Spreadbook is a game where participants choose betting figures associated with sporting events. Each sporting event has either a "Spread" pick, an "Over/Under" pick, or both. Users must choose between two possible Spread picks and/or between two possible Over/Under picks. Every correct pick will result in 2-points being awarded to the user. Incorrect picks are awarded 0-points. A "push" pick (i.e. a draw) is awarded 1-point. The player with the most points at the end of the allotted game time wins.

Starting a Spreadbook game is easy. Just choose Start a Spreadbook, choose your game options and invite players!

You can join a Spreadbook of public open games, or accept a Spreadbook game invite link from your email. Eventually, you will also be able to send & receive invites from Facebook, Twitter, and potentially other social networks.

For now, the amount of participants who can enter a Spreadbook game is unlimited. However, in the future as different game modes and administrative options are released, this parameter will be able to be adjusted.

No, you can not. Spreadbook is a free game that encourages social interactions between people who love sports. Spreadbook allows people to make sports betting decisions without having to bet real money. The game becomes one of competition between users. Remember, bragging rights can be just as sweet as winning money.

For most sporting events, one team is favored to win over the other team. Experts assign a number to that expectation and this is called the "Spread". For example, in Chicago vs. New York, New York is favored to win by 8 or more points. As such Chicago is given 8 points in addition to the total amount of points they score. So if the final score in the real game is Chicago 20, New York 21, the spread would make it 28-21, and Chicago would win on Spreadbook.

If the Spread is 0 then the teams are so evenly matched that there is no spread to consider. Your decision will be based on whichever team who think will win the game outright.

On sporting events where Over/Under picks are available, the "Point Line" will appear in the middle of the pick screen. For example, if the number shown is 64, picking the Over means you believe the final combined score of both teams will be more than 64. If you pick the Under, you believe the final combined score of both teams will be less than 64. However, remember that if the final combined score of both teams equals exactly 64, then the game is a "Push" (aka: a tie) and neither decision wins.

YES! Beware that the Spread and Over/Under will sometimes change the closer you get to game-time. However, ¹unless they are at 0, the Spreads and Over/Under will lock 24 hours before the sporting event begins.

¹ Some games don't have any spreads until several hours up to the start of the game. If the spreads or over/under values are at 0 inside of 24 hours before game time, they will continue to update until a number greater than 0 is set and only then will they proceed to lock after a spread or over/under above 0 is set.

When the line-makers in Las Vegas first come up with the Spreads and Over/Unders for a sporting competition, the objective is for casinos and bookies around the world to balance out the amount of people betting for either side. This way, they can influence more people to bid evenly, rather than completely one sided. As such, these numbers will fluctuate from the time lines are made, up until the game starts. In relation to Spreadbook, our lines will also change, but have a locking period of 24 hours before the game where they will no longer change.

If no Spread or Over/Under Line appears, then the decision is not available and will not result in a correct or incorrect pick.

A "push" happens when the final score of the game results in an exact match, similar to a tie game. As an example, if the Spread of a game is +8 Chicago vs. -8 New York and the final score is Chicago 20, New York 28, neither bet wins. Yet neither bet loses either. Therefore the pick is a push and each player who's made their picks is awarded 1 point.

One point for a push awards the participation, and penalizes the lack thereof. Remember, you still have to make your picks. If a player fails to put their picks in at all, they don't get the 1 point for the Push. Getting a point for a push awards the participation, rather than it being 0 points, and thus, equal to not playing at all.

You can change your picks as many times as you like, prior to the sporting event actually starting. Once the sporting event begins, the picks are locked and no further changes can be made to the picks for that event.

Currently all participants can see each other's picks once they are placed. We may eventually add the ability to see each other's picks as an Administrative rule option, so the group can decide if they want to see each others picks for their Spreadbook game.

If you forget to make picks by the time the game begins, then you have effectively forfeited the chance at any points for that game. Don't forget to put your picks in! Eventually, we will build in a reminder system that can remind you if there are games coming up that you haven't made picks for yet.

Pick Six is the idea that you can only make six total picks for the particular game week. You can deselect your picks and change them before the game starts, but only six total picks (combining the count for Spread and Over/Under picks) can be made per week.