{"id":38875,"date":"2026-05-08T07:52:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T11:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=38875"},"modified":"2026-05-08T07:52:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T11:52:26","slug":"nba-player-props-picks-predictions-and-odds-today-friday-may-8-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/nba\/nba-player-props-picks-predictions-and-odds-today-friday-may-8-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Player Props Picks, Predictions and Odds Today &#8211; Friday May 8, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NBA Player Props Best Bets For May 8, 2026!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NBA player props for Friday May 8, 2026<\/strong> are on the docket for <a href=\"https:\/\/wt.buzz\/tgs\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wt.buzz\/tgs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The GoldSheet<\/a> below as they give their top two BEST NBA player props today. <strong>We&#8217;re 9-5 with our last 14 FREE NBA player props<\/strong> so hop on board for Friday&#8217;s FREE picks now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Daily NBA Analysis from GoldSheet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>GoldSheet is the country&#8217;s longest-running sports betting newsletter providing weekly coverage of the NFL and college football, plus daily coverage of the NBA and college basketball, for nearly seven decades. Subscribe to The Basketball GoldSheet newsletter where we provide a detailed write-up on every NBA game from Opening Night through the NBA Finals for less than $3 per day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/add-to-cart?data_productName=goldsheet_7days_BSKT&amp;data_quantity=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Subscribe to GoldSheet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"616\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/nba-goldsheet-1024x616.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38215\" 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rebounds + assists in the Knicks 108-102 Game 2 win over Philadelphia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bridges played a playoff high 38 minutes in that game and he could be in line for the same amount of minutes tonight with starters OG Anunoby and Josh Hart heading in questionable with injuries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If either of the two miss or are limited it will increase usage for Bridges who is shooting a scorching 78% across his last three games as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In four head-to-head matchups against Philadelphia in the regular season Bridges averaged 26.3 points + rebounds + assists and per 40 minutes averaged 26.6 points + rebounds + assists as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a couple Knicks staters banged up and Bridges coming back around since the first round, let\u2019s <strong>take him over 21.5 points + rebounds + assists as the Knicks look to take a commanding 3-0 lead<\/strong> in Philadelphia tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NBA Player Props Best Bet #2: Victor Wembanyama (SA) Over 12.5 Rebounds (-106)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Spurs look to steal back home court advantage from the Timberwolves tonight as they play Game 3 in Minnesota with the series tied 1-1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Spurs blew out the Timberwolves by 38 in Game 2 in which Victor Wembanyama had 15 rebounds in just 26 as we\u2019ll look for him to go over 12.5 rebounds tonight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It seems as if Wembanyama is taking more pride in his rebounding skills as of late and especially in this series going up against fellow Frenchman Rudy Gobert. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He\u2019s averaging 14 rebounds per game across his last four and we should see his minutes well into the 30s tonight expecting a more competitive game from the Timberwolves at home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He averages 15.8 rebounds per 40 minutes this season and we saw him much more active on the glass towards the end of the regular season averaging 14.3 rebounds per game in his last eight regular season games compared to the 11.5 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Subscribe to The Basketball GoldSheet newsletter where we provide a detailed write-up on every NBA game from Opening Night through the NBA Finals for less than $3 per day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/nba-goldsheet-1024x616.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38215\" style=\"width:692px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NBA Player Props Best Bet #1: Mikal Bridges (NYK) Over 21.5 points + rebounds + assists (-130)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re jumping back on the Mikal Bridges train as it seems like the sports books haven\u2019t raised his NBA player prop lines high enough since his dreadful first round against the Hawks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ll take Bridges over 21.5 points + rebounds + assists, averaging 27 points + rebounds + assists over his last three games including 25 points + rebounds + assists in the Knicks 108-102 Game 2 win over Philadelphia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Bridges played a playoff high 38 minutes in that game and he could be in line for the same amount of minutes tonight with starters OG Anunoby and Josh Hart heading in questionable with injuries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>If either of the two miss or are limited it will increase usage for Bridges who is shooting a scorching 78% across his last three games as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>In four head-to-head matchups against Philadelphia in the regular season Bridges averaged 26.3 points + rebounds + assists and per 40 minutes averaged 26.6 points + rebounds + assists as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>With a couple Knicks staters banged up and Bridges coming back around since the first round, let\u2019s <strong>take him over 21.5 points + rebounds + assists as the Knicks look to take a commanding 3-0 lead<\/strong> in Philadelphia tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NBA Player Props Best Bet #2: Victor Wembanyama (SA) Over 12.5 Rebounds (-106)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The Spurs look to steal back home court advantage from the Timberwolves tonight as they play Game 3 in Minnesota with the series tied 1-1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The Spurs blew out the Timberwolves by 38 in Game 2 in which Victor Wembanyama had 15 rebounds in just 26 as we\u2019ll look for him to go over 12.5 rebounds tonight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>It seems as if Wembanyama is taking more pride in his rebounding skills as of late and especially in this series going up against fellow Frenchman Rudy Gobert. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>He\u2019s averaging 14 rebounds per game across his last four and we should see his minutes well into the 30s tonight expecting a more competitive game from the Timberwolves at home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>He averages 15.8 rebounds per 40 minutes this season and we saw him much more active on the glass towards the end of the regular season averaging 14.3 rebounds per game in his last eight regular season games compared to the 11.5 rebounds per game he averaged on the season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>With that, let\u2019s<strong> take Wembanyama over 12.5 rebounds for our second NBA player prop<\/strong> tonight as San Antonio looks to maintain momentum from last game and go up 2-1 on Minnesota.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\/nba\">NBA Free Picks and Predictions Today<\/a> at WagerTalk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>WagerTalk is the largest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\">picks<\/a> site online offering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\/nba\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"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\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/picks\/nba\">premium paid NBA picks<\/a> from expert professional sports bettors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WagerTalk Live Odds Screen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>WagerTalk\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/odds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">live odds screen<\/a> features up-to-the-minute lines from a variety of offshore and domestic sports books. 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