Handicap Basketball Betting Rules, System, Spread Explained

12/5/2019 Handicap Basketball Betting | Rules, System, Spread Explained
Handicap Basketball
Betting Levels the Playing
Field for the Punter
Category: Types of Betting
Handicap basketball betting betting typically adds points to
one team before the start of the game. This is done to try and
level the playing field between a favourite team and an
underdog team.
Handicap Basketball Betting

Explained
Handicap betting is a valuable tool for punters when one team is
highly favored over the other team. To balance the alleged bias in
strength, bookmakers offer a handicap to even the playing field.
The Handicap basketball betting number often displayed as either –
or + a figure, such as -6.5 or +6.5 points is factored into the final
results to determine the match’s results for the purpose of the
wager. This means that the handicap outcome is at times different
from the true result.
For instance, look at these two handicap wagers:
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Warriors: (+6.5) 2.0
Indiana: (-6.5) 1.8
If Indiana won the match (100-96), wagers on their handicap would
lose. This is because for the purpose of this wager they started the
match with -6.5 points, and therefore the bookmakers would have
to subtract 6.5 from the final results.
This makes the event outcome 93.5-96 in the Warrior’s favour.
If Indiana won 105-95, the adjusted handicap outcome will be 98.5-
95, which means the Indiana still win.
Basketball Betting Rules
For bets to stand at least 35 minutes of play must have elapsed.
Betting on the game handicap, money line or total points (under or
over) include any overtime scoring unless otherwise stated.
Overtime only counts to determine the game handicap, money line,
and total points (under or over) and not a two game series
outcome.
Overtime will not count to fourth quarter betting.
Half Time/Full Time- Overtime does not count towards the half
time/full time result.
Unless stated before a competition, all matches must be played on
the stipulated date and at the planned location to have action.
Matches/events must be played on the stipulated dates for the
wagers to be valid. For re-scheduled matches played on the same
day at a different time, the wagers will be valid. However, if a match
is re-scheduled for a different date, all wagers will be void.
Basketball Betting Systems
Few sports are better suited to bet on than Handicap basketball
betting. It is a simple sport for even the most casual sports fan to
grasp. There’re a variety of ways to gamble on basketball, all of
which are very easy to understand. Possibly the most
commonbasketball wager involves betting a point spread. You
don’t necessarily have to predict the winner, you are just wagering
on how many points your favourite team will win or lose by.
Another well-known basketball wager is under/over, or total.
Here the bookmaker sets a total number of points that both teams
are believed to score in a match. The punter either bets the teams
will score under or over the predicted total.
Money Line wager
The money line is probably the simplest wager. Here the punter
is required to predict the winning team. Favourite teams usually pay
less than the underdogs in Handicap basketball betting.
As long as basketball wagering has been around, punters have
been developing systems to improve on the odds. A
good basketball betting system allows punters to place a good
number of bets without investing a lot of time researching on the
games. It also enables punters to exploit current trends for
immediate proceeds.
There’re almost limitless numbers of basketball betting systems.
Some involve fairly complex math. For instance, a punter might
create a formula from statistics variables such as the winning
probabilities of both teams.
A punter might also choose to bet against a team at the end of a
road trip, when psychological or physical weariness could have
serious effect on players. This strategy could also be used for a
smart under/over wager.
Another strategy involves finding a match where bookmakers
have set the total evenly. If the teams play each other less
frequently, or are from rival leagues, betting the over can be a
winning strategy.
Basketball Spread Betting
When you play the spread, you are not wagering whether your
favourite team will lose or win the game, you are wagering how
many points they may lose or win by.
Spread betting can make the most uneven event interesting. You
can gamble on the expansion team to rise to the occasion and not
lose by 20, or bet that your favourite team will win in a blowout. You
can also wager that the underdog team will keep it close against
the defending champion playing on home court.
How to calculate the probability of betting

odds & payout
Basketball spread betting lines are recognizable by the use of the –
or + symbols. When a team has a spread line with a + sign, it
indicates that the team should lose the match by fewer number of
points that what is stipulated in the line or win the match outright.
The – sign indicates that the team must win the match by a greater
number of points than what is stipulated in the line.
We have touched on many aspects of basketball betting including
the rules, systems and strategies along with using the spread to
place wagers on basketball. Hopefully you will now have a better
understanding of handicap betting on basketball and can utilise
these insights to become a profitable player when pitted against the
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12/5/2019 Handicap Basketball Betting | Rules, System, Spread Explained

Handicap basketball betting betting typically adds points to

level the playing field between a favourite team and an

Handicap Basketball Betting

Handicap betting is a valuable tool for punters when one team is

strength, bookmakers offer a handicap to even the playing field.

The Handicap basketball betting number often displayed as either –

or + a figure, such as -6.5 or +6.5 points is factored into the final

results to determine the match’s results for the purpose of the

wager. This means that the handicap outcome is at times different

from the true result.

For instance, look at these two handicap wagers:

Warriors: (+6.5) 2.0

Indiana: (-6.5) 1.8

If Indiana won the match (100-96), wagers on their handicap would

to subtract 6.5 from the final results.

This makes the event outcome 93.5-96 in the Warrior’s favour.

If Indiana won 105-95, the adjusted handicap outcome will be 98.5-

95, which means the Indiana still win.

Basketball Betting Rules

For bets to stand at least 35 minutes of play must have elapsed.

Betting on the game handicap, money line or total points (under or

over) include any overtime scoring unless otherwise stated.

Overtime only counts to determine the game handicap, money line,

Overtime will not count to fourth quarter betting.

time/full time result.

Unless stated before a competition, all matches must be played on

the stipulated date and at the planned location to have action.

Matches/events must be played on the stipulated dates for the

wagers to be valid. For re-scheduled matches played on the same

day at a different time, the wagers will be valid. However, if a match

is re-scheduled for a different date, all wagers will be void.

Basketball Betting Systems

Few sports are better suited to bet on than Handicap basketball

grasp. There’re a variety of ways to gamble on basketball, all of

which are very easy to understand. Possibly the most

commonbasketball wager involves betting a point spread. You

Another well-known basketball wager is under/over, or total.

will score under or over the predicted total.

Money Line wager

is required to predict the winning team. Favourite teams usually pay

less than the underdogs in Handicap basketball betting.

As long as basketball wagering has been around, punters have

been developing systems to improve on the odds. A

good basketball betting system allows punters to place a good

number of bets without investing a lot of time researching on the

games. It also enables punters to exploit current trends for

There’re almost limitless numbers of basketball betting systems.

Some involve fairly complex math. For instance, a punter might

create a formula from statistics variables such as the winning

probabilities of both teams.

A punter might also choose to bet against a team at the end of a

road trip, when psychological or physical weariness could have

serious effect on players. This strategy could also be used for a

smart under/over wager.

Another strategy involves finding a match where bookmakers

frequently, or are from rival leagues, betting the over can be a

Basketball Spread Betting

many points they may lose or win by.

the defending champion playing on home court.

How to calculate the probability of betting

Basketball spread betting lines are recognizable by the use of the –

or + symbols. When a team has a spread line with a + sign, it

number of points than what is stipulated in the line.