NBA

With each NBA franchise playing 82 regular season games, not to mention the possibility of some post-season action, there are so many opportunities to watch the best basketball players in the world strut their stuff each year.

That high volume of games also presents a chance to bet on hundreds of NBA betting markets each and every week of the season – you’ll find the most comprehensive range of those, alongside the best value odds, right here at Betfair.

Bet on popular NBA markets such as NBA, Boston Celtics @ Orlando Magic, Brooklyn Nets @ Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Clippers @ Golden State Warriors, Toronto Raptors @ Los Angeles Lakers.

You can choose among the great variety of NBA betting options available, including betting on San Antonio Spurs in NBA Championship Winner at odds of 3.75, Boston Celtics in Boston Celtics @ Orlando Magic at odds of 1.4, Brooklyn Nets in Brooklyn Nets @ Indiana Pacers at odds of 2.38, Los Angeles Clippers in Los Angeles Clippers @ Golden State Warriors at odds of 2.1.

Besides NBA betting, Betfair Sportsbook offers options on many other popular competitions, such as NBA, Spanish ACB, Euroleague Men, Australian NBL, Australian WNBL, Chinese CBA, Korean KBL, Brazilian NBB.

There are so many different ways to bet on an NBA game, with dozens of markets and bet types to explore – from simply wagering on which team you think will win to betting on individual quarters and even ‘player props’ like points scored and three-pointers made.

If you want to take a longer-term view in your betting, you can also explore NBA outright and futures odds, which offer you the chance to bet on the franchise you think will win the NBA Championship, who will contest the Finals, who will win the Eastern/Western Conference and many other options besides.

When it comes to betting on individual NBA games, the three most popular bet types are moneyline (simply predicting who will win), total points (will the number of points scored be ‘over’ or ‘under’ the given line) and point spread/handicap, which hands both teams a mythical point handicap (either + or -) that is applied to the final score.

But that only scratches the surface of the betting options that are available. You can also wager on winning margins, quarter/half markets, player/team props, wire-to-wire winner, half time/full time and more.

You can place your bets as singles, or combine two or more picks in a multiple – your odds will be multiplied together as an ‘accumulator’ to increase your potential return. You can also utilise Betfair’s Bet Builder tool, which enables you to combine multiple selections from a game into a single wager.

When you bet on a basketball game, you will be presented with fractional odds that depict the probability – in our eyes as a bookmaker – of an outcome occurring.

As a general rule of thumb, the longer the odds the more unlikely something is to happen – but the more handsome your payout if it does.

You’ll see NBA moneyline odds like this: Los Angeles Lakers (15/8) and Denver Nuggets (2/5). In this case, the Nuggets are the heavy favourites as they are ‘odds on’, i.e. the number on the left of the fraction is smaller than that on the right. The Lakers, therefore, are the underdogs at odds against; the number on the right of their fraction is smaller than the left.

After navigating to the basketball section of the Betfair site, you’ll see the full range of odds available for the next round of NBA games.

Click on the action that most interests you and you’ll see the full list of markets and bet types available. To place a wager, click on the odds next to your selection and fill in the betslip that pops up on screen.

If you want to place a double, treble or accumulator of NBA bets, simply add more odds to your betslip in this fashion, before entering your stake in the relevant box.

NBA outrights and futures are a particularly popular bet type with basketball fans, and the good news is that Betfair’s NBA Finals odds are available both before and during the season.

You’ll see these prices change throughout the campaign based on a team’s performances out on the court, with the market favourite being the outfit that we consider most likely to be crowned NBA champions.

When you don’t have the time to research each NBA game in depth, it can be useful to lean on the expertise of a basketball tipster.

The best tipsters are those who go the extra mile in their analysis beyond a cursory glance at the league standings. They use advanced statistics that explain the stories behind a team’s form, they have access to breaking news about team selection, injuries and the like, and they have a time-served history of placing winning bets on a consistent basis.

If you’re looking for in-depth NBA betting tips from a team that leaves no stone unturned in their analysis, visit betting.betfair.com.