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NBA predictions 2025-26: Sporting News' expert picks for final standings, playoffs and NBA Finals
The Grizzlies took a clear step back by trading Bane away for draft picks. They still have Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr., which will keep their floor at around .500. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope could have a bounce back year after losing his 3-point touch in Orlando.

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NBA season predictions: Expert picks for full standings and 2026 NBA Finals
Predicting records, playoff performances for all 30 NBA teams in 2025-26
Denver Nuggets vs. Golden State Warriors odds, tips and betting trends | October 23, 2025
The Denver Nuggets (0-0) take on the Golden State Warriors (1-0) at 10 p.m. ET on Thursday, October 23, 2025.

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Best NBA futures bets: Bullish on the Thunder, Nuggets and… the Bulls?!
Fantasy Basketball 2025 Top NBA Player Rankings and Underrated Sleepers
Who Are NBA Title, MVP, Awards Odds Favorites? Full Betting Lines for 2025-26 Season
If prognosticators are correct, Oklahoma City Thunder star guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is in for another big year, with DraftKings Sportsbook listing him as the favorite to win his second straight ...

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Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers odds, picks and predictions
2025-2026 NBA season expert picks for East, West, Finals champs

NBA Power Rankings: Ranking All 30 Teams on Opening Night of New NBA Season

After a summer roster moves and training camp this fall, opening night for the 2025-26 NBA season is finally here.

Our NBA predictions: How will the mighty West be won?

In the nightcap on NBC, the Warriors will visit the Lakers in Los Angeles. The league completely eschewed the Eastern Conference on its first showcase night in four months, indicating it understands something many fans have felt for some time now: The West is the far better conference.
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Non-Sixers predictions for the 2025-26 NBA season: Thunder repeat? Who wins the Eastern Conference? First-time MVP?

According to John Hollinger of The Athletic, no player in NBA history has ever been a unanimous winner of the Defensive Player of the Year Award. With all due respect to Mobley, Rudy Gobert, Draymond Green and the league’s other elite stalwarts, the only obstacle in Wembanyama’s way here is the 65-game minimum.

How Do NBA Conferences & Divisions Work? Which Teams Are Where, Explained

The NBA is made up of 30 teams, competing from the fall well into the following spring for a shot at the NBA Playoffs, and the league championship. Those teams are broken up into conferences, which are further broken up into divisions.
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