NBA First Scorer Props – January 24

First Scorer Props January 24 - NBA First Scorer Props - First Scorer Bets - Come tail along with these gems today with usSome 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 January 24. 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 January 24.

Come check out what we have cooked up for this slate of games.

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NBA First Scorer Props – January 24

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Philadelphia 76ers

Tipoff – 7:00 pm EST
Wells Fargo Center – Philadelphia, PA
Broadcast – NBA TV 

The away team will walk into the ‘City of Brotherly Love’ on Friday with some clear-cut advantages when it comes to the first bucket. The most notable of them is on the tip. The 76ers are below average in general on the tip with a 47.6% win rate. However, with both Joel Embiid and Andre Drummond out injured, they’ll use Guerschon Yabusele on the tip, who is even worse than that number. He is winning just 25.0% of his tips. When we compare that to Jarrett Allen’s league leading 83.7% win rate, the Cavaliers should easily win this tip. And with tip winners getting 63.7% of the first buckets, that should be enough to grab a player from Cleveland.

Sometimes, when looking for a first bucket scorer, you try to look for a trend that should end. However, the trend is so strong with the Cavaliers that we have to ride the wave. If you look at the last three games and take the Cavaliers’ first three shots from each of them, Donovan Mitchell has taken 66.7% of those shots. Not only that, he’s taken their first shot in each of those three games. With that kind of run, you have to trust that he gets after it again.

First Scorer Bet for January 24: Donovan Mitchell (TBD)

New Orleans Pelicans vs. Memphis Grizzlies

Tipoff – 8:00 pm EST
FedExForum – Memphis, TN
Broadcast – NBA TV

It’ll be the home squad in this one with all the major indicators in their favor. The Grizzlies are current the best team in the league when it comes to scoring first. They put up the first bucket in 72.1% of the games they play. Not only that, they have a massive lead when it comes to the tip as well. They are gaining the first possession 45.1% more of the time than the Pelicans, who rank 29th in the NBA in tip wins. As a result, we’ll snag a Grizzlies player for our play on Friday.

With as many first bucket successes as Memphis has, things have been spread out pretty well. However, if we take a look at the profile of who is scoring first against the Pelicans, it becomes clear where to go with things. Three of their last four first scores allowed have been to opposing bigs. With Jaren Jackson Jr. featuring prominently in the early shot logs, why not play him here?

First Scorer Bet for January 24: Jaren Jackson Jr. (TBD)

 

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