The 2025-26 NBA season is already over a quarter of the way over and the Oklahoma City Thunder are once again overwhelming favorites to win the league title after their history-making start to the year.

With a current BetMGM win total over/under at 69.5 wins (-140 over/+115 under), Oklahoma City is currently favored to become the third 70-win team in NBA history. The -140 odds for “over 69.5” imply a more than 58 percent chance of getting there.

The Thunder and Spurs take the hardwood three times from now until Christmas Day. The young teams will square off in the NBA Cup semifinals Saturday night. More money, pride, and the outlook of the future are on the line in that matchup because Wemby should be back.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder dominated the Phoenix Suns 138-89 in an NBA Cup quarterfinal.

Behind the Thunder are Nikola Jokic 's Denver Nuggets at +600. The Nuggets have started 17-6 but continue to be without Aaron Gordon (hamstring), who is not expected to return before Christmas. Houston has the next shortest odds at 10-1.

The Clippers falling off a cliff is a nightmare scenario for the rest of the NBA’s contenders with OKC in position to land another blue chip talent. The nightmare is only getting worse, because the 2026 Clippers pick is just the start of OKC’s future draft stash. Here’s every pick owned by the Thunder right now.

SportsLine's model simulated Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Phoenix Suns 10,000 times and revealed its 2025 NBA Cup picks for Wednesday's quarterfinal matchup

Oklahoma City could add a handful of talented young pieces in the upcoming NBA Draft even after a remarkable start to the 2025-26 season.