Moneyline
What is Moneyline?
A moneyline bet is the simplest bet in sports. You pick which team or player wins. That's it. No point spreads, no margins of victory, no totals. If your pick wins the game, your bet wins.
The catch is in the odds. Because one side is usually more likely to win than the other, the sportsbook adjusts the payout. Favorites have shorter odds (you risk more to win less) and underdogs have longer odds (you risk less to win more).
In decimal odds, which BlockBet uses by default, the number tells you your total return per $1 staked. If a team is priced at 1.50, a $100 bet returns $150 ($50 profit). If the underdog is at 2.80, that same $100 returns $280 ($180 profit).
In American odds (common on US-facing sites), a favorite might be listed at -200, meaning you need to risk $200 to win $100. An underdog at +250 means a $100 bet returns $250 profit.
Moneyline betting works across every sport. In soccer, there are three possible outcomes (home win, draw, away win), so moneyline markets include the draw as a third option. This is sometimes called "1X2" betting.
When to use moneyline over spread betting: moneyline makes more sense in close matchups where predicting the margin of victory is harder than predicting the winner. It also works well for underdogs you think can win outright, since the payout is bigger than a spread bet on the same team.
On BlockBet, moneyline markets are available across 60+ sports and esports, pre-match and live.