The Most Useful Information to Start Betting on Basketball

Not only basketball is an exciting kind of sport for millions of people throughout the whole world, it is also a perfect opportunity for punters to make decent profits. Of course, it is almost impossible to succeed in basketball betting at once, so there are certain tips that will help beginner punters satisfy this kind of betting. As a rule, these pieces of advice refer to the most common bets that may be placed on basketball.

Money Line Betting on Basketball

Money line options are the best opportunity for punters to start their betting career because this betting variation is quite simple. The thing is that this kind of basketball betting is connected only with a direct outcome for a single game. Thus, you need only place a correct bet to win. Moreover, money line betting features clear odds. There can be such an example of a money line market: Brooklyn Nets (3.4) against Los Angeles Lakers (1.3).

According to the given odds, Los Angeles Lakers are the favorite in this game. Here, if you stake $10 on this team to beat their opponents, you will obtain $13. So, you can see that the net profit will amount at $3. But, if you place the same stake on Brooklyn Nets, and this team happens to win, you will obtain $34, with $24 amounting at your profits. At the same time, if you make a false prediction, you will lose everything.

Handicapping in Basketball

When you master money line betting, you may proceed to more difficult and more interesting betting possibilities, with handicapping being among of them. As you can see, money line options provide short odds for strong teams. Thus, if you want to win decent money, you have to place enormous stakes, which is not always reasonable. So, handicap betting can solve this problem because it significantly increases odds even for the strongest teams.

For handicapping, you should place a bet on a team with a certain number of points either with + or with –. Positive bets are usually placed on underdogs, while negative ones are connected with favorites. In other words, your handicap bet changes the final score of the game even prior to its start.

Let us imagine that Denver Nuggets play against Sacramento Kings, and you place -8.5 handicap bet on Denver to win this game. Simply put, it means that the given team will start the game with -8.5 points. Thus, for you to understand whether the bet is winning, you should subtract the given amount of points from the final outcome. For example, if Denver Nuggets win the game with the final score of 90:85, your bet will be losing because 90-8.5=81.5. With this, the final score with regard to the handicap is 81.5:85, which means that Denver lost the game. On the other hand, the final score of 95:85 will generate benefits for you.

Total Betting on Basketball

This betting variation (also known as Over/Under betting) refers to the total amount of points scored in a game by the both teams. Here, you are to place certain point margins that must or must not be overcome. So, if you place an over 210.5 bet on a certain game, you will obtain some profits if the final score amounts at 110:115. In this case, you will lose everything if the final score is 103:98. Similar to handicapping, over/under betting is also used to increase odds offered for favorites and make one`s betting more interesting.