National Basketball Association

NBA odds: Play-In games betting results

Updated Apr. 17, 2022 12:13 a.m. ET

The NBA Playoffs are finally here! The top six teams from each conference have earned some time off, but the teams that finished seventh through 10th were in survival mode during the Play-in round this week.

The Play-in round is the tip-off to the two-month-long NBA postseason which cumulates with the NBA Finals, scheduled to begin June 2.

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The Play-In round opened with No. 7 seed Brooklyn (44-38 in regular season) beating No. 8 Cleveland (44-38) 115-108 and No. 7 Minnesota (46-36) beating the No. 8 Los Angeles Clippers (42-40) 109-104 on Tuesday.

The Play-In round continued Wednesday with No. 9 Atlanta (43-39) knocking off No. 10 Charlotte (43-39) 132-103 and No. 9 New Orleans (36-46) ousting No. 10 San Antonio (34-48) 113-103.

The Cavaliers will face the Hawks and the Clippers will face the Pelicans on Friday, with the victors advancing to the first round of the playoffs.

COMPLETED GAMES

FRIDAY

Atlanta Hawks 107, Cleveland Cavaliers 101

Point spread: Hawks (-2) covered by winning by more than 2 points (6)
Moneyline: Hawks win as -138 favorite (bet $10 to win $17.25 total); Cavaliers were +105 underdogs (bet $10 to win $20.50 total)
Total scoring over/under: Under 223 points scored by both teams combined (208)

New Orleans Pelicans 105, LA Clippers 101

Point spread: Pelicans cover by winning outright
Moneyline: Pelicans won as +135 underdogs (bet $10 to win $23.50 total) Clippers were -182 favorite to win (bet $10 to win $15.49 total);
Total scoring over/under: Under 215.5 points scored by both teams combined (206)

TUESDAY

Brooklyn Nets 115, Cleveland Cavaliers 108

Point spread: Cavaliers (+9.5) cover by losing by fewer than 9.5 points (7)
Moneyline: Nets win as -556 favorite (bet $10 to win $11.80 total); Cavaliers were +350 underdogs (bet $10 to win $45 total)
Total scoring over/under: Under 227 points scored by both teams combined (223)

BETTING NOTE: The Nets were covering with 2:26 remaining (105-95) but after Evan Mobley's layup 18 seconds later, the Cavs covered the rest of the way.

Minnesota Timberwolves 109, LA Clippers 104

Point spread: Timberwolves (-3.5) cover by winning by more than 3.5 points (5)
Moneyline: Timberwolves win as -154 favorite (bet $10 to win $16.49 total); Clippers +120 underdogs (bet $10 to win $22 total)
Total scoring over/under: Under 230.5 points scored by both teams combined (213)

BETTING NOTE: Paul George's 31-foot 3-pointer with 13.6 seconds left gave Clippers backers some hope (108-104) but LA did not manage another shot the rest of the way.

WEDNESDAY

Atlanta Hawks 132, Charlotte Hornets 103

Point spread: Hawks (-5.5) cover by winning by more than 5.5 points (29)
Moneyline: Hawks win as -227 favorite (bet $10 to win $14.41 total); Hornets were +170 underdogs (bet $10 to win $27 total)
Total scoring over/under: Push 235 points scored by both teams combined

BETTING NOTE: Depending on how you played the over/under, the last minute was wild. With Atlanta holding a 26-point lead, Jalen Johnson hit a 3-pointer with 40.1 seconds remaining to tie the over/under at 235 total points. The Hornets then missed a 3-pointer and had a layup blocked, much to the chagrin of over bettors.

New Orleans Pelicans 113, San Antonio Spurs 103

Point spread: Pelicans (-5.5) cover by winning by more than 5.5 points (10)
Moneyline: Pelicans win as -227 favorite (bet $10 to win $14.41 total); Spurs were +170 underdogs (bet $10 to win $27 total)
Total scoring over/under: Under 225 points scored by both teams combined (216)

BETTING NOTE: The Spurs were down by 21 points early in the fourth quarter but San Antonio rallied, giving Spurs backers (+5.5) a glimmer of hope. The Spurs used a 16-1 run to cut the deficit to 97-91 as the Pelicans missed seven consecutive shots during the run but missed four shots in a row as New Orleans expanded the lead.

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