Wagers - Basketball
This week in the NBA, game by game - with the price right on the card where the books have posted one.
Timberwolves at Clippers, Staples Center, Los Angeles. Photo: David Jones, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
How to read this - 30 seconds
To win: minus = favorite, plus = underdog. -155 means bet $155 to make $100 profit. +130 means a $100 bet makes $130 profit.
Spread: the head start. -3 means that team must win by 4 or more for a spread bet to pay.
Total: over/under on both teams' score combined.
Opening Night — Tuesday, October 20
- Pistons 121, Celtics 113 - Boston Celtics at Detroit Pistons
- 76ers 106, Knicks 100 - Philadelphia 76ers at New York Knicks
- Thunder 116, Spurs 104 - Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs
Paul George scored 38 in his Boston debut. Tyrese Maxey led Philadelphia with 28, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 for Oklahoma City in a rematch of last season’s Western Conference finals.
Wednesday, October 21 — The First Full Slate
- Hawks 132, Magic 125 - Atlanta Hawks at Orlando Magic
- Wizards 128, Bucks 116 - Milwaukee Bucks at Washington Wizards
- Hornets 110, Nets 103 - Charlotte Hornets at Brooklyn Nets
- Timberwolves 131, Heat 106 - Minnesota Timberwolves at Miami Heat
- Raptors 135, Bulls 92 - Chicago Bulls at Toronto Raptors
Anthony Davis scored 34 points with 12 rebounds in his Washington debut. Finals for Wednesday’s other six games — Utah at Memphis, Indiana at New Orleans, Dallas at Houston, Phoenix at Portland, Golden State at the Lakers, and Sacramento at the Clippers — were not yet posted in the Daily’s sources when this board was built Wednesday night.
This week - 54 games, day by day
Games with a price posted show it right on the card. The rest are not priced yet - that is normal, books post NBA lines a day or two ahead.
In plain English: a $100 bet on the 76ers to win makes $72 profit. A $100 bet on the Cavaliers makes $118 profit if they pull the upset.
Compare the books (advanced)
| Book | Spread | Total | Moneyline |
|---|---|---|---|
| FanDuel | PHI -2.5 | 235.5 | PHI -138 / CLE +118 |
| BetMGM | PHI -2.5 | 235.5 | PHI -155 / CLE +125 |
| BetRivers | PHI -2.5 | 234.5 | PHI -150 / CLE +120 |
| DraftKings | — | — | PHI -154 / CLE +130 |
| Fanatics | — | — | PHI -156 / CLE +130 |
In plain English: a $100 bet on the Thunder to win makes $33 profit. A $100 bet on the Nuggets makes $245 profit if they pull the upset.
Compare the books (advanced)
| Book | Spread | Total | Moneyline |
|---|---|---|---|
| FanDuel | OKC -8.5 | 236.5 | OKC -300 / DEN +245 |
| BetRivers | OKC -8.5 | 235.5 | OKC -335 / DEN +260 |
| DraftKings | — | — | OKC -278 / DEN +225 |
| Fanatics | — | — | OKC -286 / DEN +230 |
In plain English: a $100 bet on the Celtics to win makes $68 profit. A $100 bet on the Knicks makes $124 profit if they pull the upset.
Compare the books (advanced)
| Book | Spread | Total | Moneyline |
|---|---|---|---|
| FanDuel | BOS -2.5 | 223.5 | BOS -146 / NYK +124 |
| DraftKings | — | — | BOS -130 / NYK +110 |
| Fanatics | — | — | BOS -132 / NYK +110 |
In plain English: a $100 bet on the Spurs to win makes $46 profit. A $100 bet on the Rockets makes $180 profit if they pull the upset.
Compare the books (advanced)
| Book | Spread | Total | Moneyline |
|---|---|---|---|
| DraftKings | — | — | SAS -217 / HOU +180 |
| Fanatics | — | — | SAS -238 / HOU +190 |
The Week On National Television
Thursday: an ESPN doubleheader — Cavaliers at 76ers, in LeBron James’s Philadelphia home debut, then Nuggets at Thunder.
Friday: Prime Video carries Knicks at Celtics and Rockets at Spurs.
Monday: the first Peacock NBA Monday — Warriors at Nuggets. Tuesday: NBC’s Coast 2 Coast Tuesday debuts with Pistons at Knicks and Trail Blazers at Lakers.
NBA Cup group play starts Friday, October 30 — outside this board’s week.
Finals and schedule as published Wednesday, October 21, 2026; odds FanDuel, read October 21, 2026 (DraftKings moneylines dated October 18 where shown). Odds move; check your book before wagering. The Daily posts the prices; it does not take wagers.
Sources: Sources: Finals — USA TODAY and Sportradar, Oct. 20–21, 2026; Reuters, Oct. 21, 2026. Schedule and television — ESPN Press Room and NBC Sports, Oct. 19–20, 2026; FantasyPros schedule, Oct. 21, 2026. Odds — FanDuel Research, Oct. 20–21, 2026; DraftKings moneylines via RG.org, Oct. 18, 2026.
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