How does online College basketball betting work?

The NBA draws in the biggest viewing figures but most of those players have gone through the College system.
The NBA draft is the gateway to the pro leagues and it draws huge viewing figures.
There is great interest in College Basketball on Unibet.

When it comes to betting on college basketball you just need to know two things:

1. What are College Basketball Odds and how do they work
2. The different types of bets in college basketball betting

What are College basketball odds and how do they work?

College Basketball betting odds tell you two things:

1.  The probability of the event that you’ll bet on during an NCAAB game or season.
2. The payout you will receive if your bet is successful.

Here’s what betting odds look like for NCAAB games:

These odds are also called vegas odds, money lines or betting lines.
The team with the minus (-) odds are the favorites.
In our example, that’s Michigan with odds of -162.
You need to bet $162 on Michigan to win $100.

The team with the plus (+) odds are the underdogs.
In our example, that’s Indiana with odds of +133.
If you drop a 100 bucks on Indiana you’ll win an extra $133 plus the $100 you bet on them.

If you convert these college basketball betting lines into probabilities each team has the following win probability:

• Michigan 61.8%
• Indiana 42.9%

Betting on the underdog can get you a better payout.
That’s because the underdog is a riskier bet as you can tell from our example above.

You don’t always have to bet $100.
We used this number to help you understand how betting odds work in college basketball.

Public betting in College basketball

Ever heard of the term “public betting”?
Public betting is another way of saying what’s the popular pick for college basketball bet.
The public betting option is the favorite during a college basketball game.
When you choose to run with the popular betting pick you bet with the public.
If you choose to run with unpopular option you’re betting against the public.
Upsets are common in the NCAAB and sometimes betting against the public makes sense.
That’s because you can walk off with a bigger payout if the underdog pulls off an upset.

Different Types of College Basketball Bets

#1  College basketball Moneylines

The bet that we’ve just looked at is called the ‘Moneyline’.
If you’re just starting out with college basketball betting, this is the place to begin.
It may not be the easiest call but it’s a simple question, who will win?
Listen to the public and follow Unibet’s odds.
Make sure you do your research when you’re trying to make your pick for a college basketball moneyline.

#2 College Basketball Spreads

A spread is a bet on a winning margin in an NCAAB game.
We’re going to show you how spread betting works in college basketball with an example:

It’s a local battle between the Texas Longhorns and Texas Christian University.
The point spread for college basketball game is the margin by which the favorite is supposed to win by.
The point spread for this NCAAB game has been set at 5.5.
Team with the (-) minus spread number are the favorites
The -5.5 on Texas Longhorns means that the Longhorns are the favorites for this college basketball spread bet.
This means that the oddsmakers expect the Longhorns to win by at least 6 or more points.
If the favorites win by this margin, they cover the spread.

If you drop a bet on TCU for this college basketball game, you’ll be betting against the spread.
Betting against the spread is another way of saying you’re betting on the underdog for a college basketball spread bet.
The team with the plus (+) spread is the underdog.
In our example think of TCU starting out with an advantage of +5.5 points.
If you bet on TCU they need to either win the game or lose the game by fewer than 6 points for you to win this spread bet on this NCAAB game.

The green circle at the foot of that image is a slider.
You can adjust the spread by moving it from left to right and set your own spread for this college basketball game.
This freedom to set your own line is called a teaser.
You can use teasers for many other college basketball bets.

#3 Over Under Bets in College Basketball 

An over under bet in college basketball is also called a total points bet.
All you need to do here is predict whether the total points scored during an NCAAB game will be over or under a certain number.

Check out this example of an over under bet in a college basketball game between the Longhorns and TCU:

The line for this total points bet in this NCAAB game is set at 125.
If you bet on over 125, you’ll win the bet if over 126 or more points are scored.
If you bet on under 125, you’ll win if the less than 125 points are scored.
Not a big fan of those (-) minus odds?
No biggie.
Use our teasers to change the line for this NCAAB total points bet on Unibet:

We’ve done this one for you by moving the slider and settling on 129.
Now we have got some good odds for over 129.
Bet Over the line and you’ll collect at +143 if at least 130 points are scored during this college basketball game.

Before we move on, we need to talk about one outcome in a total points bet in college basketball.

If the same number of points are scored as the line for an NCAAB game, you’ll get a push.
In our example, if the total points are 129, you have a push.
When you get a push in an over under bet, you get your money back.

#4 Prop Bets in College Basketball 

Wondering what’s college basketball prop bet? A prop is short for proposition and it’s a bet on an event that could happen within an NCAAB game.
There are two kinds of college basketball props:

NCAAB Game Props

These are the props bets on events that can happen during an NCAAB game. Some game props you’ll see in a typical a college basketball game are:

● Highest scoring quarter
● Total Points - Odd or Even
● Total Points by either team

Player Props in College Basketball

It’s all about the players in these props for NCAAB games.
Here are some popular player props In college basketball games:

● Total Points
● Total Assists
● Total Rebounds

College basketball athletes will be listed in each of these player prop bets.
These work in a similar way to the Overs and Unders.
You’ll see a line and it’s up to you to bet Over or Under that line.

#5 College Basketball Parlays 

A College basketball parlay is a big bet that you build with multiple betting picks.
You can build a parlay in a single NCAAB game or you can build a multi-game parlay by making your picks across many college basketball games.
Each betting pick in a parlay is called a leg.

Our first pick for this parlay is a moneyline bet on TCU.
Our second pick for this parlay is an over under bet on over 129 points.

Let’s check out a parlay across multiple NCAAB games.
Here’s an example of a 3 Leg College Basketball Parlay:

We’ve backed TCU, Indiana and Providence all to win.
You might agree or you might think we’ve lost our minds - it really doesn’t matter.
It’s just an example showing odds and what you might win.

What else do you need to know about building parlays in the NCAAB?
The most important thing is that all of your picks for the parlays need to bet winners.
If all three of those moneyline picks in the NCAAB come home, you collect a profit.
If one or more fails to land, the bet is lost.
A parlay increases potential profits but those higher odds come with a higher risk.

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