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Basketball NZ – Betting on Basketball in New Zealand

Basketball in New Zealand commands the support and fandom of millions of Kiwis. New Zealand sports fans enjoy watching and betting on local and international basketball leagues. The NBA is the favourite of many Kiwi punters. Locally bettors can wager on New Zealand National Basketball League teams. To bet well on Basketball NZ or international NBA matches punters must understand the game of basketball and keep up with statistics to make smart bets in Basketball.

Our Basketball NZ guide offers Kiwi punters the opportunity to wager at the top NZ sports betting sites with the best Basketball odds.

Top NZ Basketball Betting Sites

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NZ Betting Advice for Basketball

To bet well on Basketball, you need to understand how the game is played and the rules. Knowing the game will inform your betting decisions. For example, knowing that the game is split into four 12-minute quarters may influence a decision to go with a series of halftime line bets instead of just a single moneyline bet. In between the second and third quarter of a basketball is a 15-minute break, sportsbooks may update the game odds for the last half of the game.

Previous team stats are very helpful. Certain players or teams are known for being great comeback teams. Some teams generally perform better in the first half of a basketball and that would influence the way punters bet. Some players are a great at free throws, that information may come in handy in a prop bet.

 

Best Basketball NZ Bets

There is a range of sports bet New Zealand bettors can make on Basketball games. From simple moneyline bets to more detailed prop bets. Because Basketball is a fast-paced sport and anything can change in between the start of the game and the four quarters odds will always vary quite significantly on different bets.

Popular Bets for Basketball

  • Moneyline Basketball bets – this is by far the simplest bet to place. It’s a simple bet prediction on the winning team.
  • Halftime / Quarter line bets- a bet made on a portion of the game
  • Totals Bets – also known as Over/Under bets. Bettors wager on the total score to be below or above a certain average
  • Handicap bets – these are similar to point spread or puck line bets in principle. Handicap points are set by bookmakers to level the betting field.
  • Parlay Bets – a combination of two or more unique bets. For the bet to pay out all wagers must be correct to get a payout
  • Teaser Bets- teasers are like handicap bets where the bettor adjusts the handicap or spread
  • Futures Bets – a bet on future game. These bets are usually applied on big events like championship cups.
  • Proposition Bets – commonly known as prop bets. Prop bets focus on variables that are not standard game outcomes. Whereas normal bets focus on the overall result prop bets focus on a feature of the game e.g players can wager on whether a player will have scored a certain number of points by a the first second, second or third quarter.

The History of Basketball

It’s fascinating that just over a 100 years ago the sport of basketball didn’t even exist. The game was invented by a Canadian physical educator working in Massachusetts in 1891 as an alternative to the injury prone American football. Basketball is vastly popular in New Zealand so it comes as no surprise that betting on Basketball in NZ is just as big. The history of basketball and betting on ball in New Zealand has been an upward trajectory.

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