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Recent NBA Betting Tips Results
We are completely transparent with our predictions and if you want to see how we’ve fared over the season, take a look at the recent results against our predictions. Basketball is a beautiful game, but also one full of surprises and upset.
| Year | Season | Total Tips | Won | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | Regular + Play-Offs | 841 | 505 | 60% |
Free NBA Predictions -
The 2021/22 NBA has started on Tuesday 19th October and we're back with our daily NBA picks!
Beating the NBA odds is no easy task. That’s why we recommend you let BetAndSkill's expert NBA tipsters do the work for you. Take a look at last year's result! We have bashed the bookies once again - Played 529, Won 299 in regular season, played 91 and won 58 during the post-season!
Our professional tipsters put up their betting tips on a daily basis, so you can use them for three different types of bets: Singles, Doubles and Accumulators (also called Parlays).
Previous Years' Results -
| Year | Season | Total Tips | Won | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | Play-Offs | 91 | 58 | 64% |
| 2020/21 | Regular | 529 | 299 | 56% |
| 2019/20 | Play-Offs | 67 | 43 | 64% |
| 2019/20 | Regular | 522 | 301 | 57% |
| 2018/19 | Play-Offs | 68 | 46 | 67% |
2018/19 | Regular | 488 | 283 | 57% |
How to bet on the NBA basketball
You can actually bet on the NBA in a number of different ways and most major bookmakers will offer a number of NBA betting lines and markets to play throughout the season.
Naturally, one of the most popular wagers is the match result bet which essentially sees you place a bet on the team you think will win the match.
But there are plenty more ways to back a winner though. Read here our how to bet on NBA guide!
How To Read Our Free NBA Picks
There are a lot of betting markets available on every game but our tipsters are focusing on the match winner (also called Money Line) or match handicap markets, since other markets such as points spread, total points, etc.. are very tricky.
As a result, you will see the following possible picks:
1 if we predict that the home team wins the match
2 if we predict that the away team wins the match
Furthermore, you could see an amount of points of handicap attached to a team. The handicap points (displayed as either + or – a value, such as +11.5 points) is factored into the final score to determine the game’s outcome for the purpose of the bet.
NBA Betting Strategy
With an 82-game season and the playoffs, the NBA gives punters a great opportunity to place bets. Anyway, the NBA is a very hard to predict league as there a lot of factors to taking into account for each NBA game such as:
FatigueTeams often play 3-4 games per week - with plenty of contests taking place on back-to-back nights. Well rested teams have a real advantage on teams who play two straight games or are playing their 3rd game in 5 days
Injuries and Team NewsThe absence of major players in the starting lineup is one of the key factors that could influence the odds and the outcome of a game.
MotivationSome teams know very quickly that they will fail to qualify for the play-offs. The more they lose, the greater the chance of getting a good draft number for next season. This is the reason why some team can deliberately lose matches in the 2nd half of the season.
NBA Power RankingsNBA Power Rankings are a large collection of offensive and defensive stats for each NBA team. Eg. Shooting percentage, Rebounds per game, Steals per game, Points scored per game, Points conceded per game, etc..
Home and Away FormMany teams have a strong home court record but they are very poor on the travels.
An algorithm devoleped by our tipsters, plus human experience and betting talent, is the basis to our winning NBA tips. This is why our picks have a winning rate of over 69% throughout the NBA season!
Another good strategy on the NBA play-offs is the NBA Zig-Zag Theory.
If you have any questions about our free NBA betting tips then feel free to post a comment!
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2021/22 NBA Format
The 76th Edition of the NBA is all set to kick off the regular season from 19th October 2021. NBA 2021-22 season will feature a total of 30 teams. The teams are divided in 2 conferences (Eastern Conference and Western Conference) and every team will play a total of 82 matches in the regular season. Last season suffered game cuts due to the Coronavirus and the Olympic Games.
The top 6 teams from both the conference will advance to NBA Playoffs. teams finishing from 7th to 10th in each conference will play the Play-In tournament and fight for the remaining two berths in the play-offs in each NBA Conference.
The Playoffs will be played in the same way as before, a full bracket in the traditional way with 16 teams. All matchups will be under the best-of-seven format. Teams with the best seasonal record will get home advantage and will play game 1, 2 and 5 at home and 7 (if needed). Teams with a worse seasonal record will play game 3,4 and 6 (if needed) at home.
How Does The NBA Play-In Tournament Work
The Play in tournament will be played between April 12 and 15, 2022, the new format consists of teams ranked 7-10 from the regular season playing against each other to earn a berth in the playoffs. Teams ranked 7 and 8 from each conference will have to play to defend their spot for the playoffs, they will play a round of three games.
The winner of that round mentioned above gets the 7th spot in the playoffs. The loser of that round must play the a game against the winner team of the 9th and 10th matchup of the play in tournament. The last game will be between the loser of the first round (7th-8th team) and the winner of the second round game (9th-10th team), the team that wins that game enters the playoffs as the 8th seeded team.
When is the 2022 NBA All Star break?
The 2022 NBA All-star Game is scheduled to be played on 20th February 2022. Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland will host the 2022 NBA All-Star Game.
Who won the NBA Title last year?
Milwaukee Bucks beat Phoenix Suns in last year's NBA Finals to win the first NBA title in 50 years. Giannis Antetokounmpo was awarded the Bill Russel Finals MVP trophy. The Bucks became the fifth team in the NBA history to win the NBA Finals after trailing 2-0 and the first to do it by winning the next four games since Miami against Dallas in 2006.
2021/22 NBA Key dates
August 2: Teams can begin negotiating with free agency players(6 p.m. ET)
August 6: Teams can begin signing free agents (12:01 p.m. ET)
August 8-17: MGM Resorts NBA Summer League in Las Vegas
September 28, 2021: Training camp begins
October 19, 2021: Regular season begins
April 10, 2022: Regular season concludes
April 12-15, 2022: Play-In Tournament
April 16, 2022: Playoffs begin
June 2, 2022: NBA Finals begin
June 19, 2022: Game 7 of NBA Finals (if necessary)
NBA Conference, Divisions and Teams
The league is divided up into two conferences, East and West. The Eastern conference has three divisions called Atlantic, Central, and Southeast. The Western conference also has three divisions, which are the Northwest, Pacific, and Southwest. Each division has 5 teams.
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
Boston Celtics
Brooklyn Nets
New York Knicks
Philadelphia 76ers
Toronto Raptors
Central Division
Chicago Bulls
Cleveland Cavaliers
Detroit Pistons
Indiana Pacers
Milwaukee Bucks
Southeast Division
Atlanta Hawks
Charlotte Bobcats
Miami Heat
Orlando Magic
Washington Wizards
Western Conference
Northwest Division
Denver Nuggets
Minnesota Timberwolves
Oklahoma City Thunder
Portland Trail Blazers
Utah Jazz
Pacific Division
Golden State Warriors
Los Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles Lakers
Phoenix Suns
Sacramento Kings
Southwest Division
Dallas Mavericks
Houston Rockets
Memphis Grizzlies
New Orleans Hornets
San Antonio Spurs
NBA Arenas
| Team | Arena |
| Atlanta Hawks | State Farm Arena |
| Boston Celtics | TD Garden |
| Brooklyn Nets | Barclays Center |
| Chicago Bulls | United Center |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse |
| Charlotte Hornets | Spectrum Center |
| New York Knicks | Madison Square Garden |
| Philadelphia 76ers | Wells Fargo Center |
| Trononto Raptors | Scotiabank Arena |
| Detroit Pistons | Little Caesars Arena |
| Indiana Pacers | Bankers Life Filedhouse |
| Milwaukee Bucks | Fiserv Forum |
| Miami Heat | FTX Arena |
| Orlando Magic | Amway Center |
| Washington Wizards | Capital One Arena |
| Golden State Warriors | Chase Center |
| Los Angeles Clippers | Staples Center |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Staples Center |
| Denver Nuggets | Ball Arena |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | Target Center |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | Chesapeake Energy Arena |
| Portland Trailblazzers | Moda Center |
| Utah Jazz | Vivint Arena |
| Phoenix Suns | Phoenix Suns Arena |
| Sacramento Kings | Golden 1 Center |
| Dallas Mavericks | American Airlines Center |
| Houston Rockets | Toyota Center |
| Memphis Grizzlies | FedEx Forum |
| New Orleans Pelicans | Smoothie King Center |
| San Antonio Spurs | AT&T Center |
2022 NBA championship: Odds to win
Kevin Durant and James Harden's Brooklyn Nets, Russell Westbrook and LeBron James' Los Angeles Lakers are heavy favourites to win the 2021/22 NBA title this year. Last season's champions Milwaukee Bucks complete the Top 3. Anyway, these three teams will have plenty of competition along the way in both conferences.
The 76ers, Suns, Hawks, Heat, Clippers, Nuggets, Mavericks (led by head coach Jason Kidd) and Celtics are other notable contenders punters should keep in mind.
- Lakers - 3/1
- Nets - 3/1
- Bucks - 9/1
- Warriors - 10/1
- Suns - 14/1
- Clippers - 16/1
- 76ers - 16/1
- Jazz - 18/1
- Nuggets - 18/1
- Heat - 20/1
- Mavericks - 22/1
- Hawks - 25/1
- Celtics - 40/1
- Bulls - 40/1
- Knicks - 40/1
- Trail Blazers - 50/1
- Pelicans - 50/1
- Raptors - 66/1
- Pacers - 80/1
- Grizzlies - 80/1
- Hornets - 100/1
- Wizards - 125/1
- Timberwolves - 150/1
- Cavaliers - 200/1
- Spurs - 200/1
- Magic - 250/1
- Kings - 250/1
- Pistons - 300/1
- Rockets - 300/1
- Thunder - 500/1
Despite making it to the Eastern Conference Finals, the Atlanta Hawks have the 12th best odds to win the title while the Warriors have the 4th-highest odds to win it all despite missing the playoffs this past season.
2022 MVP Award Player Odds
With 11/2 odds, Mavericks’ guard Luka Doncic has the best odds of winning the MVP award in the 2021-22 NBA season. At 7/1 odds, both Joel Embiid and Kevin Durant have the next best odds for winning this award.
Other potential candidates at the top of the list include "the Greek Freak" Giannis Antetokounmpo, Stephen Curry, James Harden, Trae Young, Kawhi Leonard, Kyrie Irving, Devin Booker, Chris Paul and, of course, LeBron James.
Other NBA Betting Markets
There are a lot of outright betting markets when it comes to betting on the NBA.
For most points per game, Bradley Beal is projected to lead all other players in PPG. Stephen Curry, Luka Doncic, Damian Lillard, Joel Embiid, and Zion Williamson are the closest contenders.
As for most assists per game, LA Lakers' Russell Westbrook is expected to lead the league, with James Harden, Luka Doncic, tae Young, Nikola Jokic, Chris Paul and LeBron James the other potential winners.
As for the defensive player of the year, the likes of Ben Simmons, Anthony Davis, Draymond Green, Rudy Gobert, Matisse Thybulle and Bam Adebayo and the favourites while Michael Porter Jr., Jordan Poole, Keldon Johnson, Dejounte Murray, Kevin Porter Jr and OG Anunoby are the smartest options in the Most Improved Player market.
As for the Sixth Man of the Year, the experts are picking Kevin Huerter, Patty Mills, Rudy Gay, Lamarcus Aldridge, Tyler Herro, Jordan Clarkson, and Derrick Rose as the favs.
In the Head Coach of the Year market, the likes of Steve Nash, James Borrego, Ime Udoka, Steve Kerr, Nate McMillan, Wille Green, and Monty Williams are the most popular entries.
Jalen Green, Davion Mitchell, Cade Cunningham, Jalen Suggs and Evan Mobley top the list of the potential winners of the Rookie Of The Year award (the prize that goes to the best player in his first season within the league).
