Betting is one of the most loved pastime activities among people all over the world. Some gamblers like going to a casino to indulge in betting on games, while some gamblers like sports and like to bet on sports matches. Betting on basketball, football, tennis, cricket, badminton, and many other such sports has become a common thing among gamblers.

Whether you’re a beginner or a regular sports bettor, NBA betting has something to offer for you. With a tight schedule, plenty of bets, and thrilling action, betting your money on the NBA can be very exciting and profitable too. Earlier sports betting meant simply picking the team which you thought will win the game.

Over time, betting has evolved and become a little more complex than just picking the winner. In this article, we will discuss the types of bets in NBA betting.

• Moneyline Bet: Moneyline bets are the most basic bets that are offered by bookmakers and casinos. This bet basically involves predicting which team will win the game. When placing money line bets, you will see that the underdog team has (+) and the favorite team has (-) in front of their name.
• Spread Bet: When you place a spread bet, you are betting on the margin by which a team wins or loses. Either a team has to win by certain points or more, or a team has to win or only lose by certain points.
• Prop Bet: In a prop bet, you can bet on things other than the results of games. This includes betting on a specific player or events in games. You can place a prop bet where you can predict how many points a player will score in the second half or who will have the most blocks in the season.
• Totals or Over/Under Bet: Totals, or over/under bets are the ones in which the bettor has to wager on the total runs that will be scored by both teams together. This bet is popular in NBA betting.
• Parlay: A parlay bet is a money line, spread, and/or totals bet combined in a single bet. This is an all-or-nothing type of bet, where if anyone picks on your bet loses, you will lose the whole ticket. But if it wins, you will get a much better payout than what you would have received in case of winning each bet individually. If you are confident about the forecast of the game you can use the parlay bet to maximize your chance of winning.
• Futures Bet: A futures bet is a wager placed on the outcome of the whole season or any event that will happen in the near future. This bet is placed before the beginning of the season, where you predict which team will win the season.
• Quarter/1st Half Lines: A 48-minute game is split into 4 quarters of 12 minutes each. Here bettors can place bets on the 1st quarter and 1st half-lines before the match begins. The 1st quarter line lets you pick who will be covering the spread at the end of the 1st quarter.