In our opinion, basketball betting is the most difficult because so many games are decided in the final two minutes. A team could be comfortably in the lead and covering the spread but then end up failing to cover because the opponent makes a few prayer 3-pointers in the waning seconds.

Basketball betting can definitely get your blood pressure soaring. But before you swear off there is hope. There are a few things I've learned over the years about it and I've become pretty successful following these rules.

One advantage basketball betting has over football is that one big fluke play rarely changes the outcome of the game. You can handicap a game correctly in football only to see an interception destroy all your hard work.

The key to winning at basketball betting is all about money management. You see, we expect going into the basketball season that my winning percentage is going to be lower than in football and baseball. That tells us that in order for us to be as profitable, we need to be maximizing our wins and minimizing our losses when basketball betting. Here's how we do it.

The reasons we prefer to use this style of NBA gambling rather than the other two sports is the fact that:

• Basketball betting games are played seven days a week.
• Offer a point spread rather than a money line as in baseball.
• It is much easier to determine before the season starts in football how many total bets you will make during the year.

In basketball betting, it is much more difficult to come up with such an estimate because games are played daily.

Basketball Rules

For betting purposes, unless otherwise stipulated, NBA contests are official after 43 minutes of play.

Teams must play for there to be action, all wagers included, all leagues included.

Pointspread & Over/Under Wagers

On a pointspread wager, the team wagered must win by the pointspread. On an over/under wager, the total points of the contest by both teams, overtime included, must fall over or under the side selected.

Pointspread and Over/Under lines will be offered on all NBA, WNBA and NCAA contests.

All wagers on the side & total will include all overtime scoring.

Halftime Wagers

Halftime wagering is simply a wager only on the score of the first, or second half of a contest. The line offered will be a pointspread, a moneyline, or a combination of the two.

Quarter Wagers

Wagering on quarters is simply a wager only on the score of the first, second, third or fourth quarter of a contest. These lines will be offered on marquee events, such as playoff and championship games. The line offered will be a pointspread, a moneyline, or a combination of the two.

Moneyline Wagers

Moneyline Wagering is simply wagering on the contest based on a given price rather than a pointspread. The team wagered on just has to win the game.

Point Buying

This is a method of allowing the bettor to improve the pointspread of a basketball contest by actually "buying points" for the team he/she wants to wager, side or total. Bettors can buy points in 1/2 point increments up to 3 points, depending on the contest. Each 1/2 point costs the bettor an additional 10% vigorish.

Bettors may also buy points for basketball totals. In this particular game, bettors could buy an "over" wager with a maximum line move down to 188, or an "under" wager with a maximum line move up to 190.

Basketball Lines - Odds

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