NBA Best Player Prop Picks, Odds, Predictions for Saturday, May 2, 2026
Following an exciting Friday night in the NBA Playoffs that saw two teams force Game 7s and the Lakers close out the Rockets, we have just one game on the slate Saturday night. That contest should be a doozy, considering the 76ers are trying to complete a near miraculous comeback from 3-1 down in the series to eliminate the Celtics.
With another intriguing night of hardwood action on tap, we’ll dive into three player props worth considering.
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Saturday’s Best NBA Player Props
- Jayson Tatum (BOS) – Over Points + Rebounds
- Tyrese Maxey (PHI) – Over Points + Rebounds + Assists
- Payton Pritchard (BOS) – Over Points + Assists
2026 Playoff Prop Bet Tracker: 22-19 (+1.02 units)
Jayson Tatum (BOS) – Over Points + Rebounds
The Celtics have to be smarting after forsaking what was once a 3-1 series lead, and they now head back to their home floor for Game 7. However, TD Garden has hardly been a safe space for Boston, which has already dropped two games there in the series. Naturally, the urgency will be ratcheted up past 10 for Joe Mazzulla’s squad, and Tatum, who’s been consistently outstanding throughout the ups and downs of the series, figures to be even more aggressive than he’s already been.
While playing at least 32 minutes in each of the first five games, Tatum averaged 35.2 points + rebounds while shooting 47.7 percent and averaging 17.6 field-goal attempts per contest. JT then logged just 29 minutes during Boston’s shockingly listless Game 6 loss, but he still put up 28 points + rebounds in that modest amount of time and with the help of a 6-for-13 tally from the floor. Expect 35 minutes or more for Tatum tonight with all hands on deck for the Celtics, putting this 34.5 figure squarely in play.
Original Line Publish: 34.5
Tyrese Maxey (PHI) – Over Points + Rebounds + Assists
Maxey has been a linchpin of the 76ers’ furious rally in the series, averaging 38.0 points + rebounds + assists across 41.0 minutes over the last five games overall. Maxey’s deep game has been particularly sharp, as he’s connected on 42.6 percent of his attempts from behind the arc over that span. The talented point guard is putting up a robust 22.6 shot attempts per contest in that sample as well, and he’s impressively gone 19-for-20 from the free-throw line over the entirety of the series.
As is the case with Tatum, there’s virtually no way Maxey doesn’t see a boatload of minutes Saturday given the stakes, with an unexpected blowout the only potential monkey wrench in that plan. However, given Philadelphia has managed to hang close or outright topple the Celtics in four of the first six games, the odds are on the side of Maxey putting in enough time on the floor to stuff the stat sheet once more and eclipse this figure for the fifth time in the last six contests.
Original Line Publish: 33.5
Payton Pritchard (BOS) – Over Points + Assists
Pritchard has continued to play a key role off the bench for the Celtics throughout the series, following a career-best regular season where he put up 17.0 points, 5.2 assists and 3.9 rebounds per contest across 79 games. The postseason has seen Pritchard put up just one atypically modest performance, which came in Game 2. Even when factoring in that four-point, five-rebound, five-assist showing, Pritchard is still averaging 19.6 points + assists across 31.8 minutes per contest.
Pritchard is 5-1 to this prop in the series, and he also got there in two of the four regular-season meetings with the 76ers. Additionally, it’s worth noting Pritchard has been a significant drop in efficiency from behind the arc during the series — he’s shooting just 31.3% from downtown over the six games — including an abysmal 2-for-13 showing over the last two contests. Given Pritchard’s 37.7% success rate from three during the regular season and the fact he did drain 50% of his 22 three-point attempts in Games 3 and 4, the sharpshooter could be due for a turnaround.
Original Line Publish: 16.5
Photo Credit: AP/Matt Slocum
