This Year’s Partnership to Include a Series of ‘BetCast’ Presentations, Tipping Off Tonight Against the Indiana Pacers at 7 p.m. CT
Alternate Viewing Experiences to Include Live Odds Data, Betting Commentary & Special Features
CHICAGO – Oct. 26, 2022 – NBC Sports Chicago and PointsBet are again partnering to present a series of BetCast presentations of Chicago Bulls games during the 2022-23 NBA Regular Season, expanding the collaboration that launched the alternate sports-betting experiences as a one-game experiment in April 2021.
This season’s Bulls BetCast schedule includes four presentations on NBC Sports Chicago Plus, beginning tonight, Wednesday, Oct. 26, when the Bulls host the Pacers at 7 p.m. CT. Other BetCast presentations are expected to include Dec. 14 vs. the Knicks, Jan. 4 vs. the Nets, and March 29 vs. the Lakers.*
The BetCast coverage delivers on-screen live odds data powered by PointsBet – including Spread, Over/Under and moving Money Lines – along with futures odds and player props. The coverage also includes alternate announcers, who will provide sports-betting commentary and analysis throughout the game.
Tonight’s season debut of BetCast will feature 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. Future editions will include other contributors and special guests, including former Bulls player Will Perdue and PointsBet Senior Editor Teddy Greenstein.
BetCast viewers can download the PointsBet app and select PointsBet’s ‘Live Same Game Parlay’ options to place bets while tracking odds, player performance, and team stats in real-time. Viewers will also have the chance to get closer to the action by tapping into NBA Lightning Bets within the PointsBet app, which include 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.
Viewers can engage with the BetCast on social media by following along and interacting with @NBCSChicago and @PointsBetUSA on Twitter.
NBC Sports Chicago’s first BetCast production was on April 22, 2021, covering the Bulls game against the Charlotte Hornets. 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 at Philadelphia 76ers on March 7, 2022. The network also produced three BetCast presentations at the end of last season.
*2022-23 NBA Season BetCast dates subject to change.
About NBC Sports Chicago
NBC Sports Chicago, part of NBC Sports Regional Networks, presents exclusive live-game coverage of the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks, NBA’s Chicago Bulls and MLB’s Chicago White Sox, along with extensive coverage of the NFL’s Chicago Bears and MLB’s Chicago Cubs. Serving Illinois, Iowa and Indiana, NBC Sports Chicago delivers hundreds of live events per year, along with news, analysis and commentary programming and original content. NBC Sports Chicago’s digital portfolio, led by NBCSportsChicago.com and the MyTeams mobile app, is the top source for live and on-demand video, including live-game streaming, audio, written content and other features covering the region’s teams, athletes and sporting events.
About PointsBet
PointsBet is a corporate bookmaker listed on the Australian Stock Exchange with operations in Australia, the United States, Canada and Ireland. PointsBet has developed a scalable cloud-based wagering platform through which it offers its clients innovative sports and racing wagering products, advance deposit wagering on racing (ADW) and iGaming.
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