If you’re the type who hits the sack early, NBA first-quarter and first-half betting will definitely suit your lifestyle and quench your thirst for NBA betting action. With an increase in popularity for NBA betting, these two bet types are becoming incredibly common, and information to help you handicap teams in these spots is available across the internet.

How NBA 1 st Quarter & 1 st Half Betting Works

There’s not much to it, really. Instead of placing a bet on the spread or total for a full game, you’re doing so for either the first quarter or first half. Obviously, the numbers will be lower with first-half spreads and totals being close to half of the full-game numbers, while first-quarter spreads and totals are, you guessed it, close to a quarter of the full-game numbers.

Why Make Quarter & Half Bets Instead of Full-Game?

Just like in full-game betting, certain teams excel in these spots and different trends develop that are worth tailing if you catch them at the right time. The Memphis Grizzlies, for example, were a big money-maker during the 2018-19 season, covering the first-half spread more than any other team.

How These Tables Work:

For the ATS tables, you’ll see each team’s overall record, home/away records and record in their last 10 games so you can see who’s hot and who’s not. In brackets next to the record is each team’s point differential. For the OVER/UNDER tables, we use the same criteria, but in brackets next to the record is the average combined score.

Many factors should be considered when placing a bet and this data can be a great starting spot for handicapping NBA games. Good luck!

*Tables updated on September 15

Neutral-Site Bubble Records

1st Quarter Records

Team ATS OU 76ers 9-3 (2.08) 6-6 (55.75) Trail Blazers 9-5 (1.36) 8-6 (59.36) Spurs 5-3 (2.25) 5-3 (60.75) Heat 10-7 (0.82) 9-8 (54.71) Pacers 7-5 (3.33) 6-6 (52.83) Nets 7-5 (0.5) 8-3-1 (60.17) Rockets 11-9 (-1.25) 8-12 (58.15) Thunder 8-7 (0.87) 6-9 (53.8) Raptors 10-9 (0.53) 10-9 (51.68) Celtics 10-9 (2.16) 12-7 (53.21) Nuggets 11-10 (-1.9) 9-12 (55.05) Wizards 4-4 (-2.25) 2-6 (51.0) Suns 4-4 (-1.25) 4-4 (57.0) Kings 4-4 (-0.88) 5-3 (66.38) Jazz 7-8 (0.73) 7-7-1 (55.4) Mavericks 6-7-1 (-2.71) 9-5 (62.29) Lakers 8-10 (2.72) 8-10 (56.28) Magic 5-7-1 (-3.85) 5-7-1 (54.46) Pelicans 3-5 (-3.5) 4-4 (59.25) Clippers 6-13-1 (-0.1) 11-9 (57.5) Bucks 5-11-2 (0.33) 8-10 (55.78) Grizzlies 2-6-1 (-3.78) 2-6-1 (51.78)

1st Half Records

Team ATS OU Spurs 7-1 (4.75) 3-5 (117.25) Trail Blazers 10-3-1 (0.07) 8-6 (121.36) Celtics 12-7 (6.79) 6-13 (105.63) Heat 10-6-1 (2.76) 8-9 (110.06) Magic 7-6 (-5.38) 7-6 (113.69) Thunder 8-7 (1.73) 8-6-1 (111.07) Jazz 8-7 (0.93) 9-5-1 (111.73) Suns 4-4 (4.75) 7-1 (121.75) Pacers 6-6 (0.75) 4-8 (106.42) Clippers 10-10 (3.45) 12-8 (116.65) 76ers 6-6 (0.25) 8-4 (113.58) Raptors 9-10 (0.32) 5-14 (104.21) Bucks 8-9-1 (1.61) 11-7 (116.83) Nets 5-6-1 (-2.75) 7-5 (122.08) Rockets 9-11 (-2.15) 11-9 (116.05) Lakers 8-10 (3.56) 11-7 (113.22) Nuggets 9-12 (-3.95) 13-8 (111.19) Wizards 3-5 (-6.25) 3-5 (110.25) Pelicans 3-5 (-7.0) 4-4 (120.5) Kings 3-5 (-2.0) 5-3 (125.25) Mavericks 5-9 (-5.57) 10-4 (126.71) Grizzlies 2-7 (-4.89) 4-5 (113.56)

Records Prior to the Hiatus

1st Quarter ATS Records

Team Overall Record Home Away Last 10 Heat 40-22-3 (3.4) 20-12 (4.72) 20-10-3 (2.12) 6-4 (3.7) Bucks 40-25 (3.97) 21-10 (6.81) 19-15 (1.38) 6-4 (0.3) 76ers 40-25 (2.69) 20-11 (5.35) 20-14 (0.26) 8-2 (3.1) Hornets 37-26-2 (-1.06) 17-12-2 (-0.61) 20-14 (-1.47) 6-4 (-0.1) Mavericks 36-27-4 (2.55) 14-16-4 (0.94) 22-11 (4.21) 8-1-1 (5.2) Grizzlies 36-27-2 (1.02) 20-12-1 (2.73) 16-15-1 (-0.75) 5-5 (-1.4) Pelicans 33-26-5 (-0.52) 19-12-1 (1.56) 14-14-4 (-2.59) 5-4-1 (3.4) Kings 34-28-2 (-0.19) 16-14-1 (-0.52) 18-14-1 (0.12) 7-3 (3.3) Rockets 34-29-1 (0.98) 15-16-1 (1.41) 19-13 (0.56) 3-7 (-1.2) Nets 34-29-1 (0.91) 17-14-1 (2.38) 17-15 (-0.56) 6-4 (1.4) Lakers 33-29-1 (2.67) 18-13 (3.87) 15-16-1 (1.5) 5-5 (0.9) Clippers 31-28-5 (1.44) 12-16-4 (1.84) 19-12-1 (1.03) 6-4 (4.1) Thunder 32-30-2 (-0.58) 14-17-2 (-1.18) 18-13 (0.06) 6-4 (1.3) Knicks 33-32-1 (-0.85) 18-15 (-0.52) 15-17-1 (-1.18) 5-5 (-0.7) Spurs 31-31-1 (-0.29) 11-18-1 (-2.0) 20-13 (1.27) 5-5 (-3.5) Raptors 32-32 (1.7) 18-14 (3.78) 14-18 (-0.38) 5-5 (1.9) Suns 32-33 (-0.06) 18-17 (1.26) 14-16 (-1.6) 5-5 (3.0) Celtics 31-32-1 (0.42) 15-17 (1.25) 16-15-1 (-0.41) 6-3-1 (2.6) Jazz 31-33 (1.11) 13-18 (2.03) 18-15 (0.24) 5-5 (1.7) Trail Blazers 31-34-1 (0.21) 15-16-1 (1.84) 16-18 (-1.32) 5-5 (0.0) Pistons 30-33-3 (-1.53) 13-20 (-2.12) 17-13-3 (-0.94) 2-8 (-5.5) Wizards 29-32-3 (-1.63) 13-18-1 (-0.03) 16-14-2 (-3.22) 4-6 (-1.6) Cavaliers 28-32-5 (-2.02) 13-20-3 (-1.42) 15-12-2 (-2.76) 4-5-1 (-1.8) Bulls 29-36 (-0.97) 13-21 (-1.56) 16-15 (-0.32) 4-6 (-2.9) Pacers 27-38 (-0.94) 12-20 (0.41) 15-18 (-2.24) 4-6 (-3.2) Warriors 26-37-2 (-4.23) 14-19-1 (-3.21) 12-18-1 (-5.35) 3-7 (-6.6) Magic 25-38-2 (-1.75) 13-18 (-0.71) 12-20-2 (-2.71) 2-8 (-4.0) Timberwolves 24-39-1 (-1.42) 11-21 (-1.16) 13-18-1 (-1.69) 4-6 (-3.5) Hawks 24-42-1 (-4.52) 12-22 (-3.29) 12-20-1 (-5.79) 2-8 (-6.8) Nuggets 23-41-1 (-0.32) 16-16-1 (2.67) 7-25 (-3.41) 5-5 (1.6)

1st Quarter OVER/UNDER Records

Team Overall Record Home Away Last 10 Mavericks 37-29-1 (57.45) 22-12 (57.59) 15-17-1 (57.3) 5-5 (56.8) Nets 35-29 (56.0) 15-17 (55.56) 20-12 (56.44) 5-5 (54.2) Jazz 35-29 (54.58) 18-13 (55.84) 17-16 (53.39) 6-4 (55.1) Trail Blazers 34-29-3 (58.3) 18-12-2 (59.66) 16-17-1 (57.03) 6-4 (61.0) Wizards 33-29-2 (59.88) 17-14-1 (59.97) 16-15-1 (59.78) 7-3 (60.6) Heat 34-30-1 (56.02) 17-15 (55.41) 17-15-1 (56.61) 5-5 (57.5) Nuggets 33-30-2 (55.8) 16-17 (54.3) 17-13-2 (57.34) 6-3-1 (61.0) Cavaliers 33-30-2 (55.34) 18-16-2 (56.14) 15-14 (54.34) 6-3-1 (57.0) 76ers 33-31-1 (54.91) 13-18 (54.45) 20-13-1 (55.32) 5-5 (56.3) Pistons 34-32 (56.56) 18-15 (56.91) 16-17 (56.21) 3-7 (54.5) Grizzlies 33-32 (56.34) 18-15 (58.24) 15-17 (54.38) 2-8 (53.2) Timberwolves 32-32 (58.08) 15-17 (56.78) 17-15 (59.38) 4-6 (61.7) Lakers 31-32 (56.19) 15-16 (55.81) 16-16 (56.56) 3-7 (53.3) Hornets 32-33 (54.35) 17-14 (53.39) 15-19 (55.24) 7-3 (55.9) Clippers 31-33 (56.69) 15-17 (56.16) 16-16 (57.22) 5-5 (57.5) Raptors 29-32-3 (55.33) 15-16-1 (56.09) 14-16-2 (54.56) 3-7 (53.5) Spurs 29-33-1 (54.95) 14-15-1 (55.4) 15-18 (54.55) 5-5 (55.3) Thunder 29-35 (53.92) 19-14 (55.12) 10-21 (52.65) 4-6 (56.9) Suns 28-34-3 (57.23) 15-18-2 (58.4) 13-16-1 (55.87) 5-5 (59.8) Hawks 30-37 (57.72) 16-18 (57.12) 14-19 (58.33) 4-6 (57.8) Pelicans 28-35-1 (59.55) 13-18-1 (58.75) 15-17 (60.34) 5-5 (61.0) Celtics 28-35-1 (52.95) 14-18 (53.88) 14-17-1 (52.03) 3-7 (51.0) Rockets 28-36 (58.05) 12-20 (56.34) 16-16 (59.75) 4-6 (58.6) Pacers 28-37 (53.22) 11-21 (52.66) 17-16 (53.76) 6-4 (53.8) Knicks 27-39 (53.94) 16-17 (54.21) 11-22 (53.67) 6-4 (57.7) Warriors 26-38-1 (55.28) 13-20-1 (54.68) 13-18 (55.94) 5-5 (57.0) Magic 25-40 (53.17) 10-21 (51.87) 15-19 (54.35) 6-4 (57.8) Kings 24-40 (53.28) 10-21 (52.9) 14-19 (53.64) 4-6 (54.7) Bucks 23-40-2 (54.58) 11-19-1 (54.81) 12-21-1 (54.38) 4-6 (55.5) Bulls 22-43 (53.06) 11-23 (53.68) 11-20 (52.39) 5-5 (53.9)

1st Half ATS Records

Team Overall Record Home Away Last 10 Mavericks 44-23 (3.21) 17-17 (1.21) 27-6 (5.27) 7-3 (7.0) Heat 40-24-1 (4.18) 21-11 (7.06) 19-13-1 (1.39) 7-3 (4.8) Thunder 37-25-2 (0.33) 17-16 (-0.24) 20-9-2 (0.94) 4-5-1 (-0.8) Nets 38-26 (1.38) 21-11 (3.16) 17-15 (-0.41) 5-5 (0.3) Grizzlies 37-27-1 (-0.75) 21-12 (2.67) 16-15-1 (-4.28) 5-5 (-3.3) Kings 35-28-1 (-0.38) 15-16 (-1.06) 20-12-1 (0.27) 8-2 (7.9) Rockets 35-29 (1.78) 20-12 (4.16) 15-17 (-0.59) 3-7 (-2.8) Celtics 35-29 (2.19) 17-15 (3.75) 18-14 (0.63) 9-1 (5.3) Bulls 34-29-2 (-1.2) 16-16-2 (-1.03) 18-13 (-1.39) 3-6-1 (-5.0) Clippers 33-29-2 (4.27) 15-17 (4.38) 18-12-2 (4.16) 6-3-1 (10.1) Bucks 33-29-3 (6.51) 17-13-1 (10.26) 16-16-2 (3.09) 4-6 (1.4) Raptors 34-30 (2.73) 19-13 (5.19) 15-17 (0.28) 5-5 (3.7) Lakers 32-30-1 (4.59) 17-13-1 (7.9) 15-17 (1.38) 4-6 (2.8) Hornets 33-31-1 (-2.71) 16-14-1 (-1.84) 17-17 (-3.5) 6-4 (0.3) Pistons 32-31-3 (-2.26) 15-17-1 (-1.82) 17-14-2 (-2.7) 4-5-1 (-8.6) Pacers 33-32 (1.68) 17-15 (3.22) 16-17 (0.18) 6-4 (1.0) Warriors 32-32-1 (-5.85) 16-17-1 (-5.82) 16-15 (-5.87) 4-6 (-8.2) Jazz 32-32 (1.34) 14-17 (2.87) 18-15 (-0.09) 5-5 (2.2) 76ers 30-34-1 (2.63) 16-14-1 (7.19) 14-20 (-1.53) 6-4 (2.3) Hawks 30-37 (-5.3) 19-15 (-2.91) 11-22 (-7.76) 4-6 (-5.7) Wizards 28-35-1 (-4.27) 16-15-1 (-0.44) 12-20 (-8.09) 4-6 (-5.4) Timberwolves 28-36 (-1.19) 10-22 (-0.5) 18-14 (-1.88) 5-5 (-6.3) Pelicans 28-36 (-1.23) 13-19 (0.22) 15-17 (-2.69) 5-5 (1.5) Knicks 28-38 (-3.55) 15-18 (-2.24) 13-20 (-4.85) 4-6 (-0.5) Suns 27-37-1 (-0.82) 13-21-1 (0.09) 14-16 (-1.87) 5-4-1 (-0.1) Nuggets 26-36-3 (0.8) 15-16-2 (2.64) 11-20-1 (-1.09) 5-5 (3.7) Magic 27-38 (-0.85) 13-18 (-0.23) 14-20 (-1.41) 2-8 (-2.3) Spurs 26-37 (-0.81) 10-20 (-3.13) 16-17 (1.3) 3-7 (-3.5) Trail Blazers 26-39-1 (-0.95) 12-19-1 (1.28) 14-20 (-3.06) 3-7 (-2.6) Cavaliers 25-39-1 (-5.12) 14-22 (-3.36) 11-17-1 (-7.31) 4-5-1 (-5.3)

1st Half OVER/UNDER Records