NBA Playoff Bets: Play-In Game Picks & First Round Predictions

The Early Edge: A Daily Sports Betting Podcast

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🗓️ 13 April 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Our crew of NBA experts Sia Nejad, Propstars, Mike Barner, and David Bearman break down all the NBA playoff matchups, including Play-In Game bets and picks, and First Round predictions!

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0:00.0	Well, let's try to make some money on these play-in games with Alex Ells, Nick, David Bierman, and Mike Barner.
0:10.9	And let's talk about the Tuesday games first.
0:13.1	David, I'm going to start with you.
0:14.7	We've got Heat Hornets with the Hornets laying five and a half.
0:18.3	We've got a total 227 and a half.
0:19.7	And then Blazers' sons, Suns minus four and a half, two 17 half, two, David, I'm going to ask you for your favorite side on Tuesday. Of those two, I like the hornets at minus five and a half. We talked last segment about the heat and the hornets. And listen, the heat of loss 10 of 13 before winning the last two meaningless games. The defense has allowed
0:37.9	127 and a half points for game over that stretch, which is the fourth worst in the league,
0:42.7	only ahead of three tanking teams. Pones are shooting 50% against them. The two teams met
0:47.8	twice in March splitting. Charlotte won by 30 in Charlotte. I just like Charlotte. They're also,
0:52.4	by the way, just throwing it out there,
0:59.3	the best ATS team in the league through 2026 at 50 and 32. So I think the Hornets get it done at home.
1:06.5	Yeah, I want to disagree with that because I feel like Eric Spolster will surprise us at some point this season,
1:10.8	but the logic is very sound. Mike Barner, what's your favorite side? I'll take the Suns minus four and a half. I already talked about how I like them at home. They've been a very good home team all season. And one of the reasons why is Dylan Brooks plays much better at home than he does on the road. He's averaging 23.7 points per game at home and 16.9 on the road. So this is a tough spot for a Trailblazers team that's already not a very good road team.
1:29.3	Propy, you're on the road. This is a tough spot for a Trailblazers team that's already not a very good road team.
1:31.6	Propy, you're on the other side of it.
1:33.0	I am.
1:36.2	I like the Blazers to upset the Suns in Phoenix even.
1:40.2	I will take the points out here gladly with the Blazers.
1:42.6	Look at these two teams down the stretch.
2:01.0	The Blazers were 10 and 4. Meanwhile, the Sons were 6 and 10 over their final 16 games. Portland is peaking at the right time. They're healthy. Deni Obdia might be the best player with all due respect to Devin Booker in this series, at least right now.
2:03.2	Denny Obdea is playing incredible basketball.
2:07.1	They've got the veteran depth as well and experience.
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