Originally coined by a sports writer in Sports Illustrated's Mitch Goldich in 2024, the term Octopus is used to describe a football player scoring a touchdown and then scoring the subsequent two-point conversion.

Moneyline and point spread wagers differ in one significant way: moneyline bets are decided by the outright winner while point spread wagers consider the final margin of victory. With the moneyline, you're betting on a team or person to emerge victorious. If that team or person wins, you win your bet  simple as that.