Best NBA Bets Today: Free Picks & Player Props for Thursday, May 21

RotoWire's best NBA bets for Thursday, May 21, including expert player prop picks for Cavaliers vs. Knicks Game 2 featuring Evan Mobley assists and OG Anunoby points.
Best NBA Bets Today: Free Picks & Player Props for Thursday, May 21

Looking for the best bets for Thursday's NBA slate? RotoWire has you covered with several picks for this set of games.

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Best NBA Bets Today (Thursday, May 21)

Evan Mobley over 3.5 assists (-105) at New York Knicks

BetMGM, 3:07 PM ET

Nick Whalen: Mobley went under this number in Game 1, but he had three assists midway through the third quarter before the Cavs eventually collapsed down the stretch. Dating back to the Toronto series in Round 1, Mobley is averaging 4.6 assists per game in his last nine and has gone over this number in seven of those games. Even in a down Game 1, he still finished with seven potential assists — in line with his numbers during that aforementioned stretch.

OG Anunoby over 14.5 points (-105) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

BetMGM, 6:06 PM ET

Alex Barutha: Anunoby is averaging 20.4 points in the playoffs. He's been too hot shooting the ball (58.5 FG% and 48.9 3P%), and that will cool off. Still, it's hard not to like this number. He had only 13 points in Game 1, but it was on nine field-goal attempts and 10 free-throw attempts -- more than enough volume. 

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