Opening Night: LeBron at the Garden and Brandon's Thunder Bet

LeBron debuts on the Knicks' banner night. Brandon Kravitz has the Thunder late, plus the World Series board.

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Greg Kajewski
October 20, 2026

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TODAY'S TAKES
Take 009Community & TakesTue 10.20.26
NBA Opening Night · World Series
BANNER NIGHT. LEBRON'S DEBUT.
The Knicks raise a title banner with LeBron James in a 76ers jersey across the floor. Then the West finals rematch, with a Brandon Kravitz bet already in.
The NBA is back tonight, so this one is all about the two night games, plus where the World Series stands before Friday's Game 1.
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01 · Games to Watch
TWO GAMES TONIGHT
Philadelphia 76ers
76ers
7:00 ET
NBC · PEACOCK · MSG
New York Knicks
Knicks
The Knicks raise their first championship banner since 1973, then start the defense against the team they swept in the second round. Philadelphia added LeBron James and Jaylen Brown this summer, and tonight is LeBron's first game as a 76er.
76ers at Knicks, our board
Knicks to win    -178
76ers to win     +150
Knicks -4.5      -113
76ers +4.5       -117
The price you can take, read at 3:21 p.m. CT. We do not have a side in this game.
Oklahoma City Thunder
San Antonio Spurs
9:30 ET · Thunder at Spurs
NBC and Peacock. A rematch of the West finals, which San Antonio won in seven on Oklahoma City's floor. One of our partners already has a bet in: see 02.
Every opening-night board
02 · Take of the Week
Brandon Kravitz
THE THUNDER, GETTING POINTS
Brandon Kravitz · Favorites & Buckets
Brandon bet Oklahoma City +2.5 at -109 on Monday afternoon, 1.09 units, on his picks card. That is the Thunder taking points in San Antonio, where they lost Game 7 of the West finals.
His price is his. See Brandon's card
Thunder at Spurs, 9:30 p.m. ET, NBC
Thunder +1.5 on our board   -117
Spurs -1.5 on our board     -104
He got +2.5. Our board has the Thunder at +1.5 for -117 right now, a point less than he took. We do not have a side in this game.
Copy · Thunder $10Fade/Take Spurs $10
Board read at 3:21 p.m. CT. The best price is the first to go, so check it live.
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+110
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04 · Inside BettorEdge
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Points, rebounds, assists and PRA lines, why a minutes projection sits under every one, and how a prop grades when a player sits or leaves early. There is a video walkthrough inside. Read it.
Tonight goes to overtime? Here is what counts.
05 · The October Board
Brewers vs Rays
Milwaukee's chance to win it all on our World Series board this afternoon, up from 45% a week ago. Tampa Bay is at 37%.
Line chart: Brewers chance to win the World Series rose from 16% on Sep 20 to 63% on Oct 20; Rays rose from 10% to 37%.
The Rays won the last three games of the ALCS to beat Cleveland in six, and the Brewers swept the Dodgers. Game 1 is Friday at 8:00 ET on FOX in Milwaukee. See the board.
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