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BOOKER NBA forecast, 2026–27

The Celtics are the title favorites, at 18%

BOOKER is our player-impact model. It rates every player from lineup data, then simulates the rest of the season thousands of times. Updated daily.

Team	Record	Projected wins (80% range)	Playoffs	Title
Boston Celtics	10–2	57	>99%	18%
San Antonio Spurs	11–2	57	97%	9%
Houston Rockets	10–3	55	96%	7%
Los Angeles Lakers	11–2	54	93%	9%
Oklahoma City Thunder	8–5	52	93%	13%
Denver Nuggets	7–4	52	91%	14%
Portland Trail Blazers	9–3	51	85%	2%
Detroit Pistons	8–4	50	94%	5%
Minnesota Timberwolves	9–4	48	80%	4%
Philadelphia 76ers	10–3	48	90%	4%
New York Knicks	6–6	46	85%	4%
Golden State Warriors	8–5	44	59%	1%
Memphis Grizzlies	9–4	44	57%	1%
Cleveland Cavaliers	7–7	43	75%	3%
Miami Heat	7–6	43	73%	1%
Atlanta Hawks	7–6	41	66%	1%
Toronto Raptors	5–7	41	62%	2%
Orlando Magic	5–7	40	56%	1%
Phoenix Suns	5–6	38	24%	<1%
Indiana Pacers	5–8	36	39%	<1%
Dallas Mavericks	7–6	36	17%	<1%
Charlotte Hornets	4–8	32	20%	<1%
Brooklyn Nets	3–9	31	16%	<1%
Chicago Bulls	3–9	31	15%	<1%
LA Clippers	3–8	30	5%	<1%
Washington Wizards	4–9	29	7%	<1%
New Orleans Pelicans	4–10	27	1%	<1%
Milwaukee Bucks	1–12	25	3%	<1%
Sacramento Kings	1–11	25	1%	<1%
Utah Jazz	1–12	25	1%	<1%

Dot is the median projected win total; the bar runs from the 10th to the 90th percentile. As of 2026-11-15.

Projected wins above average, full season

Source: BOOKER

Across 9,523 games since 2017–18, BOOKER picked the winner 67.3% of the time. The betting market: 67.7%.

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