Sportsbook Reviews for Live Basketball Betting Opportunities

Written by: Rex This entry was posted on Tuesday, January 21st, 2014

Of the four major pro sports in North America, it comes with little argument that games in the NBA are the most predictable when choosing the winner straight up. For example, the Portland Trail Blazers host the Milwaukee Bucks, most likely, the favored Blazers will beat the Bucks. Now on the other hand, let’s say that the Chicago Blackhawks play tonight at home against the visiting (and last placed) Edmonton Oilers. We know that both the Bucks and the Oilers are the underdogs here but because of the differences in the nature of these sports, the likelihood that the Oilers upset the Blackhawks is greater than the chance of the Bucks upsetting the Blazers.

Because heavy favorites like the Heat tend to have pregame odds that have a big wager-small payout ratio, many bettors would rather play the point spreads where the wager and payout is almost even. Although sometimes, choosing to bet on the favorite straight up can return more profit.

But how?

The answer is live betting.

Often the favorite will fall behind by big margins in the middle of a game with time left to play. Those are the moments that you should pay close attention to your chosen sportsbook as live betting lines and odds label the pregame favorites as underdogs. If there is ever a team that can come back from a double-digit deficit at the half, these are the pregame chalks.

If ever there is a team that would choke in the end by creating a series of turnovers to lose their lead and eventually the game, these are the huge pregame underdogs.

So always keep an eye when a pregame underdog takes a big lead early in the ballgame. With that, let’s take a look at some of the best sportsbooks to wager on for live NBA games.

Best Sportsbooks for Live Basketball Betting

Top Bet

Top Bet offers one of the best basketball live betting services in the US. It provides live betting for NBA and NCAA games and has been garnering praises from every corner of the betting world. Check out our TopBet review here.

Bwin

This sportsbook not only offers live betting for NBA games, but also for lesser-known leagues from Australia, Europe, and even Asia. With a variety of leagues to choose from Bwin appears to be a great site for live betting on the NBA. Read more about Bwin.

Pinnacle

Like Bwin, Pinnacle also offers live betting on basketball, not just for the NBA, but also in various basketball leagues around the globe.  Pinnacle provides new bettors with the opportunity to get their feet with as they only require a $1 minimum bet.

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