Scoring

• 1 point for every game you pick right. Wrong pick = 0.
• Miss the deadline and you get 0 for those games — same as picking wrong.
• Ties break on total correct picks, then alphabetically.

The weekly lock

• Pick weeks run Monday through Sunday.
• A week locks at the tipoff of its first game. After that nothing in that week can change — including the games later in the week.
• Future weeks are always open, so pick as far ahead as you like.

Warm-Up Round

• The four preseason games (Oct 4–16) are a practice round — scored and shown, but kept out of the season standings.

Side contests

• One-off prop questions worth bonus points, each with its own deadline.
• Points land in your season total as soon as the answer is known.

Fine print

• The NBA has only scheduled 80 of the 82 games. Two more get added in December once the Cup bracket is set — they'll show up here automatically.
• Final scores update on their own a few hours after each game.
• Everyone's picks stay hidden until their week locks.