Basketball moneyline betting – just pick the team to win.
Basketball handicap betting – pick team with additional points added or subtracted from the result.
Basketball Under Over total betting – it’s pretty self explanatory, as it’s the total points scored. Note that for full time result almost all bookmakers count overtimes, too.
Basketball player props (propositions) – betting on basketball player performance. This may include points scored, rebounds, assists and other statistical categories. Usually has much lower betting limits than main bets.

It’s proven that basketball handicap betting is one of the most consistant betting type among all the sports.
On StakeHunters basketball predictions today, handicap betting tips have one of the highest winrate among all the sports and has proved to be one of the most profitable betting types. Tennis is the best for new bettors. But nothing is completely safe in betting. The best sport to bet is always the one you are familiar with.

The easiest sport to bet is always the one you know the best. Basketball is probably the most consistant sport to bet, while baseball is statistically proven to be the most random one. Football (soccer) betting might be tougher for some new bettors, as it’s by far the biggest sport and also the most analysed by bookmakers. But remember – you can find value in any sport and tipsters who are good at various sports.

Watch for moving lines. Heavy moving lines indicate something is probably happening. Check basketball news, twitter for updates on player injuries and other updates.

Always check the teams schedules. Especially in the NBA, fatigue plays a huge role with 82 games during regular season only. Add NBA playoffs and some NBA teams will play 100+ games during the season.

Watch out when betting on favorites. Be extra careful betting on big names. It’s much harder to find value if you are always betting on favourites. Sometimes they are favourites for a reason, sometimes they are not. Use odds to your advantage and don’t expect favourite to always win.

Pick only games with value. It’s easy to start betting on too many games. Don’t think you know everything better than anyone else, try to find games you have most knowledge about.

There is no correct answer to this question. You should know that even the best bets can end up losing and you should be prepared for that. Don’t try to find fixed games online – you will not. If you are following a tipster tip, check his history for basketball. The best you can do is to find value in every bet you make.

It’s a handicap given for the underdog. Favourites will always have – x.x points and underdog added points to their real game total. The lower the numer is, the closer are the teams. As the number grows that shows one team as heavy favourite against another. Negative number will indicate the favourite. Positive number means the underdog.

Handicap and Spread is the same thing. Basketball handicap betting gives bettors an opportunity to choose winning team with additional points added or subtracted from the result. For example taking Miami Heat -5.5 means they have to win by 6 points or more for your bet to win. Taking +5.5 would mean your team can lose by up to 5 points and you will still win the bet.

It’s the total points scored in the game by a team or a player. You have to predict if the result will be under or over the points line given by the bookmaker. Note that for full time result almost all bookmakers count overtimes in basketball, too.

The payout is moneyline odds multiplied with the sum of money you are betting. You can find our detailed explanation how betting odds work here.