NBA Handicapping Articles

2026 Houston Rockets Predictions with Best Bets and Odds to Win NBA Championship
by Spencer Toth - 10/2/2026

The Houston Rockets have been expected to challenge for the NBA title since acquiring Kevin Durant, but they have still yet to win a playoff series with their superstar. Back-to-back 52-30 regular seasons is nothing to scoff at, but a pair of first round exits has the fan base wanting more with the new season around the corner.

2026 Detroit Pistons Predictions with Best Bets and Odds to Win NBA Championship
by Spencer Toth - 10/2/2026

The Detroit Pistons won their first playoff series since 2008 last season, but a second round exit was still chalked up as a disappointment after they led the East with a 60-22 record. While the lack of a deep playoff run following a strong regular season will be a bitter pill to swallow, the Pistons have a young core that could be even better this season.

2026 Golden State Warriors Predictions with Best Bets and Odds to Win NBA Championship
by Spencer Toth - 10/2/2026

The Golden State Warriors are trying to squeeze out one more championship run before Steph Curry hangs up his shoes, and there is quiet optimism that they still have enough left in the tank to do so. They spent the offseason locking up an aging core, and the trio of Curry, Green, and Butler have already proven they can be clutch in the playoffs.

2026 Denver Nuggets Predictions with Best Bets and Odds to Win NBA Championship
by Spencer Toth - 9/30/2026

The Denver Nuggets will always be a title contender as long as Nikola Jokic is healthy, and this year is no exception. The Serbian center has finished in the top two of MVP voting in six consecutive seasons, putting him in elite company with only Larry Bird and Bill Russell having completed that feat. Those two legends have a combined 14 championships to their names, with Jokic and company wanting nothing more than to add another trophy to their cabinet.

2026 Dallas Mavericks Predictions with Best Bets and Odds to Win NBA Championship
by Spencer Toth - 9/29/2026

The Dallas Mavericks are deep in their rebuild around Rookie of the Year winner Cooper Flagg and had an active offseason as they looked to tinker with how to best develop his talent. Their 26-56 record from last season was their worst since 2018, the year before they drafted Luka Doncic, and the Mavericks will be hoping to trend in the right direction heading into the new year. Will a healthy Kyrie Irving make an impact?

2026 Cleveland Cavaliers Predictions with Best Bets and Odds to Win NBA Championship
by Spencer Toth - 9/28/2026

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been a consistent finisher near the top of the Eastern Conference standings, but have been unable to turn that regular season success into playoff accolades. They finished in the top four for the fourth consecutive season after going 52-30, but a pair of playoff wins was quickly forgotten when they were swept by the Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals.

2026 Chicago Bulls Predictions with Best Bets and Odds to Win NBA Championship
by Spencer Toth - 9/28/2026

The Chicago Bulls have the fourth-most NBA championships with six, but the Michael Jordan days feel like eras ago for this struggling fan base. Chicago hasn’t won a playoff series in eleven straight seasons, being bounced in the first round twice and the play-in tournament three times in that span. The franchise hit a new low with a 31-51 record last year, their worst since 2020, and are once again expected to finish in the basement.

2026 Charlotte Hornets Predictions with Best Bets and Odds to Win NBA Championship
by Spencer Toth - 9/25/2026

The Charlotte Hornets have now missed the playoffs in 10 straight seasons, and the front office decided it was time for a change on the court. Charlotte completely blew up their roster in an attempt to get competitive, but an Eastern Conference loaded with contenders means they still have their work cut out for them. Were their offseason moves enough to move the needle, or will it be another lost season in Charlotte?

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by Doc's Sports - 9/25/2026

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2026 Boston Celtics Predictions with Best Bets and Odds to Win NBA Championship
by Spencer Toth - 9/17/2026

The Boston Celtics are now three years removed from their 2024 championship and failed to win a playoff series last year for the first time since 2021. Losing Jayson Tatum for the first chunk of the season dimmed their title hopes, but they surpassed expectations and went into the playoffs as a serious threat.

2026 Brooklyn Nets Predictions with Best Bets and Odds to Win NBA Championship
by Spencer Toth - 9/17/2026

The expectations are low in Brooklyn with a 24.5 win total, but there is reason for optimism heading into the new season. They finished dead-last in rebounds last season with the second-lowest net rating being dragged down by their last-place offensive rating. Low efficiency offense coupled with very few second chance points and a bad defense is a recipe for disaster, but the offseason moves have Brooklyn back in the mix.

2026 Atlanta Hawks Predictions with Best Bets and Odds to Win NBA Championship
by Spencer Toth - 9/16/2026

After four straight seasons in the play-in tournament, the Hawks finally finished with a top-six seed in 2025-26 with a 46-36 record. However, they were unable to follow that up with a deep playoff run, as they were bounced by the New York Knicks in the first round. Losing in the first round is never fun, but the Hawks did take two games off New York, who went on to win the NBA championship with a 12-1 record in their other three series.

2026 NBA Teams to Tail or Fade Against the Spread
by Spencer Toth - 9/13/2026

The NBA standings provide insight into which teams are the best and the worst in the league, while the against the spread standings show which teams are better or worse than the public expects. No one is arguing that the Charlotte Hornets are the best team in the league, but they certainly exceeded expectations last year with a league-leading 50-32 record against the spread.

Will New NBA Anti-Tanking Measures Make Betting Big Underdogs More Attractive in 2026?
by Spencer Toth - 9/11/2026

The NBA has had a tanking issue for the last several seasons and has resorted to drastic measures to put an end to intentionally losing heading into the 2026-27 season. It still remains to be seen whether or not this will be the final solution to meaningless late-season basketball, but it is certainly a step in the right direction.

NBA Betting Impact of Kawhi Leonard and LA Clippers Cheating Scandal
by Spencer Toth - 9/3/2026

The NBA has reached a verdict on the Kawhi Leonard and Los Angeles Clippers scandal, and it is bad news for Los Angeles. Clippers owner Steve Ballmer was found to have violated the salary-cap circumvention rules and has been suspended from all basketball activities for one year. The team was also fined $30 million; Leonard himself was fined $700,000, while Lawrence Frank and Gillian Zucker were suspended for six months and one year, respectively.

NBA Teams That Gave Up Everything for a Superstar and Got Nothing Back
by Jeremy Block - 6/15/2026

There is a fine line between a front office that is aggressive in the trade market and a front office that makes its decisions based on pure panic. In the modern NBA, the temptation to skip the painful years of rebuilding by dumping draft assets for an established star is almost impossible to resist.

NBA Playoff Meltdowns That Still Don't Make Sense
by Jeremy Block - 6/12/2026

Every year, NBA teams with massive expectations find a way to completely choke under the playoff bright lights. It happens to the best of them, but the most fascinating disasters involve some of the best rosters that had absolutely no business losing.

NBA Coaches Who Got a Big Contract and a Fast Exit
by Jeremy Block - 6/10/2026

In the modern NBA, head coaching contracts have essentially become high-yield savings accounts with zero penalty for early withdrawal. The job security of a coach is entirely tied to the mood swings of the front office, despite how the team is performing. When the relationship sours, the parting of ways happens at lightning speed, leaving franchises to foot astronomical bills for guys who are suddenly being paid to sit on a beach.

6 NBA Players Who Got Blamed for Teams They Never Should Have Been On
by Jeremy Block - 6/8/2026

We constantly watch elite players take the fall for cheap owners, terrible coaching, and downright incompetent management. These legends spent their absolute primes dragging dysfunctional franchises up the standings, so let’s break down six players who took the fall for teams that never deserved their talents in the first place.

NBA Finals Betting Trends Analysis and Expert Handicapping
by Jeremy Block - 6/5/2026

Game 1 of the NBA Finals is already in the books. And with six games or less left in the basketball season, there is not much time left to make some. If you took an “L” last game, no need for a headache before tip-off—I am back with my final NBA trends to watch for the season.