What Are the Types of Bets I Can Make On NBA Games?

NBA Betting can be very profitable and fun and is also very simple and straightforward. Most Online Betting Sites as well as brick and mortar sportsbooks take a variety of NBA Bets and these are some of the most common:

Money Line NBA Bets – Betting on the money line when betting the NBA is betting on a team to win the game. The winning team doesn’t have to win by a certain amount of points or be leading at any point of the game except at the conclusion of the time frame the bet covers. Some characteristics of money line odds are generally underdogs will allow a higher rate of return while favorites you must bet an amount higher than the amount you hope to win. For example, if a favorite is -175 on the money line you must bet $175 to win $100. If an underdog is +160 on the money line if you bet $100, if your team wins you get $160. These odds change and you always want to check the latest odds.

Total NBA Bets – Betting the total in the NBA you are betting whether the final number of points scored for the game will over or under a specific number (this is why totals are sometimes referred to as the Over/Under). For example, if a total of an NBA game is listed at 200, you are betting that the final combined points for both teams when added together will be over or under 200. Also, in this same category would be NBA team total betting where you are betting if the number of points scored by a specific team will be higher or lower than a certain number. In this scenario if team A has a team total of 100 points you are betting whether the total points scored in the game by Team A will be more or less than 100. The total can move higher or lower for a variety of reasons so always check the latest totals before making your bet.

Against The Spread Betting in the NBA – When betting against the spread in the NBA you are betting that a team with either win by more than a specific number of points or betting that a tea will lose by less than a certain number of points. For example, if Team A is favored by 5 points, they must win the game by more than 5 points to cover the point spread. If you are betting on Team A’s opponent, in this case Team B, you are hoping that team B doesn’t lose the game by more than 5 points. If Team B wins the game or loses by less than 5 they would be the winning side in this scenario.

In Game NBA Betting or Live Betting – In Game betting in NBA games are bets that are made after the game has started. For In Game or Live Betting, the point spreads, money lines, and totals are all adjusted based on what has already transpired in the game and what the score and scenario currently are. Line and In Game betting are becoming more popular as the technology of the sports books get better however the odds for these bets move very quickly so timing is very important.

Halftime NBA Betting – Halftime NBA bets are simply betting either the money line, Against the Spread, or the total for either half of an NBA game. Whether betting the first or second half, one half of basketball is all that is covered as the time period of action covered by the bet. Many sportsbooks allow for betting by quarters which is similar to halftime NBA betting but the time period covered is just one quarter. You can always look at our sportsbook reviews to see which sportsbooks offer the most options when it comes to NBA halftime betting or betting by quarters.

Prop Bet NBA Bets – Prop bets can cover a variety of topics I the NBA and depending on the sports book, there can literally be 100’s of options to choose from. Topics like who will be the most valuable player, how many points a specific player will score, betting on individual statistics like to total number of assists or rebounds or even combined points, assists, and rebounds are all covered under prop bets. The best way to see what prop bets are available is to look around at multiple sports books and you can see a list of the very best sports books here

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