When it comes to online sports betting, there are always new and inventive methods for wagering that are being established, including most recently in-game wagering and reverse bets. While in-game wagering is as simply to understand as realizing that it basically means the player can wager on the outcome of any game based on it being broken down in to halves and then quarters or periods, reverse bets can be a little harder to understand. Reverse bets are two “if” bets parlayed together, although unlike in a parlay you don’t have to win both of the bets in order to make money.

For example, when playing two “if” bets, the first wager is listed in front of the second, and in order to win the player needs the first wager to come through. If the first wager comes through, and the second does not, the player still wins on the first. If the first wager does not come through, the player does not win. In a reverse bet, you would make two “if” bets, A then B, but also B and then A. Depending on the teams that are picked, the losses could be less in a reverse bet than if the player took a team straight up, so it makes sense to try out the option, especially if feeling confident about two particular teams. The pay head bookies will accept reverse bets on nearly every sport, including the NFL, so get in on the action now as the postseason gets underway.