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NBA finals prop bets: Phoenix Suns Cameron Johnson props for 7/8/2021

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The Phoenix Suns take to the court Thursday for a night of NBA Finals betting action. Let's focus in on Cameron Johnson's prop bets and lines for his upcoming game. The over/under for Johnson's points in Thursday's game against the Milwaukee Bucks is 7.5.

Johnson has averaged 9.3 points so far this year while shooting 43.3% from the floor. Over his last five contests, he's recorded 10.4 points per game with a 67.9% rate of shooting from the field.

The Suns are being picked to win in Game 2 of the NBA Finals by bookmakers, who list them as 5.5-point favorites, while the over/under is set at 219.5 points. The teams will hit the court on Thursday starting at 9:00 PM ET. Let's take a look at how Johnson has fared this season and in recent outings to provide insights into his betting lines for this matchup.

Cameron Johnson prop bets breakdown

Points Over/Under : 7.5
Over Odds : -115
Under Odds : -115
Points per game : 9.3

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 Johnson points insights

The 9.3 points Johnson has scored per game this season is 1.8 more points than his points prop bet over/under set for Thursday (7.5).
In 64.5% of his games this season (49 of 76 matchups) Johnson has put up more than 7.5 points.
Johnson's season-long average points prop bet total, 10.1 points, is 0.8 more points than his per-game scoring average.
58.3% of Johnson's outings this year have seen him go under his point prop total (14 out of 24 opportunities).
Less than half of the time - 35.5% of his matchups this year - Johnson has gone over his season-long average point total of 10.1 points (in 27 of his 76 games).
Opponents of the Bucks have averaged 108.6 points per game this season, the 23rd-most against any NBA team.

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Cameron Johnson rebound insights

Johnson's per-game rebound average - 3.3 - is 0.2 fewer rebounds than his prop bet over/under in Thursday's game (3.5).
In 32 of 76 games this season (42.1%), Johnson has snagged more than 3.5 rebounds.
Johnson has grabbed the same number of rebounds as his season-long average prop bet over/under (3.3).
Only 41.7% of the time this season (10 of 24 opportunities), Johnson has surpassed his rebounds prop bet total.
Johnson has outpaced his average rebounds prop bet total (3.3 boards) in only 42.1% of his matchups (32 out of 76 contests).
Teams are averaging 45.8 rebounds per game against the Bucks this season, the 10th-most given up by a team.

Cameron Johnson assists insights

Johnson has averaged 1.3 assists per game this year, 0.8 assists more than his prop bet for the matchup on Thursday (0.5).
In 72.4% of his matchups this season (55 out of 76) Johnson has dished out more than 0.5 assists.
Johnson has averaged the same number of assists per game as his average assist prop bet over/under of 1.3.
Johnson has recorded 1.3 or more assists (his average assist prop over/under) in just 30 of 76 of his contests (39.5%).
Opponents of the Bucks have averaged 24.2 assists per game this season, the 20th-most against any NBA team.

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