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The Detroit Pistons and Orlando Magic meet Monday night at Kia Center for Game 4 of their Eastern Conference First Round series. Tipoff is set for 8:00 PM ET on NBC, and Orlando enters with a 2-1 series lead after taking Game 3 by a 113-105 score. Detroit is the No. 1 seed in the East at 60-22, but the Pistons are suddenly the team under pressure. They are favored by 3 points on the road, which says the market still respects their regular-season profile, but this is not a comfortable spot. Cade Cunningham has been productive, yet Detroit’s late-game offense and turnover issues are becoming a real betting concern. Orlando finished the regular season 45-37 as the No. 8

The Oklahoma City Thunder visit the Phoenix Suns on Monday night with a 3-0 lead in their Western Conference First Round series and a chance to finish the sweep. Game 4 is set for 9:30 PM ET at Mortgage Matchup Center, with the broadcast on NBC. Oklahoma City has looked like the deeper, cleaner, more connected team through three games. The Thunder won Game 3 by a 121-109 score, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was the clear difference with 42 points on an absurdly efficient shooting night. Even with Jalen Williams out, OKC has still found enough scoring, enough defense, and enough ball pressure to keep Phoenix chasing. Phoenix is in a tough spot. The Suns are home, they are catching 10.5

The Minnesota Timberwolves head to Ball Arena on Monday night with a 3-1 lead over the Denver Nuggets and a chance to close out their Western Conference First Round series. Tipoff is set for 10:30 PM ET on NBC, and the betting market has made the situation pretty clear: Denver is still respected at home, but Minnesota has the series edge. Minnesota just beat Denver 112-96 in Game 4, but it was not exactly a clean win from a roster standpoint. Anthony Edwards and Donte DiVincenzo both went down, which changes the entire handicap for Game 5. Ayo Dosunmu answered with 43 points, and that is the type of performance that can swing a playoff series, but expecting that same

The Miami Marlins open a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium, with first pitch set for 10:10 PM ET on SN LA. Miami comes in at 13-15 and second in the NL East, but the road profile is the real concern. The Marlins are 3-9 away from home and have dropped two straight after letting Sunday’s game get away late in San Francisco. The Dodgers are 19-9, leading the NL West, and they look a lot more comfortable in this spot. They are 11-4 at home, have won two straight, and just blanked the Cubs 6-0 behind another strong overall performance. Shohei Ohtani also ended his 12-game home run drought