Value in Best Basketball Odds is important before you placed a bet. Knowing the values of your trades before placing a bet ensures that you'll make a profit. Profits will be difficult to achieve even your winning. That was most newbie punters do, they are just placing their bets without knowing if its value bet or not. In the long run they will actually lose more that they win.

We will have a short guide about how to get the values of odds before placing a bet. Things you should do in able to get the value of odds.

1. Get the winning chance percentage of the team that you've placed your bet.

2. Get the odds on that side.

3. Multiply the chance and odds.

Example:

You have a 50% chance that the Miami Heat will win the game 7 of the NBA finals. And the bookmaker offered an odds 2.50.
So it will be:
0.50 x 2.50 = 1.25

If the product of your computation is 1 or above, in theory it's a value bet.

But how to get a winning chance % of the selection?

OK some newbie punters got the chance % by looking at the odds. Avoid it! Odds are just the bookmaker market values of the team it's not the strength of the teams. Expert punters have their own way to get the chances. Here are some factors to consider to get the chance.

Home/Away
Check the previous home record of a team if they are playing for home, also do this for the AWAY team. Some teams are good at home and some are better at away.

Injuries and weather condition
This is also a factor to consider in getting chances. It also has a huge impact on the line and odds. Especially on live betting.

Last 5 matches
Commonly known as team form, this is the most basic factor to consider in getting the chance.

Motivation
How strive the team to win, especially in the most important game in the season.

There are more complex methods in getting the chances but we don't need to take it in here. Just start with the basics and always bet with values.

What do you guys think?