NBA Saturday First Basket Predictions Today for Saturday February 4, 2023

Last updated: Dec 21, 2023, 10:57PM | Published: Feb 4, 2023, 3:27PM

In recent times, NBA first basket props have become one of the more popular prop bets for sports bettors to wager on. All of the major sportsbooks offer NBA odds on first basket scorer, so by using our predictive analytics and artificial intelligence model to identify where the edges lie on Saturday, February 4, 2023, you're giving yourself an advantage over the rest of the field.

Our super computer identifies both value bets and the players with the highest probabilities. While all the usual suspects will often feature in our NBA first basket predictions in the table below, it is unlikely you will ever see the likes of Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, Jason Tatum or Giannis listed as 'value bets' because the odds the sportsbooks put up for those NBA stars are always extremely efficient - and that's where we come in. We find the NBA best bets for you to make, each and every day.

Today's NBA First Basket Scorer Predictions

LeBron James (LAL) 16.33%
Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL) 16.18%
Kawhi Leonard (LAC) 15.56%
Damian Lillard (POR) 15.16%
Kyrie Irving (BRO) 15.12%
Spencer Dinwiddie (DAL) 14.63%
Anthony Davis (LAL) 14.62%
Bam Adebayo (MIA) 13.99%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC) 13.84%
Julius Randle (NY) 13.53%
Deandre Ayton (PHO) 13.5%
Jalen Brunson (NY) 13.49%
Jonas Valanciunas (NOR) 13.44%
Bojan Bogdanovic (DET) 13.43%
Stephen Curry (GS) 13.37%
Nikola Jokic (DEN) 13.05%
DeMar DeRozan (CHI) 12.74%
Josh Giddey (OKC) 12.71%
Jimmy Butler (MIA) 12.67%
Nikola Vucevic (CHI) 12.59%

NBA First Basket Value Bets for Saturday

Based on the above first basket scorer probabilities, the players listed below represent the most value in first basket player props markets for NBA games on Saturday, February 4, 2022. While it's obviously impossible for all of these guys to cash tickets for us, we actually don't need them to.

Given some of the first basket odds available, we'd only need one or two of these to hit for us to earn a nice payout.

While the sportsbooks focus on the top two or three guys from each game, we're able to evaluate every player, in every game, to unearth the edges that will give us the upper hand when it comes to long-term profitability.

Remember, the key to long term success when betting is being able to identify where there is an edge in the market, in other words, when the sportsbooks' odds aren't a true reflection of the actual likelihood of something happening.

First Basket Value Bets For Saturday

Anfernee Simons (Trail Blazers) at a 12.18% probability and odds of +1300

Chris Paul (Suns) at a 10.11% probability and odds of +1700

Monte Morris (Wizards) at a 7.91% probability and odds of +2000

Seth Curry (Nets) at a 10.1% probability and odds of +1300

Dorian Finney-Smith (Mavericks) at a 8.1% probability and odds of +1700

Joe Harris (Nets) at a 7.43% probability and odds of +1900

Josh Giddey (Thunder) at a 12.71% probability and odds of +850

De'Andre Hunter (Hawks) at a 8.59% probability and odds of +1400

Kyrie Irving (Nets) at a 15.12% probability and odds of +650

Ayo Dosunmu (Bulls) at a 6.93% probability and odds of +1800

Brook Lopez (Bucks) at a 8.81% probability and odds of +1300

Alec Burks (Pistons) at a 9.23% probability and odds of +1200

Caleb Martin (Heat) at a 6.53% probability and odds of +1900

Jalen Duren (Pistons) at a 10.63% probability and odds of +950

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