With the NBA 2025/26 regular season scheduled to start on Wednesday, October 22, there are only a few more days for teams to finalise their game plans and start playing their best basketball.
For bettors, this is very much the same. Thankfully, Wednesday, October 15, offers another slate of six fixtures where we can find value before the “competitive” action and refine our NBA betting experiences…
NBA Preseason October 15 Betting Preview
As we have for much of the NBA preseason, we’ve provided some of our best NBA betting predictions by looking at dates that have numerous games being played. Here’s the list for October 15…
- Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons (09:00 AEST)
- Milwaukee Bucks vs Oklahoma City Thunder (10:00 AEST)
- New Orleans Pelicans vs Houston Rockets (10:00 AEST)
- Denver Nuggets vs Chicago Bulls (11:00 AEST)
- Phoenix Suns vs Los Angeles Lakers (12:00 AEST)
- Portland Trail Blazers vs Golden State Warriors (12:00 AEST)
The six fixtures on offer in this batch of games are just as juicy as they would be if they were to take place during the regular season. They each feature a range of stars going up against each other; still, we must remember that this is preseason and anything can happen…
If there is a match that stands out, it’s perhaps the encounter between the Milwaukee Bucks and Oklahoma City Thunder. Specifically, if they both play, it’ll be a match between Giannis Antetokounmpo vs Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. As of October 12, Giannis hasn’t been used, while SGA has been used in a limited capacity to protect him.
The Suns vs Lakers could be of interest from a betting angle, with both having played each other already. The Suns won 103-81 just over a week ago, with Devin Booker scoring a game-high 24 points. LeBron James won’t feature, as he deals with a sciatica issue.
NBA Preseason October 15 Betting Predictions
All preseason, we at Sportsbet have been striving to provide you with a complete NBA betting experience. You can continue to enjoy the lead-up to the regular season by checking out our NBA preseason match betting odds page. Here are our best predictions for October 15’s games:
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: If he plays, expect him to score 20+ points against the Bucks. In four matches between the two teams last season, he scored 20+ points in each of them.
- Suns over Lakers: The Suns have already beaten the Lakers in preseason, and should do so again. LA have struggled so far for consistency, with injuries being a huge issue for the Purple & Gold.
- Bulls over Nuggets: The Bulls have been strong against the Nuggets in the past, winning the last two and three of the last five meetings.
- Warriors to beat Trail Blazers: GSW won 129-123 a few days ago; expect the same to occur on October 15.