The 2025 NBA play-in tournament begins with eight teams competing for the last four playoff spots. Stephen Curry's Golden State Warriors will face the Memphis Grizzlies, while the Orlando Magic and Atlanta Hawks will battle for the Eastern Conference's No. 7 seed.
In the play-in matchups, experts heavily favor the Warriors over the Grizzlies, with a final tally of 9-1 in favor of Golden State. Similarly, the Kings are predicted to triumph over the Mavericks with a 6-3 final tally. The Magic are favored over the Hawks by a margin of 8-2, while the Bulls and Heat are evenly split at 5-5. In the first-round series, the New York Knicks dominate the predictions against the Detroit Pistons with a unanimous 10-0 vote for the Knicks.