Betting On Basketball Games
Posted By admin On 07/04/22A number of conferences have scheduled back-to-back games at a single site in consecutive days. Some, like the Mountain West Conference, gave teams a day in between games. Some of the results have been head-scratchers.
NBA Basketball Prop Betting. Prop betting can be a really fun side bet on your favorite NBA games. Prop betting is anything outside of the normal betting markets. Each site or sportsbook will offer different props on NBA games. A few examples of popular prop bets are: A certain player to score X amount of points; First team to score. If you bet UNC +9.5, you need the Tar Heels to lose by fewer than nine points or win the game outright to win your bet. The plus sign means Carolina is an underdog. Over/Under 144.5 (Total): Outside the point spread, the next most popular betting option for college basketball is the total, better known as an over/under.
On New Year’s Eve, Boise State won its seventh straight game, pummeling lowly San Jose State 106-54. Two days later, the Broncos needed an Abu Kigab jumper with two seconds left to escape with an 87-86 victory over the Spartans.
- The betting lines for basketball games are usually released at least a day or two before they’re set to take place. Some are even available several days in advance if a team has a few days off. You should keep a close eye out for betting lines and monitor them from the moment they come out to the moment a game starts.
- Rutgers, 2/4/21 College Basketball Betting Predictions Minnesota vs. Rutgers Prediction The Rutgers Scarlet Knights are just 4-6 over their last 10 games but have played better over the past week.
- This is a bet on the total points scored in a college basketball game. The sportsbooks will set a total points line, and you can bet on over or under depending on whether you think it will be a.
And that wasn’t even the weirdest two-games series that week.
Colgate, the Patriot League favorite, didn’t even begin its season until a few hours before Kigab’ heroics. The Raiders showed no rust, racing to a 26-7 lead over Army, en route to a 101-57 win. Colgate shot 65% from the field, including 29-of-38 from 2-point range.
The next afternoon, the Raiders found themselves trailing the Black Knights by 11 at halftime. Army survived a second-half surge by Colgate and won a shocker, 75-73.Colgate hasn’t lost since.
While San Jose State’s and Army’s second-game reversals were extreme, they were also part of what appears to have become a trend — or a couple of trends.
Between Wednesday and Sunday, there were 88 games played as part of back-to-back games between two conference foes on consecutive days at a single site. For our purposes, we’ll be looking at 86 of those because Detroit and Youngstown State were pick’em in their first of two.
Teams that covered the spread in the first game found the return matches more challenging. They were 22-21 SU but just 17-25-1 ATS in the rematches.Favorites that failed to cover in the first games were 10-6 straight up and 9-7 ATS in the second. Those numbers include a couple of perplexing results.
Bryant was cruising atop the Northeast Conference standings before losing back-to-back games at previously 3-9 Fairleigh Dickinson. Even stranger, Winthrop, a 12.5-point favorite, squeaked by UNC Asheville 84-80 on Thursday to run its record to 16-0. But the Eagles fell 57-55 the next evening.Combined scores in these rematches rose from 135.2 points per game to 140.7.
The strongest trend might involve teams that won big in Game 1. Those that posted double-digit victories the first nightwere just 2-9-1 ATSthe next. Five of the 12 teams lost outright.
And in most cases, the differences were drastic. Some examples:
- South Dakota beat Omaha by 32 on Friday and four on Saturday. The Coyotes were favored by eight and 10.5, respectively.
- Binghampton routed New Hampshire by 21 on Saturday while getting 6.5 points. New Hampshire covered Sunday’s 4.5-point spread, 71-65.
- UC Santa Barbara beat UC Davis 72-51 as an eight-point favorite and 89-86 while favored by nine.
- The average swing in the 12 games was 17.4 points.
Sportsbooks bumped the pointspreads by an average of one point in favor of the first-game winners.
Thereis a month left in the regular season, plenty of time to watch these numbers.
Here are this week’s picks. The numbers for the spreads are based on game predictions at KenPom.com.
Belmont -12 at Eastern Illinois: The Bruins have flown mostly under the radar, despite the fact that they haven’t lost — a shocking 13-point home loss to Samford — in nearly two months.
It’s a down year for the Ohio Valley Conference — Belmont is the only team among the top 150 at KenPom — and Eastern Illinois struggled, nonetheless.
The Panthers have lost eight in a row since an upset of Murray State, and six of those losses came by double digits.Belmont’s shooters will be tough on Eastern Illinois’ 287th-ranked defense. BELMONT
BYU -18 at Portland, total 144: The Pilots don’t play much defense, and they don’t spend a lot of time trying to.
Portland’s defensive possessions average just 15.9 seconds, the 10th–shortest in Division I. BYU hoisted 63 field goal attempts and 12 free throws in a 95-67 win over the Pilots in Provo, Utah, two weeks ago. Portland gave up 70 and 30 to Gonzaga in a 116-88 home loss Jan. 9.
Portland won’t be able to slow down the Cougars here.BYU and OVER
Jacksonville at Bellarmine -7: What happens when a Division II power ascends to a lower-tier D-I conference? Well, look at Bellarmine.
The Knights, who won the 2011 Division II national title and made four Final Fours over the past decade, started the season 3-5 (although that included excusable losses to Duke and Notre Dame). They’re undefeated since and 5-1 ATS over that stretch. Bellarmine’s only pointspread loss came in the dreaded second game of a back-to-back on Saturday at Kennesaw State.
Although they’re ineligible for the NCAA Tournament in their first year at this level, the Knights are tied for first in the Atlantic Sun.
Bellarmine is not a defensive force, but that won’t be a killer against the Dolphins. And the Knights’ shooters (they’re 23rd nationally in KenPom’s effective field goal percentage) should have abig advantage against the Jacksonville defense. BELLARMINE
Last week: 1-1
Season: 21-8-4
Settlement will be determined immediately following the conclusion of each match – subsequent alterations and amendments to results will not count for betting purposes.
If a match is postponed or there is a change of venue which materially affects home advantage, all bets will be made void. If a match is brought forward bets will stand.
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Games or markets where a result cannot be found after a reasonable time period will result in bets being made void.
In 2-Way markets, Push rules apply.
Overtime counts for all bets, unless otherwise stated.
A player must step on court at some point during a match for bets to stand. This applies to ANY market involving a player performance line including Odds Boosts, CustomBet etc. If a player involved does not play then any bets involving these players will be made void.
3-Way and markets including the draw selection do not include overtime, unless otherwise stated.
Whenever there is a home and away game (with an aggregate points scored based format) full game markets will be settled according to the regular time result, and any overtime will not count (unless both games finish in a draw after regular time).
Fourth quarter betting does not include overtime.
Postponement and Overtime
Any bets for an un-played or postponed game will be void, unless it is played within 36 hours of the initial scheduled starting time.
In the event of a game starting but not being completed then all bets will be void, except for those where the outcome has already been determined. For example - if a game is abandoned at 104-100 with five minutes left on the clock, over 203.5 points will be graded as the winner for settling purposes.
Overtime counts for all bets, unless otherwise stated, as well as the following:
3-Way (market that includes three possible outcomes such as Win, Loss, or Draw) and Double Chance (in which a bet contains two of three possible outcomes such as Win and Draw or Draw and Loss) bets do not include Overtime.
For player prop bets, player(s) must compete in the game to have action. Overtime counts for player prop bets.
In 2-Way bets, Push rules apply.
In competitions where there is a home and away game (with an aggregate points scored based format) full game bets will be settled according to the regular time result, and any overtime will not count (unless both games finish in a draw after regular time).
Game and Prop Betting
All games must start on the scheduled date (local arena time) for bets to have action. If a game venue is changed, bets already placed will stand providing the home team is still designated as such. If the home and away team for a listed game play at the away team venue then bets will stand providing the home team is still officially designated as such, otherwise bets will be void.
There must be five minutes or less of scheduled game time left for bets to have action, unless the specific bet outcome is already determined.
In 2-Way bets, Push rules apply, unless otherwise stated. Bets on straight bets are returned, and in parlays the selection is treated as a non-runner.
Player Props
Betting is available on the performance of a named player in a variety of statistical categories such as points, rebounds, assists, and blocks, free throws.
Relevant players must be dressed and see court-time for bets to have action. Overtime counts for any player props, unless specified otherwise.
Handicaps may be applied to each player's actual score to determine the result. Push rules apply.
With regards to Double Double/Triple Double bets, the following applies:
Double/Double - player must record 10 or more in two or more of the following 5 statistical categories: points, rebounds, assists, blocked shots, steals
Triple/Double - player must record 10 or more in 3 or more of the following 5 statistical categories: points, rebounds, assists, blocked shots, steals
NBA Futures/Tournament Props
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Regular Season Wins/Match-Ups - Team must complete in at least 75 regular season games for bets to have action unless the remaining games during the course of the season do not affect the result. For example: If the Lakers Win Total is 51 games and they had already won 53 games when the rest of their regular season games were canceled, the Over would be graded as a win and the Under would be graded as a loss.
To Win Division - NBA tie-break rules apply. Playoffs do not apply.
To Win Conference - The team that progresses to the NBA finals will be deemed the winner of the conference.
Settlement of all bets will be determined by official rankings and statistics provided by tournament governing bodies such as the NBA and FIBA.
Furthest Progressing Team and Stage of Elimination - The highest official ranking (provided by the tournament governing body) will be used for settlement except when teams are eliminated at the same stage and no ranking is available to distinguish settlement - in which case bets will be void. For example: There is a bet for Duke to advance further in the NCAA tournament than Kentucky. If both teams are eliminated in the Round of 64, the bet will be void.
NBA Scoring Title - Title is awarded to the player with the highest points per game average in a given season. To qualify for the scoring title, the player must appear in at least 70 games (out of 82) or have at least 1,400 points
NBA Rebounding Title - Title is awarded to the player with the highest rebounds per game average in a given season. To qualify for the rebounding title, a player must appear in at least 70 games (out of 82) or have at least 800 rebounds.
NBA Assist Title - Title is awarded to the player with the highest assists per game average in a given season. To qualify for the assist title, the player must appear in at least 70 games (out of 82) or have at least 400 assists
Odd Boosts and CustomBet
Standard Basketball rules apply.
Bet Money On Basketball Games
If any leg of the bet is void, then the whole bet becomes void. For example: There is a bet for Lebron James to score over 24.5 points and the Los Angeles Lakers to win. If Lebron James does not play in the game, the bet will be void regardless of whether the Lakers win or lose the game.
“To Win a Quarter” or “To Win a Half” is settled as a 3-Way market (a draw in the quarter or half is settled as lost).
Outright, Division, Conference and Regional Betting
All bets stand regardless of team relocation, team name change or season length.
Series Betting
Bets are void if the standard number of games (as stipulated by the respective governing organization) are not completed or are changed. For example: There is a bet for the Los Angeles Clippers to win the series against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 1st Round of the Western Conference Playoffs. If that series is shortened to best-of-five from best-of-seven, the bet will be void.
First Basket Bets
Result based on the first score of the game, including free throws. If a player does not start the game, all bets on said player will be void. Otherwise, all bets are action.
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