NBA Slam Dunk Contest Betting Guide

Welcome to our NBA Slam Dunk Contest betting guide. If you want to learn everything there is to know about wagering on the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, we’ve got you covered.

NBA Bookies

Thanks to the leading basketball sportsbooks, there are lots of exciting NBA Slam Dunk Contest betting opportunities to take advantage of. Below, we discuss all the popular options before highlighting some useful trends and facts.

How to Bet on the NBA Slam Dunk Contest

You will be pleased to learn that there are several NBA Slam Dunk Contest betting markets to choose from. In this section, we cover all the top options before going over the scoring and format of the event.

NBA Slam Dunk Contest Betting Options

The main NBA Slam Dunk Contest betting market enables you to predict the winner of the event. All you need to do is look at the bookies’ odds, select which player(s) you want to bet on and back them to win.

On top of that, you will likely come across lots of different props in the lead-up to the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Predicting a player to make it to the final round or betting on a player to score a perfect 50 are examples of NBA Slam Dunk Contest betting markets.

NBA Betting Odds

NBA Slam Dunk Contest Format and Scoring

Two rounds are used to decide the champion of the event. The players are scored on each dunk, with a panel of judges awarding a score of 40 to 50 for each attempt. Every participant has 90 seconds to try a dunk, although attempts are limited to three.

The players with the highest scores during the first two rounds advance to the final. In the final, two dunks are attempted and the player with the highest score wins. In the event of a tie, a one-dunk dunk-off is used to determine the champion.

NBA Slam Dunk Betting Trends and Facts

Let’s dive into the interesting trends and facts behind the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Betting on the event is always fun, but you can enhance your chances of winning by familiarizing yourself with the stats and NBA Slam Dunk Contest betting trends.

• Only six players have won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest more than once, although Nate Robinson is the only player to have triumphed three times.
• Four players – Nate Robinson, Michael Jordan, Jason Richardson and Zach LaVine – have won the event in back-to-back years.
• The New York Knicks (5) have produced the most winners, followed by the Atlanta Hawks (4), Miami Heat (3) and Minnesota Timberwolves (3).
• Guards have dominated the event over the years, while only one center – Dwight Howard – has triumphed.
• Zach LaVine holds the record for the best overall score (299 points) and the highest score in any round (200 points).
• Kobe Bryant (18) is the youngest player to win the NBA Slam Dunk Contest.
• Spud Webb (1.68m) is the shortest player to win the event.

NBA Betting Picks

Recent Winners of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest

• 2022-23: Mac McClung (PG), Philadelphia 76ers
• 2021-22: Obi Toppin (F), New York Knicks
• 2020-21: Anfernee Simons (SG), Portland Trail Blazers
• 2019-20: Derrick Jones (SF), Miami Heat
• 2018-19: Hamidou Diallo (SG), Oklahoma City Thunder
• 2017-18: Donovan Mitchell (SG), Utah Jazz
• 2016-17: Glenn Robinson (SF), Indiana Pacers
• 2015-16: Zach LaVine (SG), Minnesota Timberwolves
• 2014-15: Zach LaVine (SG), Minnesota Timberwolves
• 2013-14: John Wall (PG), Washington Wizards