🏀 NBA Play-In: Trends vs. tonight’s reality
The NBA Play-In Tournament enters its fourth year in the current format — and early returns suggest the market hasn’t fully caught up to how these games play out.
Steve Makinen has analyzed three years of data (18 games) to see what patterns have emerged.
Here are a few to consider:
Steve Makinen has analyzed three years of data (18 games) to see what patterns have emerged.
Here are a few to consider:
Home teams: 12-6 SU, but just 8-10 ATS
No. 9 seeds: 2-6 SU and ATS — worst of any seed
👉 Full Play-In + playoff betting trends →
No. 9 seeds: 2-6 SU and ATS — worst of any seed
👉 Full Play-In + playoff betting trends →
📅 Tuesday Play-In games
No. 10 Heat (+5.5) at No. 9 Hornets, 7:30 p.m. ET (Prime)
No. 8 Blazers (+3.5) at No. 7 Suns, 10 p.m. ET (Prime)
No. 8 Blazers (+3.5) at No. 7 Suns, 10 p.m. ET (Prime)
💡 Zach Cohen’s quick reads
Heat vs. Hornets: Outside of the fact that Miami went 3-1 against Charlotte this season, it’s not easy to come up with reasons to believe the Heat can win this game — or even keep it tight.
👉 Zach’s full breakdown →
Blazers vs. Suns: I think [this matchup] will be pretty ugly, which is why the first play I made of the entire Play-In Tournament was the Under at 218.5.
👉 Zach’s full breakdown →
👉 Wednesday lookahead in our NBA playoffs hub→
👉 Zach’s full breakdown →
Blazers vs. Suns: I think [this matchup] will be pretty ugly, which is why the first play I made of the entire Play-In Tournament was the Under at 218.5.
👉 Zach’s full breakdown →
👉 Wednesday lookahead in our NBA playoffs hub→
Dave Tuley is happy the playoffs are here, but skipped the Play-In games last year. He isn’t making that mistake this year.
👉 Tuley’s Takes on the Play-In round →
👉 Tuley’s Takes on the Play-In round →
🎯 Player Props Edge
No more tanking. Full minutes. Real rotations.
That makes the Play-In one of the best environments of the year for player props — and where projections matter most.
That makes the Play-In one of the best environments of the year for player props — and where projections matter most.
⚡ Smart Edge: Follow the market
Play-In games tend to see sharp, fast line movement — especially close to tip.
Watching how numbers move across books can tell you where respected money is landing before the game starts.
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Watching how numbers move across books can tell you where respected money is landing before the game starts.
👉 Track real-time line moves with DonBest →
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⚾ MLB: Systems + today’s card
It’s a full Tuesday slate — and the edges are showing up in bullpen usage and late-game volatility.
Greg Peterson has targeted eight games on today’s board:
👉 Greg’s MLB Best Bets →
Steve Makinen continues to refine his bullpen betting systems:
👉 Bullpen systems update →
👉 MLB hub →
Greg Peterson has targeted eight games on today’s board:
👉 Greg’s MLB Best Bets →
Steve Makinen continues to refine his bullpen betting systems:
👉 Bullpen systems update →
👉 MLB hub →
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