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NBA Futures Pool

One set of picks, submitted before opening night, that lives all season. Pick the playoff field in each conference, over or under on every team's win total, the two conference champions and the NBA Finals winner. Nothing to remember week to week; the standings update as teams clinch and fall out.

How NBA Futures Pool works

01

Start a league and invite your friends

Set the picks deadline, usually opening night, and share the invite link. Members fill in their picks once with a free Sportspickr account.

02

Fill in your picks before tip-off

The playoff field in each conference, over/under on each team's win total, both conference champions and the NBA Finals winner. Each section carries the points the admin assigns, with the deep picks worth the most.

03

Watch it grade itself

Picks lock at the deadline. As the season plays out, picks are marked won, lost or still alive, so the standings move all season even though nobody makes a new pick.

04

Settle after the Finals

The final points are tallied when the season ends. Highest score wins; the admin's tiebreak settles a tie.

The rules

The format as planned. Details may change before the pool opens.

  1. One set of picks per member, locked at the deadline the admin sets (default: opening night).
  2. Pick sections: the playoff field in each conference, 30 win-total over/unders, 2 conference champions, 1 NBA Finals winner.
  3. Win-total lines are the consensus book lines at the time the pool opens and are frozen for everyone.
  4. Each correct pick scores the points assigned to its section; the admin sets the weights.
  5. A win total that lands exactly on the line is a push and scores nothing for either side.
  6. Standings are provisional during the season and final after the NBA Finals.
  7. Ties are broken by the tiebreaker submitted with your picks.

Questions

When does the pool open?

Every NBA season. Your league sets the deadline, usually opening night, and each member submits each entry before it.

Is it free?

Playing is free, with no card needed: start a league, take your own sheet, and there is no charge. Inviting your group is the only paid part, a single Season Pass that covers the whole league for the season, with nothing per member and nothing recurring.

Is any real money involved?

Only if your league wants it. You pick teams, not dollars, so Sportspickr takes no wagers and pays no winnings. A league can set its own entry fee and split a pot among the top finishers; the pool tallies who owes what and each winner's cut, but that money is settled between members and never runs through Sportspickr.

Can I change my picks?

Until the deadline, as often as you like. Your edits are held as a draft and only count once you submit them, so submit again after any change. After the deadline your picks lock for the season.

How are the win totals set?

From the consensus sportsbook lines at the time the pool opens, frozen so every member is grading against the same number.

Opening for the 2026-27 season. Play H2H Fantasy Sportsbook while you wait.