Submitted by rsteel on
In all sports when the season gets going the betting starts in fact in NFL we bet the pre-season as well. The exception is NCAAB where in the first month we are watching and following the lines intensely but seldom have a wager. Most games are comprised of top ranked teams playing cupcakes. Top ranked teams getting their rotations down for upcoming conference play.
Basketball unlike football is dependent on so few players so the results tend to be more erratic especially at the beginning of the season. Yes there will be some betting opportunities early in the season but as usual patience is a key.
This year there is an added element to the uncertainty. An emphasis in the offseason was to call the games more tightly this year. The goal was to increase scoring and the officials have come out blowing those whistles.
Games are averaging 42 fouls an increase of 7 per game. Now before you go and say let’s bet overs I can tell you the totals have already been adjusted for this. Scoring is up 12 points per game early on.
Let us monitor this closely and see if officials ease off on this as the season continues providing us potentially with some under bets before the lines are adjusted again.