Understanding Wire-to-Wire Bets in Sports Betting

Pros and Cons of Wire-to-Wire Betting

All types of bet have their own unique benefits and drawbacks. Let’s take a look at some of them for wire to wire betting:

Pros of Wire to Wire Bets

●    They still pay out if the team/player has been behind during the game, as long as they’re ahead at the end of each section.
●    They can be placed on a variety of different sports.
●    They offer better odds than moneyline bets.
●    They can be placed on single games or whole tournaments.

Cons of Wire to Wire Bets

●    They are harder to win than moneyline bets.
●    The rules differ depending on the sport, which can be confusing.

Wire-to-Wire Bet Meaning in Different Sports

Wire to wire bets are a common bet type in many different sports, but the term can have a slightly different meaning depending on the sport its referring to. Let’s take a look at some common sports and what a wire to wire bet means for each of them.

American Football (NFL)

American football is a common sport for placing wire to wire bets. The game is divided into four quarters, so your team needs to be in front at the end of each quarter.

Many people assume wire to wire betting means your team needs to win each quarter but this is not true. Let’s take a look at an example of a winning wire to wire bet, in which the selected team only win one quarter.

NFL Wire to Wire Example

The Dallas Cowboys are playing the New York Giants. The bet is a wire to wire on the Dallas Cowboys and the results for each quarter are as follows.

Dallas Cowboys: 19 - New York Giants: 0 - Actual Score: 19-0
Dallas Cowboys: 0 - New York Giants: 6 - Actual Score: 19-6
Dallas Cowboys: 3 - New York Giants: 3 - Actual Score:21-9
Dallas Cowboys: 0 - New York Giants: 6 - Actual Score: 21-12

Though the Dallas Cowboys only won their first quarter, they remained in front throughout the game. This means that the wire to wire bet wins.

Basketball (NBA)

Basketball is divided into two halves, so the team you choose for a wire to wire bet must be in front after the first half and the second half. It works just like an NFL wire to wire bet, as the team could have a very strong first half, then lose the second half, but still win overall.

Golf

Golf is played in rounds (usually 4), so you’re betting on an individual player to be leading at the end of each round. The player has to win at the end, a tie is not sufficient.

Soccer

Soccer is a game of two halves and in a wire to wire bet your team must be in front for both. It works exactly the same way as a basketball wire to wire bet.

Horse Racing

Horse racing works quite differently to many other sports in that your horse has to lead from the very beginning until the end. This is quite unusual and will require you to pick a front running horse, or a race that’s likely to have an unusually slow pace.