In many team sports, you can mark the excellent performance of an individual athlete in the form of a successful prediction. For example, bookmakers are sure to take bets on soccer matches, where there is a line whether a given player will score or not. However, soccer cannot compete with basketball. Herebasketball betting has several lines on the statistics of the player, and you can choose different indicators. Quite a profitable bet, but if you can guess the performance of the player.
In basketball, points scored are counted in the statistics, and on average, star players score more than 24 points. Then there are indicators of assists, rebounds, steals, blocked shots. You should choose these numbers depending on the position. In addition, there is the factor of the opponent and the level of resistance.
Try betting on statistics in basketball in different formats
The easiest for the fan to understand is betting on whether a player can score the right number of points. Betting on statistics in basketball is chosen based on the strength of the opponent. Every team has a light forward or an attacking guard who scores the most points. This season, though, the main contenders for MVP are the centers. If points don’t interest you that much, there are lines like these:
1. Number of rebounds. Mostly picked by centers, but now starlight forwards are doing it as well.
2. Number of assists. Depending on the size of the passes, it makes sense to pick defenders.
3. Interceptions. Can be done by versatile light forwards.
4. Block Shots. Do center and heavy forwards.
Nowadays in basketball the roles are mixed, and many star players have become versatile. This you can successfully apply in your sports betting. For example, sometimes a bookmaker offers a combination bet on points plus assists, and this is clearly a bet on a star point guard or offensive guard.
A favorable match for betting on statistics is a game against an average team. You need a situation where a player will be able to score points or make passes, but there will not be a strong gap in the score, respectively, the coach will not decide to rotate and release substitutes. This is a rather subtle point, as it is not known what scenario the match will go according to. When making a prediction on statistics, clarify in the rules whether the scores earned in overtime are taken into account. Sometimes the bookmaker considers only what was done in the main time of the match.