Sports betting has changed a lot since the Supreme Court ruled in 2018 that states could legalize it. ESPN’s David Purdum has been covering this shift for a long time and joined us to explain what it has meant for the NFL, how the industry is changing and why the league fought so hard against the ruling.

The code against match-fixing prohibits players and coaches, as well as club or league officials, from accepting bribes to alter the outcome of a game in which they are involved. It also prevents them from seeking, offering or accepting a bet on any match or event within a match, and it forbids the misuse of inside information that could reasonably be expected to be used for betting purposes.

Those associated with clubs at the lower levels of the men’s and women’s league systems, plus match officials at FA Level 4 or below, are banned from placing bets on any match in which they participate. However, this doesn’t extend to providing inside information that could reasonably be expected to be utilised for betting purposes.

Money lines (which are the odds that a team/player is considered to win a game) change constantly throughout the day. The amount of action placed on a particular bet determines the price, with higher-odds bets receiving more action and thus a lower price. If multiple teams/players have the same price, the lowest number is considered the favorite. Alternatively, you can place a bet on the total points scored in a game, often known as the over/under.