We wanted to let NBA teams get a couple of games in before evaluating how “the market” is rating the league from top to bottom. Pro basketball lines are more volatile from day to day because of injuries, the fatigue impact of back-to-backs, and the relatively recent coaching tendency to rest starters on the second night.
That makes it tougher to pin down exactly how teams are rated in any given snapshot. But, it’s not hard to make a good-faith effort that is in the right neighborhood.