Betting on NBA games can be exciting and rewarding once you understand the basics. Whether you’re new to sports betting or looking to sharpen your hoops wagering skills, this guide will walk you through the essentials – from point spreads and moneylines to over/unders. We’ll also dive into some unique NBA factors (like player rest and playoff intensity) that can affect your bets. Hopefully, this will help you bet on NBA games with confidence. Let’s jump in! Understanding NBA Point Spreads Point spreads are the most popular way to bet on NBA games. In each matchup, bookmakers set a margin of points that the favored team is expected to win by. When you bet on the favorite, you “lay” the points – meaning that the team needs to win by more than the spread for your bet to cash. If you bet on the underdog, you “take” the points – your bet wins if the underdog wins outright or loses by fewer points than the spread. Essentially, you’re wagering on how many...

Subscribe to the SportsCapping.com Podcast on iTunes or SoundCloud. For this week's episode, Jack Jones and Brandon Lee will be discussing the NBA and college basketball future odds. Each expert gives out their favorite Eastern Conference and Western Conference bets in the NBA, as well as their favorite overall and a sleeper pick to win the 2016 NCAA Tournament.  New SportsCapping.com Podcast episodes will be available throughout the year with more free picks, odds, predictions, and analysis from the best cappers in the...

The NBA has been featuring games on Christmas Day pretty much since its start.  The teams for these games are not fixed like the NFL on Thanksgiving.  Instead, the league chooses some of the best matchups of players and teams to showcase.   But here's the real question. How can we use this information to our advantage when betting these games? My theory was that NBA games on Christmas Day will go UNDER the total more often than not due to a few simple variables. NBA Unders on Christmas Day The Logic The NBA goes out of its way to feature some of the better teams in the league.  For example, the teams that met in the Finals last year almost always meet on Christmas Day.   This means that both teams are going to be motivated to prove themselves.  That motivation translates into defensive intensity.  More intensity translates into tougher shots for the opposite.  That would lead to lower scoring. A different idea is the complete opposite of our motivation theory....