Thunder vs. Suns: Today’s Best NBA First Basket Scorer Bets

The NBA returned Thursday after a lengthy All-Star break. The final stretch of the regular season begins this weekend, and over the next few weeks, the playoff picture will become much clearer. Saturday before the break, we had our best day of First Basket picks on the season. Here are our top picks for today. Below is a closer look at Thunder vs. Suns.

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Friday’s Best NBA First Basket Bets: Thunder vs. Suns

Season to Date: 5-14-2, +2.75 units

Thunder vs. Suns

The Thunder will be playing the second night of a back-to-back right out of the gate when they travel to Phoenix to play the Suns on Friday. Phoenix is going to end up looking a lot different after the break, with Kevin Durant looking to make his debut soon. But there is one Sun in this game that I'm targeting for First Basket.

Deandre Ayton is a numbers play. Ayton leads the Suns with 17 first team field goals. With Bridges being sent off to Brooklyn in the trade, no one else on the Suns even comes within eight first team field goals of Ayton. In addition, OKC gives up a whopping 56% of their opponents’ first field goals to big men. This makes Ayton a must-play for Friday night.

Pick: 0.25u DeAndre Ayton (+320)

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