NBA Betting Guide for May 7: Luka’s Best Shot at a Title?
Ben DiGiacomo
Host · Writer
The NBA is hosting a doubleheader of playoff hoops tonight, so let’s review everything you need to know about both matchups.
In the first game of the doubleheader, the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers will meet for Game 1 of their best-of-seven series. The Celtics are heavy 11.5-point favorites in the series opener. The Cavs are being widely dismissed, but given the injury to Kristaps Porzingis, it will be interesting to see if the Cavs’ big men, Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen, can impact the game enough on the interior to swing the result.
The Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder will close out the night in their first game of the series, with the Thunder sitting as narrow favorites to advance to the Western Conference Finals at -130. The bookmakers view this as a close series that could go the distance, so it will be exciting to sit back and watch this one unfold. Make sure you do it by tailing our +1500 ultimate same-game parlay.
It will be a fun night of NBA hoops, so let’s lock-in, enjoy the games, and pump out some winners!
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SSportsGrid’sNBA Betting Guide for May 7
Featured Same-Game Parlays: +1500 Mavericks-Thunder
TTonight’sHeadliners: Total Points Best Bets for Tonight | Top Props | Brunson’sPlayoff Surge
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7:00 p.m. ET: No. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers @ No. 1 Boston Celtics (Game 1)
- Spread: Celtics -11.5 | Moneyline: Celtics -650 | Total: 210
- Where to Watch: TNT | Location: TD Garden (Boston, MA)
Cavaliers Last 5 ATS: 1-4 | Celtics Last 5 ATS: 4-1
SSportsGrid’sBest Bet: Cavaliers +11.5 (1-Star)
SSportsGrid’sTop Player Props: Donovan Mitchell OVER 27.5 Points (5-Stars) | Jayson Tatum UNDER 36.5 Points+Rebounds (5-Stars)
9:30 p.m. ET: No. 4 Dallas Mavericks @ No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder (Game 1)
- Spread: Thunder -3.5 | Moneyline: Thunder -166 | Total: 218
- Where to Watch: TNT | Location: Paycom Center (Oklahoma City, OK)
Mavericks Last 5 ATS: 4-1 | Thunder Last 5 ATS: 4-1
SSportsGrid’sBest Bets: Mavericks +3.5 (1-Star) | OVER 218 (1-Star)
SSportsGrid’sTop Player Props: Luka Doncic UNDER 3.5 Three-Point FG (5-Stars) | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander UNDER 34.5 Points+Assists (5-Stars)
