{"id":4174,"date":"2025-04-18T04:38:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T04:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themoneyballer.com\/access\/?p=4174"},"modified":"2025-05-31T17:01:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T17:01:51","slug":"nba-play-in-money-baller-report-friday-april-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themoneyballer.com\/access\/2025\/04\/18\/nba-play-in-money-baller-report-friday-april-18\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Play-In Money Baller Report \u2013 Friday, April 18"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Published: Thursday, April 17, 11:40 PM CT<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re down to the final two Play-In Tournament matchups \u2014 the winners punch their ticket as the 8th seed<\/strong> in their respective conferences and lock in a first-round playoff date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s break down the sharp angles for both games. \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Heat @ Hawks<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\ud83d\udcca Matchup Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Baller System<\/strong>: Backing road favorites who won the previous head-to-head matchup at home<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Heat: 5-1 ATS on the road in their last 15<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Heat: 48-32-2 1H ATS overall \/ 11-7-1 1H ATS as road favorites<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Model edge: Hawks (+1) have just a 48.7% chance<\/strong> of covering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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    \u2705 Play: Heat 1H PK<\/strong>
    This is a first-half only<\/strong> spot, and the data backs it up. Miami has been elite in 1H splits all season, especially on the road, while they\u2019ve shown a tendency to blow leads late<\/strong>. Tyler Herro has stepped up big-time in the absence of Jimmy Butler, and with Trae Young not fully healthy<\/strong> and coming off an ejection, the Heat should come out focused and aggressive. Even if Atlanta rallies late, the first half edge is clearly with Miami<\/strong>.
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    Mavericks @ Grizzlies<\/strong>
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    \ud83d\udcca Matchup Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Grizzlies: 80% to the Under at home over their last 15 (1-4-0 O\/U)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Baller System<\/strong>: Unders in quick-turnaround rematches when total opens lower than previous game<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Mavericks: 21-9 O\/U as road underdogs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n



      \u2705 Play: Under 221.5<\/strong>
      This is a great setup for an Under play<\/strong>. These teams just faced off to end the regular season \u2014 that game closed at 228.5 and went Over<\/strong>, but now we see a total of 221.5<\/strong>, a 7-point drop. That tells us something: the market expects regression<\/strong>, particularly on Dallas\u2019s side. Luka and company shot lights-out last time, but that\u2019s unlikely to repeat. The Grizzlies, meanwhile, continue to play a gritty, slower style<\/strong> with strong defensive focus at home. Even though the Mavericks have hit overs as road underdogs, the matchup and the system both favor a more controlled pace and lower score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      Published: Thursday, April 17, 11:40 PM CT We\u2019re down to the final two Play-In Tournament matchups \u2014 the winners punch their ticket as the 8th seed in their respective conferences and lock in a first-round playoff date. Let\u2019s break down the sharp angles for both games. \ud83d\udd25 Heat @ Hawks \ud83d\udcca Matchup Notes: \u2705 Play: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,24],"tags":[14],"class_list":["post-4174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-betting","category-commentary","tag-nba"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/themoneyballer.com\/access\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/themoneyballer.com\/access\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/themoneyballer.com\/access\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themoneyballer.com\/access\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themoneyballer.com\/access\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4174"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/themoneyballer.com\/access\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4174\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4183,"href":"https:\/\/themoneyballer.com\/access\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4174\/revisions\/4183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/themoneyballer.com\/access\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themoneyballer.com\/access\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themoneyballer.com\/access\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}