2025-26 NBA Playoff Odds: Spreads, Lines for Play-In, First-Round Series

Published April 13, 2026

As the madness of March ends, the NBA postseason begins.

Let's check out the odds for the NBA play-in tournament, as well as the first round of the playoffs, at DraftKings Sportsbook as of April 13.

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EAST PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT

April 14

No. 10 MIAMI @ No. 9 CHARLOTTE

Spread: Hornets -5.5
Moneyline: Hornets -218, Heat +180
O/U: 227.5

April 15

No. 8 ORLANDO @ No. 7 PHILADELPHIA

Spread: 76ers -1.5
Moneyline: 76ers -115, Magic -105
O/U: 220.5

WEST PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT

April 14

No. 8 PORTLAND @ No. 7 PHOENIX

Spread: Suns -4.5
Moneyline: Suns -180, Blazers +150
O/U: 218.5

April 15

No. 10 WARRIORS @ No. 9 CLIPPERS

Spread: Clippers -3.5
Moneyline: Clippers -166, Warriors +140
O/U: 220.5

EAST FIRST ROUND

No. 8 TBD vs. No. 1 DETROIT
No. 7 TBD vs. No. 2 BOSTON

No. 6 ATLANTA (+230) vs. No. 3 NEW YORK (-290)
Season series: NYK 2-1

Correct score:

Knicks 4-1: +340
Knicks 4-3: +360
Knicks 4-2: +425
Knicks 4-0: +600
Hawks 4-2: +650
Hawks 4-3: +800
Hawks 4-1: +1500
Hawks 4-0: +2500

Game 1 — ATL @ NYK (April 18)

Spread: Knicks -4.5
Moneyline: Knicks -192, Hawks +160
O/U: 216.5

What to know: Oddly enough, in their three regular-season matchups, no home team earned a victory, which could bode well for Atlanta, considering New York has home-court advantage — right? In addition, those three games were decided by a total of just 18 points. In fact, despite losing the season series, the Hawks actually outscored the Knicks by six points across those three games.

No. 5 TORONTO (+425) vs. No. 4 CLEVELAND (-600)
Season series: TOR 3-0

Correct score:

Cavs 4-1: +240
Cavs 4-0: +350
Cavs 4-3: +425
Cavs 4-2: +425
Raptors 4-2: +850
Raptors 4-3: +1100
Raptors 4-1: +2200
Raptors 4-0: +3500

GAME 1 — TOR @ CLE (April 18)

Spread: Cavs -7.5
Moneyline: Cavs -285, Raptors +230
O/U: 219.5

What to know: Despite Cleveland being heavily favored, Toronto had its number in the regular season, winning all three of the two teams' matchups by an average of 11.7 points. However, James Harden played in none of those contests. Will "The Beard" make the difference?

WEST FIRST ROUND

No. 8 TBD vs. No. 1 OKLAHOMA CITY
No. 7 TBD vs. No. 2 SAN ANTONIO

No. 6 MINNESOTA (+280) vs. No. 3 DENVER (-350)
Season series: DEN 3-1

Correct score:

Nuggets 4-1: +280
Nuggets 4-3: +350
Nuggets 4-2: +450
Nuggets 4-0: +500
Wolves 4-2: +750
Wolves 4-3: +900
Wolves 4-1: +1800
Wolves 4-0: +3000

GAME 1 — MIN @ DEN (April 18)

Spread: Nuggets -6.5
Moneyline: Nuggets -258, Wolves +210
O/U: 230.5

What to know: These two Northwest Division rivals will face off for the third time in the last four postseasons. In 2024, Minnesota beat Denver in seven hard-fought games in the West semis, and in 2023, Denver beat Minnesota in five in the first round, on the way to its first title in franchise history.

No. 5 HOUSTON (-750) vs. No. 4 LA LAKERS (+550)
Season series: LAL 2-1

Correct score:

Rockets 4-0: +240
Rockets 4-2: +250
Rockets 4-1: +265
Rockets 4-3: +800
Lakers 4-3: +950
Lakers 4-2: +2500
Lakers 4-1: +2500
Lakers 4-0: +6000

GAME 1 — HOU @ LAL (April 18)

Spread: Rockets -4.5
Moneyline: Rockets -192, Lakers +160
O/U: 208.5

What to know: Misfortune struck the Lakers at the end of the regular season, with Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves both suffering injuries that will keep them out of the first round of the playoffs. In the Lakers' two wins over Houston this season, Dončić scored 40 and 36 points.

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