Help with Super Bowl 2014 Odds - I do not understand "Odds"?

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Hi;  I just looked at the odds for tomorrow's Super Bowl game & I don't understand them.  I have a mental block when it comes to betting against or with the odds.  If someone could explain what this means I would be most appreciative.

From a main website:

Seattle Seahawks          +3         +115
Denver Broncos              -3          -115

Have no idea what this means.  Thanks to anyone who can unblock my brain.  
P.S.  I do understand the game perfectly, though.
Thanks

? · Accepted Answer

The +3 and -3 are point spreads.  That means if you think Denver will win by more than 3 you bet on them and if you think Denver will win by less than 3 or Seattle will win you bet on them.  In other words for bet purposes you take away 3 points from Denver and add 3 points to Seattle.  Let's say Denver wins 28-27.  if you take away 3 poiints from Denver and add 3 points to Seattle that would make it Seattle 30-25 for your bet.  So if you bet on Seattle (even though they lost the actual game) you still win the bet. The +115 and -115 are moneyline bets.  It means you have to bet $115 to make $100 if you pick Denver and $100 to make $115 if you pick Seattle.

Debra · Answer

Honestly, I don't like it. The Super Bowl should about the best players and teams in the league being awesome, and the cold weather and possible rain/snow lowers the quality of football being played. You mention the famous cold-weather championship games, but they were really only famous because of one play or just because it was really cold out. The only one I can think of is the Ice Bowl, which gave us a QB sneak and 59 more minutes that we don't remember. I have no clue what happened in the Fog Bowl or the Freezer Bowl in Cincinnati. The game itself wasn't great; just the weather. Also, what if a snowstorm hit New York on Super Bowl week? That would be a traffic nightmare! I like cold weather football, just not for the Super Bowl. (BTW, the corporate people have luxury boxes. You won't get to watch them freeze because they'll be inside.)

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