Basketball Bets
Placing Baseball bets online is very simple. A lot of people have discovered how fast, easy and convenient it is to bet on basketball games from their computers.
Here's a list of commonly available Basketball Bets:
Bet on the Winner
Betting on the winner means betting on the winner of a tournament, like the FIBA World Championship, NBA or WNBA Season. To bet on the winner, simply choose which team you think will emerge as the champion based on the list of teams and their corresponding odds.
Bet on Head-to-Head Matchups
Betting on Head-to-Head Matchups means betting on which team you think will win a particular game. To bet on Head-to-head basketball matchups, simply select which of the two teams you think will win the game, considering their corresponding odds.
Bet on Line or Handicap Bets
Line or Handicap bets are offered to cancel out the differences in an uneven match by subtracting points from the favorite and by adding them to the underdog. The favorite is marked with the "-" sign, meaning a certain number of runs will be subtracted from their score. While the underdog is marked with a "+", meaning a certain number of runs will be added to their score. To place a line or handicap bet, simply select which of the two teams you think will win a particular game given the number of points subtracted or added and their corresponding odds.
Bet on Total Points (Over / Under)
Betting on total points means you're betting on whether the final score of a game will be over or under a specified score. For example, if the Over / Under number is 160, you have to choose whether you think the final score of a game will be over or under 160 points.
Bet on Total Points (Odd / Even)
Another form of betting on Total Points is betting on whether the total score of the game will be an Odd or Even number. To bet on Total Points (Odd / Even), simply choose whether the total score of a game will be Even (ending in 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8) or Odd (ending in 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9).
Aside from these popular Basketball bets, there are other basketball propositions that you might want to consider, like:
- betting on who will be named MVP
- betting on who will be named coach of the year
- betting on who will be the rookie of the year
An NBA season alone is about 8 months long with each team playing 82 regular season games. Plus there's the quadrennial the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) World Championship, as well as a host of basketball leagues in Europe and Asia. Not to mention College Basketball in the US.
With all these games happening all year round, you'll surely have your hands full betting on basketball. Check out the latest baseball odds now.