NBA Playoff Prop Bets for Thursday, May 7
Written by: Danny Burke
Published: Thu May 07, 2026, 11:04 am ET
Read Time: 4 minutes
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We've set quite the bar from our last NBA props article, in which we finished 4-0 on Tuesday night. Unfortunately, I have just two plays tonight, but the good news is I believe we have a strong edge on each.
So, let's dive into my NBA playoff prop bets for Thursday, May 7.
NBA Playoff Prop Bets for Thursday, May 7
Cade Cunningham Under 10.5 Assists (-139)
Much like I keep going back to the well on Victor Wembanyama under 2.5 three-pointers made, I'm going to do the same with Cade Cunningham and his assists prop.
To be honest, if laying -139 is too rich for your blood, I'd still recommend betting him under 9.5 assists at +110. That's also being offered throughout the market, and I still view it as a solid wager.
Several things are evident: Cade is going to be a scorer first and foremost, he has limited reliable scorers alongside him in this tougher postseason setting to help boost his assist numbers, the Cavaliers possess a respectable defense and this prop is simply too high.
In the second NBA playoff game of the evening, I'm taking a stab at LeBron James eclipsing 28.5 combined points and rebounds.
This market has already shifted slightly from 27.5, but I still see value at the 28.5 mark.
In Game 1 of this Western Conference semifinal between the Lakers and Thunder, James scored 27 points and collected four rebounds.
I envision his scoring output staying roughly in the same range, while we should see a slight uptick in his rebounding production.
It seems crazy to say and expect this out of a 41-year-old, but this is LeBron James we're talking about. He continues to defy everything we know about aging and physical ability at a professional level, and he'll need to be the best version of himself in order to keep the Lakers in contention. If that happens, he should clear 28.5 points and rebounds.
NBA Prop Bets:
- Cade Cunningham Under 10.5 Assists (-139 at Lucky Rebel)
- LeBron James Over 28.5 Points + Rebounds (+100 at Lucky Rebel)
NBA Record: 207-170-1 (+16.39 units)
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Danny Burke is a betting analyst with a decade of sports media experience. He got his start at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, sharing picks on the local ESPN affiliate. After college, he hosted shows for VSiN in Las Vegas before returning to Chicago to launch 'Rush Hour', the first daily sports betting show from an Illinois casino. He also co-hosted 'Props and Locks' on Fox32’s Bears pregame show and ran 'Bet On, Chicago' on WLS-AM 890.
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