The NBA is the National Basketball Association of America, consisting of the most highly rated basketball teams in the world. The NBA Finals are played at the end of every NBA season, with the winner of the finals being declared the current best team in the world. The event has a reputation for being highly competitive, and for teams to fight fiercely in every game. It is for this reason that the NBA Finals are a favourite for bet makers, who find the event to be one of the most exciting and unpredictable.
As far as sports popularity goes, the NBA is amongst the most popular in the world, but is rated as less popular than more globally embraced sports, such as football. The NBA is largely considered to be most popular in the United States, where the competing teams are based, although there is an active fan base in almost every country in the world.
NBA Finals History
The NBA Finals is a long running tournament that has been around for a great deal of time, with roots stretching back as far as 1946. The NBA is not as old as some other American sports, such as baseball, but still has a rich legacy with many legends and heroes of the game. The NBA Finals have stayed largely the same over the years that they have been running, with only a few small notable differences. One of the most interesting things that repeatedly changed was the name of the event.
The NBA Finals was first referred to as the NBA Finals upon its initial inception. This name changed however, in 1949, when the event was then referred to as the NBA World Championship series. This changed again in 1983 and 1984, both years being referred to as a Showdown ’83 and Showdown ’84. The name once again changed to the NBA Finals in 1985, and has retained that name until modern times. Why the tournament underwent so many name changes is not exactly clear, but most agree that the title NBA Finals is as fitting a name as any.
NBA Finals Betting
The NBA Finals are a popularly bet on sporting event. The majority of online NBA Betting bookmakers offer various betting options, with the most popular bet being places on a favourite team to win. Odds are generally fixed in NBA Finals games, with the Ladbrokes Australia bookmaker deciding on the fairest odds based on previous performance by the teams.
Note that in all cases the team that is regarded as more likely to win will be given the lower odds. This is done as a way to keep the betting fair, and help avoid too many people placing bets on a single team. For example, a team that is favoured to win may be given odds such as 1:2. This means that the payout for a bet on that team is even money. To be more specific, bets of $100 will payout $200. Hence, it will always be more lucrative to bet on an underdog team that has higher odds, bit is more risky.