Exciting (Dumb) Stuff to Bet During NBA Offseason

NBA Basketball is Almost Over...Then What?

I'll admit it; I will bet on almost anything. Whether it's a casino game, college or pro basketball, baseball, or football...even soccer, if I can get some action, sign me up to make a bet. That's true even if I know nothing about the sport at all.

I imagine that there are some of you out there that love gambling, but when it comes to sports betting, you're just a one-sport bettor. That's ok. Heck, it's probably a good thing.

So, if you're one of those people that just bet on the NBA (and possibly college basketball), rough months are ahead. If you don't like baseball or football, you're in trouble; in about a week (or less), we will have the 2025 NBA champion, after which there won't be any USA men's basketball to bet on for several months.

Lucky for you, your expert in gambling and things related to being a degenerate, Steve, is here to give you some ideas of how you can keep that betting spirit in action while you await a new NBA basketball season many months from now.

When there aren't any major US sports in action, here's the nonsense that I love to bet...

Central Europe's Table Tennis Betting

OK, so you probably already think I'm crazy, but stick with me. It was either a 60 Minutes report or HBO's Last Week Tonight with John Oliver that did a segment about online sports betting and they talked about this sport. They called it the crack cocaine of online gambling.

Now I get it; they're saying it's addictive. However, labeling it the crack cocaine is a bit perjorative, don't you think? I mean, if you've tried betting on live table tennis in-game, like I have, you would probably pick a different drug to describe it...perhaps ecstasy or just gold 'ol coke. Crack cocaine is a bit much.

So here's how it goes...they play the game in a dark room with no windows. There are two players and a referee. There might be a camera man, but we don't know. Maybe one of the "pro" players handles that to make a few extra euros per day.

Regardless, most major sportsbooks are offering betting on this stuff and it's drawing crazy action. Hard Rock has been running a promo for months on Tuesday's that will give you your losing bet (up to $100) back in a bonus bet if you opt into the promo, make a live table tennis bet, and lose.

You can even watch this nonsense live at most books after you bet it:

And...it's worth it. If your sportsbook runs a promo like this, try it. By next fall, you very well may forget about the NBA once live table tennis betting becomes your new favorite.

Bet on Soccer in Uzbekistan

Alright, I'm not joking here. One time I logged into my Hard Rock account and they had a 30% profit boost on a 3+ leg soccer parlay. There was an Uzbekistan match in progress, plus a game in Argentina a few hours later. I figured "it's just a dollar" and went for it.

The first two legs from Uzbekistan came in, so I actually had to pay attention to the Argentina game too. That dang Argentina game sunk me. But hey, it was just a dollar, plus it kept me occupied for hours.

See...you can really bet soccer in Uzebekistan. Zimbabwe too, LOL.

Even better, lots of games have live feeds carried by the sportsbooks, so you can watch the game unfold and/or bet even more with in-game betting.

Seriously, though. Now that we have legal online sportsbooks everywhere and streaming is easier than ever, you have endless options to bet at any hour, especially with soccer, since it is played all around the world in every time zone.

Give it a shot. You might like it.

Bet Basketball Elsewhere in the World

Well, NBA and college basketball might be over, but the rest of the world doesn't stick to our schedule. There is basketball betting on leagues all over the globe. For example, right now my favorite online sportsbook is offering all these other countries' leagues as well:

• Argentina
• Brazil
• Chile
• Dominican Republic
• El Salvador
• France
• Germany
• Italy
• Lithuania
• Poland
• Spain
• Turkey
• Uruguay

I had no idea that basketball was popular in El Salvador. The only things that I knew were popular there were the controversial president, Bitcoin, great surfing, and some very interesting prisons.

Well, let's add basketball to that list.