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NBA Playoff Games 2025

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NBA Playoff Games Pool - How it works

Pool Intro

To enter the pool, just make some picks. Each player can make 1 set of picks.

Pick the winner or pick who will beat the spread for each game.

Earn points for correct picks. The most points wins the pool.

Point values for each pick are shown next to each team on the picks page.

Tiebreaker: the entry closest to the total points scored in the last game of the NBA Finals.

Each game's pick is due by the listed tipoff time.

If you can't pick a team, then the game has already started.

Tap on a team's points to get more info.

league options

Tap the winning team for each game.

You have games available to pick.

Options In Play:

Underdog

Underdogs are worth more points

Underdogs get more points to balance the value of each pick.

Point values for each pick are based on the game's spread.

Players simply pick a winner, instead of dealing with beating the spread.

Round Progress

Points increase with each round

For the 4 rounds in the NBA Playoffs, points are multiplied by 1, 2, 3, 4

The Bonus Game is in play

Point values are doubled for the bonus game. See the gold highlighted game box.

The Risk option is available

When the 'Risk' option is set to low or high for a game, you win extra points for a correct pick or lose points for an incorrect pick.

When the 'Risk' option is turned off, you do not lose points for an incorrect pick.

Bigger bowls are worth more points

Bowl game points are multiplied by the game significance factor,
which is based on team rankings, bowl payout and bowl tradition.

Over/Under picks are available

Pick whether the total points scored in a game will be OVER or UNDER the posted number.

Parlay is in play

Players select 3 games to parlay.

Win extra points if all 3 parlay games picked correctly.

Lose 4 points if any parlay game picked incorrectly.

Parlay points are shown above once 3 parlay selections are made.

Pick the number of games played in the series

Get bonus points for picking the correct number of games that will be played in a series.

Pick from your winners

After the 1st round, players can only pick from the winning teams they picked in the previous round.

Pick from your winners

After the 1st round, players can only pick from the winning teams they picked in the previous round, or a bye team in round 2.

Pick Any Team

Players can pick any team each round, regardless of their previous round's picks.

You can pick a maximum of games out of all the games shown.

To remove a pick, tap a picked team name.

Notice the spread shown for each game.

A - (minus) sign means the team is favored by the indicated # of points.

A + (plus) sign means the team is an underdog by the indicated # of points.

Think of the spread as meaning: "Will the favorite win by more than the point spread?".

For example, if the Packers are a 7.5 point favorite over the Bears and the final score is Packers 28, Bears 21, then the Bears pick wins because the Packers won by only 7.

The spread values may change, up until game time.

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First Round

Game 1

Bucks

Pacers

(+5)

13 pts

7 pts

(-5)

pick by: Sat, Apr 19 - 12 pm cdt

Pacers lead series 1-0

Game 1

Clippers

Nuggets

pick by: Sat, Apr 19 - 2:30 pm cdt

Nuggets lead series 1-0

Game 1

Pistons

Knicks

pick by: Sat, Apr 19 - 5 pm cdt

Knicks lead series 1-0

Game 1

Timberwolves

Lakers

pick by: Sat, Apr 19 - 7:30 pm cdt

Timberwolves lead series 1-0

Game 1

Grizzlies

Thunder

pick by: Sun, Apr 20 - 12 pm cdt

Thunder lead series 1-0

Game 1

Magic

Celtics

pick by: Sun, Apr 20 - 2:30 pm cdt

Celtics lead series 1-0

Game 1

Heat

Cavaliers

pick by: Sun, Apr 20 - 6 pm cdt

Cavaliers lead series 1-0

Game 1

Warriors

Rockets

(+1)

10 pts

(-1)

pick by: Sun, Apr 20 - 8:30 pm cdt

Warriors lead series 1-0

Game 2

Pistons

Knicks

pick by: Mon, Apr 21 - 6:30 pm cdt

Series tied 1-1

Game 2

Clippers

Nuggets

(-1)

10 pts

(+1)

pick by: Mon, Apr 21 - 9 pm cdt

Series tied 1-1

Game 2

Bucks

Pacers

pick by: Tue, Apr 22 - 6 pm cdt

Pacers lead series 2-0

Game 2

Grizzlies

Thunder

pick by: Tue, Apr 22 - 6:30 pm cdt

Thunder lead series 2-0

Game 2

Timberwolves

Lakers

pick by: Tue, Apr 22 - 9 pm cdt

Series tied 1-1

Game 2

Magic

Celtics

pick by: Wed, Apr 23 - 6 pm cdt

Celtics lead series 2-0

Game 2

Heat

Cavaliers

pick by: Wed, Apr 23 - 6:30 pm cdt

Cavaliers lead series 2-0

Game 2

Warriors

Rockets

pick by: Wed, Apr 23 - 8:30 pm cdt

Series tied 1-1

Game 3

Knicks

Pistons

(-1)

10 pts

(+1)

pick by: Thu, Apr 24 - 6 pm cdt

Knicks lead series 2-1

Game 3

Thunder

Grizzlies

pick by: Thu, Apr 24 - 8:30 pm cdt

Thunder lead series 3-0

Game 3

Nuggets

Clippers

pick by: Thu, Apr 24 - 9 pm cdt

Clippers lead series 2-1

Game 3

Celtics

Magic

pick by: Fri, Apr 25 - 6 pm cdt

Celtics lead series 2-1

Game 3

Pacers

Bucks

pick by: Fri, Apr 25 - 7 pm cdt

Pacers lead series 2-1

Game 3

Lakers

Timberwolves

pick by: Fri, Apr 25 - 8:30 pm cdt

Timberwolves lead series 2-1

Game 3

Cavaliers

Heat

pick by: Sat, Apr 26 - 12 pm cdt

Cavaliers lead series 3-0

Game 4

Thunder

Grizzlies

pick by: Sat, Apr 26 - 2:30 pm cdt

Thunder win series 4-0

Game 4

Nuggets

Clippers

pick by: Sat, Apr 26 - 5 pm cdt

Series tied 2-2

Game 3

Rockets

Warriors

pick by: Sat, Apr 26 - 7:30 pm cdt

Warriors lead series 2-1

Game 4

Knicks

Pistons

pick by: Sun, Apr 27 - 12 pm cdt

Knicks lead series 3-1

Game 4

Lakers

Timberwolves

pick by: Sun, Apr 27 - 2:30 pm cdt

Timberwolves lead series 3-1

Game 4

Celtics

Magic

pick by: Sun, Apr 27 - 6 pm cdt

Celtics lead series 3-1

Game 4

Pacers

Bucks

pick by: Sun, Apr 27 - 8:30 pm cdt

Pacers lead series 3-1

Game 5

Timberwolves

Lakers

pick by: Mon, Apr 28 - time TBA

Timberwolves lead series 3-1

Game 4

pick by: Mon, Apr 28 - 6:30 pm cdt

Cavaliers lead series 3-0

Game 4

pick by: Mon, Apr 28 - 9 pm cdt

Warriors lead series 2-1

Game 5

pick by: Tue, Apr 29 - 5 pm cdt

Pacers lead series 3-1

Game 5

pick by: Tue, Apr 29 - 6:30 pm cdt

Knicks lead series 3-1

Game 5

pick by: Tue, Apr 29 - 7:30 pm cdt

Celtics lead series 3-1

Game 5

pick by: Tue, Apr 29 - 9 pm cdt

Series tied 2-2

Game 5

pick by: Wed, Apr 30 - 6:30 pm cdt

Game 6

pick by: Thu, May 1 - time TBA

* The listed spread and related point value is an estimate. The actual spread will be posted by 9 am central time the day of the game, if not sooner.

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