The basketball world will turn its eyes toward Indianapolis this weekend. The NBA All-Star Weekend festivities will be held at both Gainbridge Fieldhouse and Lucas Oil Stadium. Saturday’s events begin at 8 p.m. ET and include the Skills Challenge, the Slam Dunk contest, Steph vs. Sabrina and the 3-Point Contest. Eight of the league’s best long-range shooters, including defending champion Damian Lillard and hometown favorite Tyrese Haliburton will take part in the 3-point event. The 3-Point Contest at Lucas Oil Stadium will be the second event of the NBA’s All-Star Saturday.
This year’s betting favorite is the Bucks‘ Lillard at +420, with Indiana’s Haliburton listed at +440 in the latest 2024 3-Point Contest odds. Trae Young is next on the odds board at +600. The rest of the field, which is comprised of Karl-Anthony Towns, Jalen Brunson, Malik Beasley, Donovan Mitchell and Lauri Markkanen, are all getting +700 odds. Before making any 2024 3-Point Contest picks, be sure to see the 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend predictions and betting advice from SportsLine expert Alex ‘PropStarz’ Selesnick.
Selesnick has gone 163-99 (+4584) on his last 262 NBA prop picks on SportsLine. PropStarz specializes in NFL and NBA prop betting, where he implements a combination of research, statistical analysis and mathematical modeling. Anybody following him is way up.
Now, he has set his sights on the 2024 3-Point Contest and just locked in his picks and NBA All-Star Weekend predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see his picks.
2024 NBA 3-Point Contest predictions
One surprise: PropStarz is fading Lillard, the defending champion, even though he is one of the most prolific 3-point shooters in NBA history. The seven-time All-Star ranks in the top five all-time in career 3-pointers, and is No. 3 among active players in career 3-pointers made. He also has two of the top 20 seasons in total 3-pointers made all-time. Since Jan. 20, he has made at least two 3-pointers in a game, in 12 of 13 contests, including going 5-for-5 in a 129-117 win at Dallas on Feb. 3.
However, Selesnick knows nothing comes easy in these types of events, and Lillard could find the going difficult. No player has repeated as the 3-Point Contest champion since 2007-08 when Jason Kapono accomplished the feat. Lillard also has struggled at times from beyond the arc this season and has the worst 3-point accuracy mark (34%) among the entrants. Over the past two years, Lillard has made fewer than 36% of his 3-point attempts, while contenders like Haliburton, Young, Brunson and Towns have been lighting up the scoreboard of late. See who to pick here.
How to make 2024 NBA 3-Point Contest picks
PropStarz has analyzed the 2024 3-Point Contest field from all angles. He’s backing a longshot who “has one of the most fundamentally sound and effortless forms you will ever see.” You can only see who it is at SportsLine.
So who wins the 2024 NBA 3-Point Contest, and which longshot has the perfect form for this event? Visit SportsLine right now to get Saturday’s 2024 3-Point Contest pick, all from the SportsLine expert who has returned nearly $4,600 for $100 players, and find out.
2024 NBA 3-Point Contest participants, odds
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Damian Lillard +410
Tyrese Haliburton +450
Trae Young +550
Malik Beasley +650
Lauri Markkanen +700
Karl-Anthony Towns +700
Donovan Mitchell +750
Jalen Brunson +750
