Basketball

The National Basketball Association tips-off tonight with a pair of games and Cash with Flash Best Bets is excited to be talking NBA hoops with the subscribers of Win Daily Sports. It’s a long season and one that can be extremely profitable for the savvy sports better and Cash with Flash Best Bets will be here the entire season hoping to lead you to cash plenty of winning tickets at the counter of your choice.

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Cash with the Flash Best Bets is a daily sport betting column that you normally must pay to read, and we focus on the sports of Tennis, NBA, and NCAA basketball, baseball, NFL football, boxing and hockey.

With the NBA seasonbeginning Tuesday, we thought we would offer you this NBA Betting Primer thatyou can refer to throughout the season.

There are several ways to make money betting basketball and youcould have a successful NBA and NCAA season if you are willing to put in alittle work alongside the tools we have at Win Daily. Let’s get this thingstarted!!

Bankroll

This is the money you have on account somewhere or in your pocket if you live in a state where sports wagering is legal. Cash with Flash Best Bets has a bankroll of 100 units for hockey this season.

Unit

Think of a unit ascash and a unit is between one and five percent of your total bankroll. If youhave a bankroll of $1000 dollars and divide that by two percent, each unitwould be worth two dollars and a five-unit bet would cost you 10 bucks. As yourbankroll increases, the unit price rises and decreases the same way duringinevitable cold streaks.

BankrollManagement

If you aren’tpracticing bankroll management or curious as to what that is, Cash with FlashBest Bets publisheda primer that hopefully answers all your questions and hopefully helpsyou set up a money management system that works for you.

SlackChat

Oursports betting slack chat seems to be increasing in participation and that’s agood thing. That channel is available for our Gold and Platinum subscribers anda good way for you to get some one-on-one advice. Usually, someone is there tohelp with your questions and offer advice if needed.

The Money Line

This is the mostpopular method and one we’ll sometimes use this season. Tonight’s New OrleansPelicans-Toronto Raptors money line looks like this.

NewOrleans Pelicans +240

TorontoRaptors -290

The Raptors are anoverwhelming favorite and it will cost you $290 dollars to win $100 dollars or2.9 units to win one unit. Conversely, a $100 dollar wager on the Pelicans towin this game would net $240 dollars for every $100 dollar bet.

Cashwith Flash Best Bets would suggest avoidingthe Raptors money line wager as the risk is far greater than the reward. We won’tbe playing the Pelicans tonight but if you feel strongly that New Orleans willwin this game, then this is the spot for you.

The Spread Bet

The is the most commonway to bet NBA and NCAA hoops and tonights Pelicans-Raptors point spread lookslike this;

New Orleans Pelicans +7

Toronto Raptors -7

The Raptors are laying seven points and they will need to win the game by at least seven points to take this game. The juice is usually -110 for both sides of NBA spread bets so a wager on either team would cost you $110 dollars to win $100. Cash with Flash Best Bets suggests playing the Raptors to “cover” or win by seven or more points because we feel this is the most likely outcome but if you feel strongly this game ends closer than seven points than by all means plunk down $110 dollars and play the Pelicans at +7.

Mostonline books offer opportunities to buy points on the spread and it will looksomething like this.

If youfeel New Orleans can cover +1.5 points, a $100 dollar wager will net $205dollars and as the Pelicans total climbs, the odds go down considerably. TheRaptors being heavily favored will cost $280 dollars and the value rises as thenumber increases.

A generalrule of thumb is to take the Vegas total and bet as close to that number as youcan, based on who you think will win and how much that team wins the game by. Cashwith the Flash Best Bets likes the Raptors to win by seven points andif we were to suggest anything here, and we’re not, but IF we were, we wouldlay down $100 dollars that Toronto would win by nine points tonight.

First Half

Mostshops also offer opportunities to bet on who will win the first half and thatwill look something like this;

The lines and subsequent payouts for this game aren’t all that great but if you believe the Pelicans will head to the locker room with a three-point lead or better, a $100 wager will net $105 dollars and anything above this will cost you more to win less. Wagering $100 dollars that Toronto has a halftime lead of 4.5 points or more will win $105 dollars and anything less than three points will cost $135 dollars to win $100.

The Total

This hasbecome a popular bet, especially in NCAA basketball. Vegas will drop a numberthat reflects what they believe the final combined points total will be and wedecide if the game ends over or under their number. Tonight’s Pelicans-Raptorsgame Total Line looks like this.

Over 231 (-115)

Under 231 (-105)

Cash with Flash Best Bets suggests playing UNDER 231 points as it opened at 227.5 points and jumped to 231.5 points and most Vegas shops offer 231 points. You will need to wager $105 dollars to win $100 and if you think these teams will exceed the total, then wager $115 dollars and play OVER 231 points.

Mostonline books offer opportunities to buy points on the total and it will looksomething like this.

As you can see, the payouts on the above are much better but require us to be more specific in the points range of the total. Anything UNDER 229 points is going to provide the most value as will anything OVER 233.5 points, but you must be exact and will really test your NBA handicapping skills. Cash with Flash Best Bets rarely suggests these plays but your mileage may vary.

First Half Totals

Mostshops also offer opportunities to bet on the first half total and that willlook something like this;

They giveus two numbers to shoot at and the most value is UNDER 112.5 points and OVER119.5 points and it works the same as any other totals wager. Cash with Flashhas no opinion on this wager but IF we did, Cashwith Flash Best Bets would suggest playing UNDER -110 as that would beconsistent with our belief this game will end UNDER 231 points.

Team Prop Bets

Mostshops offer team, player and game prop bets and that might look something likethis;

You won’tsee much of this at Cash with FlashBest Bets but there are players who are very successful making thesetypes of wagers. There are all sorts of options to choose from and the payoutscan be hefty. A $100 dollar wager on the Pelicans winning by 21 points or more willpocket $4000 so you can see the allure here.

Parlays and Teasers

Cash with Flash Best Bets usually avoids these types of plays because of the risk involved. A parlay is a group of two or more bets (legs) and all bets must-win for the ticket to pay off. The more bets on the ticket, the more unlikely the ticket will pay off. Have a look at the odds on these wagers;

There’s a reason the payouts get larger as the number of teams increases and there is also a reason lavish sportsbooks and casinos are popping up everywhere, so tread lightly. As previously mentioned, its rare for Cash with Flash Best Bets to recommend a parlay.

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