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Today’s Free Picks
| Sport | Game Selection | Game Time |
|---|---|---|
| NBA | (569) Los Angeles Lakers at (570) Oklahoma City Thunder: Deandre Ayton Rebounds | 9:30pm EDT - May 7/2026 |
The PLAY: Deandre Ayton Rebounds Over 8.5 (-126)
Although the Lakers ended up taking the loss in Game 1 against the Thunder DeAndre Ayton was still a force in the rebounding department racking up 12 of them. We’ll take his NBA player prop over 8.5 rebounds in Game 2 with Ayton now hitting double digit rebounds in four straight games. He has averaged 11 rebounds per game in the post season which leads the team with the next top rebounder being LeBron James at 6.7 per game. He has played 30 minutes per game in the post season which is a slight uptick from the regular season and it’s also worth noting that big man Jared Vanderbilt is doubtful for this game which could mean a few additional minutes for Ayton on the floor tonight as well. His +/- rating of -4 actually was the best among all Lakers players that saw at least 10 minutes in Game 1 so we know he’s not in danger of losing minutes to Jaxson Hayes who had a -12 rating in just 16 minutes. After hauling in over 25% of the Lakers’ total rebounds in Game 1 let’s take Ayton to be a force on the glass for LA again tonight taking his NBA player prop over 8.5 rebounds in Game 2.
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