NBA Opening Week Highlights

A big part of being an official NBA bookie is keeping track of sports news, game results, and updated rankings. As you move throughout the season, your sportsbook’s lines will also be moving as needed. And the NBA opening week gave us an initial peek into betting possibilities, in terms of finding out which teams have better chances of getting into the postseason.

The NBA 2019-2020 season started last Tuesday evening, with two games where the Raptors beat the Pelicans, and the Clippers beat the Lakers. The following evening was a busy evening for bookies, as there were 22 teams who opened the season in 11 games. If you think that managing wagers from that many games is hard, you can simply be use a pay per head service to help you run your own bookie business.

NBA Opening Week

Of course, LeBron playing against Kawhi was probably one of the most exciting games of the week. It was especially exciting because the Clippers, despite being underdogs, won the game against the Lakers in a game between the two Los Angeles-based teams. But other opening games were also making the news. Kyrie Irving, for instance, showed the Celtics what they were missing as he scored 50 points for the Brooklyn Nets. Irving set a new NBA record as having the highest points in a debut in a new team.

Kristaps Porzingis has not played an NBA game in almost 2 years, but the Mavericks gave him a $158 million, 50-year contract. His preseason performance was not that good, but his season opener was better than expected. He gave 23 points and 4 rebounds to help the Mavs win the game.

These are, of course, highlights from the first few games of the season. They are mostly from the top players of the league. There’s a lot more to watch out for in the coming months. Bookies have been getting ready for this since the crazy summer that has practically reshuffled the league. You can find more updates in our news section, and check out our basketball betting guide as well.