NBA First Basket Scorers & Picks: Thunder vs. Spurs (Sunday)
The San Antonio Spurs are trailing the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Finals, 2-1. They’ve lost home-court advantage after earning a thrilling win in Game 1 of the series. They’ll need to get the win tonight, or the Spurs will be down 3-1 as they head to Oklahoma City for Game 5. Can the Spurs get off to a hot start behind Victor Wembanyama? Here’s our NBA first basket scorers and picks to consider for tonight.
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Sunday’s Best NBA First Basket Scorers & Picks
(Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook)
Who will score the first basket in today's NBA games? We compare historical first-basket stats to prop bet odds to help identify today's best bets. View first-basket odds across sportsbooks here.
San Antonio Spurs vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
The Spurs won the opening tip in Game 2 and scored the first basket behind De’Aaron Fox’s two-point shot, assisted by Stephon Castle. It was another opening tip win for Victor Wembanyama, who has won over 90% of his opening tips this season.
In Game 3, I wasn’t sure if Fox or Dylan Harper would play. Both were healthy, and Fox started and scored first.
The Thunder allowed the first basket to point guards 33% of the time during the regular season. Centers were second on the list at 25%.
That said, Wembanyama has dropped to +300 to score first, while Fox is currently +800. The value for Fox is still high despite him scoring first in Game 3. Therefore, let’s ride with Fox to score first for the second consecutive game.
Pick: De’Aaron Fox (+800)