Learn how to bet on basketball!

Basketball season has come to an end, and we showed every pass, block, and steal at the BetRivers Sportsbook located inside Rivers Casino Philadelphia!

While Philadelphia’s team yet again fell victim to a second-round knockout, the final series still shaped up to be an interesting match-up between Miami and Denver. Denver ultimately took the title for the first time in franchise history. If you’re interested in betting on basketball, but you’re unsure where to start, we’ll be discussing basic basketball bets to prep you for the next season.

Casual fans and diehards alike can all still find betting on sports to be intimidating. In this sportsbook blog, we’ll break down common bets that can be made in person with one of our ticket writers at our PA sportsbook, at a kiosk, or online through the BetRivers app.

Sportsbook betting doesn’t have to be complicated! There are simple standard bets that can be made, one of them being a moneyline bet. This is a very easy way to bet on basketball as you are betting on the outcome of the game. You don’t even need to worry about points or specific statistics. Sportsbooks make this bet even easier by giving each team a moneyline odd. This is based on the possibility of the team winning a game.

Another common bet you can make when betting on sports in PA is the spread. The spread bet creates close to even odds for each team in a game, even if there is a heavy favorite in the matchup. Sportsbooks can assign points to the favorite team in order for them to cover the spread, or win, in order for the bet to cash out.

A point total bet is another bet that can be made when betting on sports in Philadelphia. This bet can either be specific to the team or the game. Point totals for the game mean you are placing a bet on the combined score from both teams. When you place a bet on point totals for the team, it means you are betting on the over or under on the total number of points one of the teams will score.

Another common bet in the Philadelphia sports betting world is player props. These are sports bets made on individual players. Typical player props bets include rebounds, three-pointers made, assists, total points, steals, etc. Your bets can either be in favor of the player hitting threes or making blocks, or on the hopes that they miss their shots or create a turnover.

An easy bet to make is the first basket bet. This bet says all you need to know in the name - you are simply betting on which player will make the first points in the game.

One of the most popular sports bets is a parlay. You can read more about them here.
We hope we made casino sports betting a little easier to understand. Basketball season may have just ended, but you’ll be prepared to make your bets in time for the next tip-off.

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