What Does 1000 Points Mean In Basketball
NBA betting against the spread means you’re wagering not only on a team to win, but also to win by a certain amount of points. If we take our earlier example of Golden State being -650 on the Moneyline they will be around -10.5 against the spread. This means they have to win the game by 11 points or more for you to cash your ticket. In a total bet, the sports books decide on how many combined points two teams will score in a given game. The bettor then wagers on whether or not he or she thinks the combined number of points by each team will go over or under the total that the sports books gave.
Do not confuse it with over/under betting, where you are betting whether the total score of the teams will be over or under a predicted amount (see our Basketball Over/Under Betting article ). The whole point is to provide an incentive for the bettors to wager on the underdogs and balance the sides on betting a little. Basketball betting at 888sport, one of the leading UK online bookmakers. Click now for the best basketball betting odds, tips and promotions. The underdog team can lose by 10 points and still cover the spread. Total: Known as the over/under, common wisdom says it is how many points oddsmakers feel will be scored in an NBA game by both.
What is a Total or Over/Under Bet?
A total or over/under bet is a single wager on whether or not the combined goal, point or run total of a single game will be over or under what the oddsmaker sets it at before the event. When placing a total wager, all the bettor is concerned with is the combined score of each team at the end of the game.
Example:
Vikings +7 Over/Under 42
Packers -7
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Steve loves the Packers and thinks they will score a lot of points in this game. So, he places a wager on “over 42 total points”. If the combined score of the Packers and the Vikings at the end of the game is greater than 42 total points Steve would win his bet. 41 or less total points would be a loss and 42 exactly would be considered a push or refund.
Most sports books consider the end of regulation time or the point at which a game becomes official as the end of the game unless otherwise stated.