2024 NBA bets, lines and stats for Sunday - ESPN

This is it. Last day of the season. Every team has played 81 games, and all 30 teams will play their 82nd game today. The most amazing part, is, there are still a whopping 15 of the 20 playoffs/play-in spots up for grabs. There are three teams tied atop the Western Conference going into the last day, the first time in NBA history that has happened. The only playoffs seeds set in stone are the Celtics atop the East and the Clippers and Mavericks at the four and five spot. Other than that, this last day of the season should be...in the famous words of Peter Venkman, «Dogs and cats, living together...mass hysteria!»

This breaks down nicely for betting purposes. Exactly half of the teams still have a lot to play for to determine their postseason seeding, while the other half are effectively done already. The sportsbooks know this, too, so there are some really big spreads on the board today. For the last time this regular season, let's dig in and find some opportunities for teams or players to outperform expectation.

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Phoenix Suns +1.5 over Minnesota Timberwolves (-110). This is one of the games where both teams have postseason incentive to perform. The Timberwolves are in a 3-way tie for the top seed in the West, but the Suns are playing to avoid the play-in and make it into the playoffs. The Suns have also owned this matchup this season, winning both previous games against the Timberwolves by double-digits, including a 10-point win just nine days ago. Anthony Edwards has struggled of late by his standards, averaging «only» 23.1 PPG on 42.3 FG% in his last 12 outings, well down from his season averages of 26.1 PPG on 46.1 FG%. More importantly, he is listed as a