There are some nice spots in the NBA with tonight’s first basket slate! Let’s have a big start to the week! Here are our top NBA first basket scorer picks for Monday’s games. Below we dive into Bulls vs. Suns.
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Monday’s Best NBA First Basket Player Prop Bets: Bulls vs. Suns
(Odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook)
Bulls vs. Suns
The Suns are another team dominating the tip. Phoenix has won the tip in 73% of games but has only scored the first field goal in 48% of games. Still, the Suns have taken the game’s first field goal attempt in 70% of games and have only needed 1.6 field goals to score their first bucket this season.
Meanwhile, Chicago needs 2.4 field goal attempts to score first. The Bulls have also won the tip in only 43% of games this season. Chicago has also scored the first field goal in 43% of games and has attempted the first field goal in 48% of matchups. All of these numbers are below average.
The Suns figure to start Jusuf Nurkic, Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal, and Grayson Allen. Nurkic has been the most reliable, scoring ten first field goals in 38 games started this season. He’s taken the team’s first field goal attempt in 34% of games and has added the team’s first field goal in 26% of matchups.
Let’s back Nurkic at +480.
Bet: Jusuf Nurkic (+480)
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