With the rising popularity of the NFL in Europe, the online bettingopportunities are fast on the rise as well. The first thing to understand Online Betting however is the set-up of the NFL. The league consists of two conferences of 16 teams each; the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). Each has four divisions of four teams, according to the cardinal compass points. Teams that win the divisions go into the playoffs at the end of the season while the winners of the two conferences face off in the Superbowl.

Season-long Bets These are bets which will only come to fruition at the very end of the NFL season. They are mostly to do with backing a team to win, whether it is the grand winner of the Superbowl, or the winner of one of the conferences, or of the divisions. Because of the draft system used by the NFL, each team has (in theory) equal chances. A favorite bet among punters is a multiple bet that picks winners of several of the divisions. Individual Game Bets There may be up to sixteen games taking place on any given game weekend.