2024 NBA Skills Challenge Odds, Results
Team | Odds |
---|---|
Team Top Picks | +200 |
Team All-Stars | +150 |
Team Pacers | +140 |
Saturday night's NBA All-Star festivities tipped off with the Skills Challenge, with a team-focused format for the third year in a row. The home team Indiana Pacers were the favorites just before the event started. Here's a look at how things played out and which bets cashed at All-Star Saturday.
Round 1 Results
Things did not start off well for Team All-Stars. Scottie Barnes dribbled the ball off his leg during the relay and several players struggled to follow the bright LED-lit court.
Oh no Scottie lol pic.twitter.com/CcHAwhStdH
— Oh no he didn't (@ohnohedidnt24) February 18, 2024
Anthony Edwards, who plans to use only his left hand during All-Star weekend, realized how difficult shooting 3-pointers with his left hand actually is for Team Top Picks.
Ant went lefty for the #KiaSkills 😂🤣 pic.twitter.com/OLKrfyuBBY
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) February 18, 2024
Team Pacers went last and breezed through the opening round of the competition
The Pacers kick off #KiaSkills with a 100! 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/oCKazXTwU4
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) February 18, 2024
Result: Team Pacers (+170)
Round 2 Results
The Pacers carried their momentum into the passing round and smartly focused on the two passing nets worth four and six points each.
The Pacers are on fire! 🗣️
They win the passing round of #KiaSkills 🔥 pic.twitter.com/14rKtn28Rn
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) February 18, 2024
Result: Team Pacers (+140)
Round 3 Result
The Pacers finally faced some competition in the final round of the Skills Challenge. Team All-Stars put up 33 points in the shooting round of the competition to push the Pacers to the tiebreaker round.
Team All-Stars wins the shooting round to tie up the #KiaSkills 👀 pic.twitter.com/TQXrCm7LOV
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) February 18, 2024
Result: Team All-Star (+180)
Tiebreaker Result
Team All-Stars had the first crack at taking half-court shots in the tiebreaker round and needed nearly a minute to score from halfcourt. That gave the Pacers ample time to hit from deep and take home the Skills Challenge trophy.
Hali wins it for Team Pacers! 🎯 #KiaSkillspic.twitter.com/pqoitn2Un9
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) February 18, 2024
Skills Challenge Result: Team Pacers (+140)