The Western Conference Finals came to a close on Wednesday and we may just have our finals after today. The Pacers are looking to close out the show against the Knicks on Thursday. While both of these teams are laser-focused on this game, we’re laser-focused on something else. We only care about the first bucket props for May 29.
We’ve run the data, we’ve looked at the trends – now, come check out our first bucket props for May 29.
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NBA First Bucket Props – May 29
Indiana Pacers vs. New York Knicks
Tipoff – 8:00 pm EST
Madison Square Garden – New York, NY
Broadcast – TNT
After a first game that bucked the season-long trends, we got back to business in the next three games. In each of those, the Knicks won the tip and it immediately led to them scoring the first bucket. That could be expected with the Pacers being one of three teams with a tip win rate under 30% during the regular season. Additionally, the Knicks posted solid numbers on the jump. With tip winners during the regular season getting 65.7% of the first buckets, there is no reason not to continue with this trend.
I may be beating a dead horse in this one, but I really do like Mikal Bridges to score first for the Knicks. We’ve been on him for the bulk of this series because of his early volume. He took the Knicks’ second shot in Game 4. In fact, he had solid early action in the other three games as well. He took the second shot in Game 3, the fourth in Game 2, and the Knicks’ first shot in Game 1. He’s also scoring at a decent clip, which gives me hope that this could be the one.
First Bucket Bet for May 29: Mikal Bridges (+900)
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