The Phoenix Suns take to the court Tuesday for a night of NBA Finals betting action. Let’s focus in on Cameron Payne’s prop bets and lines for his upcoming matchup. The points over/under set for Payne in Tuesday’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks is 6.5.
Over his last five games, Payne has finished with an average of 9.6 points and 4.4 assists per contest. On the season, he’s averaged 8.8 points and 3.6 assists while shooting 46.4% from the floor.
The Suns are being picked to win in Game 1 of the NBA Finals by oddsmakers, who list them as 5.5-point favorites, while the over/under is set at 218.5 points. The teams will hit the court on Tuesday starting at 9:00 PM ET. How will Payne fare relative to his betting lines? Let’s break down his performances and dig into some insights to find out.
Cameron Payne prop bets breakdown
- Points Over/Under: 6.5
- Over Odds: -133
- Under Odds: 100
- Points per game: 8.8
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list.
Lines last updated at 10:35 PM EST on July 5, 2021.
Cameron Payne points insights
- The 6.5 point total set for Payne’s game Tuesday is 2.3 fewer points than his season scoring average.
- In 63.2% of his games this season (48 of 76 matchups) Payne has scored more than 6.5 points.
- Payne’s season-long scoring average, 8.8 points per game, is 1.3 points higher than his average points prop bet over/under.
- Less than half of the time — 33.3% of his outings this year — Payne has hit the over on his point total (three out of nine chances).
- In 50% of his outings this year, Payne has hit the over on his season-long average point total of 7.5 points (in 38 of his 76 games).
- Teams are scoring 108.6 points per game against the Bucks this season, the 23rd-most allowed by a team.
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Cameron Payne rebound insights
- Payne has averaged 0.9 more rebounds per game (2.4) than his prop bet total in Tuesday’s game (1.5).
- In 51 of 76 games this season (67.1%), Payne has snagged more than 1.5 rebounds.
- The average prop bet over/under Payne has had set for rebounds this year is 2.2. He typically has surpassed that number as he has pulled down 2.4 rebounds per game, 0.2 more boards than his average prop.
- In six of his nine chances (66.7%), Payne has gone over his rebounds prop bet total.
- In only 34 of his 76 contests (44.7%), Payne has outpaced his average rebounds prop bet total of 2.2 boards.
- Teams are averaging 45.8 rebounds per game against the Bucks this season, the 10th-most allowed by a team.
Cameron Payne assists insights
- Payne has averaged 3.6 assists per game this season, 1.1 assists more than his prop bet for the matchup on Tuesday (2.5).
- Payne has dished out more than 2.5 assists in 48 out of 76 games this season (63.2%).
- Payne has averaged 0.7 more assists per game than his average assist prop bet over/under of 2.9.
- Payne has covered his average assist prop total (2.9) in 48 of his 76 games (63.2%).
- The Bucks’ opponents are collecting 24.2 assists per game, which is the 20th-most allowed by an NBA team this season.
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