The Hawks take on the Bulls at 8:00 PM ET on Monday at United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Favorite: Hawks (-2.5) The Nets take on the Rockets at 8:00 PM ET on Monday at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Favorite: Rockets (-15.5) The Raptors will take on the Spurs at 8:00 PM ET on Monday at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas.

See the latest Emirates NBA Cup MVP odds for 2025, with Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander the favorite as tournament action gets underway.

With the NBA season nearly underway, here is every team in the league ranked by its championship odds for the upcoming season.

The six group winners plus a wild card from each conference — determined by head-to-head record and point differential — go into an eight-team knockout round bracket (East vs. East, West vs. West, similar to the NBA playoffs where the conferences are separate until the Finals). The knockout round games are single-elimination.

The Orlando Magic (1-4) take on the Charlotte Hornets (2-2) at Spectrum Center Thursday. Tip-off from Charlotte, North Carolina, is set for 7 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds around the Magic vs. Hornets odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.

Cooper Flagg is favored to win Rookie of the Year, but after only a week, he has some stiff competition. See the latest odds.

Vaughn Dalzell breaks down the NBA MVP race after Victor Wembanyama and Shai Gilgeous-Alexnader had incredible weeks, while Luka Doncic and Anthony Edwards got bit by the injury bug.

The Los Angeles Lakers face the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025 (10/31/25) in a regular season NBA game at FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tenn.