NBA first basket, Tuesday, October 20

Thunder at Spurs
First basket odds and our pick, tip-off 9:30pm ET.
Our pick
Cason Wallace +1400
At FanDuel. Model 8.1%, market 7.1%, fair +1138.
Missed
Jump ball
Holmgren v Wembanyama
SAS 74% to win it
To score first
SAS 57%
The tip winner scores first 64% of the time
First basket
Devin Vassell
SAS won the tip and scored first
First basket odds at every book
Prices when we posted. Best price in green. Model is our chance, market is the books’ chance with the margin taken out.
| Player | Model | Market | Fair | BetMGM | BetRivers | Fanatics | FanDuel | Novig | PartyCasino | SugarHouse | theScore Bet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18% | 18% | +464 | +375 | +350 | +370 | +390 | +376 | +375 | +350 | +380 | |
| 13% | 9% | +699 | +825 | +800 | +750 | +800 | +852 | +825 | +800 | +700 | |
| 11% | 11% | +838 | +725 | +800 | +650 | +650 | +614 | +725 | +800 | +550 | |
| 10% | 9% | +940 | +875 | +900 | +800 | +800 | +733 | +875 | +900 | +800 | |
| 9% | 9% | +961 | +800 | +800 | +750 | +850 | +809 | +800 | +800 | +800 | |
| 9% | 10% | +979 | +675 | +800 | +750 | +700 | +733 | +675 | +800 | +750 | |
| 8% | 9% | +1081 | +700 | +800 | +900 | +1000 | +1011 | +700 | +800 | +1000 | |
| 8% | 11% | +1104 | +625 | +800 | +600 | +650 | +700 | +625 | +800 | +550 | |
| 8% | 7% | +1138 | +1100 | +1000 | +1100 | +1400 | +1011 | +1100 | +1000 | +1100 | |
| 6% | 7% | +1579 | +1050 | +1000 | +1100 | +1200 | +1150 | +1050 | +1000 |