Free Soccer Betting Picks

When it comes to global interest the English Premier League is king. With globally recognized clubs such as Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal fighting it out for the title every season, underdogs disrupting the established elite through tactical innovation and underappreciated talent on a weekly basis, and star players at every turn, there is no better place to start betting on soccer than the Premier League. If you want to know more about the Premier League, you can find our dedicated EPL page here.

But there are many other leagues worth betting on as well. Virtually every country has its own professional league, with Spain’s La Liga (home of global giants Barcelona and Real Madrid), Italy’s Serie A (containing Juventus, Internazionale and AC Milan), and Germany’s Bundesliga (Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund) among the most prominent.

Of course, MLS is of particular interest to the American soccer fan as well. While the quality of play in Major League Soccer can be debated endlessly, there is some high-end talent around the league, not to mention arguably the greatest player of all time in Lionel Messi. And with MLS clubs playing in American cities, they are of particular interest to sports fans in this country looking to enjoy the world’s game with some sort of local tie-in.

2026 will also be a landmark year for the sport, as the FIFA World Cup returns to North America with an expanded 48-team field. Nations from around the globe will compete on American, Mexican and Canadian soil for the game’s ultimate prize, bringing unprecedented scale and global attention to the tournament.

European powers like Spain and England enter among the favorites, while reigning champions Argentina will aim to defend their title on the world stage. With more teams and more matches than ever before, the 2026 World Cup promises to be one of the most compelling editions in history.

Sportsbooks may offer several different lines on the same match with “two-way” lines and “three-way” lines. A two-way line will look familiar to you, as it’s essentially the same type of bet you’d place on a baseball game:

Take a Premier League match between Liverpool and Manchester United. A two-way moneyline might appear as:
Liverpool -150
Manchester United +130

A wager on Liverpool at -150 means risking 150 to win 100 if Liverpool wins the match. A 100 bet on Manchester United at +130 would earn 130 in profit if United wins. In this market, the draw is removed as an outcome. If the score is level after 90 minutes, the bet is typically settled as a push with stakes returned, unless house rules state that extra time counts.

The same fixture in a three-way market would include the draw:
Liverpool -110
Draw +260
Manchester United +280

This version settles strictly on the 90-minute result. Liverpool must win in regulation to cash the Liverpool line, Manchester United must win in regulation to cash their line, and a tied score pays the draw price. There is no refund for a level finish because the draw is already priced in.

Some sportsbooks offer what’s known as a double Asian handicap on some matches and here you’ll see two sets of numbers next to each team:

Wolves +1, +1.5 -140
Hull City -1, -1.5 +125

With a double Asian handicap, your wager is split into two. So a $100 bet on the Wolves becomes 1) a $50 bet on the Wolves +1 at odds of -105, the odds on the two-way wager shown above, and 2) a $50 wager on the Wolves +1.5 at odds of -140. Now, if the Wolves lose by one goal, you push your bet on the Wolves +1 and win your bet on the Wolves +1.5. If the Wolves lose by two goals, you lose both $50 bets. If the game ends up a draw or the Wolves win, you win both $50 bets.

If you bet Hull City, your $100 wager becomes a $50 bet on Hull City -1 at odds of -110, the odds shown above, and a $50 bet on Hull City -1.5 goals at odds of +125. If Hull City ties or loses, you lose both $50 bets, while in a one-goal victory by Hull City, you push the Hull City -1 bet and lose the wager on Hull City -1.5 goals. If Hull City wins by two or more goals, you win both halves of your wager.

You can also bet totals on the majority of soccer matches, and they are basically the same as you will see in hockey or baseball. On the Wolves vs. Hull City match, the totals look like this:

Over 2.5 goals +115
Under 2.5 goals -130

This is your basic total, where if the game ends with two goals or less, the under wins and the over loses. If three goals or more goals are scored, the over wins.

You might also see a double Asian handicap offered on totals, and it works in exactly the same manner as a bet on either team:

Over 2, 2.5 -115
Under 2, 2.5 +100

On the over, your $100 wager is split into a $50 bet on over 2.0 goals at odds of -115 and a $50 bet on over 2.5 goals at odds of +115, which were the odds posted on the traditional totals bet. A bet on the under becomes a $50 bet on under 2.0 goals at even money and a $50 bet on under 2.5 goals at odds of -130.

The Asian and double Asian handicaps are popular among some bettors, while many others find them to be more trouble than they’re worth. You have to be familiar with them, but only to the extent that they’re available as gambling options.

Goal scorer betting is a form of prop betting where bettors are able to predict whether or not a specific player will score in a match. There are several variations of this betting market, as bettors can back players to score at any time in a match, to be the first goal scorer, or to score multiple goals in a match.

There are many other prop bet types out there that bettors should look out for when wagering on soccer. Bettors can put money on everything from the number of corner kicks there are in a match to how many cards will be shown. These types of bets do not hinge on the amount of scoring that takes place in a match, but instead focus on hyper-specific occurrences during them.

With futures betting, the goal is not to predict the outcome of one match. Instead, the goal is to determine which player or team will win a competition over the course of a full campaign. This can be a bet on a team to win a domestic league or international competition or even a player to finish as a competition’s top scorer.

Parlays are also an option in soccer betting. Bettors can combine multiple bets into one ticket, with all legs required to win in order for the parlay ticket to be a winner. These can involve props from one single match, or consist of multiple match outcomes, with a small risk potentially turning into a large payout.