’Tis the season for cozy sweaters, decking the halls and holiday basketball. Christmas is still over a month away, but with temperatures dropping, the sun setting before 5 p.m. and the air getting crisper, it’s time to start looking ahead to Christmas—including which basketball games will be played on the holiday.

The Denver Nuggets are favoured by 11.5 points in one highlighted game, for example. Betting odds differ depending on the matchup.

NBC Sports features streaming-exclusive NBA action every Monday with Peacock NBA Monday, plus a nice mix of weekly NBA doubleheader games across NBC and Peacock as part of NBC ’s Coast 2 Coast Tuesday package. Ready for some details on how to catch this week’s lineup of games? Keep on scrolling for more!

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Here’s a complete look at the 2025–26 MLK Jr. Day slate of basketball: With the NBA returning to NBC for the first time in 26 years, the network has gone all out to begin their coverage of the 2025–26 season—and that will continue on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in January.

Teams face off in Rucker Park for the 2025 SLAM Girls Game. Team Streeter vs Team Dixon face off in Hartford, CT for the 2025 Elite 20 Invitational Girls Game. Dyckman vs. Tri-State face off in NYC for the 2025 NYvsNY Championship. West 4th vs. Dyckman face off in NYC for the 2025 NYvsNY Championship. Tri-State vs. Watson face off in NYC for the 2025 NYvsNY Semis. West 4th vs. Watson face off in NYC for the 2025 NYvsNY Semis. Gersh vs. Dyckman face off in NYC for the 2025 NYvsNY Semis. Dyckman vs. Gersh face off in NYC for the 2025 NYvsNY Semis. NBA Global Academy vs NBA Academy Africa face off in Atlanta for the 2025 NBA Academy Games. NBA Academy Select Blue vs Basketball New Zealand face off in Atlanta for the 2025 NBA Academy Games.

The Oklahoma City Thunder faced the Pacers in an NBA Finals rematch in the second game of the season, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander carried them to a double-overtime win. Of his 55 points, SGA scored 23 at the free throw line while making just two three-pointers in the game.

Instead of on-ball screens, Miami is relying on pace (first in the NBA), off-ball movement and drives to the hoop to score. And it has revived an offense that’s typically been one of the league’s most plodding.

Here are our top NBA DFS picks and advice for tonight’s slate. The Aussie gets a crack at the Miami Heat. Josh Giddey is about the best fantasy option on the board on Friday, averaging 51.4 fantasy points per game.