Top 3 Player Prop Bets for NBA Opening Night (Oct. 22)

The 2024-25 NBA season officially tips off tonight, which means the return of our daily player prop bets! 

We’re looking at a two-game slate on this exciting opening night. The reigning champion Boston Celtics host the New York Knicks, followed by Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves traveling to Los Angeles to battle LeBron James’s Lakers.

Here are three top plays, beginning with New York’s star point guard.

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1. NYK Jalen Brunson OVER 2.5 Made Threes (+114) @ Boston Celtics

• Brunson knocked down at least three triples in four of five meetings against the Celtics last season.
• He averaged a career-high 2.7 made threes per game last season on 6.8 attempts — solid volume and efficiency.

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2. MIN Julius Randle OVER 1.5 Made Threes (+112) @ Los Angeles Lakers

• Randle, making his Timberwolves debut, averaged 1.7 made threes per game last season while with the Knicks.
• The Lakers allowed the third-most made threes per game last season, including the fifth-most to power forwards.

3. MIN Rudy Gobert OVER 12.5 Rebounds (-102) @ Los Angeles Lakers

• Gobert averaged 12.9 rebounds per game last season.
• He grabbed at least 13 rebounds in all three appearances against the Lakers last season, averaging an impressive 14.0 RPG in those contests.

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