PointsBet teams up with NBC on Chicago Bulls betting telecast arsenal
Operator to screen BetCast of all Bulls games during 2022-23 NBA regular season
PointsBet has expanded its BetCast sports betting coverage to include presentations of Chicago Bulls games during the 2022-23 NBA regular season in conjunction with NBC Sports Chicago.
Casting began yesterday with coverage of the Bulls’ first game of the season against the Indiana Pacers, which the Bulls won 124-109.
The partnership with the local NBC affiliate began with a one-game experiment in April 2021.
In addition, during the 2021-22 season, NBC Sports Chicago and NBC Sports Philadelphia partnered with PointsBet on the first dual-market sports betting telecast, covering the Bulls vs Philadelphia 76ers on March 7, 2022.
The network also produced three BetCast presentations at the end of last season.
BetCast coverage includes live odds data, betting commentary and several special features only available to users of the streaming service.
NBC Sports Chicago host David Kaplan and Bulls analyst Kendall Gill, along with Jay Croucher, lead betting analyst for NBC Sports, who previously served as head oddsmaker for PointsBet, will present the features.
Future editions will include other contributors and special guests, including former Bulls player Will Perdue and PointsBet senior editor Teddy Greenstein.
BetCast also integrates with the PointsBet app, with BetCast viewers able to access NBA Lightning Bets inclusive of markets such as Team To Score Next Point and Next Minute Both Teams To Score.
During the 2022 NBA Playoffs, Lightning Bets were the second most popular market for customers to bet on, with an average stake size of over $100.
Chicago and the wider state of Illinois is a high priority state for PointsBet due to its large number of sports franchises and fans, as revealed in the group’s recent financial results call.