Top NBA First Basket Betting Picks & Predictions: Rockets vs. Timberwolves (Saturday)
The Saturday slate brings us a loaded lineup of NBA action. Let’s explore the board and find some First Basket prop winners. And here is a closer look at Rockets vs. Timberwolves.
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Top NBA First Basket Betting Picks & Predictions: Rockets vs. Timberwolves
The Timberwolves have been the best team in the league at cashing First Basket props, managing the feat more than any other team in the league. One of the reasons they’ve been so successful is that they’ve managed to score their first field goal in 1.6 attempts on average.
Houstons’ defense remains poor with their young lineup, which makes this pick even more attractive. The interesting thing with this Minnesota roster is that they’ve spread the love evenly between Russell, Towns, Edwards, and Gobert. It can be hard to pick just one.
Because Minnesota has the advantage in scoring the first basket and how they like to spread early looks around, I’m going to target two different plays, Anthony Edwards and D’Angelo Russell.
Houston has given up a lot of points to wings on the season, and these two both have an excellent chance to score early in this game.
Pick: Anthony Edwards, D’Angelo Russell
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