With the rising popularity of the NFL in Europe, the online betting opportunities are fast on the rise as well. The first thing to understand however is the set-up of the NFL. The league consists of two conferences of 16 teams each; the American Football Conference (AFC) and Online Betting the National Football Conference (NFC). Each has four divisions of four teams, according to the cardinal compass points. Teams that win the divisions go into the playoffs at the end of the season while the winners of the two conferences face off in the Superbowl.

Season-long Bets These are bets which will only come to fruition at the very end of the NFL season. They are mostly to do with backing a team to win, whether it is the grand online betting winner of the Superbowl, or the winner of one of the conferences, or of the divisions.