NBA Betting

Make money in-play on the greatest basketball league with betting exchange Betfair, where you can get up to 20% better odds than a traditional sports bookmaker. NBA betting has never featured so many ways of making basketball pay.

Bet in-play with Betfair on the NBA and take a profit even if your original bet loses. For example if you were to back the L.A. Lakers to cover a handicap of 11.5 points with a traditional NBA sportsbook you would be forced to watch them bench Kobe Bryant and surrender a 20 point lead to a still cosy but financially useless 8 point victory. With Betfair you can lay off your bet to guarantee a profit regardless of the final outcome.

The NBA splits into the East and West Conference and then again to form six divisions of five teams. The top two teams in each division progress, while two more positions for each conference are decided by the wild card system. A more successful season achieves a fixture against a lesser team in the all important playoffs where 16 sides remain. It is at this point that the NBA really heats up on Betfair.

NBA betting in the Western Conference market has been dominated in recent times by the L.A. Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs. The Eastern Conference has been both less predictable and less successful since the Chicago Bulls odyssey ended in 1998. NBA Odds are available throughout the season and there will always be others waiting to match your bets from the first game right through to the finals.

Basketball betting is all about momentum and with Betfair it’s possible to capitalise on this with great effect. The 2004 contest between Philadelphia and Toronto saw 17 lead changes in the last quarter alone allowing a patient layer obtain maximum profits in-play.

The Seattle Supersonics were 100/1 to win the 2004/2005 NBA finals with one US Sportsbook and while this sounds impressive one punter availed himself to odds of 309/1 with Betfair.

The usual NBA betting markets such as money lines, handicap lines and points spreads are all available with Betfair and unlike some Sportsbooks you won’t be restricted if you win. Near 100% books mean even after the commission betfair punters regularly beat the odds available elsewhere.

With Betfair, NBA betting has never been so comprehensive.

The LA Lakers have been the most successful NBA team in recent history - below shows all NBA winners since 1973. Finding the next winner may not be an easy task, but using Betfair will help make your basketball betting more profitable than ever before.

2003-04 - Detroit Pistons v L.A Lakers : 4-2
2002-03 - San Antonio Spurs v New Jersey Nets : 4-2
2001-02 - Los Angeles Lakers v New Jersey Nets : 4-0
2000-01 - Los Angeles Lakers v Philadelphia 76ers : 4-1
1999-00 - Los Angeles Lakers v Indiana Pacers : 4-2
1998-99 - San Antonio Spurs v New York Knicks : 4-1
1997-98 - Chicago Bulls v Utah Jazz : 4-2
1996-97 - Chicago Bulls v Utah Jazz : 4-2
1995-96 - Chicago Bulls v Seattle SuperSonics : 4-2
1994-95 - Houston Rockets v Orlando Magic : 4-0
1993-94 - Houston Rockets v New York Knicks : 4-3
1992-93 - Chicago Bulls v Phoenix Suns : 4-2
1991-92 - Chicago Bulls v Portland Trail Blazers : 4-2
1990-91 - Chicago Bulls v Los Angeles Lakers : 4-1
1989-90 - Detroit Pistons v Portland Trail Blazers : 4-1
1988-89 - Detroit Pistons v Los Angeles Lakers : 4-0
1987-88 - Los Angeles Lakers v Detroit Pistons : 4-3
1986-87 - Los Angeles Lakers v Boston Celtics : 4-2
1985-86 - Boston Celtics v Houston Rockets : 4-2
1984-85 - Los Angeles Lakers v Boston Celtics : 4-2
1983-84 - Boston Celtics v Los Angeles Lakers : 4-3
1982-83 - Philadelphia 76ers v Los Angeles Lakers : 4-0
1981-82 - Los Angeles Lakers v Philadelphia 76ers : 4-2
1980-81 - Boston Celtics v Houston Rockets : 4-2
1979-80 - Los Angeles Lakers v Philadelphia 76ers : 4-2
1978-79 - Seattle SuperSonics v Washington Bullets : 4-1
1977-78 - Washington Bullets v Seattle SuperSonics : 4-3
1976-77 - Portland Trail Blazers v Philadelphia 76ers : 4-2
1975-76 - Boston Celtics v Phoenix Suns : 4-2
1974-75 - Golden State Warriors v Washington Bullets : 4-0
1973-74 - Boston Celtics v Milwaukee Bucks : 4-3

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