Gaining edge with NBA Betting

Publicado  Huwebes, Enero 19, 2012

There are a number of gamblers that consider NBA as the toughest sport to handicap. Well, it could be true since the 82-game season is a grind, the teams fluctuate in motivation, energy and health on a nightly basis. If you’re a smart bettor then you will utilize all the information available in order to gain an edge in NBA betting.
NBA Betting is a fun and lucrative sport to wager in if you know what you’re doing so here we have lists of tips to follow in order to help you out.

Tip 1: The most popular teams aren’t the best ATS Teams
Sadly, it’s a tragic fact of life. A lot of NBA betting enthusiasts love to wager on the public teams. For example, Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics and Miami heat have had no winning ATS record in 2010-2011. Boston barely had a winning record at 20-19-2, but that would not pull a profit after juice. So you have to be careful with betting on public teams.

Since bookmakers know that NBA betting enthusiasts love to wager on these teams, it is very hard to find value with any of them, especially at home. The Lakers and the Heat were particularly profitable away from home so it may be to your benefit to wait until these public teams hit the road if you wish to bet on them.

Watch out for teams that the public falls for during the season and since it is discussed that they won’t be so much as profitable, avoiding them may be a smart move.

Tip 2: Home Moneylines can be your friend
The home-court advantage is alive and kicking in NBA betting. Teams are always comfortable playing in their home-court therefore would probably have more edge than the team on the road. If you are confident in a home team but is a bit shaky on giving up the points then take the moneyline. The risk is higher but you have a higher chance of success as well.

Tip 3: Dig information about the officials
Just like there are ‘over’ and ‘under’ umpires in baseball, there are ‘over’ and ‘under’ refs in basketball.
There are a lot of websites online that can provide you statistical information on each official, including the records of teams with the zebras. Always consider the stripes just before you are laying down a wager if the information is available to you.

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