Top Sportsbooks To Use For NFL Betting In Canada

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Hockey may be king in Canada, but NFL betting is pretty popular with us Canucks as well.

The British Columbia Lottery Corporation processed about $14 million worth of NFL bets in 2014. Nearly one-third of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation’s sports betting tickets between April 2013 and March 2014 involved wagering on the NFL. And that’s just the betting done through Canada’s provincial sports lotteries (PSLs).

With many Canadians now aware of the better odds and single-game wagering available through online sportsbooks that are legal for Canadians to use, experts believe that for every dollar Canadians bet on the NFL through Proline, Sport Select or other PSLs, they wager 10 dollars through sports betting websites such as Pinnacle.com and SportsInteraction.com.

So if you’re considering signing up at an online sportsbook and making a deposit, you shouldn’t just be thinking about which sportsbooks offer the best odds on hockey betting. You’ll also want to make sure any book you join offers you the best ways to make money betting NFL, in addition to the obvious factors like being reputable and safe to use.

Here are the best sportsbooks to use for NFL betting in Canada, complete with our reasons why.

1. Pinnacle Sports

If you are a traditional NFL bettor that primarily bets on point spreads and Over/Under, you won’t find any better sportsbook to use than Pinnacle.

That’s because Pinnacle offers what is known in the industry as “reduced juice” betting lines. Instead of requiring you to lay 110 to win 100, which is the standard commission structure on point spreads and Over/Unders at Las Vegas sportsbooks and most online betting sites, Pinnacle allows you to risk 105 to win 100 instead.

Risking 5% less on every wager can quickly add up, especially if you like to bet big money. For every 20 wagers you make at -105 odds instead of -110, you’re essentially earning a free wager. That is more than enough to offset the lack of signup bonuses or reload bonuses at Pinnacle.com, which is probably the only reason Canadians might not sign up with them.

Reduced juice on point spreads and Over/Unders isn’t the only reason Pinnacle is one of the best sportsbooks to use for NFL betting in Canada. They also generally offer the best odds on NFL teasers, their reduced juice moneylines make them an ideal choice for multi-team parlays, and their live betting odds have the lowest margins in the industry.

Pinnacle isn’t perfect for everybody, though. Their live betting odds are only available during commercial breaks, and they don’t feature the same variety of live props and pre-game props as some other NFL sportsbooks.

But if you bet point spreads and totals at all, you’ll want to join Pinnacle in order to take advantage of those great odds. Plus, with some of the most Canadian-friendly banking methods as well as lightning-fast withdrawals, you’ll love the ease with which you can send and receive money to your sportsbook account.
time for the 2017 NFL betting season, you can get a 100% signup bonus on your first deposit, up to $125.

2. BetOnline

Bet Online signup bonus

The only reason we don’t rank BetOnline higher on the list of best sportsbooks to use for NFL betting in Canada is that they don’t offer accounts in Canadian currency.

But if you’re willing to deposit and maintain your balance in U.S. funds, BetOnline will reward you with the most generous bonus offers of any sportsbook we know or recommend to Canadians.

Those bonus offers can change depending on the time of year, but you’re generally looking at at least a 50% bonus on your first deposit, up to $2,500.  Not only that, BetOnline will also continue to reward you with huge bonuses like that on any subsequent deposit you make.

Other reasons to use BetOnline for NFL betting are:

  • Their odds: BetOnline has standard -110 juice on point spreads and totals, but their moneylines have lower margins than many other sportsbooks
  • Their live betting: Like Sports Interaction, BetOnline will hang live numbers while play is in progress
  • Their deposit methods: BetOnline accepts Bitcoin deposits, allowing you to maintain your anonymity and also minimizing fees you might otherwise incur depositing or withdrawing money.