Top NBA First Basket Betting Odds, Picks & Predictions: Wednesday (11/23)

There's a 12-game NBA slate tonight. Two of the games will be featured on ESPN. I've narrowed the options and picked my three best bets for the night.

Atlanta Hawks have won the tip 60% of the time and scored the first field goal 70% out of 70 times in the last ten games. Sacramento Kings have only won 50% and only scored first in one of their last 10 games, so the Hawks should win. John Collins has scored team's first shot in four of last last five games and twice in last two games for Atlanta. He's currently at +950 with the lowest odds of any Atlanta player.

Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics are playing on Wednesday (11/23). Dallas has won the tip 80% of the time over the last ten games. Dallas needs three shots per game to score its first field goal. Boston has only needed 2.1 shots before scoring their first goal in 60% cases. Oddsmakers back Jayson Tatum to be the one to make the first shot.

The Bulls have won 60% of tips over the last ten games. The Bulls needed 2.3 shots per game to score their first basket. Milwaukee Bucks have only needed two shots to make their opening field goal.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is going to be the most bet. Javon Carter is the last player on the list for the Bucks to score first. Carter has scored the team’s first field goal in four of the past ten games. Brook Lopez, Grayson Allen, and Jrue Holiday are taking more volume early compared to Brook.