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Finding success betting NBA basketball can be a challenge but an understanding of the nature of the game can help significantly. Fortunately, there's plenty of statistics available to the pro basketball betting enthusiast but the most valuable NBA basketball betting trends can be found right here at Sportsbook.AG.
Many serious sports bettors consider college hoops the best sport to handicap due to the massive number of teams on the board and the difficulty the linemaker faces in keeping up with them all. NBA basketball doesn't have the large number of teams, but it does have a ridiculously long schedule followed by the playoffs. The grueling 82 game schedule and the demands of travel mean that there are games where one team 'doesn't show up'. Situational betting trends help determine when a team might 'come out flat' for a specific game. Some teams play very poorly in the second of back to back games, for example, and that's a trend that can help NBA bettors find good betting opportunities.
It's no secret that sports teams usually play better at home, but that's especially true in the NBA. Home court is critical the NBA and some teams even demonstrate a home/away bias with NBA totals. This is caused by playing different styles -usually an up-tempo style at home and a slower, more defensively oriented style on the road. The scheduling situations that NBA teams face also manifest themselves more acutely away from home. Back to back games during long trips, for example, are a good spot to 'circle'. Other bettors focus on the distance of the travel that is especially problematic for Eastern Conference teams traveling west. The West Coast travel also brings up a situation where teams have to play at a high altitude in Salt Lake City and Denver. Historically, teams play the two Mountain Time Zone teams in back to back games and depending on the makeup of the roster this spot at high altitude can be very difficult to manage.
Basketball is the highest scoring of the major sports and that’s a big reason for why it’s such an appealing game to watch. Offense sells tickets and gets ratings, as the cliche goes. With the NBA scoring points at a historical clip in 2020-21, it means that the most entertaining quality of the sport is now most prominent.
Points a plenty is also a big boost for the sports gambling world. Higher scoring games can provide numerous additional opportunities.
USA legal sports betting from legalbettingsites.info provides a multitude of options in an industry that’s only growing ever since the landmark Supreme Court ruling in May of 2018. The spread is of course the lifeblood of sports betting, so it makes sense that the more scoring we see, the more ways you can bet with varying options. Increased scoring means that the old expression “no lead is safe” rings more true than ever.
The same principle applies with of course winning ATS and backdoor covers. As it stands near the All-Star break or approximate halfway point of the season, all but eight of the National Basketball Association’s 30 teams are averaging 110+ points per game. The Brooklyn Nets lead the way, averaging 120.8 ppg and they are joined by four others (Milwaukee Bucks, New Orleans Pelicans, Utah Jazz and Denver Nuggets) who north of 115 ppg.
The LA Clippers and Washington Wizards are also right there, just below that mark. In other words, it’s optional defending in the association this year, and that’s good for anyone who likes to watch wide open, showtime kind of ball.
It’s also good for added intrigue in the betting markets, as there are now wider point spreads to play.
NBA arena scoreboards getting a bigger workout also means more reason to keep watching the game when the score differential is wide. If no lead is safe, then you may still cover the spread yet.
Paul M. Banks runs The Sports Bank, partnered with News Now. Banks, the author of “No, I Can’t Get You Free Tickets: Lessons Learned From a Life in the Sports Media Industry,” has regularly appeared in WGN, Sports Illustrated, Chicago Tribuneand SB Nation. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram.