The 2025-26 NBA season is officially underway, with at least five games in the books for most teams around the league across the first week of action on the hardwood.
The early results have created plenty of surprises as some projected front-runners in each conference have struggled, while others have started as expected. Incredibly, there have already been four 50-point performances, and plenty of other noteworthy individual efforts.
No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg finally made his long-awaited debut, while the rest of the rookie class has also taken the court for the first time. The group has registered some eye-popping stat lines in the early going and appears to have hit the ground running for their respective teams.
The recent performances of these first-year players have already begun to impact their respective odds for the Rookie of the Year award. We looked at the updated set of odds by the BetMGM Sportsbook, with the first week-plus of the season completed.
Odds: +8000
9. Walter Clayton Jr., Utah Jazz
Odds: +8000
Odds: +5000
Odds: +4000
6. Ace Bailey, Utah Jazz
Odds: +4000
5. Kon Knueppel, Charlotte Hornets
Odds: +2500
Odds: +2500
Odds: +1800
Odds: +125
Odds: +100