Bet The 2019 NBA All-Star Game For Big Bucks

Don’t despair for the lack of football because the NBA All-Star Weekend is packed with big betting opportunities to drown your blues away. While you’re betting the game, check out the up-to-date NBA betting lines for more fast-paced pro hoops betting action.

2019 NBA All-Star Weekend

Representing the USA Team... @spidadmitchell! #MTNDEWICERisingStars pic.twitter.com/qv7GX2LxPq

— 2019 NBA All-Star (@NBAAllStar) February 14, 2019

Football is just a memory, but NBA basketball is about to kick into high-gear with the All-Star weekend which starts on Friday, Feb. 15.

NBA All-Star Celebrity Game

• Date: Friday, Feb. 15
• Time: 7 p.m. ET
• Location: Bojangles' Coliseum -- Charlotte, North Carolina

The fun tips off with the Celebrity Game that brings together a cast of big-name celebrities to settle things on the court. Though you won’t be able to bet this game, you might fancy watching it while you wet your whistle in preparation for what’s to come afterward.

NBA Rising Stars Challenge

• Date: Friday, Feb. 15
• Time: 9 p.m. ET
• Location: Spectrum Center -- Charlotte, North Carolina

Team U.S. plays Team World with a hodge-podge of rookies and sophomores on each team competing in the Rising Stars Challenge on Friday night.

Team U.S. has lined up the likes of Trae Young, Jayson Tatum, and Donovan Mitchell among others to duke it out with Team World stars such as Ben Simmons, Luka Doncic, and Deandre Ayton.

NBA Skills Challenge

• Date: Saturday, Feb. 16
• Time: 8 p.m. ET (First event)
• Location: Spectrum Center -- Charlotte, North Carolina

The action picks up again on Saturday with the evening’s first event: The NBA Skills Challenge.

The event has a number of players racing their way through an obstacle course that will test their skills and determine who’s got the best game in town. The Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic, Atlanta Hawks’ Trae Young, and Sacramento Kings’ De’Aaron Fox are among the players showing off their skills in this competition.

NBA Three-Point Shootout

• Date: Saturday, Feb. 16
• Time: 8 p.m. ET (Second event)
• Location: Spectrum Center -- Charlotte, North Carolina

Next up, is the first marquee event of the evening, the Three-Point Shootout.

This year, the field of contestants was bumped up to ten shooters. And, as in previous years, each player will attempt to score the most three-pointers from a set of five racks of five balls set around the 3-point line.

This year Golden State Warriors’ sharpshooter Steph Curry is the favorite at +200, but Sacramento’s Buddy Hield and Phoenix’s Devin Booker are close to the mark with +450 odds each.

NBA Slam Dunk Contest

• Date: Saturday, Feb. 16
• Time: 8 p.m. ET (Third event)
• Location: Spectrum Center -- Charlotte, North Carolina

The main event of the night is the eye-popping Slam Dunk Contest. Four high-flying contestants will provide the entertainment with their gravity-defying pirouettes in dunking the ball.

The New York Knicks’ own Dennis Smith Jr., is the favorite to win with +150 odds. Atlanta’s John Collins (+200), Charlotte’s Miles Bridges (+275), and Oklahoma City’s Hamidou Diallo (+300) are the other contenders for the Slam Dunk Contest.

NBA All-Star Game

• Date: Sunday, Feb. 17
• Time: 8 p.m. ET
• Location: Spectrum Center -- Charlotte, North Carolina

Last but not least, is the long-awaited NBA All-Star Game. This year Team LeBron and Team Giannis lineup the roster with the best of the best players in the NBA to earn the bragging rights of being this year’s All-Star champions.

Team LeBron:

Starters:

1. LeBron James
2. Kevin Durant (first Team LeBron pick)
3. Kyrie Irving
4. Kawhi Leonard
5. James Harden

Reserves:

• Anthony Davis
• Klay Thompson
• Damian Lillard
• Ben Simmons
• LaMarcus Aldridge
• Karl-Anthony Towns
• Bradley Beal

Special addition:

• Dwyane Wade

Team Giannis:

Starters:

1. Giannis Antetokounmpo
2. Steph Curry (first Team Giannis pick)
3. Joel Embiid
4. Paul George
5. Kemba Walker

Reserves:

• Khris Middleton
• Nikola Jokic
• Russell Westbrook
• Blake Griffin
• D'Angelo Russell
• Nikola Vucevic
• Kyle Lowry

Special addition:

• Dirk Nowitzki