NBA Season Kicks Off with Betting Promotions and High-Profile Matchups

The National Basketball Association (NBA) season is set to begin with a slate of three games on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. Sports betting platforms Underdog and Betr are offering promotional bonuses for new users to coincide with the opening day matchups.

Underdog is providing new users with the promo code FOXNEWS, allowing them to play $5 and earn $100 in bonuses. This bonus is structured as a $10 token per day for ten days upon a $5 wager. Betr is offering a similar promotion with the code FOXNEWS, granting new users $200 in bonuses and four free picks.

Opening Day Games

The opening day schedule features a triple-header:

• Boston Celtics vs. Detroit Pistons: This game is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. ET at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. The Celtics are aiming to recapture past success, while the Pistons are working to build a competitive team.
  • Player statistics highlight a comparison between Boston's Jayson Tatum (23.5 PPG, 7.4 RPG, 3.9 APG) and Detroit's Cade Cunningham (22.5 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 8.0 APG).
• Philadelphia 76ers vs. New York Knicks: Tipping off at 7:00 p.m. ET at Madison Square Garden in New York, this matchup includes the Knicks unveiling their championship banner. The 76ers, bolstered by offseason additions LeBron James and Jaylen Brown, join Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey, forming a new-look roster.
  • The projected starting lineup for the 76ers includes Tyrese Maxey, VJ Edgecombe, Jaylen Brown, LeBron James, and Joel Embiid.
  • The Knicks' projected starting lineup features Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, OG Anunoby, and Karl-Anthony Towns.
• Oklahoma City Thunder vs. San Antonio Spurs: The final game of the night is set for 9:30 p.m. ET at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio.

Betting Insights and Player Props

Betr has highlighted specific player prop suggestions for the opening day games. For the Celtics-Pistons game, Jalen Duren is projected to go under 17.5 points. Duren averaged 19.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, and 2.0 assists last season, but has averaged only 10 points per game in past matchups against the Knicks' Mitchell Robinson.

In the 76ers-Knicks game, Tyrese Maxey is suggested to go over 4.5 assists. With new offensive talent around him, Maxey is expected to transition into a more facilitating role. He averaged 6.6 assists per game last season.

For the Thunder-Spurs matchup, Chet Holmgren is predicted to exceed 13.5 points. This game is framed as a key opportunity for Holmgren to perform against the Spurs, particularly in anticipation of future contests against Victor Wembanyama.

New users can utilize the promotional codes to engage with these games through various betting options.