NBA First Basket Betting Picks & Predictions for Friday: Hornets vs. Magic (10/28)
Here are four of our favorite NBA First Basket bets for Friday’s slate. And below is a closer look at Hornets vs. Magic.
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NBA First Basket Betting Picks & Predictions for Friday: Hornets vs. Magic
Charlotte Hornets at Orlando Magic
Paolo Banchero has been a major focal point for the offense in the season’s first week. Leading the team in both scoring and field goal attempts per game, he is cementing himself as the number one option on this young roster.
That makes him an attractive pick for the first basket, but add that he’s being targeted early in Orlando’s contests so far this year, and he’s the no-brainer pick. Banchero has attempted almost 50% of the Magic’s first three field goals in the early season.
The Magic aren’t likely to win many games this year, but Paolo Banchero is looking like a solid first-basket pick on a near-nightly basis.
Pick: Paolo Banchero (+550)
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