Basketball Wagering Pick

Online Basketball Wagering Picks

Unlike football, where every team from high school on up to the pros only play one game per week during the season, basketball teams at every level usually play multiple games every week. This gives people who want to bet on basketball not only more opportunities to bet, more chances to watch a team change and strategies develop over time. If you watch a season of play, you can generally watch a team evolve. This means making your basketball wagering pick easier and more complex at the same time. It is easier because you have much more information to base your decisions on. It is more difficult because you have much more information to take into account when you are making your basketball wagering picks. There are, however some generalizations that you can use to your advantage when making your decisions. March Madness has arrived and so are free college basketball picks!

The first one of these generalizations is that the home team can generally expect to win about 60% of there home games. This is born out by statistical research and is more pronounced in sports where there are many games played throughout the season. Maybe it is the fans, maybe it is the fact the players are sleeping in their own beds, it could be any variety of factors, but the truth is that if you have two roughly evenly matched teams there is a strong advantage to the team playing at home.

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Another strategy for your basketball wagering pick is to look at who has the momentum going into a game. Basketball is notorious for its 10 game winning streaks or its 5 game losing streaks. Paying attention to these can help you pick the winning team. For example, if you have a team that should be good but is on a losing streak, you may want to consider picking the other team to win, especially if the other team is on a winning streak or if they are comparable in terms of talent. Losing streaks and winning streaks are snapped all the time, obviously, however, there is no denying the role momentum plays in this game and should therefore be a part of your basketball wagering pick strategy.

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Finally, you must also pay attention to the time of year it is when making your basketball wagering pick. If playoffs are nearing, the good teams are more likely to get focused and remain that way. The basketball season is long and the last month to 6 weeks of the season is when the good teams really start separating themselves from the pack in anticipation of making the playoffs. Division rivalries heat up and make the players play harder. Teams that are playing for a spot have more incentive than teams that are merely playing spoiler, so this is also an important factor in making your basketball wagering picks at the end of the season.

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by Bobby Latrel at 1800-sports.com on February 19, 2007


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