The NBA has unwrapped its holiday gifts to fans a few months early. The league shared its Chirstmas Day schedule on Tuesday, featuring, as always, five barnburners from morning to evening. Let's check out the early odds at DraftKings Sportsbook as of Aug.
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Read more about Sports Betting on FOX Sports. 2026 NBA CHRISTMAS DAY ODDS Spurs @ Knicks Spread: Knicks -1.5Moneyline: Knicks -115, Spurs -105O/U: 229.5 WHAT TO KNOW: A rematch of the NBA Finals, which the Knicks took in five games. Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs will surely have revenge on their minds, considering in each of the Knicks' four series wins, San Antonio held double-digit leads.
Three of those wins also came on the Spurs' home floor. Is this the NBA's new East-West rivalry? Heat @ Celtics Spread: Celtics -5.5Moneyline: Celtics -185, Heat +154O/U: 228.5 WHAT TO KNOW: We have a new-look Celtics squad and a new-look Heat team.
Boston traded one of its franchise pillars in Jaylen Brown, landing Paul George in the process. And as for Miami, it landed the big fish, Giannis Antetokounmpo. There remains question marks about how both teams will perform with revised rosters.
76ers @ Lakers Spread: Lakers -1.5Moneyline: Lakers -120, 76ers +100O/U: 234.5 WHAT TO KNOW: The king returns to one of his former castles. This will be LeBron James' first and only game back in Crypto this season, unless these two teams make it to the NBA Finals. James left for Philly in free agency after spending the last eight seasons with the Lakers.
L.A. resigned Austin Reaves to a lucrative deal, and traded for Walker Kessler. Thunder @ Wolves Spread: Thunder -4.5Moneyline: Thunder -162, Wolves +136O/U: 231.5 WHAT TO KNOW: OKC traded one of its long-time starters in Lu Dort, but will presumably move Cason Wallace or Ajay Mitchell into that spot. How will their depth truly be impacted?
As for Minnesota, they made one of the trades of the summer, landing LaMelo Ball in the Midwest. How will he mesh with Anthony Edwards? Nuggets @ Warriors Spread: Nuggets -2.5Moneyline: Nuggets -135, Warriors +114O/U: 233.5 WHAT TO KNOW: A classic Western Conference showdown between Steph Curry's Warriors and Nikola Jokić's Nuggets.
The question at this point of the season for both of these teams will surely be, has the championship window closed? Jokic has yet to sign an extension with Denver and Golden State has missed the playoffs twice in the last four years.
