A triple double bet is a yes-or-no bet that an NBA player records a triple-double: 10 or more in three of five box-score categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) in one game. A night of 21 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists wins it; 21, 12 and 9 loses it, however close that looks.
The NBA's stat glossary counts a triple-double as a double-digit total in three of the five categories in a game, and a double-double as the same in two. Triple double betting is one of the NBA player props some bookmakers offer, part of US sports betting from Australia.
What counts as a triple-double
With illustrative stat lines:
| Points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks | At 10 or more | Triple-double | Double-double |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21, 12, 10, 1, 0 | Points, rebounds, assists | Yes | Yes |
| 21, 12, 9, 2, 1 | Points, rebounds | No | Yes |
| 12, 13, 3, 1, 10 | Points, rebounds, blocks | Yes | Yes |
| 30, 8, 8, 2, 1 | Points | No | No |
Most triple-doubles are points, rebounds and assists, but points are not required. On 10 February 2017 Draymond Green finished with 4 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals, which NBA.com reported as the first triple-double in league history with fewer than 10 points. Check whether your market counts all five categories, as the NBA does, or names its own.
Double-double markets
A double-double needs only two categories, so it lands far more often and can be a short price. With illustrative prices of $1.45 yes and $2.60 no, the implied chances add to 1 / 1.45 + 1 / 2.60 = 107.4%, and yes implies 1 / 1.45 = 69.0%. A triple-double yes at $7.00 on the same player implies 1 / 7.00 = 14.3%.
Every triple-double is also a double-double, so on one player the double-double yes should never be priced longer than the triple-double yes. A PRA line asks a different question: it sums points, rebounds and assists with no threshold in any of them, while a triple-double needs three separate counts of 10.
Overtime, stat changes and late outs
Overtime counts in the official stat line. Each NBA overtime period lasts five minutes (Rule 5), and on 1 April 2025 Nikola Jokić finished a double-overtime game with 61 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in 53 minutes (NBA.com, 2 April 2025). A player can pass 48 minutes only in overtime, so his overtime play is in that line. The common rule type settles a triple-double market on the official line, so a 10th assist in overtime wins a yes bet; a market written for regulation time only would not count it. The markets that end at 48 minutes are set out in does overtime count in NBA betting.
Two more rules come from your bookmaker's terms:
- Stat changes: where a box-score figure is amended after the game, one rule type keeps the settlement made on the original figure, another re-settles.
- Late outs: a takes-no-part rule voids the bet if the player never takes the court, while under an all-in rule it stands, so a yes bet loses (check the terms for a no bet). NSW's rule book for bookmakers authorised there starts from all-in unless agreed otherwise (clause 5.1.1).
Triple-double prices on the Terminal
B337's Terminal covers the NBA among its sports and shows player props where bookmakers offer them, from 40+ bookmakers across racing and sports; not every bookmaker prices every game. Prices are read on a repeating cycle, so confirm a price, and the overtime and late-out rules, with your bookmaker before you bet. A free account opens a limited view of the Terminal with live odds.
Risk: Betting involves risk. A triple-double needs three counts to land in one game, so a yes bet at a long price loses far more often than it wins, and one rebound short loses the whole stake. See responsible gambling for limits and support.