2025 NBA Play-In Tournament Odds and Schedule: T-Wolves Fight To Get Out, Suns Battling to Stay In

The latest odds for who will participate in the Play-In Tournament have a tight battle in the Western Conference, while the East is all but settled.

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Jared Hochman • Content Manager
Mar 24, 2025 • 11:57 ET • 4 min read
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The NBA schedule is almost into April, meaning this is the home stretch of the regular season — and crunch time for how the NBA Play-In Tournament odds unfold.

The Eastern Conference looks all but set for what four teams will be involved, but there is still a lot of change that could to the NBA standings in the West, which means that these odds can — and will — shift leading up to the conclusion of the regular season.

With around 10 games left for each team, here are the latest NBA odds for teams to participate in the 2025 SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament. 

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Odds to participate in the 2025 NBA Play-In Tournament - Western Conference

Team Record Current Seed bet365
Kings Sacramento Kings 35-35 9 -3000
Clippers Los Angeles Clippers 40-31 8 -350
Suns Phoenix Suns 34-37 10 -300
Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves 41-31 7 -150
Warriors Golden State Warriors 41-30 6 +140
Hoffenheim Dallas Mavericks 34-37 11 +200
Grizzlies Memphis Grizzlies 43-28 5 +300
Lakers Los Angeles Lakers 43-27 4 +1200
Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers 32-40 12 +1200
Spurs San Antonio Spurs 31-39 13

Odds to participate in the 2025 NBA Play-In Tournament - Eastern Conference

The odds to make the Eastern Conference Play-In are off the board, as the Atlanta Hawks are 4.5 games out of sixth place, while the Miami Heat are six games ahead of 11th place.

Here are the current NBA standings for the East in relation to the play-in:

Team Record Current Seed
Pistons Pistons 40-32 6
Hawks Hawks 35-36 7
Magic Magic 33-38 8
Bulls Bulls 31-40 9
Heat Heat 30-41 10
Raptors Raptors 24-47 11

NBA Play-In Tournament schedule

The SoFI NBA Play-In Tournament will run from Tuesday, April 16 through Friday, April 18.

Date Matchup (time ET)
TBD West No. 7 vs. West No. 8
TBD West No. 9 vs. West No. 10
TBD East No. 7 vs. East No. 8
TBD East No. 9 vs. East No. 10
TBD West 9/10 winner vs. West 7/8 loser 
TBD East 9/10 winner vs. East 7/8 loser

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What is the NBA Play-In Tournament?

The NBA Play-In Tournament is a relatively new wrinkle in the league's playoff format. Instead of the Top 8 teams all being guaranteed playoff spots, the 7-through-10 seeds in each conference are entered into a mini-tournament, taking place shortly after the regular season's conclusion, determining the East and West's final two playoff spots. 

NBA Play-In Tournament format

Here's how the Play-In Tournament works:

For each conference, the 7 and 8 seeds earn double-elimination status and play each other, while the 9 and 10 seeds play in a single-elimination game. The winner of the 7-8 game earns the No. 7 seed, while the loser of the 7-8 game then plays the winner of the 9-10 games for the No. 8 seed.

From there, the playoffs begin in earnest, following the traditional bracket format. 


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When was the NBA Play-In Tournament introduced?

The Play-In Tournament was introduced, in a beta concept form, for the 2020 season as part of the league's plans for a bubble re-launch during the heights of the COVID-19 pandemic — originally just with the 8 and 9 seeds playing. 

After positive initial impressions from both fans and media, the Play-In Tournament was expanded to its current format and introduced, however unideal the timing, for a 2020-21 season that was already marred by pandemic absences and injuries.

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  • 2023 marked the first upsets in the opening round of games, with the lower seed taking three of the four games.

  • 2023 was fruitful for the eventual success of play-in teams, with the 7-seed Los Angeles Lakers going on a run to the Western Conference Finals, and the 8-seed Miami Heat making it all the way to the NBA Finals. 

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Before Jared Hochman joined the Covers team in 2020, he worked for newspaper outlets such as the Chronicle Herald and The Coast, worked in marketing for SkipTheDishes and Vivid Seats, and previously ran a magazine. A journalism graduate from the University of King's College in, Halifax, N.S., "Hoch" brings more than a decade of experience in sports betting, having worked as a freelance handicapper, making appearances on Monumental Sports Network and the Sharp 600 podcast, and now also filling in occasionally as host of Covers' NHL Puck Props. 

Awarded Covers' company MVP for 2023, Jared is an avid bettor of MLB, NFL, NHL, and NBA, while also wagering on some soccer and WNBA. His best advice for sports bettors? Price shop — something he does daily across 10 different sportsbook apps.

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