In our first NBA-focused edition of Newsweek Sports Betting 📩, we give out our NBA Finals and regular season MVP picks.

With a new NBA season finally here, our experts are here to make some bold predictions, pick the next MVP, and more.

The Oklahoma City Thunder is favored to defeat the Indiana Pacers, and Gilgeous-Alexander is favored to win the NBA Finals ...

With reigning NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander setting the tone for another big season, here are three bold predictions for ...

In Game 4 of the 2000 Finals, Kobe Bryant played 47 minutes and scored 28 points to beat the Pacers in overtime. In Game 1 of the 2001 Finals, Allen Iverson executed one of the most memorable plays in ...

The NBA Finals MVP odds weren't primed for an upset after all. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Thunder had been the favorite in this market since the Finals began, and as OKC ultimately won the NBA ...

Boston enjoyed several tremendous performances from its stars throughout the five games, but the Finals MVP award could only go to one player. That was Brown. Brown, the No. 3 overall pick in the 2016 ...

After the Thunder defeated the Pacers in the NBA Finals, MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander paid Tyrese Haliburton a visit.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had a historic 2024-25 season, leading the NBA in scoring with 2,484 points and securing both the NBA ...

Cade Cunningham went into the 2024-2025 NBA season with All-Star intentions. The Detroit Pistons guard stood in front of a ...

The 2024–25 MVP race was one of the most competitive in recent memory. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder ...

USA TODAY Sports reporters made their preseason predictions for individual awards, conference finals and the eventual NBA champion.