NBA First Basket Scorers & Picks: Timberwolves vs. Spurs (Tuesday)
Victor Wembanyama has scored the first basket in every game of this series. After his ejection in Game 4, he’s facing no more discipline and will be available to start Game 5 against the Minnesota Timberwolves. He’s always a solid choice when it comes to NBA first basket scorers.
This series is tied at two, and the San Antonio Spurs are the home team in Game 5. Will Wembanayama continue his early dominance for the Spurs tonight? Here’s a first basket wager to roll with tonight.
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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.
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. San Antonio Spurs
I just shared it all above.
Victor Wembanyama has scored the first basket in every game of this series.
Ultimately, Wembanyama won the opening tip 91% of the time during the regular season. The Spurs still scored first in only 54% of games. In the regular season, Wembanyama got the best of Rudy Gobert and earned an opening tip. It’s been more of the same in this series.
That said, both games in San Antonio needed about 90 seconds for the first basket. There’s no guarantee we’ll get a first basket immediately.
How can we bet against Wembanyama? I suggested I might’ve jinxed him leading up to Game 4, and he still scored the first basket. It’s hard to stay away from this epic run that Wembanyama is on.
However, his odds have dropped significantly. He’s only +300 to score first. In Game 4, we got him at +390 to score first. There’s truly not much value in betting on Wembanyama.
Minnesota allowed the first basket to shooting guards 36% of the time in the regular season. Therefore, consider Stephon Castle to score first at +750 odds.
Pick: Stephon Castle (+750)