NBA Standings & Playoff Picture: Play-In Schedule, Postseason Bracket, Title Odds, More

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Apr 13, 2022, 09:32 AM EDT

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The NBA regular season is officially in the books! Now the real fun begins.

For the second season in a row, fans will be treated to six extra games before the playoffs start. And while these aren't exactly Game 7s, there's nothing more exciting than seeing teams play for their playoff lives.

Here’s a look at where the eight teams landed in the NBA Play-In Tournament, their odds to make the playoffs, and the title odds for all 20 postseason teams.

Western Conference Playoff Standings

NBA PLAY-IN TEAMS
Seed	Odds Yes / No
No. 7 Timberwolves	Secured Playoff Berth
No. 8 Clippers	TBA
No. 9 Pelicans	+375 / -500
No. 10 Spurs	+900 / -2000

Playoff odds as of Monday and via BetMGM

Eastern Conference Playoff Standings

NBA PLAY-IN TEAMS
Seed	Odds Yes / No
No. 7 Nets	Secured Playoff Berth
No. 8 Cavaliers	TBA
No. 9 Hawks	+260 / -350
No. 10 Hornets	+600 / -1000

Playoff odds as of Monday and via BetMGM

Play-In Game Odds and Schedule

Wednesday's Games

East No. 10 vs. East No. 9

Hornets vs. Hawks (-4.5) 7 p.m. ET

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The Charlotte Hornets and Atlanta Hawks will go head-to-head on the second night of the NBA Play-In Tournament Wednesday night. The winner face the Cavaliers on Friday night and the loser will be eliminated from playoff contention.

West No. 10 vs. West No. 9

Spurs vs. Pelicans (-5.5) 9:30 p.m. ET

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The San Antonio Spurs and New Orleans Pelicans will play in the late game of Wednesday's NBA Play-In Tournament games. The winner face Clippers on Friday and the loser will be eliminated from playoff contention.

Here are current first-round playoff matchups in each conference ahead of the play-in games:

Eastern Conference Matchups

No. 1 Miami Heat	Second Play-In Winner
No. 4 Philadelphia 76ers	No. 5 Toronto Raptors
No. 3 Milwaukee Bucks	No. 6 Chicago Bulls
No. 2 Boston Celtics	No. 7 Brooklyn Nets

Western Conference Matchups

No. 1 Phoenix Suns	Second Play-In Winner
No. 4 Dallas Mavericks	No. 5 Utah Jazz
No. 3 Golden State Warriors	No. 6 Denver Nuggets
No. 2 Memphis Grizzlies	No. 7 Minnesota Timberwolves

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NBA Title Odds

Here’s a look at the NBA title odds before the start of the play-in games via BetMGM.

Team	Odds
Suns	+260
Bucks	+550
Nets	+700
Celtics	+1000
Warriors	+1000
Heat	+1000
76ers	+1200
Grizzlies	+1200
Mavericks	+2500
Nuggets	+2500
Jazz	+2800
Clippers	+3500
Raptors	+6600
Timberwolves	+8000
Bulls	+10000
Cavaliers	+12500
Hawks	+15000
Pelicans	+25000
Hornets	+40000
Spurs	+50000

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