NBA Play-In Tournament Wednesday Betting

The NBA Play-In Tournament continues Wednesday night with teams fighting for survival in the No. 9 seed vs No. 10 seed matchups.

These matchups are winner-take-all with the winner advancing to the next stage and the loser being eliminated from the tournament. In the Eastern Conference on Wednesday, the No. 9 seed Toronto Raptors host the No. 10 seed Chicago Bulls as 5-point favorites at Bovada Sportsbook.

Toronto has been strong at home lately with three straight wins, and in their last 11 they’re 10-1 straight up and 8-2-1 against the spread. The Raptors are 2-5 SU and ATS in their last seven playoff games, while at home in the playoffs they’re 1-6 SU and ATS in their last seven.

Chicago has been a playoff dud for a while at 1-8 SU and 2-7 ATS in its last nine games. On the road in the postseason, the Bulls are 3-5 SU and 5-3 ATS in their last eight.

The Raptors and Bulls met up three times this season with Toronto winning the season series 2-1 SU and ATS. The home team won every game in the set.

They last met up on February 28 when Toronto defeated Chicago 104-98 as a 4.5-point home favorite. At home vs the Bulls, the Raptors are 9-2 SU and 5-6 ATS in their last 11 games.

Underdog Thunder have lost 16 straight playoff road games

In the Western Conference on Wednesday, the No. 9 seed New Orleans Pelicans host the No. 10 Oklahoma City Thunder as 5.5-point favorites at Bovada.

New Orleans was strong late in the regular season, going 9-2 SU and 8-2-1 ATS in its last 11 games. At home, the Pelicans are 5-1 SU and 4-1-1 ATS in their last six games. At home in the playoffs, they’re 5-3 SU and ATS in their last eight.

The Thunder won their last two games ATS, but they’re 2-8 ATS in their last 10. On the road, they’re 1-5 ATS in their last six, and on the road in the playoffs they’ve lost 16 straight with a 5-11 ATS record.

This season, the Pelicans were 3-1 SU and 2-2 ATS vs the Thunder. In the last matchup on March 11, the Thunder won 110-96 in a game listed as a pick’em. In New Orleans, the Thunder are 5-1 SU and 6-0 ATS in their last six.

In the short history of the play-in tournament, the No. 9 seed has defeated the No. 10 seed in every game.