Best NBA Player Props Today May 21, 2026 – Thursday Prop Predictions
Best NBA Player Props For May 21, 2026!
Check out the best NBA player props today on May 21, 2026! Picks & Parlays handicapper Steve Seagrave drops the best picks for NBA player props today with a stellar suggestions to check out for Thursday!
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NBA Player Props for Thursday: Sam Merrill Cleveland Cavaliers OVER 8.5 Points (-105)
Sam Merrill has now scored double digits in three straight games after finishing with 23 points in Game 7 against the Detroit Pistons and 12 points on a 4-9 shooting effort across 28 minutes in Game 1 against the New York Knicks.
When Merrill has played 18+ minutes and seen 5 field goal attempts, he’s covered this line in 83% of his games while averaging 12.7 points per game.
The New York Knicks defense are the 7th worst defense catch-&-shoot defense and the 12th worst at-the-break three defense and those areas account for 61% of his attempts and 62% of his scoring respectively.
Merrill is a very consistent shooter from long distance as he posted a 42% mark from long distance during the regular season and a 40% mark in the playoffs.
The books are fully expecting for Merrill to hit 2+ three-pointers as his over 1.5 line is juiced well over -225. If Merrill buries two shots from beyond the arc, I’ll bank on him scoring 9+ points.
NBA Player Props for Thursday: Jalen Brunson New York Knicks OVER 6.5 Assists (+110)
Jalen Brunson led the New York Knicks to a historic comeback victory in Game 1 with 38 points including a staggering 19 points in the 4th quarter.
Brunson targeted James Harden on every single possession down the stretch and almost every action led to an easy bucket or an assist to an open shooter.
Dean Wade did a solid job defending Brunson, but the Knicks just set screens to hunt Harden. The Cleveland Cavaliers simply cannot allow that to happen again and that means they are going to blitz Brunson with double teams while leaving an open shooter.
Brunson still finished with 6 assists in Game 1and he could have eclipsed this line as he recorded 12 potential assists. New York is favored by -7 again and we should see another hard-fought game as Cleveland looks to avoid an 0-2 hole.
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