NBA Betting Guide for Play-In Tournament: War in the East
Ben DiGiacomo
Host · Writer
The NBA Play-In Tournament continues on, so as the postseason here alas, here is everything you need to know for the first set of games.
Last night, we saw the Los Angles Lakers defeat the New Orleans Pelicans narrowly while the Sacramento Kings destroyed the Golden State Warriors. The Lakers will go on the face the Denver Nuggets in the first round beginning Saturday night while the Kings and Pelicans will face off on Friday with the winner getting a chance to play the Oklahoma City Thunder. For the Warriors, it appears the dynasty is officially over.
Looking at tonight’s action, the Philadelphia 76ers will carry their eight-game winning streak into their matchup with the Miami Heat, but it remains to be seen if this Heat squad has any postseason magic left in them. The 76ers are dominating with a healthy Joel Embiid right now, so can they advance tonight to earn themselves a favorable first round draw against the New York Knicks?
Following that, the Chicago Bulls and Atlanta Hawks will face off in a battle of two teams that should be entering full-blown rebuilds by the weekend.
It’s going to be a fun few days of NBA hoops, so let’s lock in, enjoy the games, and pump out some winners!
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SportsGrid’s NBA Betting Guide for Play-In Tournament
Featured Same-Game Parlays: +900 Heat-76ers | +1100 Hawks-Bulls
Tonight’s Headliners: Top Props | Best Bets | Ranking the 8 Play-In Teams
Catch Up on Last Night’s Action: Lakers Top Pelicans | Is Warriors’ Dynasty Done?
7:00 p.m. ET: No. 8 Miami Heat @ No. 7 Philadelphia 76ers: Betting Preview
- Spread: 76ers -5.5 | Moneyline: 76ers -215 | Total: 208
- Where to Watch: ESPN | Location: Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia, PA)
Heat Last 5 ATS: 3-2 | 76ers Last 5 ATS: 5-0
SportsGrid’s Best Bets: 76ers -5.5 (1-Star) | OVER 208 (4-Stars)
SportsGrid’s Top Player Props: Jimmy Butler UNDER 23.5 Points (5-Stars) | Kelly Oubre Jr. OVER 12.5 Points (5-Stars)
9:30 p.m. ET: No. 10 Atlanta Hawks @ No. 9 Chicago Bulls: Betting Preview
- Spread: Bulls -3 | Moneyline: Bulls -146 | Total: 222.5
- Where to Watch: ESPN | Location: United Center (Chicago, IL)
Hawks Last 5 ATS: 1-4 | Bulls Last 5 ATS: 3-2
SportsGrid’s Best Bets: Bulls -3 (2-Stars) | UNDER 222.5 (5-Stars)
SportsGrid’s Top Player Props: Dejounte Murray OVER 5.5 Assists (5-Stars, +102) | Nikola Vucevic UNDER 11.5 Rebounds (5-Stars)
