As we hit the halfway mark in the season, our experts are picking both conference finals winners and the 2026 NBA champ

The NBA continues a busy start to 2026 with a six-game schedule on Monday night. Both DraftKings and FanDuel feature the first four of those games on the main slate, and the two West Coast games as part of separate late-night contests.

The Memphis Grizzlies and Orlando Magic meet Thursday in Berlin, Germany. The NBA's first regular-season game in Germany tips off at 2 p.m. ET.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has the inside track on MVP, which would make him just the 16th player NBA history to have won multiple MVPs, and he's still only 27. SGA, however, was not a unanimous selection. In fact, there were no unanimous picks among the awards by our six experts.

The Boston Celtics (24-15) and Miami Heat (21-19) meet Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds around the Celtics vs. Heat odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.

The Minnesota Timberwolves and Milwaukee Bucks meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The Lakers beat the Hornets 121-111 in Charlotte as 8.5-point favorites on Nov. 10. The Over (230.5) hit in the win. Doncic scored 38 in the win while Hornets F Miles Bridges had 34 in a losing effort.

The Washington Wizards (10-28) continue their 4-game road trip on Wednesday, visiting the LA Clippers (16-23). Tip-off from Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, is at 10:30 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds around the Wizards vs.

The Chicago Bulls hit the road to take on the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center Tuesday. Tip-off from Houston, Texas, is set for 8 p.m. ET.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, RotoBallers! I hope Santa (and the staff at RotoBaller) can help bring you a little extra holiday cash tonight, as the NBA features a rockin' slate with 11 games (13 on FanDuel). Don't forget, there are tons of ...

Williams transferred after last season and came to Sacramento State, which is led by Mike Bibby as head coach and general manager Shaquille O'Neal. With the caveat of it being an early call, Williams was once ranked the No. 1 player in his class when he was in eighth grade.