Heat vs.
Nuggets
| Odds | Murray (+700) | Jokic (+450) |
| Time | 8 p.m. ET |
| Book' | FanDuel |
The Denver Nuggets will host the Miami Heat on Sunday night in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Nikola Jokic (49% opening tip win rate) will jump against Bam Adebayo (54% win rate) for the opening tip-off. Over the past two seasons, Jokic has won three of five opening tip-offs versus Adebayo. In Game 1, Adebayo appeared to control the tip, but tapped it to a Nuggets player.
Regardless of who wins the opening tip-off, it is hard to bet the Heat at this point as they have scored first in just 33% of games in the playoffs. In three games this season between these two teams, the Nuggets have scored first twice. Jamal Murray and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope have cashed first basket tickets for the Nuggets while Max Strus has cashed a first basket ticket for the Heat.