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NBA Futures Pool

One set of picks, submitted before your pool's start date, 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. Start a pool anytime — before opening night or midseason — and since the win-total lines update all season, a later start just locks in the numbers as they stand that day. Nothing to remember week to week; the standings update as teams clinch and fall out.

How it works

What’s inside

Everything in the pool

All 30 win totals

Over or under on every NBA team, at the market line frozen when your pool opens.

Playoff field, champs & Finals

Pick the eight playoff teams in each conference, both conference champions and the NBA Finals winner — a bonus point each.

Offseason moves on the sheet

Every team's summer signings, re-signings and departures — scraped daily — sit right next to the win total as you pick.

Lock your best picks

Flag your surest picks for more points, and more risk. The admin sets the reward and the penalty.

A worksheet for every team

Map each team's 82-game schedule night by night; your projected record updates live and lands on a side.

History at a glance

Each matchup shows the last ten head-to-heads, and every team carries last year's schedule and results.

Pool reports

Once the season tips off, see the consensus on every team and every entry's board, side by side.

Multiple entries

Let members enter more than once per invite — each entry its own sheet.

Multiple admins

Share the keys — any number of co-admins can help run invites, settings and the pot.

Prize pool tracking

Set an entry fee and paying places; the pot and each winner's cut are tallied for you (tracking only).

League chat

Every pool gets the Clubhouse — its own group chat with @mentions, reactions, polls, GIFs and link previews.

Track payments

Mark who has paid their entry and see who still owes at a glance — recordkeeping only.

Prize pool tracking is recordkeeping only. Sportspickr does not collect, hold, or distribute entry fees, dues, or winnings — any money in a pool is arranged and settled directly between its members. Sportspickr takes no wagers and pays no prizes.

See it in action

A closer look

Each team's offseason moves beside its win total
Offseason moves at a glanceEvery team's summer signings, re-signings and departures — updated daily — right where you make the call.
The results view tracking each win-total pick
Watch your picks landEach call tracks live — the running record, whether it's on pace, and where the line sits now versus where you picked it.
Standings and the prize pool
Live standings & prize poolThe board and the pot move all season as teams clinch and fall out.
The consensus report: how the whole pool called every team
Consensus reportHow your whole pool called every team — Over/Under on the win total, plus who they picked to make the playoffs, win the conference and win the NBA Finals.
The picks board: every entry side by side
See all league picks by teamAfter the season starts, every entry side by side, one division at a time — with the line each one locked in at, since lines move.

How NBA Futures Pool works

01

Start a league and invite your friends

Set the picks deadline — usually opening night, but a pool can open anytime, even midseason — 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.

Make it your league

Set it up your way

Dial in the format when you create the league.

Start date

Set the pick deadline. Lines refresh all season, so a pool can even start after opening night.

Playoffs, or just over/unders

Run the full bracket — the playoff field, conference champions and the Finals — or keep it to the 30 win totals.

Entry fee & winners

Charge dues and split among the top finishers — tracking only.

Entries per member

Cap how many sheets each member can submit, from one to many.

Lock picks

Turn locks on, set the min and max a member must use, and the points a lock win or loss is worth.

Scoring weights

Decide what each correct pick is worth so the deep picks can carry the most.

The rules

  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.

Can we start after opening night?

Yes — a league can open anytime during the season. The admin sets the start date; any games already decided before it are locked to their real result on the sheet (a win as a win, a loss as a loss), not scored as misses, and each win-total line locks in at that day's number.

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, which move throughout the season. Whatever the number is on your pool's start date is what locks in — frozen from then on so every member grades against the same line, even if you start midseason.

Free to play. No card needed. Add friends any time.