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NBA Betting
Hit the hardwood in style this season with NBA betting on basketball with Sports Interaction! With competition and talent levels at an all-time high, there’s never been a better time to follow the National Basketball Association. The defending champion Los Angeles Lakers will look to ride Kobe Bryant and the addition of Ron Artest to another title but this year, there are several challengers for the crown. In Cleveland, LeBron James and Shaquille O’Neal are looking to make a charge for the Eastern Conference while in San Antonio, the Spurs were bolstered with the additions of Richard Jefferson and Antonio McDyess. With all these stacked teams, it’s a great time to bet on the NBA odds! Sports Interaction offers multiple betting options on the entire game, each half or each quarter, plus live NBA betting and team props. Don’t miss out on any basketball action this fall – get all your NBA odds and lines at Sports Interaction!
NBA Betting Rules
General betting rules apply to all NBA betting. In addition, the following rules are specific to betting on NBA basketball.
- Pointspread and moneyline bets on NBA basketball have 'action' after 43 minutes of play in NBA games.
- For over/under bets the game must play to full time for bets to have 'action'.
- Overtime counts in the settlement of all NBA betting on basketball games unless otherwise stated.
- All games must start on the scheduled date for bets to have 'action'.
- Winning Margin: Winning margin betting is from scratch (the start of the game).
NBA Betting Guide
NBA betting is one of the most popular choices of betting for Sports Interaction players.
The main action when you bet on NBA basketball games is in pointspread, or line, betting, where the sportsbook decides on a margin of victory for the favorite that will make either team an attractive betting proposition. Consider the example below:
| Los Angeles Lakers | +15.0 | -110 |
| Green Bay Packers | -15.0 | -110 |
In the example, the NBA betting spread is set at fifteen points. The +15.0 after the Los Angeles Lakers means that the Lakers are the underdog in this game; the Lakers must either win, or not lose by more than fifteen points, for a bet on the Lakers to win.
The –15.0 after the Boston Celtics means that the Celtics are the favorite; the Celtics must win by more than fifteen points for a bet on the Celtics to win.
If the Celtics win by exactly fifteen points, then the bet is said to have fallen on the spread and is deemed a push. All bets are voided and the stakes returned in this instance.
The second number, -110, after each team is the price of a winning bet on NBA basketball. A winning bettor will win $100 for every $110 bet.
For an NBA game to have action, the game must be played for at least 43 minutes actual play. Overtime counts if played, and there are a selection of related betting markets to add extra value, choice and excitement, such as totals, moneyline, winning margin NBA betting, and the like. For more information on how to bet on NBA basketball, please visit our Help Center from the navigation above!
NBA Betting News
Utah Jazz Playoff Preview
Utah clinched the Northwest Division again in 2008 but the NBA betting public are slow to back the Jazz as the Rockets are a formidable force to face in the first round. It was a new season but the same result for the Utah Jazz. For the second straight season the Jazz won the Northwest Division [...]
San Antonio Spurs Playoff Preview
NBA odds makers rarely underestimate the San Antonio Spurs, and as the Spurs ruthlessly demolished Utah in the final game, the bookies will not be underestimating them in the 2008 playoffs. There were plenty of newsmakers in the NBA’s Western Conference this year. Plenty of trades, plenty of headlines. All precipitated by a team that deliberately made [...]
Orlando Magic Playoff Preview
The NBA betting public have taken note of Orlando in 2008 but can the Magic overcome Toronto in the first round? Orlando’s reward for winning the Southeast Division and earning the No. 3 seed in the playoffs was to get an NBA playoff matchup with a team that has their number. Toronto has beaten the Magic nine [...]
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19:05 Denver at Atlanta More Betting (15)
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- Denver +2.5 1.91
- Atlanta -2.5 1.91
- Denver 2.20
- Atlanta 1.71
- Over +210.0 1.91
- Under +210.0 1.91
19:35 Boston at New Jersey More Betting (15)
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- Boston -14.0 1.91
- New Jersey +14.0 1.91
- Boston 1.06
- New Jersey 11.50
- Over +179.0 1.91
- Under +179.0 1.91
20:05 Charlotte at Chicago More Betting (15)
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- Charlotte +7.0 1.91
- Chicago -7.0 1.91
- Charlotte 3.40
- Chicago 1.33
- Over +176.5 1.91
- Under +176.5 1.91
20:35 New York at Milwaukee More Betting (10)
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- New York +4.5 1.91
- Milwaukee -4.5 1.91
- New York 2.55
- Milwaukee 1.54
- Over +194.5 1.91
- Under +194.5 1.91
20:35 Toronto at Dallas More Betting (15)
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- Toronto +7.5 1.87
- Dallas -7.5 1.95
- Toronto 3.70
- Dallas 1.29
- Over +202.0 1.91
- Under +202.0 1.91
21:05 Sacramento at Utah More Betting (13)
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- Sacramento +15.5 1.91
- Utah -15.5 1.91
- Sacramento 15.00
- Utah 1.04
- Over +206.5 1.91
- Under +206.5 1.91
22:35 Memphis at LA Clippers More Betting (15)
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- Memphis +4.0 1.91
- LA Clippers -4.0 1.91
- Memphis 2.50
- LA Clippers 1.56
- Over +201.5 1.91
- Under +201.5 1.91
13:05 Philadelphia at Detroit
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- Philadelphia Closed
- Detroit Closed
13:05 Phoenix at Washington
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- Phoenix Closed
- Washington Closed
19:05 Orlando at Oklahoma City
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- Orlando Closed
- Oklahoma City Closed
21:05 Golden State at Sacramento
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- Golden State Closed
- Sacramento Closed
21:05 Minnesota at Portland
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- Minnesota Closed
- Portland Closed
21:35 New Orleans at LA Lakers
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- New Orleans Closed
- LA Lakers Closed
19:05 Phoenix at Philadelphia
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- Phoenix Closed
- Philadelphia Closed
19:35 Utah at New York
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- Utah Closed
- New York Closed
20:35 Toronto at San Antonio
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- Toronto Closed
- San Antonio Closed
22:35 Minnesota at Golden State
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- Minnesota Closed
- Golden State Closed
22:35 New Orleans at LA Clippers
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- New Orleans Closed
- LA Clippers Closed
19:05 Orlando at Charlotte
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- Orlando Closed
- Charlotte Closed
19:35 Washington at Miami
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- Washington Closed
- Miami Closed
20:05 Denver at Chicago
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- Denver Closed
- Chicago Closed
20:05 Portland at Memphis
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- Portland Closed
- Memphis Closed
20:35 Houston at Dallas
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- Houston Closed
- Dallas Closed
22:05 Oklahoma City at Sacramento
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- Oklahoma City Closed
- Sacramento Closed
