NBA Play-In Tournament opens with Heat‑Hornets, Blazers‑Suns matchups

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The NBA Play-In Tournament opens tonight with the Miami Heat hosting the Charlotte Hornets and the Portland Trail Blazers hosting the Phoenix Suns, with each game's winner clinching a final playoff berth. The Athletic is providing live coverage and highlights Charlotte's offseason rebuild that transformed the Hornets into one of the league's most promising young teams. Sportsbooks and platforms such as BettorEdge have launched no-vig player and game markets, and early tipsters have posted picks favoring the Suns over the Blazers and the Heat over the Hornets.

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Miami Heat host Charlotte Hornets with a Play-In berth on the line

Portland Trail Blazers host Phoenix Suns in tonight's other Play-In game

BettorEdge opened no-vig markets, parlays, and custom Flash Markets

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NBA Play-In Tournament opens with Heat‑Hornets, Blazers‑Suns matchups

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