TV and Streaming Viewing Picks for April 18, 2025: how to watch NBA Play-In Tournament Finale

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Australian Rules Football
AFL Men’s — Round 6
Melbourne Demons vs. Fremantle Dockers — Fox Soccer Plus, 11 p.m.
Adelaide Crows vs. Greater Western Sydney Giants — Fox Soccer Plus, 2 a.m. (Saturday)
Richmond Tigers vs. Gold Coast Suns — Fox Soccer Plus, 5:30 a.m. (Saturday)

College Baseball
Georgia Tech at Miami (FL) — ACC Network, 8 p.m.
Florida at Mississippi State — SEC Network, 8 p.m.
Cal Poly at Cal-Santa Barbara — ESPNU, 9 p.m.
Texas Tech at Arizona State — ESPN2, 10 p.m.

College Gymnastics
Men’s
NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Championships
Championships Qualifier, Crisler Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Announcers: Bart Conner/Brady Malone//Lauren Sisler
Session I: Air Force, Cal, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Penn State, William & Mary — ESPN+, 1 p.m.
Session II: Army, Illinois, Michigan, Navy. Ohio State, Stanford — ESPN+, 7 p.m.

Apparatus Streams
Floor Exercise — ESPN+, 1 p.m./ESPN+, 7 p.m.
High Bar — ESPN+, 1 p.m./ESPN+, 7 p.m.
Parallel Bars — ESPN+, 1 p.m./ESPN+, 7 p.m.
Pommel Horse — ESPN+, 1 p.m./ESPN+, 7 p.m.
Rings — ESPN+, 1 p.m./ESPN+, 7 p.m.
Vault — ESPN+, 1 p.m./ESPN+, 7 p.m.

College Lacrosse
Men’s
Rutgers at Penn State — Big Ten Network, 6 p.m.
Navy at Loyola Maryland — CBS Sports Network, 7 p.m.
Johns Hopkins at Maryland — Big Ten Network, 8 p.m.

College Softball
Oklahoma State at Central Florida — ESPNU, 7 p.m.
Texas at Arizona — FS1, 8 p.m.
UCLA at Oregon — Big Ten Network, 10 p.m.

EFL Championship
Matchday 43
Watford vs. Burnley — CBS Sports Network, 10 a.m.
Sheffield United vs. Cardiff City — CBS Sports Golazo Network, 12:30 p.m.
Oxford United vs. Leeds United — CBS Sports Golazo Network, 3 p.m.

CBS Sports Golazo Matchday — CBS Sports Golazo Network, noon
CBS Sports Golazo Matchday — CBS Sports Golazo Network, 2:30 p.m.

EFL League One
Matchday 43
Wrexham vs. Bristol Rovers — CBS Sports Golazo Network, 10 a.m.

Formula 1
FIA Formula One World Championship
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Practice 1 — ESPN2, 9:25 a.m.
Practice 2 — ESPN2, 12:55 p.m.

Golf
PGA Tour
Heritage Classic, Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, SC
2nd Round
Announcers — Golf Channel: (play-by-play) Terry Gannon//(analysts) Curt Byrum/Frank Nobilo//(reporters) Billy Ray Brown/Arron Oberholser//(interviews) Todd Lewis
Main Feed — ESPN+/PGA Tour Live, 8 a.m.
Featured Holes: 4, 7, 14, 17 — ESPN+/PGA Tour Live, 8:45 a.m.
Featured Groups: Collin Morikawa/Sahith Theegala & Min Woo Lee/Justin Rose — ESPN+/PGA Tour Live, 10:15 a.m.
Marquee Group: Ludvig Åberg/Xander Schauffele — ESPN+/PGA Tour Live, 10:15 a.m.
Featured Groups 1: Scottie Scheffler/Viktor Hovland — ESPN+/PGA Tour Live, 2 p.m.
Featured Groups 2: Ludvig Åberg/Xander Schauffele & Shane Lowry/Jordan Spieth — ESPN+/PGA Tour Live, 2 p.m.
Featured Hole: 14 — ESPN+/PGA Tour Live, 2 p.m.
Featured Hole: 17 — ESPN+/PGA Tour Live, 2 p.m.
Main Feed — Golf Channel, 2 p.m.

Golf Central Pregame — Golf Channel, 1 p.m.

PGA Tour
Corales Puntacana Championship, Puntacana Resort & Club, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Announcers: George Savaricas/Brendon de Jonge//Graham DeLaet//Tripp Isenhour
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 10 a.m.

LPGA Tour
JM Eagle Championship, El Caballero Country Club, Los Angeles, CA
Announcers: Grant Boone/Morgan Pressel/Tom Abbott//Kay Cockerilkl
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 6 p.m.

DP World Tour
Communist China Open, Enhance Anting Golf Club, Shanghai, Communist China
3rd Round — Golf Channel, 12:30 a.m. (Saturday)

The Smylie Kaufman Show — SportsGrid, 1:30 p.m.
Golf Central — Golf Channel, 9 p.m.

LaLiga
Matchday 32
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs. Getafe CF — ESPN Deportes/ESPN+, 2:55 p.m.

LaLiga News — ESPN+, 9 a.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
Professional Fighters League
PFL World Tournament, Universal Studios, Orlando, FL
Lightweights and Middleweights: 1st Round Prelims — ESPN+, 5 p.m.
Lightweights and Middleweights: 1st Round Main Card — ESPN, 7 p.m.

Prefight Show — ESPN+, 4:30 p.m.

Combat Sports Report — SportsGrid, noon

MLB
American League
Friday Night Baseball, Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Announcers: Alex Faust/Ryan Spilborghs//Tricia Whitaker
Seattle Mariners at Toronto Blue Jays — Apple TV+, 7 p.m.

Announcers: Lauren Gardner/Xavier Scruggs/Russell Dorsey
Friday Night Baseball Pre-Game — Apple TV+, 6:30 p.m.

Kansas City at Detroit — FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City/FanDuel Sports Network Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Boston — Chicago Sports Network/NESN, 7 p.m.
New York Yankees at Tampa Bay — YES/FanDuel Sports Network Sun, 7 p.m.

National League
Arizona at Chicago Cubs — MLB Network/Dbacks.TV/Marquee Sports Network, 2:20 p.m.
Miami at Philadelphia — FanDuel Sports Network Florida/NBC Sports Philadelphia, 6:45 p.m.
St  Louis at New York Mets — FanDuel Sports Network Midwest/SNY, 7 p.m.
Washington at Colorado — MASN/Rockies.TV, 830 p.m.

Interleague
Friday Night Baseball, Truist Park, Cumberland, GA
Announcers: Wayne Randazzo/Dontrelle Willis//Heidi Watney
Minnesota Twins at Atlanta Braves — Apple TV+, 7:15 p.m.

Announcers: Lauren Gardner/Xavier Scruggs/Russell Dorsey
Friday Night Baseball Pre-Game — Apple TV+, 6:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Pittsburgh — CleGuardians.TV/SportsNet Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m.
Cincinnati at Baltimore — FanDuel Sports Network Ohio/MASN2, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles Dodgers at Texas — MLB Network (main)/Spectrum SportsNet LA/KDAF, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at Milwaukee — MLB Network (backup)/NBC Sports California/FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin, 8 p.m.
San Diego at Houston — Padres.TV/Space City Home Network, 8 p.m.
San Francisco at Anaheim — NBC Sports Bay Area/FanDuel Sports Network West, 9:30 p.m./MLB Network, 11 p.m. (main, joined in progress)

The Leadoff Spot — MLB Network, 9 a.m.
MLB Central — MLB Network, 10 a.m.
MLB Now — MLB Network, noon
MLB Tonight: National Pregame Show — MLB Network, 6:30 p.m.
MLB Network Strike Zone — Check your local listings, 7 p.m.
Quick Pitch — MLB Network, 12:30 a.m. (Saturday)

NASCAR
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Black’s Tire 200, Rockingham Speedway, Rockingham, NC
Practice and Qualifying — FS2, 12:30 p.m.
Race — FS1, 5 p.m.

NASCAR Xfinity Series
North Carolina Education Lottery 250, Rockingham Speedway, Rockingham, NC
Practice — The CW App, 3 p.m.

NBA Playoffs
Play-In Tournament
Eastern Conference, State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
Announcers: Ian Eagle/Greg Anthony//Stephanie Ready
Miami Heat at Atlanta Hawks — TNT/truTV/Max, 7 p.m. (winner earns East 8 seed)

Announcers: Ernie Johnson/Charles Barkley/Shaquille O’Neal/Kenny Smith
NBA Tip-Off — TNT/truTV/Max, 6:30 p.m.

Western Conference, FedExForum, Memphis, TN
Announcers: Dave Pasch/Tim Legler//Jorge Sedano
Dallas Mavericks at Memphis Grizzlies — ESPN, 9:30 p.m. (winner earns West 8 seed)

Run It Back — FanDuel TV, 10 a.m.
Beyond the Arc — CBS Sports Network, 1 p.m.
NBA Today — ESPN, 3 p.m.
Run It Back — NBA TV, 5 p.m.
Playoff Central: Pregame — NBA TV, 6 p.m.
The Tipoff — DraftKings Network, 8 p.m.
NBA Play-In Game LIVE Gameday — SportsGrid, 8 p.m.
Playoff Central: Heat/Hawks, Play-In Game — NBA TV, 9:30 p.m.
Playoff Central: Mavericks/Grizzlies, Play-In Game — NBA TV, midnight
NBA GameTime — NBA TV, 1:30 a.m. (Saturday)

NFL
Good Morning Football — NFL Network, 8 a.m.
GMFB: Overtime — Check your local listings/The Roku Sports Channel, 10 a.m.
The Fantasy Life Show — Fubo Sports, 10 a.m.
NFL Live — ESPN, 4 p.m.
God Bless Football — DraftKings Network, 6 p.m.
Path to the Draft — NFL Network, 6 p.m.
The Insiders — NFL Network, 7 p.m.

NHL
NHL Today — SportsGrid, 2 p.m.
NHL Now — NHL Network/Sportsnet One, 5 p.m.
NHL Tonight: Eastern Conference Playoff Preview — NHL Network, 7 p.m.
NHL Tonight: Western Conference Playoff Preview — NHL Network, 8 p.m.

NWSL
Matchday 5
Utah Royals FC vs. Chicago Stars FC — NWSL+, 9:30 p.m.
Seattle Reign vs. Portland Thorns — Amazon Prime Video, 10 p.m.
Angel City FC vs. Gotham FC — NWSL+, 10:30 p.m.

Soccer
Morning Footy — CBS Sports Golazo Network, 8 a.m.
Real Madrid Pass — Fubo Sports, 8 a.m.
LatiNatiou Fútbol Club — SportsGrid, 1 p.m.
Scoreline — CBS Sports Golazo Network, 5 p.m.
ESPN FC — ESPN+, 5:30 p.m.
Línea de cuatro — TUDN, 8 p.m.
Línea de cuatro — TUDN, 11 p.m.

Sports News & Talk
SportsCenter — ESPN, 7 a.m.
Get Up — ESPN, 8 a.m.
SportsCenter — ESPN2, 8 a.m.
Breakfast Ball — FS1, 8 a.m.
The Early Line — SportsGrid, 8 a.m.
Fubo News — Fubo Sports, 9 a.m.
Morning Buzz — CBS Sports HQ, 9 a.m.
The Ringer: Cousin Sal’s Winning Weekend — FanDuel TV, 9 a.m.
The Dan LeBatard Show With Stugotz: Local Hour — YouTube, 9 a.m.
Nothing Personal With David Samson — DraftKings Network, 10 a.m.
The Facility — FS1, 10 a.m.
The Dan Le Batard Show With Stugotz — DraftKings Network, 11 a.m.
Up & Adams — FanDuel TV, 11 a.m.
NewsWire Live — SportsGrid, 11 a.m.
B1G Today — Big Ten Network, noon
BYU Sports Nation — BYUtv, noon
Midday Rundown — CBS Sports HQ, noon
Early Edge — CBS Sports Network, noon
The Pat McAfee Show — ESPN, noon
The Dan Le Batard Show With Stugotz — Peacock, noon
The Rich Eisen Show — The Roku Sports Channel, noon
CBS Sports HQ Spotlight — CBS Sports Network, 2 p.m.
SportsCenter — ESPN, 2 p.m.
The Domonique Foxworth Show — ESPN2, 2 p.m.
The Pat McAfee Show — YouTube, 2 p.m.
SportsCenter — ESPN2, 3 p.m.
Trending Now — CBS Sports HQ, 3 p.m.
Pablo Torre Finds Out — DraftKings Network, 3 p.m.
The Paul Finebaum Show — SEC Network, 3 p.m.
Ferrall Coast to Coast — SportsGrid, 3 p.m.
Contacto deportivo — TUDN, 3 p.m.
Good Follow — DraftKings Network, 4 p.m.
ACC PM — ACC Network, 4 p.m.
CBS Sports HQ Spotlight — CBS Sports Network, 4 p.m.
You Better You Bet — Stadium, 4 p.m.
Around the Horn — ESPN, 5 p.m.
Missin Curfew — DraftKings Network, 5 p.m.
Pardon the Interruption — ESPN, 5:30 p.m.
Primetime Pregame Live — CBS Sports HQ, 6 p.m.
SportsCenter — ESPN, 6 p.m.
ESPN BET Live — ESPN2, 6 p.m.
Gametime Decisions Live — SportsGrid, 6 p.m.
Gameday Scoreboard and Highlights — CBS Sports HQ, 7 p.m.
South Beach Sessions — DraftKings Network, 7 p.m.
All ACC — ACC Network, 7 p.m.
SportsRage Tonight Live — SportsGrid, 10 p.m.
Scoreboard Final — CBS Sports HQ, 11 p.m.
SEC Now — SEC Network, 11 p.m.
The B1G Show — Big Ten Network, midnight
All The Smoke — DraftKings Network, midnight
SportsCenter at Night With Scott Van Pelt — ESPN, midnight
El pelotazo — Telemundo, midnight
Mystery Crate — DraftKings Network, midnight
Contacto deportivo — Univision, midnight
SportsCenter at Night With Scott Van Pelt — ESPN, 1 a.m. (Saturday)
The Bostonian vs. The Book — SportsGrid, 1 a.m. (Saturday)
SportsCenter at Night — ESPN, 2 a.m. (Saturday)
Best of The Dan LeBatard Show With Stugotz — DraftKings Network, 2 a.m. (Saturday)
The Bostonian vs. The Book — SportsGrid, 2 a.m. (Saturday)
Contacto deportivo — TUDN, 2 a.m. (Saturday)
Mystery Crate — DraftKings Network, 4 a.m. (Saturday)
Scoreboard Final — CBS Sports HQ, 6 a.m. (Saturday)

Tennis
Center Court Live: Barcelona Open (ATP Tour)/BMW Open (ATP Tour)/Open Rouen Métropole (WTA Tour)/Porsche Tennis Grand Prix (WTA Tour) — Tennis Channel, 1 p.m.
Center Court Live: Barcelona Open (ATP Tour)/BMW Open (ATP Tour)/Open Rouen Métropole (WTA Tour)/Porsche Tennis Grand Prix (WTA Tour) — Tennis Channel, 6;30 a.m. (Saturday)

UEFA Champions League
Champions League Weekly — CBS Sports Network, 9:30 p.m.

UFL
Week 4
Memphis Showboats at Michigan Panthers — Fox, 8 p.m.