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What to look for in an app for betting on college football

As the rules regarding online gambling continue to be relaxed across the United States, millions of Americans are beginning to place bets on their favorite sports. Most wagers were placed on horse racing and American Football during the early years, but bookies and backers have started to branch out to cover other popular sports. Today you can gamble on tennis, soccer, boxing, basketball, baseball and much more.

NFL is the most popular sports competition to gamble on in America, and that’s no surprise as it’s the best-followed sport in the land. Games at the top level are exciting, unpredictable and can change in a heartbeat. That makes it fascinating for those in the arena or watching the live action at home but it’s dangerous for bettors looking to make a profit from their passion for sports.

That’s why many professional and full-time bettors have turned to college football. Games in the NCAAF are often more reliable in terms of following the form. The home team average is solid at this level, and the best players usually stand head and shoulders above the competition. If you study college football matches well enough, you will improve your chances of making a profit from the sport.

There are many betting apps that can be downloaded to your smartphone, and most of them claim to be the best on the market. They can’t all be the best, of course, so how do you decide which are good enough to cater for your betting needs and which are little more than savvy marketing designed to catch your attention? This article explains some of the qualities you should look for in a betting app before signing up.

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Generous welcome bonus


The leading sportsbooks in America offer new customers a welcome bonus, which often comes in the form of a free bet. Why would a bookie give you a free bet? Is it out of the goodness of their heart? Well, not exactly. They do it because they have to, and if they don’t, it will end up costing them business.

The sports betting industry in America remains in its infancy, but the top bookmakers from around the world are already battling to secure a sizeable share of the marketplace. They want you to choose to bet on their app over the competition and aim to do that by offering you a free bet welcome bonus. This serves two purposes. It encourages you to sign up and place your bets with a bookie while ignoring the competition. It also allows you to try out the app without posing too much risk to your funds.

Welcome bonuses come in many different forms, but the most popular at present is the deposit matched free bet. With this promo, the value of your free bet will be equal to your first deposit and gamble. For example, if you sign up for an account, deposit $25 and bet it on college football, you’ll land a $25 free bet which can be used on the sports fixtures of your choice, including all NCAAF games. If you deposit $100, you bag a $100 free bet. This puts you in control of how much you spend and how big a bonus you qualify for.

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Competitive odds

While landing a generous welcome offer is attractive and exciting, it’s even more important to ensure you are betting with a sportsbook that offers generous odds. The prices available on college football matches should be better than you’d find at the competition. You want to get the market best odds on every bet you place.

The differences in the odds offered by leading betting apps are often minimal, and many bettors think it’s not worth the hassle of searching for a better deal when they already have a decent price. Those margins soon add up and could prove to be the difference between making a profit and suffering a loss at the end of the college football season.

Check any betting odds comparison website and click on the match you wish to bet on. You’ll reveal a page featuring all available odds on your prediction with the most generous in bold. The bookie offering the highest price is the one you should gamble with.


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