{"id":10358,"date":"2014-12-13T15:30:24","date_gmt":"2014-12-13T15:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.betangel.com\/blog_wp\/?p=10358"},"modified":"2015-01-31T15:20:44","modified_gmt":"2015-01-31T15:20:44","slug":"nba-new-atp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betfairtradingblog.com\/blog_wp\/2014\/12\/13\/nba-new-atp\/","title":{"rendered":"Is NBA the new WTA?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">During my recent travels in the US I sat down at a bar one evening and watched some Basketball. It was an entertaining experience.\u00a0Fellow bar attendees proffered their opinion and curiosity overwhelmed me, so I reached into my pocket fired up the Betfair app and had a look at the market.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here is something you may not know.\u00a0\u00a0You <strong>CAN&#8217;T<\/strong>\u00a0actually log in and place a bet from the US, but you <strong>CAN<\/strong>\u00a0actively look up a market and their odds. Instant expert status conferred, I proffered an opinion.\u00a0I quickly learnt that Betfair live video was actually way ahead of the TV I was watching so at that point I started commenting on individual plays. It was so funny. I went from basketball novice to expert in a few moments!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For your interest, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nZ7A0thAb_A\">I&#8217;ve put a video on You Tube showing you the difference in speed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nZ7A0thAb_A\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>There is first time for everything<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This was really the first time I had seriously looked at Basketball and I can see it&#8217;s appeal, as a spectator and a trading sport. It was really interesting to see just how much money was being traded on it as well, much more than I expected. I had joined in the 3rd quarter and there was around \u00a3600k matched.<\/p>\n<p>But also interesting was the way it was played. One team runs up one and of the court and tries an offense play, they try and get a basket. The other team defends. It all happens pretty quickly and the ball whizzes from one end of the court to the other. An errant shot or a great block can make all the difference. Sound familiar?<\/p>\n<p>It was at this point I realised that Basketball is actually very similar to Tennis. Curiously it was even closer than I imagined. A Basketball team tends to score more or less the same number of points in a game as that in a set of Tennis. So both teams combined will score enough points to replicate\u00a0a least a couple of sets, maybe three.<\/p>\n<p>Of course the action is pretty\u00a0slick\u00a0on a basketball court and the scoring is different from something like Tennis. You get two or three points for a basket \u00a0depending on where you score from, or one for a free throw. The game is split into four quarters of 12 minutes but each game can last up to an hour subject to\u00a0overtime and timeouts.<\/p>\n<p>Curiosity piqued I did some research.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some key\u00a0elements of Basketball<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Home advantage : Unlike Tennis however and other two participation sports like snooker or darts,\u00a0you do have a home advantage in Basketball so that will feel different to conventional trading such as Tennis. Basketball teams often\u00a0have to travel significant distances to play their next game so that is bound to have an impact.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">Teams :\u00a0There are fewer players in a basketball team versus a football match, so injuries or form have a greater impact in Basketball.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">Volatility : The markets\u00a0move quickly because a basket is worth more than one point. So if a team falls behind you will be surprised how quickly they can make up that deficit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">Statistics :\u00a0Like Tennis, there are plenty of really good stats sites and inplay data available. Use these to identify how a coaches tactics are changing the game from quarter to quarter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">Players\u00a0:\u00a0Because basketball is\u00a0physically\u00a0intense and split into four quarters, expect the coach to rotate players during the match.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">Overtime : Overtime can often extend a match and therefore if one team is just a couple of points away from the other the game is most certainty not over.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">Courtsiders : Even with the fast Betfair feed the market was still ahead of the action. Therefore there must be courtsiders present at the match. Be aware!<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The basketball season<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #111111;\">This year&#8217;s NBA season started on October 28th and will end on Wednesday the 14th of April. There are regular games throughout the week and even on Christmas Day!\u00a0<a style=\"color: #2789ce;\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.betfair.com\/Index.do?mi=114386868&amp;ex=1&amp;origin=MRL\" target=\"_blank\">There are quite a few markets on Betfair<\/a>\u00a0for you to participate on but it&#8217;s the individual games that generate the most liquidity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #111111;\">Something to turn your hand to while the tennis is off-season&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/digitaltrends-uploads-prod\/2013\/11\/5-apps-all-NBA-basketball-fans-need-on-their-phones.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_10358\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"10358\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betfairtradingblog.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=betangel\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During my recent travels in the US I sat down at a bar one evening and watched some Basketball. 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