NBA betting tips and Predictions

It’s somewhat appropriate that a sport mostly played by 2 metre-plus giants has a gigantic following for it, making the NBA now one of the most followed, watched and talked about sports leagues in the world. And it’s also one that people just love wagering on, to the extent that the best NBA betting sites see small fortunes wagered on all matches, especially around the time of the Playoffs. 

But there’s a lot more to it all than just picking a side to win a match. The best sites for bets on the NBA these days offer an endless number of markets covering everything from points spreads to over/under totals and endless player prop markets. With that in mind, let’s give you some tips for NBA betting that will help you in your quest to make some money.

NBA Essential Betting Tips

Be as informed as possible

As far as NBA sports betting tips go, this is both one of the more obvious ones and one of
the most important ones. 

The major sports news sites, the NBA’s own site and other specialist NBA sites are a good starting point when it comes to being well-informed about the availability of players, the latest injury news on them and any other factors that may affect a team’s performance on the day. 

But perhaps even better than that is knowing who to follow on social media. Nowhere does news travel faster than on the likes of X and Instagram, where journalists, fans, tipsters and sometimes even the players themselves keep you up-to-date on all the latest developments, almost in real time. Beware the ‘fake news’ though!

Winning tipsters are worth their weight in gold

Most punters bet on the NBA as a hobby or as a side hustle to their full-time job. Some do it for a living, while others provide NBA tips for betting as their livelihood.

 That’s great news for you because it means they’re the ones prepared to put in the hard yards so that punters like yourself don’t have to. All you have to do is follow them and you should be up in the long run.

But you need to know which are the real deal and which are frauds. At any site providing betting tips NBA, the tipster’s Profit and Loss should be clearly displayed. Any sort of profit is good because this is a hard thing to win money on but be sure to monitor that ongoing P and L for at least a couple of weeks to make sure it’s all by the book, before loyally following their NBA betting tips.

Some tipping sites need you to pay a fee to access them; that’s ok as long as it isn’t too expensive, and that the tipster’s long-term performance justifies it.

Better value on side markets

On any given match, the majority of the money is placed on the money line (straight match winner) or the spreads. This means two things: firstly, these are the markets that the bookies most focus on when it comes to their research so the odds are likely to be spot on, thus not offering any betting value. (see below) 

Secondly, any early value is likely to be snapped up by punters who see those goods odds first because those are the markets that are monitored the most. 

All in all, you’re far more likely to find value in the side markets like player props ones, where the bookies haven’t dedicated as much time to pricing them up and where the early value, if there is some, is less likely to be uncovered by other gamblers.

Don’t underestimate the fatigue factor

The NBA has 82 regular-season games which is extremely demanding on the players given the non-stop nature of the game involving constant jumping, running and shooting. 

How much of a rest did key players get in the previous game? Was the team ahead by a lot and able to rest some star names? Did they play the night before or have a two or three-day rest ahead of this one? What about the opposition? When did they last play? How far do they need to travel for their next match?

How well rested the major players are an extremely important consideration, especially for the latter stages of a game where energy levels are low. 

And following on from that., consider bench strength. If a team can bring on high-class players for the tiring ones, that’s a big plus. If the bench players are a couple of notches below the starters, that could be a concern.