Detroit City FC is entering its second season in the USL Championship., a league that is approved for betting by the Michigan Gaming Control Board.
Read on to find how to bet on Detroit City FC games at Michigan online sportsbooks.
Best online sportsbooks for Detroit City FC betting
How to bet on Detroit City FC games in Michigan
If you’re ready to place some wagers on Detroit City FC games, you have some different options available to you.
The following Michigan online sportsbooks offer odds for games, along with futures markets.
- DraftKings Sportsbook
- BetMGM Sportsbook
- BetRivers Sportsbook
- FanDuel Sportsbook
- PointsBet Sportsbook
- Golden Nugget Sportsbook
Detroit City FC entered a multi-year partnership with Golden Nugget starting with the 2022 season. Golden Nugget offers exclusive Detroit City FC odds boosts throughout the season, along with odds for all USL Champions games.
If planning on using an online sportsbook, there are a few steps to take before you make your first wager.
Download the app
Like with any mobile software, you’re going to have to download the app for the sportsbook of your choice. Android and iOS users can download the proper app right from the sportsbook or casino they’re going to be using. Follow our links to qualify for any potential bonus offers. From there, it’s just following the steps — which includes allowing installation from third-party sources — and you’ll be finished in no time.
Geolocation
One of the first things the app is going to require of you is access to your phone’s geolocation information. This is designed to verify that anyone who is trying to use a mobile device to place a wager is within state lines.
Register a new account
In order to use the app, you have to register for an account with the online sportsbook. Signing up is easy, of course. It’s available right off the home screen on the app, and you just have to fill out typical information such as your name, date of birth, Social Security number, address and such. Once you’ve completed all the steps, you can move on to getting the most out of your new membership.
Claim your bonuses
One of the big perks to signing up online are the sportsbook app bonuses available for first-time customers. Don’t miss out on things like bonus bets and other promotions.
Deposit your funds
Legal and regulated sportsbooks have a nice variety of options when it comes to adding funds to your account. You can typically use e-wallets or use your debit card or credit card, or deposit directly from your bank, depending on your financial institution’s terms and conditions. You’ll need to make a deposit if you want to take advantage of many of those above-mentioned bonuses.
Place your bet
And now for the fun part. You’ve found your Detroit City FC game and are ready to place a wager. Most sportsbook apps and sites are going to make this part extremely easy. You select your game, you select your bet, you make your wager and then you review it all and hit submit.
Where to watch Detroit FC games
All Detroit City FC games are streamed live on ESPN+.
Select games during the season have also aired live on WMYD TV20 Detroit and WSYM-TV FOX 47 Lansing & Jackson. Check your local listings for where to watch upcoming games.
How to read soccer betting lines
When it comes time for you to select your wager on Detroit City FC, or any soccer team for that matter, you’re going to see sports betting odds that look like this:
- Detroit City FC +550
- Tulsa Roughnecks FC -250
- Draw +330
What do the numbers mean? It’s not really too complicated. Here’s a breakdown of what you’re looking at.
Detroit FC moneyline odds
What you’re seeing is the team name along with a +/- next to them with a number. These numbers are called a moneyline. What the moneyline wager is for is to simply pick if you think that team will win.
The – next to a number indicates the favorite, the + indicates the underdog. The greater the number next to the symbol, the stronger the favorite, or the greater the longshot they are to win.
In this instance, Detroit City FC is listed at +550. What that means is that a wager of $100 on Detroit City FC to win will payback $550 on top of the wager that was placed. From there, you can do the math on if your wager is less than $100. Essentially you are getting 5.5-to-1 odds.
Tulsa Roughnecks FC is listed at -250 in this example, so you would need to wager $250 to win back $100 on them winning. The same ratios apply with lesser wagers, so a $125 wager would win back $50.
Because soccer has so many draws occur, you will most often see a moneyline for a Draw as well.
Over/under total goals
Some sportsbooks also offer wagers on the total number of goals. It will be in an over/under format with both the over and the under being given moneylines. You just need to decide if you think the game will have more goals, or fewer goals, than the total provided. The wager then will carry the same odds format as we mentioned with the moneyline.
Detroit FC spread betting
Soccer also has spread wagers, similar to a point spread in sports like basketball and football. A negative number means the team is expected to win by that much. A plus, means the team is expected to lose by that much. Spread wagers tend to be closer to even odds as compared to moneyline wagers.
Detroit FC prop bets
Prop Bets are also available in soccer. Those can include team-specific bets when it comes to goals scored in a match, or which team will score the first or last goal.
Live betting for Detroit FC games
Live bets can also be placed for soccer games and are more readily available on online sportsbooks and apps. Retail locations just don’t usually have the technology to keep up with the constantly transitioning odds for live or in game betting.
Detroit City FC history
Founded in 2012, Detroit City FC has been part of a vision to bring professional soccer to downtown Detroit.
Using the same grass that was used during the 1994 World Cup at Pontiac Silverdome, DCFC established its first pitch at Belle Isle in downtown Detroit. Back then it was the Detroit City Futbol League, a co-ed, recreational league that matched up teams from the neighborhoods of Detroit.
With the league gaining success, drawing more than 1,000 players per week to the games, DCFL founder Sean Mann pitched to four friends an idea to turn the interest into what Detroit City FC has become.
DCFC started by joining the National Premier Soccer League in 2012, where it remained until 2019.
Home games were originally held at Cass Tech High School, but starting in 2016, Detroit FC began playing its games at Keyworth Stadium. In February of that year, Detroit City owners raised more than $740,000 to begin renovations on the stadium. The club held its first home game in the new home on May 20.
DCFC’s attendance record of 7,887 came on July 31, 2018 when it hosted Serie A side Frosinone Calcio, a 10-0 loss.
In 2019, Detroit City FC joined the National Independent Soccer Association. That year, DCFC also added a women’s club that participated in the United Women’s Soccer league.
Le Rouge would be crowned NISA champions for the 2020-21 and 2021 seasons.
On Nov. 13, 2021, Detroit City FC announced it would be joining the USL Championship for the 2022 season. It became the third NISA team to join the league.