# NBA First Basket Picks Today

> A first basket bet is a wager on which player scores the first field goal of an NBA game. HeatCheck HQ ranks candidates by tip-off win rate, first-shot share, historical first-basket rate, opponent defense, and recent scoring form.

**Live tool (updated daily):** https://heatcheckhq.io/nba/first-basket
**Games with picks today:** 2

## Today's top first-basket candidate

**Jamal Murray** (DEN)

See the full ranked board of today's first-basket picks with tip-off win rates and matchups:

**→ https://heatcheckhq.io/nba/first-basket**