NBA has 2 matches on Tuesday, October 20. Below is the full slate with bookmaker prices and the probabilities those prices imply once the margin is removed.
Fixtures and odds
| UTC | Match | Home | Away | Implied |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Detroit Pistons vs Boston Celtics | 1.84 | 1.95 | 51.5% / 48.5% |
| 23:00 | New York Knicks vs Philadelphia 76ers | 1.48 | 2.62 | 63.8% / 36.2% |
Odds are decimal, averaged across 20 books (Unibet (SE), PMU (FR), LeoVegas (SE), Unibet (NL), 1xBet, GTbets). "Implied" strips the bookmaker margin so the numbers add up to 100%.
Match by match
Detroit Pistons vs Boston Celtics
19:00 UTC
The market can barely separate them — 51.5% against 48.5%. Prices come from 20 books, and they differ by 10.4% on the widest side.
New York Knicks vs Philadelphia 76ers
23:00 UTC
The market leans New York Knicks at 63.8%. Prices come from 20 books, and they differ by 13.1% on the widest side.
What the market is saying
- Closest on paper — Detroit Pistons vs Boston Celtics: 51.5% vs 48.5%.
- Most one-sided — New York Knicks vs Philadelphia 76ers: the market gives New York Knicks 63.8%.
- Where books disagree most — New York Knicks vs Philadelphia 76ers: 13.1% between the best and worst price.
- Average bookmaker margin — 5.7% across the slate.
Reading the slate
The Knicks-76ers matchup stands out as the slate's most lopsided contest, with the home team priced at nearly two-to-one odds according to the implied probabilities. New York's 63.8% implied win probability reflects strong market consensus, though the 13.1% spread across the 20 books consulted suggests some disagreement in how far ahead the Knicks truly are. By contrast, the Pistons-Celtics game is remarkably tight: Boston's 48.5% edge over Detroit amounts to less than a 3-point swing in win probability, making it the closest matchup on the slate.
The Pistons-Boston game shows the least variance among bookmakers, with only a 10.4% spread between the most optimistic and pessimistic odds for either side. This tight clustering indicates genuine market uncertainty rather than disagreement about which team is favored. The Knicks-Philadelphia fixture, meanwhile, displays nearly 50% more variation across sportsbooks, suggesting bookmakers have genuinely different assessments of how significant New York's home-court advantage is or what other factors might affect the matchup.
Across both games, the margins between implied win probabilities are relatively modest—5.8% in Detroit and 5.6% in New York. Neither contest is priced as heavily favored as typical NBA blowouts, indicating the market expects competitive games rather than predetermined outcomes. The tightness of both probability distributions invites genuine uncertainty about Tuesday night's results.
Prices captured 2026-10-15 00:00 UTC. Odds move.