{"id":34755,"date":"2025-05-09T10:40:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T14:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=34755"},"modified":"2025-05-09T10:40:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T14:40:07","slug":"expert-player-props-for-may-9-2025-best-nba-props-for-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/nba\/expert-player-props-for-may-9-2025-best-nba-props-for-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Expert Player Props For May 9, 2025 &#8211; Best NBA Props For Today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best NBA Player Props For May 9, 2025!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the free <strong>NBA player props for May 9, 2025<\/strong>! <a href=\"https:\/\/sm.buzz\/SS\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"sm.buzz\/SS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sportsmemo&#8217;s Steve Seagrave<\/a> drops the best picks for <strong>NBA <strong>player props<\/strong><\/strong> with a stellar suggestions to check out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WagerTalk, the largest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\">picks<\/a> site online, offers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\/nba\">NBA FREE PICKS<\/a> every day, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/picks\/nba\">cheap premium paid NBA picks<\/a> from expert professional handicappers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Expert NBA Player Props for Friday: Michael Porter Jr, Nuggets UNDER 6.5 Rebounds + Assists (-135)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael Porter Jr is clearly dealing with a shoulder injury, and he&#8217;s fallen well short of this line in both games of this series with only 4 and 5 Rebounds + Assists on 12 and 9 combined chances. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the shoulder injury, Porter Jr has gone under this line in 6\/7 games while averaging only 4.9 RA per game. MPJ has been rarely used as a facilitator with only 5 assists on 14 potential assists during his last 11 games! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He does get a somewhat friendly rebounding matchup while defending Chet Holmgren, but the ball essentially needs to fall into his lap due to his impaired shoulder. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Denver Nuggets have favored Russell Westbrook to close out games and Porter Jr has only played 25 &amp; 24 minutes in the first two games of the series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Expert NBA Player Props for Friday: Jamal Murray, Nuggets UNDER 21.5 Points (-125)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Jamal Murray has officially entered the &#8220;Dorture Chamber&#8221; as he&#8217;s only scored 14 and 21 points in the first two games of this series while shooting a combined 10-25 (40%) from the field. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lu Dort has pestered Murray on the pick &amp; roll with a ton of pressure, and it&#8217;s made it very difficult for him to get open looks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray has fallen short of this line in 4\/5 head-to-head games against the Oklahoma City Thunder while averaging only 19.6 points per game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s actually gone under this number in 6\/9 playoff games while averaging 21.7 points per game. I am expecting for this to be a more competitive game, but Dort will continue to harass Murray and force him into tough shots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GoldSheet Top Picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Need an extra hand breaking down today&#8217;s basketball slate? 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MPJ has been rarely used as a facilitator with only 5 assists on 14 potential assists during his last 11 games! <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>He does get a somewhat friendly rebounding matchup while defending Chet Holmgren, but the ball essentially needs to fall into his lap due to his impaired shoulder. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The Denver Nuggets have favored Russell Westbrook to close out games and Porter Jr has only played 25 &amp; 24 minutes in the first two games of the series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Expert NBA Player Props for Friday: Jamal Murray, Nuggets UNDER 21.5 Points (-125)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Jamal Murray has officially entered the \"Dorture Chamber\" as he's only scored 14 and 21 points in the first two games of this series while shooting a combined 10-25 (40%) from the field. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Lu Dort has pestered Murray on the pick &amp; roll with a ton of pressure, and it's made it very difficult for him to get open looks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Murray has fallen short of this line in 4\/5 head-to-head games against the Oklahoma City Thunder while averaging only 19.6 points per game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>He's actually gone under this number in 6\/9 playoff games while averaging 21.7 points per game. 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