Football and Basketball betting you are given the option to bet a point spread or a moneyline bet. With money lines you wager which team is going to win. Disregarding the point spread.

Example:
Orlando Magic -280
Houston Rockets +240

• If you wager on Orlando -280 you lay $280 to win $100.
• If you wager on Houston +240 you lay $100 to win $240.
• The line values are determined base on the point spread. When betting moneylines you are betting on a team to win the game outright.