NBA Player Prop Bets: Lowering the Batum in Minnesota

Apr 12, 2022

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It's NBA Play-In game time!

The NBA playoffs kick-off tonight with both No. 7 vs. No 8 matchups ready for a "win-and-in" ultimatums. The Eastern Conference starts the evening with the Brooklyn Nets and Cleveland Cavaliers meeting with identical 44-38 records. The Nets earned the home-court advantage and look to beat the Cavaliers in Brooklyn for the second time in just five games. Cleveland is still without star big man Jarrett Allen (16.1 PPG, 10.8 RPG), who is out with a finger injury. Cleveland is just 9-17 without Allen but used a 34-21 third-quarter burst to hold a five-point lead entering the fourth quarter against the Nets last Friday.

The Western Conference matchup features No. 7 seed Minnesota hosting a surging No. 8 seed Los Angeles Clippers team. Since the return of superstar Paul George, the Clippers are 4-1, with only an overtime loss to Chicago. Los Angeles head coach Ty Lue has re-affirmed his team's commitment to defense by carrying the sixth-best defensive rating in the NBA the past two weeks.

The stakes for tonight are clear: Win and you are in the NBA playoffs as the No. 7 seed. A loss will mean winning another game to earn the eighth overall seed. With two critical matchups, where should we go tonight for our NBA prop values?

Our NBA Player Prop Tool and NBA Prop Stat Explorer Tool are critical resources to help identify key spots for betting advantages. Of course, monitor our Discord activity for key last-minute updates. Let's dive into three props for tonight.

*Lines accurate at the time of publication.