Basketball odds in the United Kingdom

Upcoming NBA fixtures to bet on

The NBA regular season delivers a nightly stream of games, which is why price shopping matters more here than in sports with fewer fixtures. All times below are UK time (GMT).

• Detroit Pistons v Boston Celtics — 20 Oct, 20:00
• New York Knicks v Philadelphia 76ers — 21 Oct, 00:00
• San Antonio Spurs v Oklahoma City Thunder — 21 Oct, 02:30
• Orlando Magic v Atlanta Hawks — 22 Oct, 00:10
• Washington Wizards v Milwaukee Bucks — 22 Oct, 00:10
• Brooklyn Nets v Charlotte Hornets — 22 Oct, 00:40
• Miami Heat v Minnesota Timberwolves — 22 Oct, 00:40
• New Orleans Pelicans v Indiana Pacers — 22 Oct, 01:10
• Memphis Grizzlies v Utah Jazz — 22 Oct, 01:10
• Houston Rockets v Dallas Mavericks — 22 Oct, 01:40

Because most tip-offs land after midnight UK time, live betting and cash out become the practical tools for anyone not watching the whole game. The EuroLeague sits alongside the NBA on most of these bookmakers, with earlier European kick-off times that suit UK evening betting.

How basketball odds compare across UK bookmakers

We rate basketball odds using the average bookmaker margin from our sampled price checks — a lower margin means better value on the money line, handicaps and totals. These figures come from register-verified UKGC operators; they are pricing samples, not guaranteed live prices on any single game.

• Betfair — 4.6% average margin (278 prices sampled), best-price share 48.6%
• BetMGM — 5.2% margin (122 sampled)
• Coral — 5.7% margin (247 sampled)
• Ladbrokes — 5.9% margin (253 sampled)
• Unibet — 5.9% margin (250 sampled)
• Sky Bet — 6.5% margin (242 sampled)
• Betway — 6.8% margin (257 sampled)
• Paddy Power — 7.1% margin (257 sampled)
• 888sport — 7.1% margin (292 sampled)
• William Hill — 7.2% margin (266 sampled)
• bet365 — 7.4% margin (30 sampled)
• Virgin Bet — 8.3% margin (214 sampled)
• LiveScore Bet — 8.5% margin (214 sampled)

Betfair topping the value table reflects its exchange-driven pricing model, which routinely returned the best price in nearly half of sampled markets. Note that bet365's 7.4% margin is drawn from a small 30-price sample and 10bet's low 3.0% figure from just 18 prices, so treat both as indicative rather than settled. For point-spread and totals bettors who back several games a night, the gap between a 4.6% and a 7.4% margin compounds quickly across a season.

Which bookmaker fits your basketball betting

Value hunters (spreads, totals, money line): Choose Betfair. Its 4.6% sampled margin and 48.6% best-price share make it the strongest for consistent value, and it offers live streaming and fast payout. Its weaker point is no Bet Builder, so it's less suited to same-game combinations.

Same-game combinations and player props: Choose BetMGM. It carries Same Game Parlay plus live streaming, scores 8.5 on the bet builder metric, and keeps a competitive 5.2% margin — a strong all-round pick for NBA prop bettors. Sky Bet is the alternative here, with the highest bet builder rating on the list (8.4) and a slick app (8.9).

Live betting through late tip-offs: Choose bet365, which rates highest on live capability (9.4) and market coverage (9.6) and includes live streaming — useful when games run into the early hours. Betfair (8.7 live) and BetMGM (8.5 live) are close behind.

App-first bettors: bet365 (app 9.3), Sky Bet (8.9), BetMGM (8.8) and Paddy Power (8.8) lead on app rating. All three support iOS and Android. LiveScore Bet also scores well (8.5) if you already use its scores app.

Avoid for basketball value: Virgin Bet and LiveScore Bet post the widest sampled margins (8.3% and 8.5%) and Virgin Bet lacks a Bet Builder, so they're better kept for other markets.

Features that matter for NBA and EuroLeague

Cash Out is available across every operator listed, letting you settle a live NBA bet before the final buzzer — handy given the swings a single quarter can bring.

Live Streaming for basketball is offered by bet365, Paddy Power, William Hill, Ladbrokes, Coral, Betfair, Unibet, LiveScore Bet and BetMGM. Availability depends on the operator's rights for a given competition and typically requires a funded account or a recent bet.

Bet Builder — for combining points, rebounds and assists lines with the match result — is offered by bet365, Betway, Paddy Power, BoyleSports, William Hill, Ladbrokes, Coral, Sky Bet, BetVictor, Betfred, Unibet, 888sport and LiveScore Bet. BetMGM runs the equivalent Same Game Parlay. Betfair and Virgin Bet do not list this feature.

All operators accept a £10 minimum deposit and quote withdrawals within 0–24 hours. Common payment methods include Debit Card and PayPal across nearly all, with Apple Pay widely supported and Trustly available at bet365, Betfair and Unibet.

Safety and licensing

Every bookmaker on this page is licensed by the UK Gambling Commission. bet365 operates under UKGC licence number 39563; the others are UKGC-licensed operators whose entries can be checked on the Commission's public register. UKGC licensing means player-funds protection standards, dispute resolution and self-exclusion tools apply, and the minimum betting age is 18.

On our licence-safety scoring, bet365 (9.5), William Hill (9.3), Paddy Power, Ladbrokes, Betfair and BetMGM (all 9.2) sit at the top. These scores reflect regulatory standing and operator track record, not any first-hand account testing. If safety is your first filter, any operator here clears the UKGC bar — the ratings simply separate the field within that.