What are Basketball Asian Handicap bets?

mechanics

• Half-point lines (±0.5, ±1.5, ±2.5…): always produce a clean win or full loss — no push possible since point margins are whole numbers.
• Level ball (0): if the game ends level at the buzzer (rare, essentially impossible in basketball due to overtime), stakes are returned. In practice, the -0 line acts as a Draw No Bet equivalent.
• Home −5.5 points: the home team must win by 6 or more points. A 5-point win loses the bet.
• Settlement uses the final official result including all overtime periods. If the match does not take place on the scheduled start date, bets are void. If it starts but is abandoned, bets stand only if at least 43 minutes have been played in an NBA match (35 minutes in any other match) or an official result is called — otherwise they are void unless already unconditionally determined.