Tonight the NBA Playoffs Conference Semifinals continue with two potential elimination games for the East and West. We’re checking in with the odds for tonight’s games and giving you the best NBA player prop bets for both matchups.
Player props are some of the most popular bets in the sports betting market thanks to the fact that there are dozens of different ways to bet on what the players will do. Betting the moneyline or spread is an easy way to get started with sports betting, but player props and parlays can deliver more bang for your buck — and add to the entertainment of the night’s action.
Let’s look first at a preview of tonight’s Game 6 matchups, and then we’ll give you the latest and greatest player prop bets for Celtics vs. Sixers and Nuggets vs. Suns.
Best NBA Player Props for Thursday, May 11
Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ers, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN) — Philadelphia leads series 3-2
The Sixers stunned the basketball world Tuesday night, beating the Celtics by double digits (115-103) on their hallowed home court. Compiled with Boston’s buzzer-beater loss to Philly on Sunday, things are not looking good for the guys in green.
Tonight’s game has the Celtics facing elimination back in Philadelphia. When they’re playing well, they look like one of the best teams in decades, but they can also look uninspired and uncoordinated like in Tuesday’s game. The Celtics are two-point favorites on FanDuel Sportsbook for Game 6 in Philly.
How about the players?
Joel Embiid led the Sixers on Tuesday with 33 points and seven rebounds. Tyrese Maxey scored 30 and the whole Philly team shot 50.6% from the field.
On Boston’s side, Jayson Tatum led the scoring with 36 points and Jaylen Brown had 24. Tatum was 11-of-27 shooting and 11 for 13 from the free-throw line. While their performances weren’t enough to clinch a win, they’re good bets for player props.
Here are some of the popular player props from FanDuel for tonight’s matchup:
Player Points
- Jayson Tatum (Celtics) to score 30 or more points: -113
- Jaylen Brown (Celtics) to score 25 or more points: -120
- Joel Embiid (Sixers) to score 31 or more points: -104
- James Harden (Sixers) to score 21 or more points: -120
Player Rebounds
- Jayson Tatum (Celtics) to get 11 or more rebounds: +108
- Jaylen Brown (Celtics) to get 6 or more rebounds: -130
- Joel Embiid (Sixers) to get 12 or more rebounds: +102
- Al Horford (Celtics) to get 7 or more rebounds: +1-2
- Tyrese Maxey (Sixers) to get 5 or more rebounds: +114
Player Assists
- James Harden (Sixers) to get 9 or more assists: -132
- Jayson Tatum (Celtics) to get 6 or more assists: +116
- Marcus Smart (Celtics) to get 5 or more assists: -160
- Joel Embiid (Sixers) to get 4 or more assists: +120
Player Threes
- Jayson Tatum (Celtics) to get 4 or more threes: +145
- Jaylen Brown (Celtics) to get 4 or more threes: +230
- Tyrese Maxey (Sixers) to get 4 or more threes: +250
- James Harden (Sixers) to get 4 or more threes: +260
Denver Nuggets at Phoenix Suns, 10 p.m. ET (ESPN) — Nuggets lead series 3-2
The NBA playoffs are typically a story of experience over youth, but not so in the case of the battle between the relatively inexperienced Denver Nuggets and the veteran Phoenix Suns.
The Suns have been to the NBA Finals in the last two years and they’ve got seasoned champ Kevin Durant. The Nuggets, on the other hand, have never made a Finals appearance. Of their starters, only Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has been to the Finals (with the Lakers in 2020).
But the Nuggets came into this playoffs as the No. 1 seed and have shown they deserved it. The Suns’ two wins in the series required Kevin Durant and Devin Booker to play nearly flawless games at home.
So far, each team has won each of its home games. Does that bode well for the Suns as the teams head back to Phoenix for Game 6? Oddsmakers seem to think so, with BetMGM Sportsbook listing the Suns as 3.5-point favorites.
But what about the players?
In the Nuggets’ Tuesday win over the Suns, two-time MVP Nikola Jokić notched his fourth triple-double of the postseason, getting 29 points, 13 rebounds, and 12 assists. The Nuggets also demonstrated that their bench can show up with backup point guard Bruce Brown adding 25 points and five rebounds to their tally.
On the Suns’ side, Booker scored his team’s high of 28 points, six rebounds, and four assists. Durant scored 26 points and got 11 rebounds and seven assists. Chris Paul was out from a groin injury. As of this posting, he is undecided for Game 6.
Here are some of the popular player props from BetMGM Sportsbook for tonight’s matchup:
Player Points
- Nikola Jokić (Nuggets) to score 30 or more points: -115
- Kevin Durant (Suns) to score 31 or more points: -115
- Devin Booker (Suns) to score 32 or more points: -115
- Jamal Murray (Nuggets) to score 25 or more points: -105
Player Rebounds
- Nikola Jokić (Nuggets) to get 14 or more rebounds: +100
- Deandre Ayton (Suns) to get 9 or more rebounds: -140
- Kevin Durant (Suns) to get 9 or more rebounds: -150
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Nuggets) to get 3 or more rebounds: -115
Player Assists
- Nikola Jokić (Nuggets) to get 10 or more assists: -110
- Jamal Murray (Nuggets) to get 7 or more assists: +105
- Devin Booker (Suns) to get 8 or more assists: +100
- Kevin Durant (Suns) to get 6 or more assists: -105
Player Threes
- Nikola Jokić (Nuggets) to get 2 or more three-pointers: +135
- Kevin Durant (Suns) to get 2 or more three-pointers: -165
- Devin Booker (Suns) to get 3 or more three-pointers: -145
- Jamal Murray (Nuggets) to get 3 or more three-pointers: -120
Article contributed by Hannah Vanbiber
