NBA First Basket Cheat Sheet | Player Prop Stats

Who will score the first basket in today's NBA games? We compare historical first basket stats to prop bet odds to help identify today's best bets. View first basket odds across sportsbooks here.

Player	Matchup	Gms Started Click to sort table rowsClick to sort table rows	Tip Win % Click to sort table rowsClick to sort table rows	1st Shot % Click to sort table rowsClick to sort table rows	1st Baskets Made Click to sort table rowsClick to sort table rows	1st Basket / GMS Click to sort table rowsClick to sort table rows	1st Basket Rank Click to sort table rowsClick to sort table rows	Team 1st Baskets Click to sort table rowsClick to sort table rows
J. TatumBOS - F	vs. BKN	62	58.0%	8.1%	7	11.3%	3rd	33
M. WilliamsCHA - C	vs. ATL	30	57.4%	21.2%	4	12.1%	3rd	33
K. PorzingisBOS - F	vs. BKN	33	58.0%	18.2%	8	24.2%	2nd	33
L. BallCHA - G	vs. ATL	42	57.4%	7.1%	3	7.1%	4th	33
T. YoungATL - G	at CHA	61	47.8%	13.1%	4	6.6%	5th	32
O. OkongwuATL - C	at CHA	27	47.8%	0%	0	0%	16th	32
J. HolidayBOS - G	vs. BKN	51	58.0%	13.7%	2	3.9%	5th	33
D. RussellBKN - G	at BOS	20	39.1%	8.7%	5	21.7%	1st	30
N. Smith Jr.CHA - G	vs. ATL	24	57.4%	4.3%	2	4.3%	7th	33
Al HorfordBOS - C	vs. BKN	35	58.0%	5.9%	1	2.0%	6th	33
Z. RisacherATL - F	at CHA	57	47.8%	6.8%	6	10.2%	2nd	32
M. DiabateCHA - F	vs. ATL	8	57.4%	0%	0	0%	19th	33
C. JohnsonBKN - F	at BOS	51	39.1%	2.0%	3	5.9%	5th	30
D. DanielsATL - G	at CHA	61	47.8%	11.5%	6	9.8%	3rd	32
N. ClaxtonBKN - C	at BOS	50	39.1%	10.3%	4	6.9%	2nd	30
D. WhiteBOS - G	vs. BKN	63	58.0%	7.9%	3	4.8%	4th	33
M. GueyeATL - F	at CHA	16	47.8%	21.1%	4	21.1%	4th	32
J. GreenCHA - G	vs. ATL	58	57.4%	11.9%	5	8.5%	2nd	33
D. JeffriesCHA - G	vs. ATL	8	57.4%	3.1%	0	0%	17th	33
K. JohnsonBKN - G	at BOS	43	39.1%	1.5%	4	6.2%	3rd	30
Z. WilliamsBKN - G	at BOS	35	39.1%	3.8%	3	5.8%	6th	30
N. ClowneyBKN - F	at BOS	18	39.1%	10%	3	7.5%	4th	30

NBA First Basket Prop Bet Cheat Sheet (3/18/2025)

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