Sharp or Square - NBA PLAYOFFS BETTING PREVIEW with Jason Timpf
The Herd with Colin Cowherd
iHeartPodcasts and The Volume
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🗓️ 14 April 2026
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
The NBA Play-In Tournament tips off tonight, paving the way for the official start of the NBA Playoffs this Saturday. Joining us to discuss all things betting in the NBA Playoffs is the host of Hoops Tonight and our Volume podcast colleague Jason Timpf!
Jason joins betting expert Chad Millman and professional gambler Simon Hunter to break down the four established matchups in the first round. In the Eastern Conference those matchups include Jalen Brunson and his New York Knicks facing the Atlanta Hawks, after a Play-In Tournament showdown between the Miami Heat and Charlotte Hornets, led by star rookie Kon Knueppel. In the Western Conference we have Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets against Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves, along with LeBron James and Luka Doncic leading the Los Angeles Lakers against the heavily-favored Houston Rockets with Kevin Durant.
Jason provides his analysis on whether Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder can repeat as champions, and whether Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs have what it takes to dethrone them out West. Plus, exotic wagers, futures picks, and more! #Volume
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.9 | Welcome to Sharper Square, presented by Hard Rock Bet. |
| 0:08.4 | We are part of the volume podcast network. |
| 0:10.9 | This is the show that makes the squares sharper, makes the wise guys, pay attention. |
| 0:15.9 | I am Chad Milman. |
| 0:16.7 | I am joined, as always, by my co-host, my BFF, my companion, my compadre, professional better, |
| 0:24.6 | Simon, hello, Simon. |
| 0:29.0 | Chad, how we doing? |
| 0:30.9 | Dude, we got some NBA playoffs coming up. |
| 0:35.1 | You know I love the NBA. |
| 0:37.0 | I want to bring our guest on because I have a lot of |
| 0:38.8 | thoughts about what's been going on with the NBA. Tip off Saturday, officially, play in tournament |
| 0:47.3 | starts tonight. We will talk all things betting in the NBA with a very special returning guest. |
| 0:56.9 | Listen, he is a man who does not do load management. |
| 1:02.5 | He is the host of Hoops Tonight right here on the volume podcast network. |
| 1:08.5 | One of the biggest basketball fanatics working anywhere. |
| 1:13.0 | He does 300 shows a year. Welcome back, Jason Tymph. This is the time of year where I have some |
| 1:22.2 | second thoughts about that concept. But I do, I do, I will say, I do love the NBA and I do love the NBA playoffs. I'm sure one of the |
| 1:29.6 | things that you'd like to talk about is how the NBA regular season has become a little bit, |
| 1:35.2 | I don't know, lacking urgency, lacking that extra bit of care factor that I think is, |
| 1:39.4 | is necessary. I think that's all valid criticism. I had a conversation with Brian Winhorse |
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