{"id":602871,"date":"2026-02-14T14:46:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T14:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/602871\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T14:46:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T14:46:20","slug":"nba-3-point-contest-odds-prediction-for-all-star-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/602871\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA 3-Point contest odds, prediction for All-Star Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Like MLB in the \u201990s, chicks dig the long ball in the NBA<\/a>, too.<\/p>\n

The 3-point contest has slowly become the event people most want to see at NBA All-Star weekend over the past few years<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s contest will have some familiar faces, including Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, who still hasn\u2019t returned from the Achilles injury he suffered in the playoffs last season. <\/p>\n

He will garner a ton of attention because people love a good story, and he won the contest in back-to-back seasons in 2023 and 2024.<\/p>\n

Lillard has +450 odds, behind the Hornets rookie Kon Knueppel, who is the favorite at +280 at bet365 Sportsbook<\/a> and ahead of Nuggets guard Jamal Murray at +600.<\/p>\n

Sixers guard Tyrese Maxey, who is competing for the first time, has +650 odds, along with Suns guard Devin Booker.<\/p>\n

NBA 3-Point Contest odds<\/p>\n

PlayerBetting oddsKon Knueppel+280Damian Lillard+450Jamal Murray+600Tyrese Maxey+650Devin Booker+650Donovan Mitchell+700Norman Powell+850Bobby Portis+1400Odds as of Feb. 13 and via bet365<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (+700),\u00a0Heat guard Norman Powell (+850) and Bucks big man Bobby Portis (+1400) round out the field.<\/p>\n

Booker jumps out immediately in this group.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s had a rough shooting season, hitting just 31.1 percent of his 3s, but Booker is a career 35 percent shooter who is often taking high difficulty shots as the No. 1 option on his team.<\/p>\n

\"PhoenixPhoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) shoots as Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaylen Wells (0) defends him. Petre Thomas-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Booker won this competition in 2018, also in L.A., with a score of 28, the second-highest score in a final round. Despite his struggles this season, he has one of the most natural shooting forms in the league.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a difference between shooting with a defender in front of you and shooting off the rack. The fact that he hasn\u2019t done the former well recently shouldn\u2019t impact his ability to do the latter.<\/p>\n

Betting on the NBA? <\/p>\n

As much as I like Knueppel<\/a>, I\u2019ll need to see him handle the pressure of being the favorite before I\u2019ll believe he\u2019s ready.<\/p>\n

Having experience helps in this competition, which is why there are so many repeat winners. I\u2019m buying low on Booker to make the final round.<\/p>\n

The Pick: Devin Booker to make the final (+140, bet365<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Why Trust New York Post Betting<\/p>\n

Malik Smith has been immersed in the sports betting industry since 2017. He\u2019s a data nerd with a particular focus on the NBA and combat sports. He spends his weeknights in the winter looking for edges on plus-money NBA player props.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":602872,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3791],"tags":[7,212,2292,6,7218,214,2065,472,4045,66,215,216,604],"class_list":{"0":"post-602871","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-phoenix-suns","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-betting","10":"tag-devin-booker","11":"tag-nba","12":"tag-nba-all-star-game","13":"tag-nba-betting","14":"tag-phoenix","15":"tag-phoenix-suns","16":"tag-phoenixsuns","17":"tag-sports","18":"tag-sports-betting","19":"tag-sports-picks","20":"tag-suns"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116069531826553333","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/602871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=602871"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/602871\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/602872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=602871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=602871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=602871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}