Basketball Betting

Basketball Betting Markets

Basketball is a huge global betting phenomenon with leagues and events in over 62 countries available to bet on 24/7 365 days a year. Invented in 1891 by Canadian-American gym teacher James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, basketball has evolved to become one of the world’s most popular and widely viewed sports.

Most major basketball betting sites offer over 50 betting markets on a single game with big popular games having over 100 markets.

But what do all these betting markets mean? Here’s a simple explanation of the most popular basketball betting markets:

Moneyline – Full time result, to win the game. The moneyline shows the odds to wager on the outright winner.

Spread – As in points spread, the spread represents the expected difference in score between the two basketball teams. Also called a handicap.

Total – Total points, Over or Under a games total points score, combined points scored by each team at the end of a game.

Quarter betting – What the result is for each quarter using Spread, Total or Money Line as above.

Futures – Futures betting. tournament out rights on the winner of a particular tournament, league champions, conference champions, division winners, player awards. Betting on the outcome of an event occurring in the future.

Prop betting – Game props are a proposition bet or side bet. In basketball prop bets are:

Alternative Game Totals – bet on the score being under of over a total.
Race To 20 Points
Winning Margin
Highest Scoring Quarter
First Basket – Player prop bet to score first
Player Points
Player Rebounds

Major Basketball Tournaments and Leagues

USA

NBA Regular Season – 2019–20 NBA Basketball Season : October 22, 2019 to April 15, 2020.

NBA Atlantic Division Champions – 2019–20 NBA Atlantic Division Champions : October 22, 2019 to April 15, 2020.
NBA Central Division Champions – 2019–20 NBA Central Division Champions : October 22, 2019 to April 15, 2020.
NBA Southeast Division Champions – 2019–20 NBA Southeast Division Champions : October 22, 2019 to April 15, 2020.
NBA Eastern Conference Champions – 2020 NBA Eastern Conference Champions : April 18, 2020 to May/June 2020.

NBA Northwest Division Champions – 2019–20 NBA Northwest Division Champions : October 22, 2019 to April 15, 2020.
NBA Pacific Division Champions – 2019–20 NBA Pacific Division Champions : October 22, 2019 to April 15, 2020.
NBA Southwest Division Champions – 2019–20 NBA Southwest Division Champions : October 22, 2019 to April 15, 2020.
NBA Western Conference Champions – 2020 NBA Western Conference Champions : April 18, 2020 to May/June 2020.

NBA Conference Finals – 2020 NBA Conference Finals : May 15, 2020 to May 16, 2020.

NBA Playoffs – 2020 NBA Playoffs : April 19, 2020 to May/June 2020.
NBA Finals – 2020 NBA Finals : Friday, June 5, 2020 to Sunday, June 21, 2020.

NBA All-Star Game – 2020 NBA All-Star Game : February 16, 2020.

USA College Basketball
NCAA Basketball – NCAA College Basketball Conference Champions Division 1 – 2019–20 NCAAB College Basketball : November 5, 2019 to March 8, 2020.
ACC Basketball Tournament – 2020 ACC Basketball Tournament : March 10, 2020 to March 14, 2020.
Big 10 Basketball Tournament – 2020 Big 10 Basketball Tournament : March 11, 2019 to March 15, 2020.
Big 12 Basketball Tournament – 2020 Big 12 Basketball Tournament : March 11, 2020 to March 14, 2020.
Pac-12 Basketball Tournament – 2020 Pac-12 Basketball Tournament : March 11, 2020 to March 14, 2020.
SEC Basketball Tournament – 2020 SEC Basketball Tournament : March 11, 2020 to March 15, 2020.
March Madness / NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament – 2020 March Madness : March 15, 2020 to April 6, 2020.
March Madness Final Four – 2020 March Madness Final Four : April 4, 2020 to April 6, 2020.

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