What Each Basketball Betting Market Actually Means
Basketball gives you more betting angles than almost any other sport. The point spread levels the field between a heavy favorite and an underdog — you're betting by how many points a team wins or loses. The moneyline strips it down: pick the winner, straight up. Game totals put you on the combined score going over or under a set number. Player
props zero in on individual performances — points, rebounds, assists, even shot attempts. Tie several of those into a single ticket and you're building a same-game parlay, where every leg has to hit. Each market has its own logic, and knowing which fits your read on a game is the difference between a guess and a genuine angle.