10 NBA Futures Bets For The 2026-27 Season with Kelley Bydlon

Nick Whalen is joined by VSiN's Kelley Bydlon to run through their favorite futures bets for the 2026-27 NBA season. From win totals, to awards, the guys talk Knicks, Bulls, Warriors, Cavaliers, Brandon Miller, Matas Buzelis, Yaxel Lendeborg, Cam Boozer and much more. 0:00 Intro 2:04 Win totals and the new draft lottery 2:54 Kelly's play #1: Houston Rockets over 47.5 wins 5:03 East vs. West: is the East deeper? 7:11 Kelly's alternate: Rockets under 5.5 for the playoff seed 7:26 Nick's play #1: Dallas Mavericks over 33.5 wins 10:35 Bonus: Cooper Flagg to make All-NBA (6 to 1) 10:56 Kelly's play #2: Chicago Bulls over 28.5 wins 15:30 Nick's play #2: New York Knicks under 52.5 wins 18:45 Kelly's play #3: Fading the Detroit Pistons 22:25 Nick's play #3: Cavaliers to win the Central Division (+160) 24:56 Kelly's play #4: Lakers to win the Pacific Division 26:49 Nick's play #4: Warriors to miss the playoffs (-115) 27:22 Bonus: Yaxel Lendeborg for Rookie of the Year (18 to 1) 29:15 Rookie of the Year race: Boozer, Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson and Caleb Wilson 31:04 Memphis Grizzlies win total 31:38 Kelly's play #5: Most Improved Player and why second-year players rarely win 33:29 Brandon Miller as the Most Improved favorite 34:39 Donovan Clingan DPOY long shot and Matas Buzelis for Most Improved (40 to 1) 35:43 Nick's play #5: Brandon Miller for Most Improved (12 to 1) 37:52 Why is Dylan Harper the favorite while Cooper Flagg is 80 to 1? 38:45 More Most Improved long shots: Walker Kessler, the Thompson twins, Anthony Black 40:41 MVP and Coach of the Year (Will Hardy, Dusty May, Sean Sweeney, Erik Spoelstra) 43:44 Sixth Man of the Year: DeMar DeRozan, Ace Bailey, Collin Murray-Boyles 45:22 Wrap-up Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com —enter promo code PODCAST at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.