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 Cavaliers vs. Magic.
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Monday’s Best NBA First Basket Player Prop Bets: Cavaliers vs. Magic
(Odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook)
Cavaliers vs. Magic
The Cleveland Cavaliers have won the tip in 73% of games. They’ve also scored the first field goal in 57% of games and have the first field goal attempt in 63% of matchups. Cleveland has also needed just 1.6 field goals to score their first one.
Meanwhile, they’ll take on an Orlando Magic squad that has earned the tip in only 33% of games this year. Orlando has added the first field goal in only 43% of games and has the game’s first field goal attempt in 38% of matchups.
It’s taken the Magic 1.9 field goals to score their first bucket.
There’s a clear gap between these two teams. The Cavaliers have a very high probability of winning the tip first and scoring first.
There’s no one better than Donovan Mitchell to be the first scorer. Mitchell has taken the team’s first field goal attempt in 35% of games and has scored the team’s first field goal in nearly 40% of games.
He’s scored the first basket in four of every ten games for the Cavaliers and has 12 first field goals in 31 games started. Let’s take Mitchell to score first tonight.
Bet: Donovan Mitchell (+350)
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