Most of the online basketball sportsbooks out there will let you buy points on the point spread of games and on the game totals. Buying points has been a hugely talked about topic amongst basketball bettors and many people have there own opinions about the topic.

When you buy points on a basketball game you can buy the points for the favorite or underdog and you can buy points to make the game total lower as well. The most amount of points you can buy in a game is 2 points and the points are bought in .5 increments.

For Basketball the following wagers are available:

Buying half points

A customer may wish to take a more advantageous number by adding or subtracting points from the Spread or the Total.

Example bet:

$100 on the Indiana Pacers at -6.5 -1.10, with point
The customer buys the point for 10c, thereby making the bet: $100 on the Indiana Pacers at -6.0 -1.20.

If the Pacers win by 7 points or more, the bets wins and your return would be $183.33 ($83.33 winnings plus your stake returned).