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What is so great about NBA betting strategies is that they don’t require any special knowledge or skillset. All you need is statistical data and common sense. Basketball game consists of 4 quarters 10 minutes each. In some countries, a quarter lasts 12 minutes.
Basketball bets on underdogs
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Odds: 2.2-3.5
According to statistics, if a basketball games has an implicit favorite (i.e. the odds vary from 1.5 to 1.8), not every quarter is won by this favorite.
This NBA betting strategy recommends to bet on outsider in each quarter. If your first bet loses, then place the same bet for the next quarter, and so on. Use your preferred financial strategy to calculate the size of your bet. As the odds are over 2.0, the use of progressive financial strategies is a quite reasonable. Once your team wins, you should switch to another basketball match to place basketball bets.
Total betting (Over/Under)
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Odds: 1.85-1.91
This strategy is very similar to the previous one. In more than 98% of basketball matches, teams do not demonstrate identical results in all 4 quarters.
According to this strategy, you bet on whether the combined points scored in a game will be over or under a set number. If your bet loses, place the same bet for the next quarter of the same game. The size of your bet must cover you previous losses and bring you a profit. Once your bet wins, leave this basketball game and switch to another one.
Odd/Even betting
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Odds: 1.85-1.91
This is yet another basketball betting strategy relying on statistical data. In more than 96% of all matches, no team demonstrates the same result in all four quarters.
According to odd-even NBA betting strategy, you need to guess whether the total score will be divisible by two or not. If your bet loses, you should place a bet for the next quarter of the same game. The size of your bet must cover you previous losses and bring you a profit. Once your bet wins, leave this basketball game and switch to another one.
How do you think the time in basketball
Basketball is one of those sports which is counting clean time. Stopwatch referee running only when the ball is in play. If it leaves the field or have a pause of another nature, time of the match stops. It starts counting down again after putting the ball in play.
The game itself is divided into four equal quarters. They can last either 10 or 12 minutes. In this 12-minute segments currently practiced only in the National basketball Association (NBA), which exists in North America. In all other tournaments one quarter lasts 10 minutes.
The game begins controversial shot, which is played in the Central circle of the site. Between quarters are made breaks of 2 minutes each. The second and third quarters are separated by a large break of 15 minutes.
How To Calculate Over Under In Basketball
The victory in a basketball game wins the team with more points at the end of playing time (40 or 48 minutes, depending on the rules). If the score is tied, the overtime is played (additional 5 minutes). Teams play until then, until a winner is determined. A draw can not be, therefore, is as much overtime as you need (one, two, three, etc.).All of these figures relate to the net time of the match. If we take the normal one, then a basketball game usually takes about 1-2 hours (with pauses in the game, with breaks, overtime).
Special rules
Each team in a single attack is given 24 seconds in the NBA — 32). Time is counted from the moment of hitting the ball in the hands of the player, and it expires, the team must get rid of basketball 'shell'. Otherwise, the judge will interrupt the attack with the whistle and give the ball to the other team. As a rule, the possession ends with a throw on the opponent. In addition, during the first 8 seconds of possession of the ball need to translate from own half to someone else. And when you throw or during the execution of a free throw, the ball must leave the hands of the player for 5 seconds. There is also a rule of 3 seconds: this time limit locate player under the opponent.