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The NBA is a league where the best teams are much stronger than the weak ones and this is why NBA spread betting is more popular than money line betting. With NBA money line betting a wager on the favorites will payout very little and a wager on the underdog will almost never win. With spread betting NBA bettors can almost double their money betting on either the favorites or the underdogs. NBA spread betting is very easy to understand and this page will explain it to you in detail.
For spread betting the oddsmakers set a number of points in which one team is favored by. NBA bettors then have two options. They can choose to wager on the favored team winning by more than the set number of points (aka covering the spread) or the underdog either winning or losing by fewer points than the spread (aka beating the spread). For example, if the spread is set at 5.5 points then the favorite must win by 6 or more for a spread bet on the favorite to payout, while the underdog must either win straight up or lose by 5 or fewer points for a spread bet on the underdog to payout.
Los Angeles Lakers -6.5 (-110) Houston Rockets +6.5 (-110)
In this game the (-) sign beside the spread amount indicates that the Lakers are the favorite. A bet on the favorite would win if the Lakers win the game by more than 6.5 points (7 or more). The (+) sign indicates that the Rockets are underdogs by 6.5 points. Houston must either win the game outright or lose by fewer than 6.5 points (6 or less) for a wager on the Rockets to payout.
In the NBA the spreads still have betting odds attached to them. The most common odds associated with each side of the spread will be -110, which means a $110 wager would win $100. In some cases the odds associated with the spreads may differ. For example, the Lakers to win by more than 6.5 could have +100 odds attached, while the Rockets odds to beat a 6.5 spread could be -120.
The spread amounts can either be half numbers (6.5) or whole numbers (7.0). When the spread amounts are whole numbers there is always the possibility that the favorite will win by the exact spread amount. If this occurs any spread bets on that game are pushed. This means the bets are refunded with no winnings awarded.

Cleveland Cavaliers at Houston Rockets odds, picks and predictions

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The Cleveland Cavaliers (31-20) visit Toyota Center Wednesday to take on the Houston Rockets (14-36). Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Cavaliers vs. Rockets odds and lines , and make our expert NBA picks, predictions and bets .
The Cavaliers are coming off a 93-90 home win over the New Orleans Pelicans Monday but failed to cover the spread as 4.5-point favorites.
The Cavaliers are 4-5-1 against the spread (ATS) over their last 10 games but 30-19-2 ATS for the season to rank as the third-best covering team in the NBA. Cleveland has won 8 of its last 10 and is 15-11 on the road this season.
Houston enters on a four-game skid, is 7-16 at home this season and just 4-6 ATS over its last 10. C Christian Wood is the Rockets’ leading scorer, averaging 17.7 points per game.
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The Cavaliers are too banged up to be as expensive as -210 on the money line, although I do like them to cover on the road.
The Rockets have failed to cover three straight, all at home. Two of those were by a spread under 5 points. Houston, while it has been able to hang around for a few quarters, lost all three games by double figures as well.
The Cavaliers will again prove to be too much as their stout defense will meet one of the most inefficient offenses. The Cavaliers allow the fewest points per game at just 102.2 and hold opponents to the fifth-worst shooting percentage and sixth-worst from deep.
Considering the Cavaliers thrive by having elite size and length in C Evan Mobley and C Jarrett Allen , the Rockets may struggle to get Wood going. Houston ranks 21st in field-goal percentage.
While the Cavaliers do have a stout defense, the Rockets, at home, could control the pace of the game. Houston hasn’t had a total close at Under 230 for 8 consecutive games.
Four of those have gone Over as well, partially because of the Rockets’ pace and scoring but mainly because of their lacking defense, which surrendered 122 points or more in their last 3 outings.
The Cavaliers may be without key scoring options, but they’ll still have enough with PF Kevin Love and their two dominant big men to score at will, which should cause Houston to run more and subsequently the Over to hit.
It feels like the better play despite Cleveland’s strong defense.
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The football and basketball betting line look very similar. The most common odds you’ll see in the NBA are with the point spread.
In that example, the Bucks are the 4-point favorites, and have to win by 5 or more points to win the bet. If the Bucks win by exactly 4 points, it’s a “push” and the bet is refunded. These bets usually have -110 odds on each side, meaning bettors win $100 on a $110 wager.
The over/under, or “total,” and the moneyline are the two other common bets made on NBA games.
The total (combined points by both teams) is set by the sportsbook, and bettors can choose to bet over or under the total. Those bets normally have -110 odds.
The moneyline eliminates the point spread. Bettors just take a team to win straight up, and the odds change based on who is favored.
In this example, a $100 bet on the underdog Knicks would win $180 if New York won straight up. Bettors would have to lay $200 on the favored Celtics to win $100.
A popular NBA bet is wagering on who will win the championship, and those odds are offered almost year-round. A 76ers fan who wants to bet Philadelphia to win the NBA Finals might get 10-to-1 odds before the season.
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The spread, also referred to as the line, is used to even the odds between two unevenly matched teams.
Bookmakers set a spread with the hopes of getting equal action on both sides of a game. For example, the Colts are a -3 point favorite against the Texans. The -3 points is the spread . If you want to bet the Colts on the spread, it would mean the Colts need to win by at least three points for you to win the bet. If the Colts win by two points, you would lose the bet because they didn't hit the key number of three.
The spread at -3 suggests the teams are fairly equal and maybe in this case, the Colts are only -3 because they are playing at home. Bookmakers see these teams as equal and expect to receive fairly even money from bettors. If these teams were widely considered equal and bookmakers put the spread at -10, they wouldn't get equal money as Texans +10 would likely be pounded by bettors.
In a spread bet , the odds are usually set at -110 on both sides , depending on the sportsbook and state. That means whether you bet the Colts -3 or Texans +3, you'll win the same amount of money if you win the bet.
If you like the Colts to win but think three points is a tricky number, a moneyline bet could be made on the winning team with no points in the equation. In the above example, a Colts moneyline bet doesn't have any other requirements other than they win the game. The difference is that their odds may be set at -140 to win. On the other end, the Texans could be +120 to win.
While betting the Colts moneyline leads to a smaller payout, an underdog moneyline bet on the Texans would yield more money because you'd get money on them winning the game straight up. In a spread bet, even if the Texans won straight up, you'd still only win the bet because they lost by less than three points.

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