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Underdog, Sleeper Offer Big Bonuses for 76ers-Knicks Playoff

5/7/2026

Summary

Underdog, Sleeper Promote

Underdog and Sleeper launched new-user promos for the 76ers–Knicks playoff game.
Offers include Underdog’s $5 play with $50 bonus entries and Sleeper’s $20 bonus plus a 100 % match up to $100 for a $120 total.
Props set Brunson and Wembanyama at 27.5 points, Embiid at 26.5, Maxey at 24.5, and note the Knicks allow 100.0 points per game with a 101.1 rating.

Summary

NBA Sets Record

NBA said 2026 playoffs had highest TV viewership in 33 years.
Underdog teams captured 33% of series in the 2020s, up from 21% in 2000s, yielding $1,650 for a $100 bet.
Home teams have split Game 7s 14-14 as five All-Stars—including Luka Doncic, Kevin Durant, Anthony Edwards, Brandon Ingram and Victor Wembanyama—missed a playoff game, indicating advantage decline.
NBA’s return to NBC boosted ratings even as first-round points per 100 possessions fell from 115.8 to 111.1.

History

Historical Context

In November 1989 NBC secured a four-year, US $600 million contract to broadcast NBA games beginning with the 1990-91 season, ending CBS’s tenure as Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls sparked a 1990s viewership surge. After a two-decade hiatus, NBC returned under the 2025-26 11-year deal, sharing playoff coverage with ESPN/ABC and Amazon.

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Underdog, Sleeper Promote

Underdog and Sleeper launched new-user promos for the 76ers–Knicks playoff game.
Offers include Underdog’s $5 play with $50 bonus entries and Sleeper’s $20 bonus plus a 100 % match up to $100 for a $120 total.
Props set Brunson and Wembanyama at 27.5 points, Embiid at 26.5, Maxey at 24.5, and note the Knicks allow 100.0 points per game with a 101.1 rating.

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