NBA play-in tournament schedule, odds and betting lines: Kings favoured to out Mavericks, Bulls face Heat in a pick’em

NBA schedule

The NBA regular season is over, and the first round of the playoffs is set to begin on the weekend. Before that happens, we’ve got play-in tournament action to attend to.

The latest: Four teams per conference are competing for the Nos. 7 and 8 seeds, including Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors against Ja Morant‘s Memphis Grizzlies. The winner of that game will be a 7-seed, while the loser will host a do-or-die game for the final playoff spot.

Check out our basketball betting lines and NBA schedule for the play-in tournament on April 15-16.

NBA schedule: Play-in tournament

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Atlanta Hawks vs. Orlando Magic

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Memphis Grizzlies vs. Golden State Warriors

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Miami Heat vs. Chicago Bulls

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Dallas Mavericks vs. Sacramento Kings

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Betting insights

  • Orlando and Atlanta played twice in the final week of the regular season, and both teams got the win on their home court. The Magic cashed unders at the second-highest rate in the NBA (57.3%) this season, while the Hawks cashed overs at the second-highest rate (61.7%), per Team Rankings.
  • Golden State went 3-1 against Memphis this season, which includes a pair of wins at home. In their most recent head-to-head matchup on April 1, Curry dropped 52 points (12-of-20 from 3-point range) and finished two assists shy of a triple-double in a road win.
  • The Bulls are 3-0 SU against the Heat this season despite being the underdogs in each of those games. Chicago is only 18-23 at home, but an April push (6-1 overall this month) led to a home play-in game.
  • Sacramento has the worst ATS record of all the postseason teams (34-44-4). But the Kings are 3-0 SU and 2-0-1 ATS against the Mavericks this season. Dallas went just 1-6 ATS in its final seven games, losing SU three times in that span as a favourite.
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Jordan enjoys writing data-driven game previews and analysis articles — especially for MLB markets or NFL/NBA props. And as a proud Ohio University grad, he’ll always have a soft spot for college sports (especially if the Bobcats are involved). Previous stops include mlb.com, Sportsnet and The Athletic.