NBA betting: Four bets that stand out for Friday's play-in games - ESPN

The 2025 NBA play-in tournament wraps up Friday night with four teams vying for the final two spots in the playoffs.

First, the Miami Heat (-1.5, 218.5) head north to play the Atlanta Hawks. Then, the Memphis Grizzlies (-6.5, 220.5) host the Dallas Mavericks. Both games figure to be hotly contested, as the winners earn the No. 8 seed in their respective conferences and the losers head home for a long offseason.

Here are some of the bets that stand out for Friday's games.

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Davion Mitchell over 16.5 points and assists (-105)

Mitchell has cleared this line in seven of his past 10 games, averaging 9.0 field goal attempts and 11.9 potential assists in 32.0 minutes over that time frame. He's also cleared this line in each of his past two games against the Hawks. Mitchell's an elite on-ball defender and will be tasked with slowing down Trae Young. That should lead to heavy minutes. Mitchell's cleared this line in 61% of the games he's played 32 or more minutes this season.

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Trae Young over 11.5 assists (+105)

Young has cleared this line in three of four games against the Heat this season, averaging 19.0 potential assists per game in those matchups. Young hasn't shot the ball particularly well against Miami, so expect him to focus more on acting as a facilitator. The Heat also rank fifth in assists allowed to point guards this season. Young should play heavy minutes in a win-or-go-home scenario and has hit this line in 64% of the games this season in which he's played 36 or more minutes.

Dallas Mavericks +6.5 (-115)

Anthony Davis continues to prove why he's one of the top bigs in the