what team has the best record as an underdog in one season

The Detroit Pistons and the Los Angeles Lakers are tied for the best record as underdogs in a season, with a record of 12-3.

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	TEAM	REC	SEASON	W%	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Pistons	12-3	2025-26	.800	15	241.7	118.1	45.1	26.7	10.1	6.5	43.3	90.7	47.7	12.9	32.1	40.0	18.7	24.6	75.9	58.1	13.7	31.4	16.1	3,625	1,771	677	400	152	97	241	357
2	Lakers	8-2	2019-20	.800	10	242.5	115.8	46.2	22.6	8.6	7.1	43.6	89.2	48.9	10.3	29.8	34.6	18.3	24.7	74.1	57.9	10.1	36.1	14.2	2,425	1,158	462	226	86	71	142	230
3	Thunder	3-1	2024-25	.750	4	240.0	111.8	44.3	24.8	9.0	6.5	42.5	90.0	47.2	12.0	35.5	33.8	14.8	19.3	76.6	56.7	10.5	33.8	13.3	960	447	177	99	36	26	53	74
4	Warriors	3-1	2015-16	.750	4	240.0	104.3	40.8	27.8	8.5	4.0	38.5	82.0	47.0	12.3	31.5	38.9	15.0	20.5	73.2	57.3	8.0	32.8	12.5	960	417	163	111	34	16	50	84
5	Spurs	5-2	2016-17	.714	7	243.6	104.3	46.3	21.6	9.3	4.7	39.7	88.6	44.8	8.9	23.6	37.6	16.0	21.6	74.2	53.2	12.7	33.6	14.0	1,705	730	324	151	65	33	98	124
6	Spurs	13-6	2025-26	.684	19	240.0	116.8	45.4	24.8	8.1	4.4	42.1	89.4	47.1	13.2	36.6	36.0	19.5	24.8	78.4	58.2	11.9	33.5	13.8	4,560	2,220	863	471	153	83	262	373
7	Suns	8-4	2020-21	.667	12	248.3	114.0	43.9	24.0	6.0	3.5	41.9	88.3	47.5	13.0	34.8	37.4	17.2	20.6	83.4	58.6	9.3	34.7	12.6	2,980	1,368	527	288	72	42	151	248
8	Bucks	8-4	2018-19	.667	12	240.0	117.3	48.6	25.0	8.4	5.7	42.7	90.0	47.4	13.6	36.9	36.8	18.3	23.9	76.7	58.3	9.5	39.1	15.2	2,880	1,407	583	300	101	68	182	249
9	Warriors	2-1	2016-17	.667	3	240.0	102.7	42.7	27.7	8.7	6.0	40.3	88.3	45.7	9.7	28.0	34.5	12.3	16.7	74.0	53.7	12.7	30.0	15.7	720	308	128	83	26	18	47	67
10	Heat	14-9	2021-22	.609	23	240.0	110.3	44.1	27.1	7.0	3.6	40.5	85.3	47.5	15.5	38.5	40.2	13.8	17.3	79.9	59.4	10.1	34.0	16.3	5,520	2,538	1,014	624	160	83	375	468
11	Thunder	12-8	2018-19	.600	20	241.3	110.8	48.5	21.7	8.8	5.2	40.6	92.1	44.0	11.2	33.3	33.5	18.5	25.4	72.8	53.6	12.7	35.8	13.9	4,825	2,215	969	433	175	104	278	462
12	Cavaliers	10-7	2017-18	.588	17	241.5	113.7	40.2	22.9	7.0	3.4	42.2	85.9	49.1	13.0	31.3	41.5	16.4	21.0	77.9	59.8	7.9	32.3	12.5	4,105	1,933	684	389	119	58	213	345
13	Celtics	14-10	2017-18	.583	24	242.1	101.6	45.4	20.6	7.4	3.8	36.6	85.6	42.7	10.6	28.2	37.5	17.9	22.5	79.3	53.2	10.5	34.9	14.6	5,810	2,439	1,089	495	178	91	351	470
14	Rockets	8-6	2019-20	.571	14	241.8	118.0	42.6	21.1	9.5	4.1	40.3	88.8	45.4	15.9	44.5	35.8	21.5	27.7	77.6	58.4	9.8	32.8	15.3	3,385	1,652	596	295	133	57	214	319
15	Grizzlies	17-13	2021-22	.567	30	241.7	110.5	47.0	25.0	10.2	6.0	41.2	94.4	43.7	11.6	34.3	33.9	16.5	22.4	73.8	53.0	14.3	32.7	13.2	7,250	3,316	1,410	750	306	181	395	587
16	Pelicans	18-14	2023-24	.563	32	240.0	113.1	44.5	26.0	7.6	4.5	41.7	87.5	47.7	12.6	32.1	39.1	17.1	22.6	75.8	58.0	10.2	34.3	13.3	7,680	3,620	1,423	833	242	144	424	587
17	Raptors	9-7	2018-19	.563	16	243.1	113.6	44.3	24.5	8.0	3.9	41.6	88.3	47.1	11.7	33.4	35.0	18.6	22.4	83.0	57.8	9.7	34.6	13.8	3,890	1,817	708	392	128	63	220	362
18	Cavaliers	5-4	2024-25	.556	9	245.6	114.7	47.0	25.9	5.8	4.0	43.0	92.3	46.6	14.4	38.8	37.2	14.2	19.3	73.6	56.9	11.4	35.6	12.8	2,210	1,032	423	233	52	36	115	151
19	Celtics	5-4	2022-23	.556	9	245.6	114.9	48.1	27.0	6.6	4.6	42.8	90.8	47.1	15.0	42.3	35.4	14.3	19.7	72.9	57.8	10.7	37.4	13.4	2,210	1,034	433	243	59	41	121	174
20	Nets	11-9	2020-21	.550	20	241.3	115.3	44.8	23.8	6.9	3.8	41.8	87.9	47.6	13.2	35.7	37.0	18.5	23.3	79.6	58.7	9.5	35.4	13.8	4,825	2,306	896	476	137	76	275	354
21	Suns	6-5	2021-22	.545	11	240.0	114.5	41.4	26.8	7.9	3.7	43.8	91.5	47.9	11.1	30.6	36.2	15.8	19.7	80.2	57.1	10.3	31.1	12.1	2,640	1,260	455	295	87	41	133	217
22	Clippers	6-5	2020-21	.545	11	240.0	110.1	44.5	23.7	7.0	2.7	41.0	87.9	46.6	13.7	33.7	40.7	14.4	18.2	79.0	57.4	10.3	34.2	13.8	2,640	1,211	489	261	77	30	152	222
23	Thunder	7-6	2017-18	.538	13	245.8	107.9	44.5	20.5	10.1	3.8	40.8	91.5	44.5	10.2	29.8	34.3	16.2	23.5	68.6	53.0	13.3	31.2	15.0	3,195	1,403	579	267	131	49	195	275
24	Pacers	20-18	2023-24	.526	38	240.0	123.6	41.1	30.4	7.7	5.6	47.2	93.1	50.7	12.7	34.4	36.8	16.5	21.4	76.8	60.3	10.4	30.7	12.9	9,120	4,695	1,560	1,154	294	211	490	821
25	Rockets	10-9	2018-19	.526	19	242.6	111.1	42.7	20.0	8.3	5.4	39.0	87.6	44.5	14.9	43.3	34.5	18.1	22.8	79.3	56.9	10.8	31.9	14.6	4,610	2,110	811	380	158	102	278	437

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Team Leaders

PPG

23.9

Cunningham

RPG

10.5

Duren

APG

9.9

Cunningham

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.9

10th

DRTG

109.7

2nd

NETRTG

8.2

3rd

3P%

35.6

17th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Fri 10/23	DET	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Sun 10/25	DET	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	DET	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	CHA	@	DET	7:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

4 - 3

125

Final

Pistons

3 - 4

Sun 17 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0