NBA First Basket Scorer Picks: Timberwolves vs. Kings (Thursday)
The NBA slate includes four games, and six teams will finally play their first game of the season.
I’ve added my favorite NBA first basket scorer bets for tonight’s game: Timberwolves vs. Kings. Make sure to check out our NBA First Basket Prop Bet Cheat Sheet for help identifying all of today’s best bets.
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Thursday’s Best NBA First Basket Bets: Timberwolves vs. Kings
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NBA First Basket Prop Bet Cheat Sheet
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Timberwolves vs. Kings
The Minnesota Timberwolves added the first shot in 58.5% of games last season. While they were a bit worse on the road, the Timberwolves still took the first shot 56.1% of the time. That’s still an above-average number. Furthermore, the Timberwolves scored the first basket in 61% of games on the road in the regular season.
Minnesota played 41 games away from home and still added 25 first baskets on the road.
Meanwhile, Sacramento only added the first shot in 40.2% of games last season and scored the first basket in only 43.9% of games last year.
The Timberwolves already won the tip in Tuesday’s game and added the first basket and first shot in that game. They’ll continue to be near the top of the first basket rankings, with Rudy Gobert doing the tip.
Speaking of Rudy Gobert, the Kings allowed the first basket 39.1% of the time to centers. Let’s ride with Rudy Gobert to score the first basket at +550.
Pick: Rudy Gobert (+550)