{"id":49153,"date":"2018-03-16T20:53:09","date_gmt":"2018-03-17T03:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/?page_id=49153"},"modified":"2025-06-10T13:41:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T17:41:23","slug":"moneyline-explained","status":"publish","type":"guide","link":"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/guides\/betting-101\/moneyline-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"The Moneyline Explained: How to Read Moneyline Odds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When you think about sports betting, the first wager type that comes to mind is probably the moneyline. The moneyline bet is a straight-up wager on who wins a game, fight, or any other matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The term ‘moneyline’ might sound like a sort of foreign language. That’s okay! We were all rookie bettors who had to ask questions at some point.<\/p>