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New Orleans heads to TD Garden on Friday, April 10, 2026, for a 7:30 PM ET tip in a late-season regular-season matchup that looks lopsided on paper but still matters from a betting angle. The Pelicans come in at 26-54 after hanging 156 points on Utah in their last game, while Boston sits at 54-26 and second in the East despite a 112-106 loss to the Knicks on Thursday. NBCS will carry the game, and the market has Boston laying a massive 17 points with the total sitting at 224. That number tells you what oddsmakers think of the talent gap, but it also tells you the spread is more about margin than outright winner. Boston has been elite defensively

The Miami Heat head to Capital One Arena on Friday night for a 7:00 p.m. ET tip in a game that matters a lot more for one side than the other. Miami is 41-39 and still trying to sharpen its position before the play-in tournament, but the recent form is ugly. The Heat have dropped 10 of their last 13, including a 128-114 loss to Toronto last time out. Washington is 17-63, deep in another lost season, and enters this one on an eight-game losing streak after Thursday’s loss to Chicago. There is still a clear motivation edge for Miami, even if the number feels massive. The Heat already hung 152 points on Washington earlier this month, and this matchup

The Orlando Magic head to the United Center on Friday night for an 8:00 PM ET matchup against a Chicago Bulls team that is mostly playing out the string. Orlando is 44-36, sitting seventh in the Eastern Conference, and still has a reason to push with playoff positioning not fully settled. Chicago is 31-49, 12th in the East, and while the Bulls have shown some life from younger pieces lately, the bigger picture is already pointed toward the offseason. Orlando also comes in hot after winning four straight, including a 132-120 win over Minnesota on Wednesday. That creates a tricky handicap. On talent, form, and motivation, the Magic clearly deserve to be favored. But 14.5 points is a heavy late-season

This is one of those late-season games where the standings say enough on their own. Minnesota heads to Toyota Center on Friday night for a 9:30 p.m. ET tip at 47-33, already locked into the No. 6 seed in the West, while Houston is 51-29 and still pushing for home-court position. The Rockets have real incentive here, and they are bringing an eight-game winning streak into the matchup after beating Philadelphia on Thursday. The spot is a little trickier for Minnesota. The Timberwolves already secured their playoff berth, but the availability picture is messy heading into this one. Rudy Gobert is out for rest, Anthony Edwards is questionable with a knee issue, Julius Randle is questionable with a hand issue,