Get the latest first-basket scorer NBA odds and picks for tonight's Celtics vs. Pacers game. Free NBA picks with expert analysis, including Pascal Siakam (+500) and Jaylen Brown (+500).
Myles Turner had a quiet Game 2 after 23 points in Game 1, and our NBA picks for the first basket market expect Indiana to try and get their big man going early.If you're looking for a quick bet to cash in a basketball game, there's nothing like the first basket prop market.has been just as aggressive as a scorer in the playoffs, dropping at least 26 points in four of his last five games. Brown scored the first basket in Game 1 of this series and scored Boston's first five in Game 2.
Brown has actually been far more likely to take and hit the first shot of the game than Tatum over the entire season, taking the first FG attempt in 21% of his 81 regular season and playoff games — scoring the first basket 19 times . You can get him to score the first basket at +500 which converts to an implied probability of 16.67%. That's a big enough gap that you can get some value on this prop, especially with the Celtics winning the opening tipoff a whopping 68.1% of the time. looks like the sharper bet to make and can be grabbed at +700. Siakam has taken the first shot in 8.9% of his games with the Pacers, scoring first in seven of 56 contests .
After dropping 23 points in the series opener, Turner was held to just eight points on 3-for-7 shooting in Game 2. Expect him to come out more aggressive in this contest and look to attack the Celtics who are missing their best interior defender in Kristaps Porzingis.
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