NBA Play-In Day 2

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Zach Beier & Chubbs Scheffler
April 12, 2023

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Game 2: No. 10 Chicago Bulls at No. 9 Toronto Raptors - Wednesday, April 12 at 7 p.m. ET

This should be a fun one to watch considering DeMar DeRozan played for the Raptors for eight seasons before moving on to Chicago. He’ll now face his former team in this elimination game. Both teams had an average regular season, never more than two games over .500. The Raptors have home-court advantage and are 27-14 at home this season, including two home wins over the Bulls. With that in mind, the Bulls have played poorly on the road this season.

The loser of this game will be eliminated. The winner of this game will play another game in the Play-in tournament against the Heat.

Game 2: No. 10 Oklahoma City Thunder at No. 9 New Orleans Pelicans - Wednesday, April 12 at 9:30 p.m. ET

The Thunder are playing in New Orleans which could mean trouble for them. OKC has only managed to win 16 of 41 away games this season. The Pelicans are 27-14 at home. During the regular season, these two teams met four times, with the Pelicans winning three of those, although all of them were close games until the very end.

The loser of this game will be eliminated. The winner of this game will play another game in the Play-in tournament against the Timberwolves.

Headlines 🚨

On This Day in Sports History: 1965 1st regular season MLB game at Houston Astrodome; visiting Philadelphia Phillies beat Astros 2-0

The Los Angeles Lakers outlasted The Minnesota Timberwolves in OT to claim 7-seed in the West.

The MLB pitch clock is moving games at a much faster pace than previous years, some MLB teams extending beer sales to the 8th inning in reaction to these shorter games.

The Atlanta Hawks top the Heat in NBA play-in game, lock up 7-seed in The East. They will play the Celtics in Round 1 of the playoffs.

Four-time All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins has joined the Guaynabo Mets of the Puerto Rican professional basketball league.

Luis Arraez became the first Miami Marlins player to hit for the cycle, going 4-for-5 with a homer, two runs scored and two Rbi’s.

The Milwaukee Brewers placed right-handed starter Brandon Woodruff on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with right shoulder inflammation.

The Detroit Lions are trading former #3 pick Jeff Okudah to the Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons will send a fifth-round pick in this year's draft to the Lions.

Former Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury has been named a senior offensive analyst at USC, head coach Lincoln Riley announced Tuesday.

The Boston Bruins are now the most successful regular-season team in NHL history, owning both the single-season wins and points records.

Trends 📈📉 via Oddsshark

🏀 Bulls at Raptors

  • The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing Toronto

  • Chicago is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games on the road

  • Toronto is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games at home

🏀 Thunder at Pelicans

  • Oklahoma City is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against New Orleans

  • Oklahoma City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against New Orleans

  • New Orleans is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

  • The total has gone UNDER in 10 of New Orleans's last 13 games

⚾️ Yankees at Guardians

  • NY Yankees is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

  • NY Yankees is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road

  • The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Yankees

  • The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 8 games when playing NY Yankees

  • The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh

  • Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

  • The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games at home

⚾️ Athletics at Orioles

  • The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games

  • The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games on the road

  • Baltimore is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland

  • Baltimore is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland

⚾️ Astros at Pirates

  • The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh

  • Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

  • The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games at home

⚾️ Marlins at Phillies

  • Miami is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia

  • The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Miami's last 8 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia

  • Philadelphia is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing Miami

  • Philadelphia is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Miami

⚾️ Red Sox at Rays

  • Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay

  • Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road

  • Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

  • Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Boston

⚾️ Tigers at Blue Jays

  • The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto

  • The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Toronto

⚾️ Padres at Mets

  • San Diego is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road

  • San Diego is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

  • NY Mets is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

  • NY Mets is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games at home

⚾️ Reds at Braves

  • Cincinnati is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta

  • Cincinnati is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Atlanta

  • Atlanta is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games at home

  • The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing at home against Cincinnati

⚾️ Mariners at Cubs

  • The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs

  • Seattle is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games

  • Chi Cubs is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Seattle

  • Chi Cubs is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Seattle

⚾️ White Sox at Twins

  • Chi White Sox is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota

  • The total has gone OVER in 8 of Chi White Sox's last 10 games

  • Minnesota is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Chi White Sox

  • Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox

⚾️ Royals at Rangers

  • The total has gone OVER in 9 of Kansas City's last 11 games on the road

  • The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games when playing Texas

  • Texas is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against Kansas City

  • Texas is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Kansas City

⚾️ Cardinals at Rockies

  • The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games

  • The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games on the road

  • Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis

  • The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing St. Louis

⚾️ Nationals at Angles

  • Washington is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road

  • Washington is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games

  • LA Angels is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games at home

  • LA Angels is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Washington

⚾️ Brewers at Diamondbacks

  • The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Milwaukee's last 12 games when playing Arizona

  • The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Arizona's last 8 games when playing at home against Milwaukee

  • Arizona is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games

⚾️ Dodgers at Giants

  • LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Francisco

  • LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco

  • The total has gone OVER in 13 of San Francisco's last 18 games

  • The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Francisco's last 9 games at home

Public Money 🤑 via VSiN at 9AMCT

🏀 NBA

23% of bets and 45% of money is on UNDER 212.5 CHI at TOR

43% of bets and 71% of money is on UNDER 227 OKC at NOP

⚾️ MLB

65% of bets and 84% of money is on OVER 9.5 HOU at PIT

61% of bets and 87% of money is on OVER 8.5 CWS at MIN

56% of bets and 74% of money is on OVER 8.5 SD at NYM

54% of bets and 78% of money is on NYM -120

48% of bets and 76% of money is on OVER 13 STL at COL

22% of bets and 44% of money is on COL +150

53% of bets and 87% of money is on UNDER 9.5

41% of bets and 68% of money is on ARI -125

63% of bets and 84% of money is on OVER 8.5 KC at TEX

36% of bets and 78% of money is on UNDER 7.5 LAD at SF

Future Odds 🔮 via Bovada Sportsbook

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Picks 🔒

Stars to win in Regulations -105 | Dallas has everything to play for here while St. Louis has very little. The Stars have looked simply excellent across recent games, failing to allow more than a single goal to any opponent across their last four starts and remain one of those playoff-caliber teams that St. Louis has struggled so much against this season.

Nationals +150 | LA is starting a pitcher who is coming off a back injury that kept him out all of 2022 and a groin injury that kept him off the field to start this season. Washington is starting a pitcher who's 2-0 with a 2.38 ERA.

Real Madrid -145 | Real Madrid has everything it takes to come out on top. Real Madrid, 9-1-4 (4 draws) at home this season in league play, has won 4 of its last 6 games throughout all competitions. Chelsea has struggled this season and will continue to struggle until its scoring picks up. The Blues have failed to score in 3 consecutive games and have 8 goals in their last 10 games throughout all competitions.

Thunder +5.5 | Three of the four regular-season meetings between these teams were decided by 4 points or less. The fourth game the Thunder won by 14. Shae-Gilgeous Alexander was a top player in the NBA this year. With Playoffs starting this game should stay close.