Basketball is a sport that is gaining global attraction with each passing year. In the past, people considered basketball a predominantly American sport; however, due to its exciting play and furthering reach, it has skyrocketed in popularity.
Naturally, Betfair has every opportunity to bet on the game from a myriad of top basketball leagues worldwide, not just the NBA. Every bet is available, and customers can bet real money quickly and conveniently on the Betfair website or app.
Popular fixtures that are in progress or upcoming include Brooklyn Nets @ Boston Celtics in which you can bet on Brooklyn Nets to win at odds of 5.5, Detroit Pistons @ New York Knicks in which you can bet on Detroit Pistons to win at odds of 2.38, Sacramento Kings @ San Antonio Spurs in which you can bet on Sacramento Kings to win at odds of 9.0.
On Betfair Sportsbook, you can bet on any of the 39 Basketball competitions available. Some of the most popular competitions include NBA, WNBA, Spanish ACB, Euroleague Men, Australian NBL, Australian WNBL, Chinese CBA, Korean KBL.
Betfair has the option to bet on the greatest basketball league in the world. The NBA is where every basketball player around the globe hopes to end up and attracts the most talented players. Thirty teams spread across the US, split into two conferences: East and West, with one in Canada. The regular season consists of 82 games, where every team plays each other at least once. The top-eight teams in each conference determine the seeding for the playoffs. The playoffs are a best-of-seven knockout format that crowns the eventual champion. You can bet on every game, teams to make the playoffs and even end-of-season awards.
The WNBA is much like the NBA in that it is the biggest league in the world for women. The franchises are scattered across the United States and play 22 games in the regular season. There are 12 teams, and you can bet on every game as well as the outright winner on Betfair.
Puerto Rican Superior Nacional
The Baloncesto Superior Nacional is the first-tier league in Puerto Rice. The BSN is considered the oldest basketball league in the world, founded in 1932. The 12 team league is one of the most fiercely contested globally, where the winner competes in the Basketball Champions League Americas.
The EuroLeague is widely considered the second strongest league outside of the NBA. It comprises some of the premier basketball clubs from around Europe, with 18 teams making up the league. Each club plays each other twice in the regular season for 34 games each before heading to the playoffs. Teams play a single club in a best of five before advancing to the final four, becoming a single-game knockout to the championship. Some of the best clubs like Real Madrid, CSKA Moscow, and Maccabi Tel Aviv are prominent figures in EuroLeague.
There are many markets you can choose from on Betfair Sportsbook, such as #OddsOnThat - Featured, Moneyline, Handicap, Total Points, Double Result. There is also a variety of outright markets available, such as NBA Championship Winner, 26-27 NBA Finals Runner Up, NBA Eastern Conference Winner, NBA Western Conference Winner, 26-27 NBA Atlantic Division Winner.
Those who aren't familiar with the betting system may not know the plethora of ways to bet on basketball. There are plenty of ways customers can play:
Moneylines
A moneyline bet is essentially putting a wager on who will win a single game. The odds attached to each team reflect their likelihood to win and signifies how much you would win per the amount you wagered. With Betfair, you can use both decimal and fractional odds.
Handicap
These bets put the team you wager on at a disadvantage by a predetermined amount of points. For example, you could bet on Cleveland to beat Miami at -4, which means they have to win by more than 4 points.
Total Points
Total points is a fun way for customers to bet in basketball. Betfair will set a point total for a single game, and people can choose to bet if the game will finish over or under that point total.
Betfair's Bet Builder
This feature allows customers to construct a multi-layer bet within a single game. If you're betting NBA, you can bet the moneyline and combine it with the over/under for a double.
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