NBA Season 2019-20

Football has been for a long time and will probably always remain the top performer as the popular choice at the bookmakers, but in a strong second position is basketball. Basketball has often been the go-to sport for some casual fans to place their wagers, but when the US changed its legislation, it became an entirely new ball game, growing from strength to strength. It is no wonder either since Adam Silver of the NBA was indeed first inline of all commissioners of pro league sports to express strong favour towards legalizing sports betting already in 2014. The NBA was quick to realize that sports betting is a brilliant way to prolong the engagement of their fans with the sport and at the same time growing interested in the game.

For those familiar with betting on football, the concept of Over/Under betting isn’t new. A quick explanation to those who are venturing into the field of betting on basketball for the first time, it means that when punters place their bets, they don’t the only state who they think are going to win, but also by how many points and what they believe the combined points scored will be.

Paying the Juice

When placing your bet on a spread of Over/Under bets, the juice must be settled. This refers to a typical amount of 10 cents and is referred to as -110. To break even on your NBA bets, you need at least a win of 52.38%. Anything more results in your profit and less is seen as your loss. Below you will find a series of tips we have for our readers.

Generally, too much value is being placed by bookmakers on home-court games. They will even add three points to home-court games. This leads to bettors loving to place their wagers on home teams, and the result is that the books move into that direction with over-priced numbers. This does, however, open up the opportunity to buy in at lower prices on the road teams.

A confident team can quickly be seen as the strongest one in the challenge. Bookmakers will drive this notion even further for once again the books are shading that way. If the one team is actively promoted as the better team in the quest, then seriously consider betting on the underdogs. You will most probably get better value for your money.

When placing your bets, take a peek to see if you can thus find the perfect combination of the top two categories, meaning a road team that is considered to be the underdogs as well, in short, referred to as road dogs. If they have been resting recently, it is so much better for you too. A little bit of rest might be what they need to defeat even a stronger team with tired legs. Anything more than four days of rest is a great guide when competing against a team that had two days or less of rest.