one of the most heart breaking things about betting or booking NFL football is the back door cover. One area where the NFL differs from college football is that winning teams when they get a lead they don’t normally try to bury their opponent. This is one of the main reasons for so many back door covers in the NFL!
The prevent defense is another thing that also drives both sports bookies and sports bettors up the wall. Most times when an NFL teams defense goes into the prevent defense you can bet that a garbage touchdown or field goal isn’t far away. These meaningless scores don’t normally change the overall outcome of the game but for sports bettors and sports bookies these are normally make or break scores!
Another reason to take the home underdog is that teams that playing at home play harder as they are most always fired up and are more motivated in front of their home town fans.
These days there is so much parity in the NFL that on any given Sunday any NFL team can pull of a win. With this in mind getting points at home is never a bad thing for sports bettors!
