Couple of sports gambling questions.?

In Vegas and looking to gamble a bit on college football for tomorrow. Picked up the sheet w/ all spreads and stuff on it and a little bit confused. There are 3 separate columns of numbers. The first is the spread and I know how that works. Second I'm pretty sure is the over/under (numbers in the 40's and 50's). Third one I'm vaguely aware of. Pretty sure it is the payout, but I thought that the point of the spread made all the games even money. Also was wondering how parlays work. Know you have to win all the bets, but have heard conflicting accounts on the payouts.
Also, some games don't have the over/under and the 'payout' (something like -200).

Okay, the three columns are Point Spread, Total (over/under), and the MONEYLINE. The Moneyline is the payout for taking one of the teams to win Straight Up, with no spread, just the winner of the game. The (-)negative numbers indicate the amount needed to wager in order to make a $100 profit. The (+)positive number indicates how much money you will win if you risk $100. You do get your wager amount returned as well.

A parlay is when you make 2-12 (sometimes more) picks and they all must win for you to win. You place a single wager amount on the entire parlay. So if you have a parlay consisting of 5 picks, then you can bet $10 on that group of selections. If all 5 win, you win. The payout is as follows for each match you can convert the odds to a decimal so if you are choosing a pick that pays +100 or 2/1 in decimal form it is 2.00. For simplicity purposes, let's say that all five of your selections are 2.00. You simply multiply the odds of all of the selections together, then you multiply that number by your wager amount. So in this instance it looks like so, 2x2x2x2x2=32 Your total return is 32 x (wager amount) = total return I would not recommend placing parlay wagers of more than 4 selections.

If there are no numbers in a particular column, then that option is "OFF" or "off the board" meaning they are not taking any wagers on that option for that particular game.

You will find additional information on the various wagering options at http://GamblingReviewsSite.com/betfootball It is a 'for dummies' type of explanation of football wagering. You will also find free picks and tips too! Good luck and enjoy your vacation.

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