NBA Playoff Update

The NBA playoff field is officially set, in that we know which 20 teams will still be playing after the regular season wraps up this weekend. But as far as seeding goes? Even with just a couple games left on each team’s schedule, there’s still plenty that remains unsettled 😈

• The West has been an absolute gauntlet all season long, and there’s a team well above .500 that’s facing a 10th place finish. What team that is remains to be seen; there’s plenty of moving pieces all up and down the standings, including a fight for the top seed 👀

A full slate of NBA action tonight should help clear things up a bit, but let’s actually turn our attention over to the Eastern Conference, where the 3-6 seeds are all separated by just 1.5 games 👇

Barring a Bucks’ collapse (Giannis is hurt) or a Sixers’ surge (Embiid is back), it looks more than likely these four teams will face each other in some capacity in the first round, where home court advantage can make all the difference. And surely none of them want any part of the conference-leading Celtics in the second round, making that third seed all the more coveted 🤔

• The Knicks currently sit in the driver’s seat there, and after beating Boston last night in their home finale, they’ll close their season with a pair of very winnable road games against the Nets and Bulls

The upstart Magic actually picked up some hype as a possible 2-seed last week, but back-to-back losses to the Rockets and Bucks has them tumbling a bit…their range of possible outcomes is all over the place 😳

Then there’s the Cavs and the Pacers, and saving them for last isn’t meant to be any disrespect to the Midwest. These two just so happen to be playing each other tonight, in what could be the most important game of the evening. Check out how the odds are shaping up 👇

Pacers vs. Cavaliers Betting Preview

• Spread: Cavaliers -3

• Moneyline: Cavaliers -154, Pacers +130

• Over/Under: 234

We’re Knicks fans over here, so just wanted to drop this note from Kenny Smith. Brunson is really that guy 🍎

Trivia Question: Where does Brunson rank in league scoring this season?

For My Parlay Gurus

Huge night of NBA games, this should be an interesting slate with almost every team playing. The important games are Pacers vs Cavs and Magic vs Sixers, and I think I like both home teams. Philly has won six straight games, while the Cavs are finally healthy. Take a look 👇

• Sixers -6.5 vs Magic: -110

• Cavs -3 vs Pacers: -112

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Trivia Answer: Brunson’s 28.4 PPG currently ranks fourth in the league behind Luka, Giannis and SGA

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