The #3 Knicks will face the #6 Hawks in the first round of the NBA playoffs The Knicks are heavy favorites to advance See the Knicks vs Hawks series picks and odds The #3 New York Knicks (53-29, 30-10 home, 22-19 away, 44-39 ATS) will clash with the #6 Atlanta Hawks (46-36, 24-17 home, 22-19 away, 44-28 ATS) in the first round of the 2026 NBA playoff bracket . The Knicks took two of three from Atlanta in the regular season with the road team winning all three meetings. With considerably more playoff experience on their roster and a significantly better Net Rating, New York has opened as a heavy favorite. Knicks vs Hawks Series Odds Market NYK ATL Series ML -290 +230 Game Spread -1.5 (-115) +1.5 (-105) Total Games O 5.5 (-150) U 5.5 (+120) The initial series price listed the Knicks at -360 and Atlanta at +290. But less than an hour later, the Knicks are down to -290 and the Hawks have moved to +230. The game spread has also moved in Atlanta’s fa...
Four of eight first-round NBA playoff matchups have been set The other four will be determined after the Play-In Tournament See the opening series prices for all 2026 NBA first-round series The 2026 NBA playoffs will get underway in earnest on April 18. The #1 through #6 seeds in each conference have been set. The #7 seeds will be determined by Tuesday’s Play-In games, with the #8 seeds finalized on Friday, April 17. As it is, one-half of the 2026 NBA playoff bracket has been set. In the East, the #4 Cleveland Cavaliers will face the #5 Toronto Raptors, and the #3 New York Knicks will meet the #6 Atlanta Hawks. The West matchups have yet to be cemented Sportsbooks have opened the NBA first-round series odds for the first two matchups NBA Playoff Series Odds Team Series Price Game Spread Total Games #4 CLE Cavaliers -900 -2.5 (-140) O 5.5 (+125) #5 TOR Raptors +600 +2.5 (+115) U 5.5 (-150) Team Series Price Game Spread Total Games #3 NY Knicks...