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NBA Championship Odds 2026-27

Kalshi's market-implied chance of each NBA team winning the 2026-27 championship. The Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs are level at the top of the board on 22%, ahead of all 30 teams priced on the same question.
Live marketUpdated Tuesday, Sep 29, 2026 · 11:06 PM ET
Where these numbers come from: Each figure is the market price of that club’s title contract — the mid-market quote where the book is tight, otherwise the last trade. Prices are not a forecast from Kalshi; they are what traders are paying.
TITLE ODDS

2026-27 NBA title odds, best price first

30 of 30 teams priced.
2026-27 NBA title odds, best price first
TeamTitle odds7dConferenceTrade
1OKC Thunder22%+1pp36%Yes 22¢
2SA Spurs22%−1pp34%Yes 22¢
3PHI 76ers11%+2pp24%Yes 11¢
4NY Knicks9%+1pp21%Yes 9¢
5MIA Heat6%−1pp12%Yes 6¢
6BOS Celtics5%−1pp13%Yes 5¢
7MIN Timberwolves5%+1pp9%Yes 5¢
8CLE Cavaliers3%+1pp8%Yes 3¢
9DEN Nuggets3%−1pp6%Yes 3¢
10LAL Lakers3%−1pp7%Yes 3¢
11TOR Raptors3%−1pp8%Yes 3¢
12DET Pistons2%−1pp7%Yes 2¢
13GS Warriors2%+1pp3%Yes 2¢
14HOU Rockets2%−1pp4%Yes 2¢
15IND Pacers2%−1pp6%Yes 2¢
16ORL Magic2%−1pp3%Yes 2¢
17ATL Hawks<1%−1pp3%Yes 1¢
18BKN Nets<1%−1pp<1%Yes 1¢
19CHA Hornets<1%−1pp2%Yes 1¢
20CHI Bulls<1%−1pp<1%Yes 1¢
21DAL Mavericks<1%−1pp1%Yes 1¢
22LAC Clippers<1%−1pp<1%Yes 1¢
23MEM Grizzlies<1%−1pp<1%Yes 1¢
24MIL Bucks<1%−1pp<1%Yes 1¢
25NO Pelicans<1%−1pp<1%Yes 1¢
26PHX Suns<1%−1pp<1%Yes 1¢
27POR Trail Blazers<1%−1pp2%Yes 1¢
28SAC Kings<1%−1pp<1%Yes 1¢
29UTA Jazz<1%−1pp2%Yes 1¢
30WSH Wizards<1%−1pp2%Yes 1¢
METHOD

How these odds work

Every figure on this page is a live Kalshi market price. A contract on the 2026-27 NBA champion pays out at 100¢ if that club wins the title and nothing if it does not, so its price in cents reads directly as the market's implied chance in percent.

The board is ordered by that price, using the exact quote rather than the rounded figure printed in the column — two clubs a hundredth of a point apart would otherwise swap places between refreshes.

The conference column prices a strictly weaker claim: reaching the Finals rather than winning them. The gap between a club’s two numbers is roughly what the market implies about its chance of reaching the Finals and losing — not its chance of losing once it is there, which would be that gap measured against the conference price rather than against 100. The two contracts are also quoted independently, so the difference is an observation about two markets rather than a figure either one states.

FAQ

Questions

Who is favourite to win the 2026-27 NBA championship?
The Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs are level at the top on 22% on Kalshi. That is the market price of their title contract, not a Kalshi forecast — it moves whenever traders disagree with it.
How are these NBA championship odds calculated?
They are not calculated — they are prices. Each club has a contract that pays 100¢ if it wins the title, so the price traders are willing to pay reads directly as an implied percentage. Where the bid and ask are close the page shows the midpoint; otherwise it shows the last trade.
What is the difference between the title and conference columns?
The title column prices winning the championship. The conference column prices only reaching the Finals, which is easier, so it is normally the higher of the two. The difference between them is roughly the market’s implied chance that the club reaches the Finals and loses. It is not the chance of losing the Finals having got there — that would be the difference measured against the conference price, not against 100 — and because the two contracts are quoted independently the difference is an observation about two markets rather than a number either states.
Do these odds add up to 100%?
Close to it, but not exactly, and the board does not normalise them. Each club’s contract is priced independently by traders, and the figures here are not all the same kind of observation — a tight book shows its midpoint, a wide one the last trade — so the column can sum a little above or a little below 100%. The gap is what independent pricing leaves behind, not a fee and not the cost of buying the field.
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NBA Champion

Buy Yes if you think the team wins it. Buy No if you think it won't.
  • OKC Thunder22%
    Yes 22¢No 79¢
  • SA Spurs22%
    Yes 22¢No 79¢
  • PHI 76ers11%
    Yes 11¢No 90¢
  • NY Knicks9%
    Yes 9¢No 92¢
  • MIA Heat6%
    Yes 6¢No 95¢
    • BOS Celtics5%
      Yes 5¢No 96¢
    • MIN Timberwolves5%
      Yes 5¢No 96¢
    • CLE Cavaliers3%
      Yes 3¢No 98¢