Learn the basic rules for basketball gambling

When basketball is mentioned, it is usually NBA that comes to mind. Not surprising since it is the biggest professional basketball league in the entire world and gives millions in profits for bookmakers. It has legions of fans not only in the US but also in other countries in different continents. We know too well that if a sport is popular, bookmakers will surely offer them .

Basketball leagues are very competitive, and most of them are available for basketball gambling in big bookmakers. The best basketball gambling sites include Bet365 and Sky Bet. Basketball gambling is similar to that of ice hockey betting. You will more or less have three lines - the first is named spread, the second is totals and the third is moneyline. A spread is a handicap, which means a team believed to be at a disadvantage is given a virtual head start. Totals are basically betting above or below the total points accumulated during the tournament. The moneyline is simply choosing between which team losses and wins. All markets are 2-way bets since there will never be draw results in any match.

Points spread. In a points spread, you can choose a winning team that has either a point disadvantage or advantage. It is really just like handicapping.

Game totals. This is simply choosing between the below and above for the total points that will be scored in the match.

Moneyline. When you bet on the moneyline, you will select what you believe will be the winning team.

Race to twenty points. Choosing which team will first get a 20-point score.

Double result. In this type of basketball gambling, you will pick which team will score more during the first and second half of the game. Ties at half time can be included and if there's overtime, the winning team will be the result for full time.

Winning margin. You can also put money on each team's winning margin. Additionally, you can select between several brackets for the points and you should incorporate the right winning team.

Even or odd team total. This is as easy as guessing if a team's final score would be even or odd.

Even or odd game total. This is putting money on whether the total score will be even or odd.

The standard rules for basketball gambling are (1) unless otherwise specified, overtime scores are included in all bets before any match and a push rule will be enforced on ties and (2) if team bets like total points end in dead heat, they'll be pushed.