{"id":339830,"date":"2025-04-14T16:34:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T20:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=339830"},"modified":"2025-04-14T16:34:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T20:34:01","slug":"nba-prop-bets-play-in-tournament-april-15-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/nba-prop-bets-play-in-tournament-april-15-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Best NBA play-in prop bets April 15: Bet on Banchero, Edey to show up in postseason play"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Get set for Tuesday&#8217;s NBA play-in tournament doubleheader with a trio of prop bets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\"><strong>The pregame narrative<\/strong>: In the late game, I like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/players\/zach_edey\">Zach Edey<\/a> to stay dominant as a rebounder the way he has the past two weeks. In the earlier matchup, fade <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/players\/trae_young\">Trae Young<\/a> and look for a big night from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/players\/paolo_banchero\">Paolo Banchero<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-8f1effd0-db18-40a8-916e-091372420d9e\">Check out the best NBA prop bets for the play-in tournament matchups on April 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-0a4ee124-09d4-4260-81c9-fd6fe232dbb3\">NBA prop bets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/basketball\/nba?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=sportsbook_nba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Full NBA betting markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/nba-injury-report?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=injury_reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NBA injury report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/top-players?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=stats_pages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NBA stats &amp; standings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Best Bet: Young under 9.5 assists (+106)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:112550\">Embed: #112550<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fading the NBA assists leader in a playoff-calibre game? Sure, let&#8217;s give it a go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Young averaged 11.6 assists per game this season, which makes the under on this total look like the wrong move. But the context of Tuesday&#8217;s matchup means a great deal to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Orlando Magic love nothing more than to play a slow, grind-it-out game where physicality and defensive responsibility trump inflated box scores and offensive pizzazz. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Orlando plays at the slowest pace in the NBA (96.51 possessions\/game) and owns the second-best defensive rating (109.1 points\/100 possessions).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fewer possessions means fewer assist opportunities. And the defensive rating tells us that those possessions tend not to come easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Young finished with 10 assists when he faced the Magic last week, but he&#8217;s gone under the 9.5-assist mark in 4 of 6 games since the start of last season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The under on this prop is 3-1 in Young&#8217;s road matchups against Orlando.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I know Young averaged an NBA-best 20.7 potential assists this year, and thus would need only half the shots to drop on an average night for this bet to flop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But I&#8217;m buying in on the Magic upholding its stylistic reputation at home in a meaningful game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Key stat<\/strong>: Orlando allows the fewest assists per game to its opponents (22.8).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best NBA picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Banchero over 29.5 points (-113):<\/strong> Banchero <em>is<\/em> the Magic&#8217;s offence. That statement is only slightly hyperbolic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>His 33.0% usage rate ranks fourth in the NBA, behind Giannis Antetokounmpo, LaMelo Ball and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Banchero has attempted 20+ shots in 29 of 46 games this season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The No. 1 overall pick from 2022 is known for his volume-based production rather than his efficiency. But that&#8217;s fine with me if the bet cashes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Banchero has hit the 30-point milestone in nine of his past 14 games while shooting 47.6% from the field on 22.1 shot attempts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has also cashed this bet in four of his past five games against Atlanta (since January 2024).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Edey over 10.5 rebounds (-120): <\/strong>Will the Grizzlies go small to match the Warriors or try to use their size mismatch as an advantage? I&#8217;m hoping it&#8217;s the former. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edey, at 7-foot-4, is playing some inspired basketball around the rim this month. He&#8217;s averaging 15.7 rebounds in six games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That includes a 16-rebound performance against Golden State on April 1. No matter who the Warriors throw at him down low, Edey is bigger and will have a chance to dominate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Warriors allow the third-most rebounds per game to opposing centres (16.29), per Betting Pros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\"><em>NBA prop picks made at 4:00 p.m. ET on 04\/14\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get set for Tuesday&#8217;s NBA play-in tournament doubleheader with a trio of prop bets. The pregame narrative: In the late game, I like Zach Edey to stay dominant as a rebounder the way he has the past two weeks. In the earlier matchup, fade Trae Young and look for a big night from Paolo Banchero. 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