NBA Basketball Alternative lines

In the world of online sports betting, there is the point spread, money line and totals. As well, there are other ways to bet on basketball these days than there are teams in the league. One of the more interesting ways, if not always the most useful, is the alternate line. Oddsmakers and sportsbooks will often offer several different lines on a game besides the normal one. In some the favorite is favored by larger spreads, while in others they face a smaller spread. Typically they are available from at least some books in both a moderately adjusted and extremely adjusted form, and usually in both directions. The payoffs obviously vary widely in these cases, and it's, as always, the job of the bettor to determine if the potential reward is worth the risk.