How To Bet on KBL Basketball at Pinnacle - Bet on Korean Basketball League

By Conrad Castleton

06 Feb 2024

Conrad Castleton 06 Feb 2024

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Learn how to bet on KBL Basketball at Pinnacle
KBL Basketball is one of the most popular betting options at Pinnacle
Read our betting guide below

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Korean Basketball, otherwise known as KBL Basketball, is the top level of professional basketball in South Korea, with the competition quickly gaining major popularity with basketball fans and bettors alike.

With the desire to bet on the KBL steadily rising, we have created a handy KBL Basketball betting guide to help you hit the ground running when you start betting on South Korea's premier basketball competition.

How To Register With Pinnacle

Before you get going with KBL Basketball betting, you will need to create an account to use with Pinnacle. Below, we have created a handy step-by-step guide to registering for a new account with Pinnacle.

Head to Pinnacle (use the Pinnacle VIP code NEWBONUS)
Click on the Join button in the top corner of the screen
Fill in the registration form with your details
Confirm and verify your account and start enjoying all of the features Pinnacle has on offer

How To Bet On KBL Basketball With Pinnacle

There are a number of betting markets that you can use when it comes to KBL Basketball betting. While there are many more than the ones we have listed below, the markets we have shown are the most popular ones:

Moneyline - This market asks people to bet on the team they think will win the match. If you pick a specific team to win and they do, then your bet will pay out. If you pick a team and they lose, then your bet will lose. It is as simple as that. This is the most popular market to bet on as it is so simple to use.
Points Range - This market will ask you to bet on the winning margin between the teams.
Handicaps - Also known as spread betting, this market will let you to give a team a virtual advantage or disadvantage. If you back a team with a -6.5 handicap, you chosen side must beat the opposition by seven points or more for your bet to win. Similarly, if you back a side with a +6.5 handicap, your bet will still win if the side claim victory or they avoid defeat by seven points or more. The more evenly-matched the teams, the smaller the available handicaps will be.
Odds/Even Points - This will allow bettors to wager on whether the total number of points will be an odd or even number.
Totals - There is a whole range of totals based betting markets for you to bet on. The most popular of these include total points, rebounds, assists for teams and players. The bookmaker will set a number and you will bet over/under this amount.
Race To X Points - This betting option allows you to wager on the side that you believe will reach a designated tally first.
Futures - This can relate to the winner of a competition, a top scorer, a team to finish at the top of a group in a designated competition and more. Usually, these markets will take an entire season to be decided.

KBL Basketball Promotions

Pinnacle offers customers a range of promotions and ways to bet, meaning you can often use their promotions on basketball as well as a range of other sports. Check the promotions tab on the site to see which promotions you can access.

KBL Basketball History

Korean Basketball League was created back in 1997, and it currently consists of 10 team. Each of these sides plays a total of 54 matches, with 27 of these played at home and 27 played away across the regular season.

The sides currently playing in the KBL are:

Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters
Busan KCC Egis
Changwon LG Sakers
Daegu KOGAS Pegasus
Goyang Sono Skygunners
Seoul Samsung Thunders
Seoul SK Knights
Suwon KT Sonicboom
Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus
Wonju DB Promy

The most successful team in the competition is the Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus with seven titles so far. Busan KCC Egis are just behind them with five titles.

The regular season consists of each side playing 54 times in total. The post-season playoffs see the top-six sides advance. The teams finishing in third to sixth qualify for the quarter-finals, while the teams ranked first and second move straight into the semi-finals.

Quarter-finals are the best of three, while the semi-finals are the best of five. The finals are played in a best of seven format.