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Welcome to the Props.com College Basketball Betting Guide<\/strong>. NCAA Men\u2019s Basketball really gets started around Thanksgiving and, of course, ends during the final days of March and first few days of April when the NCAA Championship is ultimately decided. This How to Bet on College Basketball guide gives you everything you need to know about how to make college basketball bets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Much like other college games (especially college football), NCAAB betting lines are far more abundant than available lines on professional sports. When you check out the upcoming games in the college basketball section at an online sportsbook, you’ll often find hundreds of different contests open for betting action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than half of U.S. states offer legal online sports betting. You can find almost infinite college basketball betting lines during the college basketball season if you’re in one of those states, from regular season games through the National Title game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s take a look at some of the types of bets available on a college basketball game, as well as some of the best NCAA events to bet on and some helpful hints for reading college basketball betting odds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Types Of College Basketball Odds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here are the most popular types of college basketball bets available at most online sportsbooks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Point Spread Bets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Point speads are the most traditional NCAA basketball odds. A point spread betting market gives one team points and takes away points from another team. When a college basketball team is \u201cfavored\u201d they have to win by a certain amount of points. The team that is the \u201cunderdog\u201d has to lose by less than those points (or win the basketball game outright) to \u201ccover the spread.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An example of an NCAA basketball point spread bet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Syracuse -6.5 @ St. Johns<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this example, Syracuse is favored to win on the road against home team St. Johns. If you bet on Syracuse, they must win by more than 6.5 points to get a payout. Conversely, a bet for the underdog St. Johns means that they have to either win the game or lose by less than 6.5 points for a payout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moneyline Wagers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In moneyline betting, there is no line. This type of bet tasks college basketball bettors with simply picking which team will win the game outright. Most of the time, there\u2019s a distinct team that is the favorite, but sometimes an NCAA basketball game is so close there really is no favorite and you can get close to even money for picking the right winner. When a team is a huge favorite to win the game, the less money you win by picking them to win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An example of a moneyline wager is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

USC -450<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notre Dame +200<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As is the case with the point spread, the negative symbol in moneylines indicates the favorite (in this case USC at -450). The positive symbol indicates the underdog (here, Notre Dame at +200).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The (-) number indicates how much a bettor must wager to win $100. In this case, a wager of $450 on USC pays $100. The (+) number indicates how much you win if you bet $100. Bet $100 on Notre Dame and you\u2019ll win $200.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Future Bets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A future bet in college hoops is when you are wagering on something that will happen in the future. You can wager at the beginning of the season or even well before the season starts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Typically you bet on which college basketball teams you feel will win a division\/conference or the NCAA Tournament. Teams will have certain odds, and most of the time, the odds allow for bettors to receive good money if they choose correctly. As the season goes, the odds for that team may reduce or increase, depending on their performance on the court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

College Basketball Parlays<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When making a parlay bet, you are wagering on several teams all within one bet. You can elect to bet on several teams to win the game, or \u201ccover the game,\u201d and have a chance to win more money. The more teams you place on a parlay, the worse your odds get. Conversely, the more teams you place on a parlay, the more money you can win. In a parlay bet, ALL your teams must win or the bet is no good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prop Bets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Prop bets are not always available for all NCAA basketball games. A prop bet is a wager on a certain action throughout the game. A prop bet could be: \u201cWho will score the first basket of the game\u201d or \u201cWill the first possession be a score or a turnover?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

College Basketball Totals (Over\/Under) Bets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Total bets have the oddsmakers place a number predicting how many points both teams will tally in the combined final score, and then bettors can decide whether they feel the two teams will score more (over) or less (under).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Game totals look something like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Miami                 O 199.5  (-115)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Florida State     U 199.5 (-115)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The listing of the teams tells you who is playing at home and who is away. The first team is always the road team. The next number is the actual game total. In this case, it\u2019s set at 199.5. The letter \u201cO\u201d indicates that this is the \u201cover\u201d wager, and that it offers $100 in winnings for every $115 wagered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the final combined total points between Miami and Florida State comes in at 200 or more, the over bet wins. Anything 199 or less means the under bet wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teaser Bets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A teaser bet is a bit like a parlay bet, where sports bettors wager on several teams at once. The teaser part is where the book gives you a certain number of points to help you either way to make your bet more to your liking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example: a 7-point teaser on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Illinois \u2013 6 @ Indiana<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Villanova -5 @ DePaul<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Auburn + 11 @ Kentucky<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can use those seven points to lower or raise the odds of any of the three games. In a teaser bet, you must win all three games for the bet to win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

College Basketball Live Betting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Live betting (aka in-game betting or in-play betting) allows bettors to wager on a game continuously after the contest has already started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In essence, you get the chance to watch a sporting event in real-time and then place a wager in the middle of it. Every time a play is made, the lines and odds change, and any given line may change quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The starting line of a game determines the odds at the beginning of the game, but you may notice a significant change depending on what is happening on the field or court. Although oddsmakers are typically adept at pregame lines, they occasionally make mistakes and overreact to events in live betting lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because of this, shrewd gamblers occasionally postpone placing team wagers in order to take advantage of improved odds during a game (especially in fast-paced sports like basketball).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You’ll find many college basketball games available for live betting at the legal online sportsbooks mentioned throughout this guide. If you can read college basketball odds quickly and process the information, you stand to do well with live odds, especially with so many games available each day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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