NBA Futures Betting Rules

General betting rules apply to all NBA futures betting. In addition, the following rules are specific to betting on NBA basketball futures such as betting on the 2010 NBA championship.

• 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 Futures Betting Guide

A futures bet is a bet on an event where there are many competitors, sometimes made long in advance of the event taking place.

Futures are most common in events like 2010 NBA championship betting, motor racing, NASCAR, or golf, among others. Futures are also posted in major competitions, like Major League Baseball and the NFL, at the start of the season, where players can get better odds on a team in which they have confidence than they would get later in the season or start early to bet on the 2010 NBA championship.

Because of the number of competitors, futures bets offer larger payouts. The larger payoffs are offset by the increased difficulty of picking a winner.

NBA Futures Betting News

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Blazers’ Lillard Voted Unanimous NBA Rookie of the Year

From the sixth overall pick to No. 1 with everyone: Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard has been unanimously voted the Rookie of the Year in the NBA. Anyone who has seen him play at Weber State or in the pros won’t be surprised by this news, but Lillard is now in some pretty [...]

Phil Jackson could change the Raptors as Team President

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