BETTING ON BASKETBALL
Basketball is another popular sport which tends to become greater and greater, even in Europe, and to attract many fans and bettors to its side. Even if most people think of National Basketball Association (NBA) when they say "basketball", nowadays there are great national and inter-club basketball competitions which gather millions of fans from all over the world - not only from USA.
Basketball has many things in common with football, including the fact the basketball was first played with a football ball and that the popularity of basketball keeps increasing (like it happens with football). We won't probably see basketball surpass football in the next few years, but we'll definitely see a great competition in terms of popularity between tennis, basketball and baseball.
Betting on basketball is quite easy and it can be done at any online bookmaker, but there are several markets and lines which are more attractive at several online bookmakers. For example, some of the best handicaps, money lines and total points markets for NBA can be found at Pinnacle.
For basketball there aren't too many markets available, like there are for football, but you still have many from where to choose. William Hill, Bet365, Unibet or Paddy Power are just a few sites where you can enjoy a great online betting experience related to basketball.
On average, you can bet on 3-4 basketball pre-match markets at most online bookmakers, but there are some which deliver more interesting markets. In the following lines are presented some of the greatest basketball markets (pre-match and live):
o Game lines;
o Half Lines (1st and 2nd Half Lines);
o Quarter Lines (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Quarter Lines);
o Point Spread;
o Game Total;
o Handicap markets (per match, half, quarter);
o Race to 25 points;
o Team total;
o Will there be overtime;
o Winning margin;
o Last team to score.
Bet365 can even add on top of these basketball markets some interesting promotions especially for basketball: 50% Parlay Bonus and 50% Euro Basketball Bonus. Paddy Power can extend the betting possibilities to rebounds and assists markets, along with money back promotions.
Nowadays you can experience online betting on basketball using the services of most online bookmakers.
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