NBA first basket, Wednesday, October 21
Mavericks at Rockets
First basket odds and our pick, tip-off 8:30pm ET.
Our pick
P.J. Washington Jr. +1100
At FanDuel. Model 9.3%, market 8.2%, fair +981.
Scored first
Jump ball
Gafford v Sengun
HOU 51% to win it
To score first
HOU 50%
The tip winner scores first 64% of the time
First basket
P.J. Washington
HOU won the tip, DAL 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 | Fanatics | FanDuel | theScore Bet | BetMGM | BetRivers | PartyCasino | SugarHouse | Novig |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen SengunJumper | 15% | 14% | +562 | +500 | +550 | +425 | +525 | +500 | +525 | +500 | +471 |
| Kyrie Irving | 11% | 10% | +775 | +750 | +750 | +800 | +700 | +700 | +700 | +700 | +770 |
| Cooper Flagg | 11% | 12% | +820 | +700 | +700 | +700 | +550 | +600 | +550 | +600 | +669 |
| Daniel GaffordJumper | 11% | 10% | +822 | +750 | +700 | +800 | +850 | +700 | +850 | +700 | |
| Kevin Durant | 10% | 13% | +875 | +525 | +550 | +500 | +575 | +600 | +575 | +600 | +471 |
| P.J. Washington Jr. | 9% | 8% | +981 | +1000 | +1100 | +1000 | +800 | +1000 | +800 | +1000 | +953 |
| Fred VanVleet | 8% | 8% | +1079 | +1000 | +950 | +900 | +1000 | +900 | +1000 | +900 | +953 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 8% | 9% | +1090 | +800 | +850 | +800 | +750 | +800 | +750 | +800 | |
| Amen Thompson | 8% | 10% | +1127 | +700 | +800 | +700 | +750 | +800 | +750 | +800 | +733 |
| Zaccharie Risacher | 7% | 7% | +1287 | +1000 | +1100 | +1100 |