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The NBA is a great league for basketball betting fans and our sportsbook at SBG Global offers superb NBA betting options. Basketball betting is a bit different than other sports because there are so many games on the board during the typical 82-game season. Keep in mind that the NBA betting season has different parts. Betting on NBA games at SBG is one of the most popular activities fans enjoy because of all the opportunities to win it delivers for hoops fanatics.
You have the early part of the season with teams feeling each other out, the main part of the season when teams play the bulk of their games, and the NBA playoffs where NBA basketball betting is somewhat different with each team playing up to seven games against the other. We definitely need to handicap each one of these parts differently. By doing this, you will be able to fully understand each team’s weaknesses and strengths and this will educate and make you wiser before you bet on NBA.
We have to change our ratings and our feelings about teams as they move from one part of the season to another. Some basketball betting players will wait out the first couple of weeks of the season and let the dust settle before jumping headfirst into the pro basketball betting season. So if you start betting on them too soon without properly handicapping them, you might end up committing NBA betting sabotage for yourself.
You don’t have to wait to start betting on NBA basketball but be aware that things change throughout the season. Futures betting odds for the NBA may be updated weekly or daily depending on matchups, injuries, and team trends. Betting on NBA games can look one way one week, and completely shift for the next week depending on these and other important and relevant factors.
You always want to be aware of the different philosophies of teams, and coaches as you look at basketball betting. Sometimes basketball betting gamblers look only at the results, not necessarily the strength of schedule and other intangibles that can be important. Don’t make that mistake. This is the one tip that you want to keep in mind before you bet on NBA. We have seen many people make that mistake every year as they precipitate their decisions before analyzing what is going on in the season.
Look beyond just the final score and consider other factors like travel, injuries, scheduling, revenge, etc. as you look at the basketball betting lines. Take a look at the matchups as you examine the basketball betting line each day.
If you take into consideration more than just the final score you can win money at basketball betting this season. So for even more help winning at pro basketball betting, read our analysis of games, teams, and matchups below. This will be your most intelligent move.
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NBA Betting: Orlando Magic vs. Memphis Grizzlies
The Orlando Magic and Memphis Grizzlies will be reaching the playoffs but the positions that they will be in could be influenced by tonight's game at Memphis' FedEx Forum. The 40-25 Grizzlies will get home court advantage in the first round against the Los Angeles Clippers if they win tonight. The 37-28 Magic will be facing the third place Indiana Pacers in the first round of the playoffs.
Basketball Betting: Los Angeles Clippers vs. Phoenix Suns
The Clippers of Tinseltown float into the desert tonight as Los Angeles faces the Phoenix Suns in U.S. Airways Center. The game can be seen nationally on TNT following the Bulls and Heat. Approximate tip off time is 10:30ET.
NBA Lines: Denver Nuggets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
The Oklahoma City Thunder have secured the second playoff spot in the Western Conference and will be playing Denver, Dallas or Utah depending on how those teams perform. Tonight's game between the 47-18 Thunder and the 36-28 Denver Nuggets could technically be a first round playoff preview of sorts.
Basketball Gambling: Boston Celtics vs. Atlanta Hawks
The Boston Celtics take their show on the road tonight to the southern confines of Atlanta, as they meet the Hawks in Philips Arena beginning at 7:00ET. The game can be viewed nationally as the first half of an ESPN doubleheader.
NBA Odds: Philadelphia 76ers vs. New Jersey Nets
The Philadelphia 76ers has a potential to clinch a playoff spot tonight. The Sixers are looking to get the last spot in the East by either winning tonight or if Milwaukee loses tonight against Toronto. The 33-30 Sixers will be trying to clinch the spot on the road by Newark's Prudential Center. They will be taking on the 22-42 New Jersey Nets in the Nets' final home game before relocating not to far from Newark into Brooklyn.
NBA Betting: Sacramento Kings vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
Although they are no longer capable of getting the top seed in the West, the Oklahoma City Thunder will still have the second spot in the conference. The Thunder will be at home with its second to last game this regular season and will be taking on the Sacramento Kings. The Kings are also in their second to last game this year but they have other concerns to think about.
NBA Lines: Phoenix Suns vs. Memphis Grizzlies
From the land of the sun to the home of Elvis. The Phoenix Suns visit the Memphis Grizzlies for a showdown tonight in Fed Ex Forum beginning at 8:00ET.
Basketball Odds: Sacramento Kings vs. Dallas Mavericks
The Kings can trade in their crowns for cowboy hats as they head to "Big D" tonight in a matchup between Sacramento and Dallas tipping off at American Airlines Arena beginning at 8:30ET.
Basketball Betting: Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat
The green of the Celtics should stand out on the sands of South Beach as a resurgant group from Boston travels to Miami tonight to tip it off against the Heat at American Airlines Arena beginning at 7:00 ET. The game will be the first half of an ESPN doubleheader.
NBA Betting: San Antonio Spurs vs. Utah Jazz
The San Antonio Spurs are heading into the Beehive State to play against the Utah Jazz at Salt Lake City's EnergySolutions Arena. The 40-14 Spurs are currently on an eleven game winning streak and have barely surpassed the Oklahoma City Thunder for the West's top record. The Utah Jazz is only 29-28 and is one and a half games out of the playoffs.