Best NBA Player Props Today for May 3: Mitchell Makin Money

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We’ve got two more Eastern Conference Game 7 matchups on tap, and there are plenty of big names at the heart of the action to target for player props.

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I’m looking at stars like Cade Cunningham, Paolo Banchero, and Donovan Mitchell to make their mark in these critical games.

Read on to see how I’m backing each of these players in my free NBA picks for Sunday, May 3.

Best NBA player props today

Player

Pick

Cade Cunninhgam

Over 44.5 points + rebounds + assists

-115

Paolo Banchero

Over 5.5 assists

-105

Donovan Mitchell

Over 4.5 rebounds

+120

Prop #1: Cade Cunningham Over 44.5 points + rebounds + assists

-115 at bet365

Cade Cunningham has played beyond his regular-season numbers in this series, averaging 32.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 6.3 assists per game on 44.9% shooting.

Cunningham has mostly acted as a primary scorer but has also served as a primary playmaker when he’s needed to, as he’s put up nine or more dimes twice in the series. Overall, Cunningham is putting up 45.3 PRA per game in this series.

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And while that might seem unsustainable given his regular season output (39.4 PRA), we have to consider he’s logging serious minutes, being on the court for 40.5 minutes per game in this series compared to 33.9 during the season.

The Detroit Pistons aren’t going away from Cunningham in Game 7.

Prop #2: Paolo Banchero Over 5.5 assists

-105 at bet365

If the Orlando Magic are going to score an upset in Game 7, it will come on the back of Paolo Banchero.

The 23-year-old forward had an inconsistent season — which led to some discourse about how good he really is — and that has shown up again in this series, where a 45-point explosion in Game 5 was followed by a 4-for-20 shooting performance in Game 6.

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One area where Banchero has remained relatively consistent is his ability to get the ball to his teammates. He’s averaging 6.3 assists per game in this series and has dished out six or more assists in four of the past five games.

Whether or not Banchero gets his shooting touch back in Game 7 (and…

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