2025-26 NBA Playoff Odds: Spreads, Lines for Play-In, First-Round Series
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As the madness of March ends, the NBA postseason begins. Let's check out the odds for the NBA play-in tournament, as well as the first round of the playoffs, at DraftKings Sportsbook as of April 13. This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more about Sports Betting on FOX Sports. EAST PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT April 14 No. 10 MIAMI @ No. 9 CHARLOTTE Spread: Hornets -5.5Moneyline: Hornets -218, Heat +180O/U: 227.5 April 15 No. 8 ORLANDO @ No. 7 PHILADELPHIA Spread:76ers -1.5Moneyline:76ers -115, Magic -105O/U: 220.5 WEST PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT April 14 No. 8 PORTLAND @ No. 7 PHOENIX Spread:Suns -4.5Moneyline:Suns -180, Blazers +150O/U: 218.5 April 15 No. 10 WARRIORS @ No. 9 CLIPPERS Spread:Clippers -3.5Moneyline:Clippers -166, Warriors +140O/U: 220.5 EAST FIRST ROUND No. 8 TBD vs. No. 1 DETROITNo. 7 TBD vs. No. 2 BOSTON No. 6 ATLANTA (+230) vs. No. 3 NEW YORK (-290)Season series: NYK 2-1 Correct score: Knicks 4-1: +340Knicks 4-3: +360Knicks 4-2: +425Knicks 4-0: +600Hawks 4-2: +650Hawks 4-3: +800Hawks 4-1: +1500Hawks 4-0: +2500 Game 1 - ATL @ NYK (April 18) Spread: Knicks -4.5Moneyline: Knicks -192, Hawks +160O/U: 216.5 What to know: Oddly enough, in their three regular-season matchups, no home team earned a victory, which could bode well for Atlanta, considering New York has home-court advantage - right? In addition, those three games were decided by a total of just 18 points. In fact, despite losing the season series, the Hawks actually outscored the Knicks by six points across those three games. No. 5 TORONTO (+425) vs. No. 4 CLEVELAND (-600)Season series: TOR 3-0 Correct score: Cavs 4-1: +240Cavs 4-0: +350Cavs 4-3: +425Cavs 4-2: +425Raptors 4-2: +850Raptors 4-3: +1100Raptors 4-1: +2200Raptors 4-0: +3500 GAME 1 - TOR @ CLE (April 18) Spread: Cavs -7.5Moneyline: Cavs -285, Raptors +230O/U: 219.5 What to know: Despite Cleveland being heavily favored, Toronto had its number in the regular season, winning all three of the two teams' matchups by an average of 11.7 points. However, James Harden played in none of those contests. Will "The Beard" make the difference? WEST FIRST ROUND No. 8 TBD vs. No. 1 OKLAHOMA CITYNo. 7 TBD vs. No. 2 SAN ANTONIO No. 6 MINNESOTA (+280) vs. No. 3 DENVER (-350)Season series: DEN 3-1 Correct score: Nuggets 4-1: +280Nuggets 4-3: +350Nuggets 4-2: +450Nuggets 4-0: +500Wolves 4-2: +750Wolves 4-3: +900Wolves 4-1: +1800Wolves 4-0: +3000 GAME 1 - MIN @ DEN (April 18) Spread: Nuggets -6.5Moneyline: Nuggets -258, Wolves +210O/U: 230.5 What to know: These two Northwest Division rivals will face off for the third time in the last four postseasons. In 2024, Minnesota beat Denver in seven hard-fought games in the West semis, and in 2023, Denver beat Minnesota in five in the first round, on the way to its first title in franchise history. No. 5 HOUSTON (-750) vs. No. 4 LA LAKERS (+550)Season series: LAL 2-1 Correct score: Rockets 4-0: +240Rockets 4-2: +250Rockets 4-1: +265Rockets 4-3: +800Lakers 4-3: +950Lakers 4-2: +2500Lakers 4-1: +2500Lakers 4-0: +6000 GAME 1 - HOU @ LAL (April 18) Spread: Rockets -4.5Moneyline: Rockets -192, Lakers +160O/U: 208.5 What to know: Misfortune struck the Lakers at the end of the regular season, with Luka Doni and Austin Reaves both suffering injuries that will keep them out of the first round of the playoffs. In the Lakers' two wins over Houston this season, Doni scored 40 and 36 points.