NBA Playoff Odds

Every team's chance to make the postseason — directly as a top-6 seed or through the play-in tournament — from 10,000 simulations of the remaining schedule. Click a team for its magic number card.

Eastern Conference

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Team Playoffs % Top-6 % Play-in % Via play-in % Div % No. 1 % Record Proj. W Division
Chicago Bulls 54.1% 40.2% 26.9% 13.9% 19.9% 6.2% 0-0 40.0 Central
Milwaukee Bucks 53.8% 40.5% 26.4% 13.3% 20.6% 6.8% 0-0 40.0 Central
New York Knicks 53.7% 40.4% 26.3% 13.3% 20.1% 6.9% 0-0 40.0 Atlantic
Charlotte Hornets 53.7% 40.1% 26.7% 13.6% 19.5% 6.8% 0-0 40.0 Southeast
Philadelphia 76ers 53.7% 40.4% 26.3% 13.3% 19.9% 6.3% 0-0 40.0 Atlantic
Detroit Pistons 53.6% 40.1% 27.3% 13.5% 20.5% 6.2% 0-0 40.0 Central
Washington Wizards 53.5% 40.5% 26.3% 13.0% 19.9% 6.9% 0-0 40.0 Southeast
Toronto Raptors 53.4% 40.2% 26.8% 13.2% 20.3% 6.7% 0-0 40.0 Atlantic
Boston Celtics 53.3% 39.9% 26.4% 13.5% 19.8% 6.5% 0-0 40.0 Atlantic
Cleveland Cavaliers 53.3% 40.1% 26.4% 13.2% 19.9% 6.5% 0-0 40.0 Central
Miami Heat 53.2% 40.1% 26.5% 13.1% 20.3% 7.1% 0-0 40.0 Southeast
Orlando Magic 53.2% 40.2% 26.4% 13.0% 19.6% 6.7% 0-0 40.0 Southeast
Brooklyn Nets 53.1% 39.5% 27.3% 13.6% 20.0% 6.9% 0-0 40.0 Atlantic
Atlanta Hawks 52.9% 39.6% 27.6% 13.3% 20.6% 7.2% 0-0 40.0 Southeast
Indiana Pacers 51.6% 38.3% 26.7% 13.3% 19.2% 6.4% 0-0 39.8 Central

Western Conference

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Team Playoffs % Top-6 % Play-in % Via play-in % Div % No. 1 % Record Proj. W Division
Denver Nuggets 54.1% 41.2% 25.6% 12.9% 21.0% 7.1% 0-0 40.1 Northwest
Los Angeles Lakers 54.1% 40.1% 27.7% 14.0% 19.8% 6.5% 0-0 40.0 Pacific
San Antonio Spurs 53.6% 40.2% 26.9% 13.3% 20.1% 6.5% 0-0 40.0 Southwest
Oklahoma City Thunder 53.5% 40.4% 26.5% 13.2% 20.1% 7.0% 0-0 40.0 Northwest
Portland Trail Blazers 53.4% 40.0% 26.7% 13.4% 20.4% 6.8% 0-0 40.0 Northwest
Memphis Grizzlies 53.4% 39.9% 26.7% 13.5% 20.0% 6.4% 0-0 40.0 Southwest
Phoenix Suns 53.4% 40.2% 26.7% 13.2% 19.8% 6.8% 0-0 40.0 Pacific
Utah Jazz 53.4% 40.4% 26.3% 13.0% 19.9% 6.0% 0-0 40.0 Northwest
Golden State Warriors 53.3% 40.1% 26.6% 13.2% 20.4% 6.5% 0-0 40.0 Pacific
Houston Rockets 53.2% 39.9% 26.8% 13.3% 20.1% 6.9% 0-0 40.0 Southwest
LA Clippers 53.2% 39.6% 26.9% 13.7% 19.9% 6.9% 0-0 40.0 Pacific
Dallas Mavericks 53.1% 39.5% 26.9% 13.6% 19.9% 6.7% 0-0 40.0 Southwest
New Orleans Pelicans 52.8% 39.5% 26.6% 13.3% 19.9% 6.6% 0-0 39.9 Southwest
Sacramento Kings 52.8% 39.9% 26.5% 12.9% 20.1% 7.0% 0-0 40.0 Pacific
Minnesota Timberwolves 52.7% 39.2% 26.6% 13.5% 18.6% 6.4% 0-0 39.9 Northwest

These odds come from 10,000 simulations of the remaining schedule — regressed team strength, log5 head-to-head with a home-court edge, the first rungs of the NBA's tiebreak ladder, and a simulated play-in tournament for seeds 7–10. Full methodology in How It Works.

Last computed Oct 20, 19:45 UTC · 10,000 simulations