Nba Betting Explained
NBA betting terms explained
Money Line – This is an American sports term simply meaning ‘to win’. If you are backing a team on the money line then they must win for your bet to come in.
Point Spread – This is a handicap system based on points, and works the same as handicaps in football betting. For example, a Miami Heat -2.5 point spread means they must win the game by 3 clear points or more for your bet to come in, with the opposite being the case for a +2.5 point spread. If the spread is a whole number and the team end up winning by or losing by exactly that number, then the bet becomes a push and your money is refunded.
Alternative Point Spread – This is the same as a standard point spread but with a different number of points. Not many bookies offer this market but some, like bet365, offer 10 points either side of the point spread line. We love putting accumulators and banker doubles onto these as part of our NBA tips!
The 2 most popular pages in the NBA basketball betting section include the NBA Odds page where you can compare daily NBA game point spreads including moneylines and totals for the entire National Basketball League schedule. Our NBA picks page features info on the world famous NBA handicapping team at Maddux Sports. You can get signed up for our. NBA Betting Model Explained This is where it all began. I built my first NBA betting model back in 2013 as a hobby to see if I could crack the NBA betting code. Aug 05, 2017 NBA Parlay Betting Explained NBA Parlays, also known as Multi Bets, Accumulators, Multi, Multiple or All-Up bets are selections of two or more legs/bets combined into a single odds stake. If one or more leg of a Parlay fails, the bet automatically loses.
Game Totals – This is simply betting on the total number of points scored in a game. This might look like: Indiana Pacers @ Miami Heat – Over/Under 195 =. This means you need 196 or more total points in the game to win the Overs and 194 or less to win the Unders. If the game total is a whole number and ends up being the same as the total points scored then your bet becomes a push and your stake is refunded. Note that all of the above includes overtime!
Alternative Game Totals – This is the same as ‘game totals’ but with a different number of points. Again this can be found on bet365, found under the alternative game totals tab.
Parlay – This is an American term for an accumulator. But don’t worry, our basketball betting tips use the British term!
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