The NBA Finals continue Thursday for the Phoenix Suns, so let’s take a look at Cameron Payne’s prop bets and lines. The points over/under set for Payne in Thursday’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks is 7.5.
So far this season, Payne has recorded an average of 8.8 points and 3.6 assists every game, while over his last five performances, he’s averaging 5.8 points. He’s shooting 46.5% from the field this season and 34.3% in his last five games.
The Suns are being picked to win the game by oddsmakers, who list them as 5.5-point favorites, while the over/under is set at 219.5 points. The teams will take to the court on Thursday in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, starting at 9:00 PM ET. Let’s dig into some insights and stats to figure out how Payne will fare in this matchup, especially as it pertains to his betting markets.
Cameron Payne prop bets breakdown
- Points Over/Under: 7.5
- Over Odds: -118
- Under Odds: -111
- Points per game: 8.8
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list.
Lines last updated at 4:35 PM EST on July 7, 2021.
Cameron Payne points insights
- The 7.5 point total set for Payne’s game Thursday is 1.3 fewer points than his season scoring average.
- Payne has scored more than 7.5 points 39 times this season (out of 77 total games — 50.6%).
- Payne’s season-long average points prop bet total is 1.3 points less than his per-game scoring average (8.8 points).
- In less than half of his chances — three of nine this year (33.3%) — Payne has gone over his point total.
- In 39 of 77 contests this year (50.6%), Payne has gone over his season average points prop bet total (7.5).
- Opponents of the Bucks have scored 108.6 points per game this season, the 23rd-most against any NBA team.
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Cameron Payne rebound insights
- Payne has pulled down 2.4 rebounds per game, 0.9 more boards than his prop bet for Thursday’s game (1.5).
- In 66.2% of his games this year (51 of 77), Payne has pulled down more than 1.5 boards.
- The average prop bet over/under Payne has had set for rebounds this year is 2.2. He typically has gone over that number as he has pulled down 2.4 rebounds per game, 0.2 more boards than his average prop.
- 66.7% of the time this season (six of nine chances), Payne has gone over his rebounds prop bet total.
- Payne has surpassed his average rebounds prop bet total (2.2 boards) in just 44.2% of his matchups (34 out of 77 contests).
- Opponents of the Bucks have collected 45.8 rebounds per game this season, the 10th-most against any NBA squad.
Cameron Payne assists insights
- Payne’s season-long assist average — 3.6 per game — is 1.1 assists higher than Thursday’s assist prop bet value (2.5).
- In 48 out of 77 games this season (62.3%) Payne has dished out more than 2.5 assists.
- Payne has averaged 3.6 assists per game, 0.7 more per game than his average assist prop bet over/under of 2.9.
- Payne has gone over his average assist prop total (2.9) in 48 of his 77 games (62.3%).
- Opponents of the Bucks have averaged 24.2 assists per game this season, the 20th-most against any NBA team.
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