How To Bet Underdog Prop Bets

How To Bet Props On Underdog App

If you want to place a prop bet—also known as a pick’em—on Underdog Fantasy, here’s how you can do so:

• Launch the Underdog Fantasy app.
• Use your account details to sign in.
• Head over to the pick’em section.
• Select the over/under tab.
• Choose the sport you’re interested in. A list of player props will appear.
• You’ll need to select a minimum of two players and a max of five.
• Head over to the bet slip.
• Enter your bet amount in the appropriate space.
• Click submit to confirm your player prop pick’em.

Underdog Prop Bet Builder

A prop builder is a nifty tool that lets bettors design unique, customized props.

Instead of settling for the prop betting options offered to you by a site, you can use this tool to create your own unique alternatives, thus giving you more freedom and allowing you to chase more value.

That being said, prop builders are pretty hard to come by as very few sportsbooks are willing to give bettors such an edge.

Since Underdog Fantasy isn’t a sportsbook, they don’t have a prop builder feature, so you’ll have to settle for the basic player prop options for NFL and other sports that the site offers you.

What Is A Underdog Prop Bet?

Props or prop bets—short for proposition wagers—tend to focus on unique angles and propositions.

While conventional wagers focus on the winner of a game or a team to cover the spread, with props, the focus is usually on something else, e.g., which player will score the game’s first touchdown or the total number of goals that a striker will score.

Prop bets come in different varieties. Some props cover player-related propositions, while others focus on extremely niche occurrences.

Before you focus on a specific prop betting category, it’s best to first educate yourself so that you may know the types of props you can place.

Underdog Fantasy Player Props

On Underdog Fantasy, prop bettors are limited to player props.

In such props, the focus is usually on player-related stats such as receiving yards, rushing yards, goals, assists, points, and touchdowns, just to name a few.

Basically, just like in a sportsbook, a player will be given a line in either of the above stats, and you’ll then have to place an over/under bet based on what you think is going to happen.

Here are a few examples of NFL player props that are commonly offered on Underdog Fantasy:

• Baker Mayfield Over 266.5 Passing Yards
• Devonta Smith Over 4.5 Receptions
• Dak Prescott Over 8.5 Rushing Yards

In the first prop, Baker Mayfield has to record 267+ passing yards.

Devonta Smith has to notch at least 5 receptions, while Dak Prescott needs 9+ rushing yards for the above prediction to be accurate.

On Underdog Fantasy, a 3-leg player prop like this would have a 6x payout.

So if you choose all the above picks and risk $10 on this player prop parlay, your payout would be $60 ($50 profit + $10 stake) if all the player predictions turn out to be accurate.

Team Props

Team props are wagers that focus on a specific team’s performance. Just like player props, the focus of such props is usually stats.

However, instead of player-related stats, team props focus on team-related stats.

Most of the team props you’ll come across will focus on stats such as goals, points, yellow and red cards, etc. You can even bet on a team to score X amount of points in a specific half/quarter.

However, since Underdog Fantasy only offers player props, you can’t place team props on the site.

If you’re interested in such props, consider checking out some of the sportsbooks that we’ve reviewed.

Game Props

Game props usually focus on game-related propositions, especially ones that involve both teams.

Examples of such props include things like the expected margin of victory, race to x amount of points, whether the game will go into overtime, half/quarter with the most points, and odd/even scoreline, just to name a few.

Just like we mentioned in the previous sections, Underdog Fantasy doesn’t offer game props.

Novelty Props

If you keep up with the Super Bowl or other notable sporting events, you’ve probably seen some extremely wacky wagers that tend to deviate from the big game, such as bets on how long the national anthem is going to be.

Essentially, these are novelty props.

To put it simply, novelty props are prop bets that focus on extremely niche occurrences, and most of these bets usually focus on things surrounding the game rather than the game itself.

Again, Underdog Fantasy doesn’t offer such props.

Prop Betting Strategy

Most people think of props as fun wagers.

This may be true to some extent, but props still provide bettors with many money-making opportunities.

If you want to be successful in prop betting and profit from this betting alternative, you have to implement the right betting strategies.

Fortunately, we’re here to help you out.

Here are a few prop betting strategies that shrewd bettors need to keep in mind:

Always Reference Stats

For some reason, bettors tend to disregard stats when they are placing prop bets. In reality, most props, especially player props, still hinge on stats.

Instead of blindly backing a player because they have an extremely alluring line, you first need to do your research to ensure that there is value in going for that player.

Don’t Rely Too Much On Luck-Based Props

This may not apply to Underdog Fantasy since they don’t offer such props, but it’s still worth mentioning.

Luck-based pops, such as a coin toss or an odd/even wager, wholly depend on luck, and this throws your betting ability out the window.

To gain an edge over a sportsbook, always go for picks that you can handicap, and this means avoiding luck-based props as much as possible.

Limit Your Investment

Truthfully, despite how fun props are, they have a lot of variances and can be extremely hard to nail down.

For this reason, it may be better to place your efforts and investment in other less-volatile betting alternatives such as moneyline bets and point spreads.

We’re not restricting you from placing prop bets; you can still do so occasionally. However, they shouldn’t be the bulk of your bets.

Propositions are a perfect bet to include in your next same game parlay at Underdog Fantasy.