Monday was a big night of football in the Nations League as the final round of fixtures continue to be played out, with relegation and promotion between ‘leagues’ at stake, and places in the Nations League finals still up for grabs.

Italy became the side to grab one of those places on Monday, with their defeat of Hungary meaning they just pipped the Hungarians in the final table, ending a quite remarkable campaign for them in which they defeated England twice.

England themselves finally got on the scoresheet from open play once again and somewhat stopped the rot of a terrible run of form by drawing with Germany, albeit will be disappointed that they threw away a memorable comeback victory.

In other sport, the NFL action continued as the Denver Broncos defeated the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys defeated the New York Giants in the early hours.

As usual, we look at three big winning spread bets bringing savvy punters joy.

Please remember that unlike fixed odds betting, when spread betting losses can exceed deposits.

ENGLAND V GERMANY – TOTAL GOAL MINUTES (SETTLED AT 436)

Having already been relegated from their group, England’s main goal at Wembley was to restore some pride and put a halt to the awful run of recent form in what would be their last match before the World Cup.

After a goalless first half, things didn’t look very good at all in that aim as the Germans moved into a two goal lead through Ilkay Gundogan’s penalty and Kai Havertz’s super strike. However, the introduction of Bukayo Saka seemed to turn the game on its head, with the Three Lions roaring back to lead 3-2 after goals from Luke Shaw, Mason Mount and Harry Kane. However, that wasn’t the end of the drama and England let the win slip away as a goalkeeping error from Nick Pope allowed Havertz to grab a late equaliser.

But where was the profit for spread betting punters? With all of the goals coming in the second half, and especially after the 70^th minute, the Total Goal Minutes market proved to be a great choice for bettors, specifically for those choosing to buy. With an opening spread of 119 – 129, the makeup of 436 meant a 307x return on opening stake!

HUNGARY V ITALY  – CROSS-BOOKINGS (SETTLED AT 200)

In the other match in England’s group, it was the Italians who secured their place in the Nations League finals, putting an end to Hungary’s hopes after a dream run in which they were cast aside by most observers as certain whipping boys and destined to finish at the bottom of the group.

Goals from Giacomo Raspadori and Federico Dimarco meant that the Azzurri secured the chance to fight for silverware, which will go some way to coping with the disappointment of missing out on World Cup qualification for the second tournament in a row.

But where was the opportunity for profit in this match? The Cross-Bookings market certainly proved to be a shrewd option for selling punters, with a low make-up of just 200 meaning that there was an opportunity to secure a 410x return on an opening wager!

DENVER BRONCOS V SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS – TD YARDAGE (SETTLED AT 4)

Although technically taking place on Sunday night in the USA, we’ll add this one into our list of Monday winners due to our time-zone difference meaning most bettors would have been watching in the early hours of Monday!

Denver got the best of the 49ers by forcing three turnovers and a safety to secure an 11-10 victory -- just the second game in NFL history to finish with that score. The low-scoring affair vaults the Broncos to the top of the AFC West alongside the Chiefs, while dropping San Francisco below .500 in the NFC West.

But where was the profit to be found in such a relatively disappointing match-up? Punters who sold Touchdown Yardage would have been happy with their profit – with a final make-up of just 4 from an opening spread of 74 – 84 meaning a 70x return on their opening wager.

Please note that these are examples of winning bets from the past week, and it is important to remember that spread betting carries a high level of risk to your capital and can result in losses larger than your initial stake/deposit.