Second Round NBA Playoffs Betting

NBA playoffs betting action in the second round usually has very competitive matchups as the best teams in the NBA are competing for a spot in the Conference Finals.

As you consider NBA playoffs odds in the second round what trends should you keep in mind?

NBA playoffs betting in the second round has definitely favored the home teams. Road teams just don’t win that often and they are even worse against the NBA playoffs odds. In the past 17 years road teams in the second round of NBA playoffs betting have been a bust against the NBA playoffs odds winning only 42% of the time in game one. This trend has continued in NBA playoffs betting in 2008 as road teams have been a disaster.

What about teams coming off bad losses in NBA playoffs betting? Do they bounce back well in the second round of NBA playoffs betting. Teams off a loss of 20 or more in NBA playoffs betting in the second round are a sizzling 66% against the spread.

It would seem logical that the better teams would win in second round NBA playoffs betting action. Against the spread though, they are just about .500 in NBA playoffs odds. Where you want to take the better team is when they are off a straight up loss in NBA playoffs betting. The team with the better record coming off a loss is almost 60% in NBA playoffs betting in the second round.

Another trend to look at in NBA playoffs betting in the second round has you going against teams that have scored 100 or more points in two straight games. If a team has won and covered two straight and scored 100 or more points in each game they are a money burner in the next game. You want to go against these teams because they have lost 70% of the time in the second round.

These are just a few trends to keep in mind as you are handicapping the second round of the NBA playoffs.

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