Betting on the NBA is getting more and more popular, with coverage of the games being as good as ever, which is enticing punters more and more towards the leading basketball league in the world.
There are a stack of ways for punters to bet on NBA, whether you fancy the stock standard regular options such as Head To Head or Margin Betting, or going out wide in search for value, so down below are the different types of betting options for the NBA.
Head To Head Bet
This bet sees a market on the two teams and who will win. An example of this would be Los Angeles Lakers taking on the Golden State Warriors, with $3 odds against $1.40 odds. If you place $10 on the Lakers to win, you’ll get a return of $30. Given they play overtime until a result is had, there is no draws.
Line/Handicap Bet
This is a betting option where the bookmaker handicaps the match. An example of this is the bookmaker will consider a team 12.5 points better than the oppoising team, so with that, the punter can back the team will win by more than 10.5 points, or the other option is backing the other team to lose by 12.5 punters or under, or win the match. As an example, putting $10 on a team to win by more than 12.5 and cover the line at $1.90, you will collect $19.
Margin Bet
This is where punters can back the winning margin on a game between the two teams. Margin betting is available on the major sporting codes, including the NBA. The usual margin betting for the NBA is 1-10 or 11+, so you can back a team between 1 and 10 points, or back a team to win by 11 or more points. There are other margin betting options which are more specific, to the point where you can back a team to win by an exact margin. For example, if you bet on a team to win by 1-10 at $2.90 and place a $10 bet, you will collect $29.
Total Points Unders/Overs Bet
The vast majority of bookmakers will have the betting option of total points and will set a specific number. Then punters can bet on whether the game will have more points than that number, or lower. It’s generally close to $2 odds for either option depending on the teams playing and weather conditions. Some bookmakers will also bet on other total points markets and offer odds on specific total points options. An example of this bet is putting $10 on Under 212.5 points for the match at $1.90 and the total points is 210, the punter will collect $19.
Total Assists Bet
This is a betting option where the punter can wager which player will get the most assists for the match. That can be from a specific team or across both teams for the game. Some bookies will also have specific player markets on what number of assists they’ll have for the game. An example of this is a bookie putting up $2.20 for Luka Doncic to get 8 or more assists for the game.
Total Rebounds Bet
This is pretty much identical to assists. This betting market is popular with same game multis given a host of players in each teams can get a decent amount of rebounds, whereas assists is essentially restricted to a certain type of player. There are a wide range on markets available on rebounds, whether it be teams, players or overall rebounds for the entire game.
Same Game Multi Bet
The same game multi is the most popular form of betting across the NBA. This where you can combine multiple selections together to enhance your price.
This is a form of betting which is popular because you don’t need to outlay too much to potentially win big. You can add as much as 25 legs to a same game multi, and add legs from both teams, which will ensure a bigger divided.
Championship Winner Bet
Futures betting is always popular with sports and the best futures market for the NBA is the championship. It is opened generally the day after the last game of the finals series for the previous year and it’s usually the championship winners that head the futures market for the following season. For example, if you put $10 on Golden State to win the champioship at odds of $6 and they win the championship, you will collect $60.
Total 3’s Bet
This market is quite popular with punters. The NBA is heavily swayed towards three point shots compared to previous years and generations. With that, a host of markets are available on three pointers, whether it be the amount of three’s in the game, how many a certain player will shoot, teams, the entire game and so on. This form of market is also popular with same game multis.
