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NBA finals prop bets: Milwaukee Bucks Bobby Portis props for 7/8/2021

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The Milwaukee Bucks take to the court Thursday for a night of NBA Finals betting action. Let's focus in on Bobby Portis' prop bets and lines for his upcoming matchup. Portis has an over/under of 6.5 points in his game against the Phoenix Suns on Thursday.

Over his last five games, Portis has finished with an average of 12.2 points and 6.2 rebounds per contest. On the season, he's averaged 11 points and 6.7 rebounds while shooting 51.5% from the field.

The Suns are being picked to win in Game 2 of the NBA Finals by bookmakers, who list them as 5-point favorites, while the over/under is set at 220.5 points. The teams will take to the court on Thursday starting at 9:00 PM ET. How will Portis fare relative to his betting lines? Let's break down his performances and dig into some insights to find out.

Bobby Portis prop bets breakdown

Points Over/Under : 6.5
Over Odds : -120
Under Odds : -110
Points per game : 11.0

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports' betting odds for a full list.

Lines last updated at 1:35 PM EST on July 8, 2021.

Bobby Portis points insights

The 6.5 point total set for Portis on Thursday is 4.5 fewer points than his scoring average on the season (11.0).
Portis has scored more than 6.5 points 61 times this season (out of 81 total games - 75.3%).
Portis' season-long average points prop bet total, 11 points, is equal to his per-game scoring average.
55.6% of Portis' matchups this year have seen him hit the over on his point prop total (15 out of 27 opportunities).
Teams are scoring 113.4 points per game against the Suns this season, the 11th-most given up by a squad.

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Bobby Portis rebound insights

Portis has grabbed 6.7 rebounds per game, 2.2 more boards than his prop bet for Thursday's game (4.5).
In 72.8% of his games this year (59 of 81), Portis has gone over his prop bet total for his next matchup (4.5 boards).
Portis has pulled down 0.4 more rebounds (6.7 per game) than his season average prop bet (6.3).
In 57.1% of his chances (16 out of 28), Portis has outpaced his rebounds prop bet total.
Portis has gone over his average rebounds prop bet total (6.3 boards) in only 49.4% of his matchups (40 of 81 games).
Teams are pulling down 43.3 rebounds per game against the Suns this season, the 24th-most given up by a team.

Bobby Portis assists insights

Portis has averaged 1.0 assist per game this year, 0.5 assists more than his prop bet for the matchup on Thursday (0.5).
In 50 out of 81 games this season (61.7%) Portis has dished out more than 0.5 assists.
Portis has averaged 1.0 assist per game, the same as his average assist prop bet total.
Opponents of the Suns have averaged 23.6 assists per game this season, the 23rd-most against any NBA team.

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