Some people like to sweat out a bet for 48 hard minutes – others like immediate satisfaction. Count us as being in the latter, which is why we like to get down with NBA first scorer props. And we’ve decided to pass that knowledge on to you with our first scorer bets for December 11. Go here for NBA Championship odds.
Of course, there are plenty out there taking blind guesses at this stuff. It’s easy to pick the most popular player or look at what happened in the last game. However, we spent the time pouring through the analytics to make sure that we give you the best odds to stay in the green on these first scorer props for December 11.
Come check out what we have cooked up for this slate of games.
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NBA First Scorer Props – December 11
Atlanta Hawks vs. New York Knicks
Tipoff – 7:00 pm EST
Madison Square Garden – New York, NY
Broadcast – ESPN
The Hawks in this NBA Cup quarterfinals game may not have home court advantage, but they do have a lot of the early game advantages at their disposal. They have been much better on the tip this year as a whole. They have a 10.5% lead over the Knicks in that category – and that lead expands if Karl-Anthony Towns is on the jump. The difference on the first bucket is pretty similar. The Hawks also lead that category to the tune of 10.3%. As a result of those sizeable leads, we’ll grab someone from the Hawks here.
The Hawks have spread their first buckets out well this year. They have six different players that have scored first. However, just two of them have scored first more than three times – Jalen Johnson and Zaccharie Risacher. While Jalen Johnson has the majority of them, I like the early action I’ve seen out of Risacher. He regularly gets one of the first shots of the game. However, considering his low scoring totals, we’re still getting a great number on this prop.
First Scorer Bet for December 11: Zaccharie Risacher (+900)
Golden State Warriors vs. Houston Rockets
Tipoff – 9:30 pm EST
Toyota Center – Houston, TX
Broadcast – TNT
It’s the home squad in the nightcap with all the early game bonuses. The Rockets actually lead the league in first scores in 2024-25. They are scoring first 69.6% of the time. Meanwhile, the Warriors rank in the bottom third of the league in theat category. The lead is even more pronounced in the tipoff category. The Rockets are winning the tip 29.4% more often than the Warriors are. In fact, the Warriors are next to last in that category – only ahead of the Bulls. With the tip winner getting the first score more than 65% of the time, we have to go to Houston for a pick here.
In this NBA Cup game, I also like another long shot to score first. In each of the last two games, Dillon Brooks has taken one of the first three shots of the game. He may not be getting a ton of action after that fact, but if you roll it back over a longer stretch, that early action stands up. They regularly let him fire off a deep shot in the early minutes – and we’ll bank on him getting one to drop on Wednesday.
First Scorer Bet for December 11: Dillon Brooks (+950)
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