NBA First Basket Prop Bet Picks & Predictions: 76ers vs. Celtics (10/18)

The start of the NBA season is finally here, and there is no quicker way to get back into the action than first-basket betting. Betting the first basket is one of the most simple bets in sports betting. Pick the player to score the first basket of the basketball game to win.

Let’s look into tonight’s matchups to find the best first-basket bets. Here’s our pick for 76ers vs. Celtics.

NBA First Basket Prop Bet Odds, Picks & Predictions: 76ers vs. Celtics

Philadelphia 76ers vs. Boston Celtics 

This game is a tough matchup to predict with the scoring power available to both teams. The trick to first-basket betting is who will get the ball first and what team can consistently score. Boston has the advantage of getting the ball first. Last year both Celtics centers, Al Horford & Robert Williams, won the tip-off about 60% of the time. 

The Celtics have plenty of scorers on the team. When it comes to the beginning of the game, the Celtics love to get the ball to Jaylen Brown. During preseason Brown scored their first bucket in two of the four games. Teams typically guard Jayson Tatum heavily early on in the game. That makes Jaylen Brown the perfect option for the first basket of the NBA season.

First Basket: Jaylen Brown +400 at Draftkings Sportsbook

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