
How to NBA Point Spread Bet. For picking the Spread in NBA basketball, the main aspects to focus on are – Recent matchup results between the two teams – Some NBA teams play really well against others and there are also cases where lower teams match up well against better teams (these are the cases when there may be ‘value’ in the market). Men's college basketball daily lines on ESPN.com. Spread: Also commonly referred to as the line or spread, a negative point spread value (-15.5) indicates that team is favored by 15.5 points. The point spread is 2, according to Vegas Insider, and the over/under is 140.5 points as of Wednesday morning; some other betting sites have the matchup even closer.