{"id":708278,"date":"2026-04-11T15:54:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T15:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/708278\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T15:54:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T15:54:53","slug":"blazers-magic-rise-hornets-clippers-fall-ahead-of-final-day-of-regular-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/708278\/","title":{"rendered":"Blazers, Magic Rise; Hornets, Clippers Fall Ahead of Final Day of Regular Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"74\">Just one day remains in the 2025-26 NBA regular season, as all 30 teams will be in action on Sunday with a ton of playoff\/play-in seeding still to be decided.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"77\">In the Western Conference, the top-six teams have already clinched spots, though the seeding could change in a few instances ahead of Sunday\u2019s action. Meanwhile, in the Eastern Conference, only the No. 1 through No. 4 seeds are set entering the final day of the regular season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7a\">When it comes to the play-in tournament, oddsmakers at DraftKings have shared odds for every team currently in the play-in field to make the postseason.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>NBA Playoff Odds<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7g\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/4kJjtBu\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Suns to Make the Playoffs: -750Magic to Make the Playoffs: -55076ers to Make the Playoffs: -290Trail Blazers to Make the Playoffs: -215Hornets to Make the Playoffs: +170Clippers to Make the Playoffs: +200Heat to Make the Playoffs: +300Warriors to Make the Playoffs: +330<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7m\">The Phoenix Suns (locked into the No. 7 spot in the West) have the best odds to make the playoffs of any team in the play-in, and for good reason.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7p\">The No. 7 and No. 8 seeds in each conference will have two chances to get into the final playoff field, while teams in the No. 9 or No. 10 spot have to win two games in a row to make the postseason.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7s\">First, the No. 7 seeds will host the No. 8 seeds in the first play-in games to determine the No. 7 seed in the conference. Then, the loser of that game will host the winner of the No. 9 vs. 10 games.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7v\">So, Phoenix \u2013 and whoever ends up as the No. 7 seed in the East \u2013 have potentially two home games to win once to make the playoffs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7y\">There are some interesting teams that have found their odds drop ahead of the final day of the regular season.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"81\">The Los Angeles Clippers have slipped to the No. 9 seed in the West, and they\u2019re likely to remain there after losing to the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday. Portland holds the No. 8 seed (for now) and the tiebreaker over Los Angeles, meaning the Clippers need a win on Sunday and a Portland loss to get back in the No. 8 spot.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"84\">The problem? Portland plays the tanking Sacramento Kings, who have zero reason to win on Sunday. So, barring a shocking upset, Portland is going to get the No. 8 spot ahead of the play-in and two chances to make the final playoff field.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"87\">In the Eastern Conference, there is a lot less that is decided. The Atlanta Hawks have clinched a playoff spot by winning the Southeast Division, but they could still fall to the No. 6 seed if they lose, the Orlando Magic lose and the Toronto Raptors win on Sunday since Toronto swept Atlanta in their regular-season series.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8a\">The only decided matchup in the East is the No. 9 vs. No. 10 matchup, as the Miami Heat will play the Charlotte Hornets. However, a Heat win and a Hornets loss would bump Miami up from the No. 10 spot into the No. 9 spot, allowing it to host the play-in game between the squads.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8d\">The No. 6 seed could go to several teams, including Toronto, Orlando and Philly. Orlando needs a win and a Raptors loss to get the No. 6 spot, while the Sixers need to win and hope for losses by both the Raptors and Magic.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8g\">As a result, oddsmakers have set both Philly (-290) and Orlando (-550) as sizable favorites to make the playoffs since their worst-case scenario is playing in the No. 7 vs. No. 8 game. The Sixers have a little worse odds to make the playoffs since Joel Embiid (appendectomy) is out of the lineup.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-17\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8j\">There\u2019s a ton that will be decided on Sunday, but the betting market clearly is giving the edge to teams in the No. 7 and No. 8 spots ahead of the play-in. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-19\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8o\">Odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-20\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8r\">If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-21\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8u\">Claim the latest\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/betting\/sportsbook-promos\/draftkings-promo-code\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DraftKings promo code<\/a>\u00a0offer today. Sign up and get\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/4kJjtBu\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$300 in bonus bets instantly when you make your first $5 bet<\/a>\u00a0and that bet wins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Just one day remains in the 2025-26 NBA regular season, as all 30 teams will be in action&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":708279,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3789],"tags":[7,559,4034,192,4032,251,135,4033,4031,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-708278","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles-clippers","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-clippers","10":"tag-la","11":"tag-la-clippers","12":"tag-laclippers","13":"tag-los-angeles","14":"tag-los-angeles-clippers","15":"tag-losangeles","16":"tag-losangelesclippers","17":"tag-nba"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116386891360805169","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/708278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=708278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/708278\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/708279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=708278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=708278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=708278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}