when you think of sports betting, what games pop into you're head? Baseball, hockey, soccer, football, horse racing? These are all great games to play and they are very popular sports betting games, but they don't have what one sport has, which is predictability. You may ask,

"what sport is so easy to predict, prey tell good sir?".

Basketball of course, b-a-s-k-e-t-b-a-l-l. This is one of the best of all the sports to bet on. The reason for this is simply because of the game play.

In a game of basketball, you will have scores in the hundreds, which is a lot compared to other games.

In football You will have an ending score total maybe, if you're lucky and the defense if both teams have been lacking, about a 50 points combined total. Also keep in mind that in football the average points awarded per touchdown are about 6-7. Now in a game of basketball, with both teams playing there hardest; if you have ever watched a game, you know they play hard, the ending total of maybe 200, also keeping in mind that the average points per basket are 2-3. Lets analyze a few more games.

For example, soccer is one of the worst games to bet on based on the style in which this game is played, and the characteristically slow scoring. In a game of soccer, you have a total of maybe 3 points in the entire game. If one team scores 2 points before the half, the game is considered over already. Of course the world cup is very exciting, never the less, it's not a good game to bet with because it is difficult to take into account the teams stats because in many games you just have to pray for a goal to end it.

In addition, hockey which is similar to soccer, is a very low scoring game in which it is once again impossible to tell the outcome of the game. In a game of hockey, you will have one team who makes one goal and everyone celebrates like the game is over, and it's only been 5 minutes. If somebody does score a goal after 5 minutes, the game will probably be considered over anyway.

Now that you understand why the other games are such bad candidates for betting, lets get into why basketball is such a good choice. Let me recap on what was already stated previously. In basketball you will have a total of 200 points scored in a single game, which is very high, and also translates to an easier game to bet on because the game is not over until the clock hits zero. In addition, The last 2:00 of the game are actually the best for teams to comeback, even if they are losing by up to 20 points. If there are 2 minutes remaining and you can have only 24 seconds with the ball, then you have a total of about 4 chances to make 2- 3 points each totaling 12 points max. Of course that’s not enough but with fouls that are called vigorously at the end, 12 points can be turned into 30 easily.

How does this allow you to have an advantage in sports betting? Simple; when betting, you can bet in a certain quarter that a team will win. If you know that a team usually does poorly in the beginning but then destroys at during crunch time, then that when you bet on them to win. You have to look at team consistencies. If, during the beginning of the game the a team is winning, you can bet that there going to lose, which will have greater odds for you, and win because a basketball game will change in the blink of an eye. This type of betting is an easy way to make money . To do so you have to make sure that you can bet on a few games. I would say that you should have enough money to bet on 5 games in this manner to be able to win anything worth while.

For those who bet for the game totals, basketball is perfect. This is because of the high scoring again. You know that some teams will have a high scoring end, just by seeing who is playing. If the teams have very tight defense, you know that the score will be high, but not as high as other games so you should bet below the total that is being bet on.

Sports betting is not black or white, it is the gray in between. You can't have a betting strategy without looking at team statistics and team records at you're disposal. You should always read the sports section, and check up on player stats all the time. When betting on sports, don't take all you're money and bet on one game, because if you lose you're done and it's impossible to know that a team is going to win 100% unless the star is injured. So until next time, happy gambling.