A question for the soccer fans: how the hell do you gamble with this game?

[JVS]

Win, lose, draw, games often decided by 1 point. How the fuck do you make book for this?

[AngryAmish]

1. A money line?

I dunno. But realize in soccer a lot of the games are fixed.

[taterguy]

2. You bet on the team you think will win dumbass

And hope like hell that no one is shaving points

[JVS]

4. I don't think either team will win. And a good amount of the time, that's the way it ends.

[redqueen]

3. 1 goal.

A point is what's awarded based on whether the team wins, draws or loses.

As for betting, you can bet on who will score, what the final score will be, etc.

Is this a serious question or more 'joking'?

[JVS]

6. Do they change odds to get the bets to balance? I'd imagine spread betting is impossible for soccer

[enlightenment]

5. Somehow they manage - sports book in the UK is massive.

Here's a link that might help you figure it out (if that's your intent). I don't gamble.

http://www.liveoddsandscores.com/betting-odds-lines/world-cup-2010

[Renew Deal]

7. I think there's state run soccer betting in Greece

I don't remember all the bets, but you can bet if a team wins, loses, or ties (three options). There's plenty more to it like combos which pay more.

[EarlG]

8. Here's one way of doing it

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_pool

[11 Bravo]

9. Bet on a scoreless tie and wait for the money to roll in!

[ikri]

10. Just a couple of options...

For Friday's Slovenia vs USA game you can bet on

Match Odds (USA win, Slovenia win, draw)
Correct Score
Number of goals in the game
Number of bookings (yellow & red cards)
First goal scorer (overall or for each team)
Number of substitutes used
Half time score
Number of corners
Number of throw-ins

Or for the slightly more insane bet, you can bet on the sum of the shirt numbers used by each team in the game.

You can bet on pretty much anything in the game that has a variable.