If you are going to bet on basketball game, and you want to enjoy your betting and consistently win from it, there are few dos and donts that you have to keep in mind as basketball games can gives you a variety of options of betting such as point spreads, totals, money lines and props. But the most important thing you have to remember is to always do a research on the games and the player prior placing your hard earned money on a sportsbook site.

However, in this article you will learn the step by step procedure on how you shouldbet on basketballgame correctly.

1. Tobet on basketballgame, you must find a legal sportsbook. Lucky enough if you are a resident of Nevada as they are the only legal sportsbook in the United States. But dont worry, if you are outside of the United States, you can go for other options such as betting in the internet.

2. Choose what type of bet you are going to place your wager such as point spread, total, money line, or proposition bets. Point spreads are bets on how much a team will win or lose by. You take the point spread and add or subtract that many points from the team you are betting on. On the other hand, betting on Totals means betting on the combined points scored by both teams. Next, if you choose to bet on the Money lines, then you have to bet on the team you think will win or lose the game outright. Lastly, the Proposition bet is betting on a particular aspect of the game. For example, betting on which team scores first in a match, betting on which player you think will be the MVP of the year and so much more. All of these bets are often offered for both the first and second half of games, as well as the entire game.

3. Next is for you to decide on how much amount of money you are going to spend for your bet. Dont bet an amount of money you cant afford to lose. Be wise and smart.

4. Once you have decided on what type of bets and how much money are going to spend, you can now proceed to the sportsbook s window and place your bet. Sportsbooks refer to games by number, not team name, so find the number of the team you would like to bet on.

5. Tell the cashier your bet- type and the amount. Complete the transaction. Give your money to the ticket writer and check your ticket. Keep your ticket as you will need to present it if in case you win your bet.

6. The process of betting online is almost the same with the step procedure mentioned above, but of course, there is no writer. With sportsbook online, you will just need to click on the sport you want to bet on and follow the menus and options until you find what you want to bet on.