Casinator.com team reviews sports betting odds of biggest sporting events including national championship odds as well as football, hockey and other sports world cup odds. The ranking of sports betting sites according to national championship and world cup odds is based on average odds in events or matches reviewed by Casinator.
Online sports betting sites as well as land based sportsbooks use three types of odds formats. Las Vegas sportsbooks show national championship or world cup odds in different format than sportsbooks in London . Below are the three types of odds used for matches and sporting events including national championship and world cup betting.
Fractional Odds - this type of odds is used mostly in United Kingdom and Ireland for all sporting events including world cup betting and national leagues betting, this type of odds is also popular in horse racing, fractional odds quote the total that will be paid should the bettor win, 5 to 1 odds mean that the bettor will get 5 times his stake plus his stake back
Decimal Odds - are used in continental Europe, Australia and Canada, the figure quoted (1.5 for example) is the winning amount that would be paid out in case the bettor wins (1.5 times in our example), bettor doesn't get his original betting stake back
Moneyline Odds - or American odds are used in United States, the national league or world cup odds quote can be positive - quoting how much money will be won on $100 wager or negative - how much must be wagered to win $100
The good news for bettors from all over the world is that almost all sports betting sites give them option to choose any of the three odds types above for any sporting events including national championships as well as world cup betting.
