Dynamic playoff scoring
2027 NBA Playoff Pool Rules
Entry fee
$40 per user
$40 per user
How it works
- Each round, make picks for the upcoming playoff games.
- Game picks combine the spread and total, such as Knicks -2.5 Over 215.5, and each game has a base point value.
- Make futures picks once before the playoffs, including the NBA Finals matchup and champion.
- Submit series picks, including winner and number of games, before each series round.
- At lock time, each option is worth base points / number of users who picked that option.
- Points accumulate across all rounds and are tracked on the standings page.
- Game picks lock at tip-off; futures lock when the first playoff game begins; series picks lock at the start of each series round.
Base scoring
The values make difficult early futures matter without allowing one pick type to decide the entire pool.
- NBA Finals matchup: 400 points for the exact two teams
- NBA champion: 300 points
- Conference Finals matchup: 400 points per conference (800 total)
- Series results: First Round 180 each, Conference Semifinals 220 each, Conference Finals 260 each, NBA Finals 300
- Individual game result: 100 points per game
How the split works
- Every pick has a base points pot.
- When a result is final, the pot is split evenly among everyone who picked correctly.
- If a 300-point series result is correct and 4 users got it right, each receives 75 points.
Examples
- Game: A 100-point game split among 8 correct users awards each 100 / 8 = 12.5 points.
- Series: A Conference Finals result split among 3 correct users awards each 260 / 3 = 86.67 points.
- NBA champion: A 300-point future split between 2 correct users awards each 300 / 2 = 150 points.
- Finals matchup: If exactly 1 user correctly picks the 400-point matchup, that user receives all the points.