Every single NBA team played its 82nd game of the regular season on Sunday, completing the first normal, regularly scheduled season since 2018-19.'
With the advent of the (still relatively) new Play-In format, the official NBA playoff odds are still a few days away. Futures odds are still available, in the meantime, while playoff futures for the eight teams ensnared in the Play-In bracket remain in limbo.
NBA Playoffs: Play-In Games Now Betting Appetizer
Today, I'm looking at NBA odds for the four games that are already locked in for this week, to be played on Tuesday and Wednesday. In chronological order, they are:
- Atlanta Hawks at Miami Heat
- Minnesota Timberwolves at Los Angeles Lakers
- Chicago Bulls at Toronto Raptors
- Oklahoma City Thunder at New Orleans Pelicans
Technically, none of these teams have yet made the playoffs, though Tuesday-night winners will officially be locked into the No. 7 seed. If you're holding playoff futures on any of these teams, you've still got a few more days to sweat.'
By the end of this week, NBA bettors should have the full picture on who's in and who's out.