American football is another popular sport in Japan.

However, the Japanese game is shorter, with quarters lasting 12 minutes instead of the standard 15. Game rules are usually based on those of the NCAA college football in America.

The X-League is a semi-professional American football league in Japan, similar to the National Football League in the United States.

Originally founded as the Japan American Football League in 1971, the league changed its name to the X-league in 1997.

There are four divisions (X1, X2, X3, and X4) between which there is promotion and relegation. Teams in the four-tier league are split into east, west, and central divisions. There are two types of teams, one being a company-team which only employees of that particular sponsoring company may participate as a player, and the other classified as a club-team for which anyone can tryout.

The regular season consists of three stages, namely first stage, second stage and final stage. And the Japan X Bowl is played by winners of the final stage. There is a spring tournament as well called the Pearl Bowl which is used by teams to ready themselves and evaluate new players before the fall season.

The Japan national American football team that has won the first and second editions of the American Football World Cup and was runner-up finishing second to the American team in last years third installment of the tournament, was made-up almost entirely of players from this league.

Betting on American Football

Here are three of the most common American Football bets:

Straight Bets
In this kind of bet, the team you bet on must win by the point spread given at the time of the bet. The odds are $1.10 to win $1.00 (-110) unless otherwise indicated. Due to changing events, the point spread may fluctuate at any time.

Totals (also known as Over/Under bets)
If you make this bet, you must lay $1.10 to win $1.00 on whether the actual combined scores of two teams will either be over or under a certain predetermined number, called the total for the game.

Money Line Bets
If you make this football bets, then the team you wagered on just has to win the game. The amount you lay or take for each game may vary. The money line that is read to at the time of your bet is the money line you keep regardless of any line movement.

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