Members of the House of Strauss community are, as noted, invited to do our NBA season over/unders contest over at Sports Predict. Personally, I am agonizing over the Warriors and their O/U of 46.5. We discuss this in the pod with Steve, plus other NBA trend subjects. Topics include…
Shoutout to Sid Kali for winning last week in NFL picks. Email me at houseofstrauss@substack.com if you wish to collect a prize
What’s my overall strategy for making NBA picks now that I’m not deep in the weeds?
Steve is trying to break the NBA with an idea that, in my opinion, broke the MLB
The Rockets’ style is gaining traction, but is it good for the sport?
That Houston Rockets O/U
I have a non analytical reason to love the Orlando Magic OVER
Steve and I disagree on the Lakers
Is weather is a HUGE underrated influence on quarterback performance?
Oh, and again, details for entering the contest:
The NBA Smart Predictor Challenge
Think you’ve got one of the sharpest NBA minds around?
Here’s your chance to prove it — and maybe pocket up to $1,000 while doing what you already love: thinking deeply about basketball.
How It Works
This is the Season Win Totals Challenge — a simple but revealing test of who really understands the league.
You’ll see the projected win totals for all 30 NBA teams for the 2025–26 season.
Your job: for each team, pick Over or Under. Before the first game begins of the season begins. That’s it.
Scoring
• Winner: Whoever gets the most correct picks.
• Tie-breaker: If multiple people nail the same number of teams, we go to total net wins differential — meaning how right you were and by how much. It’s a clean way to separate luck from skill.
