Your PBA bet does not need to be restricted to which team will win the game every time. There are other betting markets that go beyond the Moneyline (winner), which can be really useful in the long run. Take note of their names and how they work because they can be of good use to your bet slip.
Spread Betting
The category of spread betting markets includes bets on a given range of points. For example, you may bet that the NLEX will win with an advantage of 20+ points, meaning that any result that guarantees a spread beyond 20 points is a win. Bets that involve values “over” or “under” a given number fit in this category.
You may also ignore the differences between teams and bet on the range of total points. For example, you may bet that the game between Blackwater Bossing and TNT Tropang Giga would have 150+ points. Therefore, a score of 101 x 78, which equals 179 points, would be a win.
That way, balanced games in which it is difficult to determine who is going to win can result in pretty good spread betting odds instead of risking too much on a Moneyline bet.
PBA Prop Bets
Prop bets are considered advanced PBA betting alternatives. They are represented by most “special bets” that consider events that are not entirely relevant to the overall game, like who is going to receive the first shooting foul.
Aside from high PBA odds because of the difficulty of predicting such events, prop bets are really fun. However, it is more than necessary to be attentive to the whole league, to how each player behaves, and to study the game as a whole.
Accumulator Bets
Also called parlay bets, they are not specific betting markets but the act of adding more than one bet to your slip. Unlike Pinoy bettors who are new to betting may think, that is not a way to save time.
By placing two or more bets in the same slip, you are linking the condition of your win to positive results (green) on all of them. Therefore, the risk is higher, as one single wrong bet eliminates any possibility of winning with a parlay bet.
On the other hand, the trade-off for the higher risk is to have the odds multiplied. If there are two events of 2.00 in odds each, you receive 4.00x (2.00 x 2.00) your total bet instead of only two times (2.00).