While it’s obvious to most bettors that shopping for a better line of +3 is preferable to taking +2.5, that is not always an option. There’s plenty of data and statistics from our historical database to help bettors make the same decision each and every time. Most weeks there will be at least two or three games with the dreaded spread of +2.5 leaving bettors asking themselves, “Should I bet the +2.5, buy the half-point to +3, or just take the moneyline?” Since so many spreads in the NFL are closer than in College Football, the results tend to be closer as well. In the NFL some of the most important key numbers include 3, 7, and 10. Article was originally published on Octoand has been updated and edited to reflect October 28, 2016