In the NFL betting markets, odds compilers give a team with an inherent advantage. For example, if one of the teams is stronger than the other, oddsmakers will handicap that team in favor of the weaker opponent to level out gameplay. This discrepancy in playing abilities may be compensated for either by assigning a point spread (e.g., +1) or points lead (+29 1/2), depending on how vastly different they are from each other.