The NBA regular season continues on Wednesday with nine matchups, including Rockets (-1.5) vs. Cavaliers at 7 p.m. ET and Heat (-9.5) vs. Warriors at 7:30 p.m. ET. Elsewhere, defending NBA champion Oklahoma City is an 18.

The Indiana Pacers, Brooklyn Nets, and Sacramento Kings will probably be in the running for the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, and while the new college basketball season just started a couple of weeks ago, a top NBA insider would be surprised if one specific player wasn’t the choice for whoever lands the top pick.

Wednesday’s nine-game NBA DFS slate tips off at 7 p.m. ET and brings a mix of competitive matchups and blowout risk. The Chicago Bulls-Portland Trail Blazers game carries the highest projected total at 242.5, while the New York Knicks-Dallas Mavericks contest sits at the bottom with a total of 225.5.

It's not too early to think about who might go No. 1 in next year's NBA Draft. See the odds for the top pick in 2026.

The Chicago Bulls (7-6) and Portland Trail Blazers (6-8) meet Wednesday at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. Tip-off is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds around the Bulls vs. Trail Blazers odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.

The Pistons won the top prize in the ‘21 draft and used the selection on Cunningham, who has quickly developed into one of the best guards in the Eastern Conference. Cleveland was given the No. 3 pick and they got a star in his own right in Evan Mobley, who was named an All-Star and the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year last season.

We recently got word of this year’s new All-Star format, yet another round of tweaks as the NBA at large tries to find a way to recapture some of the magic — and overall interest — of the past. This year will see the introduction of a Team USA vs. Team World format, but with a bit of a twist.