Higher scoring in NBA, NHL forces sports betting markets to adjust

NBA teams are averaging 113.8 points a game this season. The average for the last five seasons was 116.7. There were 14 50-point games in the NBA this year. In the NHL, teams were averaging 3.17 goals a games this term.   The lowest total for Wednesday's NBA games was 229. in Las Vegas. It's the fourth time in five years the figure is north of 3,0.0 for proposition bets. They are adjusted similarly to team goals. For 40-points games, the number was 90.5%. In 50 points games there were 90%.