Basketball Handicapping

When most sports handicappers make a bet, they use NBA stats and their knowledge of sports to determine which team is the mostly likely to win. Yet, while this method is the traditional approach in sports, basketball is a little different. In fact, most successful handicappers know this is a sure way of losing. Rather than making basketball picks versus NBA Betting lines professionals recommend matching the perspective of NBA Betting' oddsmakers using a technique called Backwards Odds Analysis. Using this approach betters look backwards to determine why the line on a given game has been set, adjusted or maintained at a particular number. How did the line originate? Why is the line sitting at a specific number? By analyzing the line in reverse than that forward it increases the success of basketball picks two different ways. First, it shifts the focus away from statistics, sports knowledge and other unprofitably techniques to pick which team will cover the point spread. Second, it redirects the bettor's concentration towards using indications in the line on a given game to identify which team oddsmakers and insiders think will cover the line. NBA Betting lines contain valuable indicators that bettors can use. Backwards Odds Analysis isolates these indicators and draws off a rich source of basketball picks. The key to using this technique is to understand that NBA Betting' lines and point spreads are the oddsmakers' instrument for dividing the betting action in half. The line is not the oddsmakers'

assessment of what the difference in final score will be but of what specific basketball point spread number will draw equal bets from the sports wagers. Thus, allowing these master oddmakers to keep a certain amount of control over how players will bet. Oddsmakers can influence large numbers of sports wagers by just making adjustments in a line or point spread. By learning and understanding how NBA Betting oddsmakers use the betting lines to divide the bets basketball handicappers have a huge advantage. For this reason professional handicappers urge novice bettors to learn as much as possible about how NBA Betting oddsmakers use the lines and point spreads before making their pick.