There is so much sporting action to enjoy betting on ion November, but many players will not be familiar with spread betting. Our guide below gives you a full run down of how to learn about spread betting and which events in the worlds of football, horse racing and more, you can bet on the spread on in November.
What is spread betting?
Spread betting is a type of wager where your winnings or losses are determined by how accurate your bet is.
Unlike a traditional sports bet where you are either right or wrong, in spread betting you bet on whether a certain statistic will be higher or lower than a predetermined range set by the spread betting firm.
Betting for a statistic to be more than that range is referred to as buying, while betting on it being lower is referred to as selling.
Winnings or losses are then calculated based on how far over or under the spread the total goes.
While it sounds confusing, things become a lot clearer with concrete examples, which can be found below.
Spread betting on football
Football is arguably the most popular sport for wagering spread bets due to the vast array of markets on offer and the ease of the calculations.
Spread betting sites offer all manner of markets, ranging from run-of-the-mill goals and supremacy statistics to more niche offerings such as shirt numbers, goal minutes, and corners.
For this we’ll stick to a simple example of what the outcome might be if you buy or sell in the total goals markets, using Chelsea’s upcoming match against Barcelona as the reference.
For this November tie, the total goals spread is set at 3.4 – 3.6 on Spreadex. If we decided to ‘buy’ goals at £10, here are the possible results:
| Total goals | Profit/Loss | Reason((Total goals – Buy odds) x Stake) |
| 0 | -£36 | ((0 – 3.6) x 10) = -36 |
| 1 | -£26 | ((1 – 3.6) x 10) = -26 |
| 2 | -£16 | ((2 – 3.6) x 10) = -16 |
| 3 | -£6 | ((3 – 3.6) x 10 = -6 |
| 4 | +£4 | ((4 – 3.6) x 10 = 4 |
| 5 | +£14 | ((5 – 3.6) x 10 = 1.4 |
And if we were to ‘sell’ goals for the same match:
| Total goals | Profit/Loss | Reason((Sell odds – Total goals) x Stake) |
| 0 | £34 | ((3.4 – 0) x 10) = 34 |
| 1 | £24 | ((3.4 – 1) x 10) = 24 |
| 2 | £14 | ((3.4 – 2) x 10) = 14 |
| 3 | £4 | ((3.4 – 3) x 10 = 4 |
| 4 | -£6 | ((3.4 – 4) x 10 = -6 |
| 5 | -£16 | ((3.4 – 5) x 10 = -1.6 |
Spread betting on horse racing
Horse racing is another hugely popular sport in spread betting circles, where punters can buy and sell across an ever increasing number of markets.
For example, you can place spread bets on winning distances, jockey performance, match bets between two horses, as well as some obscure markets such as double the number of the winning horse.
Winnings and losses are calculated in the same way as football.
Best spread betting sites in November 2025
SpreadEx is one of the biggest spread-focused bookmakers in the market, offering a huge range of spread betting options across a wide variety of sports, with an easy-to-navigate platform and the option to switch to the more conventional betting style of betting on fixed odds, as well as trading options in the financial markets.
Sporting Index are the other big player in the spread betting market, offering an almost identical interface to SpreadEx and also covering the vast majority of major sporting events, with the option to bet in the more conventional style, too.
While those are the two biggest players, SportsSpread is a smaller company which has a slightly more limited selection of markets. They do still offer all the main markets across a wealth of different sports, though.
Best sporting events for spread betting this month
November 2025’s sporting events are jam-packed with spread betting opportunities across a variety of different sports.
In football, November 2025 has the usual array of major events across the Premier League, UEFA Champions League, and the climax of the World Cup qualifying campaign. England’s meeting with Serbia on Thursday 13th November comes first, before the North London Derby on Sunday 23rd November as Arsenal host Tottenham. The continuation of the league phase of the Champions League follows, with standout clashes including Chelsea vs Barcelona, Arsenal vs Bayern Munich and PSG vs Tottenham.
Along with the daily racing cards, November has two major meetings in the horse racing world, with The Open at Cheltenham between Friday 14th November and Sunday 17th November, followed by the Coral Winter Carnival at Newbury to end the month.
Boxing fans can look forward to Chris Eubank Junior vs Conor Benn on Saturday 15th November, where you can spread bet across a number of main markets and round betting.
Spread Betting Free Bets
SpreadEx’s main promotion for spread betting offers 6 free £5 spread bets when new customers place a £10 bet at 1/2 odds or greater, as well as up to £300 cashback on selected qualifying spread bets.
Likewise, Sporting Index offer an identical sign-up offer to new spread betting customers, while SportsSpread offer a massive 100% deposit boost up to £1,000.
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