NBA Scoring Leaders as Favorites
2025-2026 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | MIN | MIN/G | PTS | PTS/G | FGM | FGA | FG% | FTM | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T426 | Tristan EnarunaT. Enaruna CLE | 8 | 73.1 | 9.1 | 30 | 3.8 | 11 | 24 | 45.8 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 |
| T426 | Liam McNeeleyL. McNeeley CHA | 8 | 70.8 | 8.9 | 30 | 3.8 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 |
| T426 | Will RileyW. Riley WAS | 3 | 46.8 | 15.6 | 30 | 10.0 | 9 | 20 | 45.0 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 |
| T426 | Walter Clayton Jr.W. Clayton Jr. MEM | 5 | 100.6 | 20.1 | 30 | 6.0 | 9 | 23 | 39.1 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 |
| T426 | Taelon PeterT. Peter IND | 4 | 77.2 | 19.3 | 30 | 7.5 | 10 | 26 | 38.5 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 |
| T431 | Caleb HoustanC. Houstan ATL | 10 | 38.5 | 3.9 | 29 | 2.9 | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | — |
| T431 | Lachlan OlbrichL. Olbrich CHI | 13 | 126.7 | 9.7 | 29 | 2.2 | 12 | 28 | 42.9 | 5 | 14 | 35.7 |
| T433 | Tolu Smith IIIT. Smith III DET | 9 | 57.5 | 6.4 | 28 | 3.1 | 8 | 19 | 42.1 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 |
| T433 | Adou ThieroA. Thiero LAL | 17 | 70.5 | 4.1 | 28 | 1.6 | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 |
| T435 | Joe InglesJ. Ingles MIN | 19 | 102.0 | 5.4 | 27 | 1.4 | 11 | 20 | 55.0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| T435 | Johnny FurphyJ. FurphyIND | 5 | 110.2 | 22.0 | 27 | 5.4 | 10 | 23 | 43.5 | 2 | 10 | 20.0 |
| T435 | Payton SandfortP. Sandfort OKC | 3 | 35.1 | 11.7 | 27 | 9.0 | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 |
| T438 | Killian HayesK. Hayes SAC | 3 | 73.6 | 24.5 | 26 | 8.7 | 8 | 20 | 40.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 |
| T438 | Obi ToppinO. ToppinIND | 1 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 26 | 26.0 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 |
| T440 | Ethan ThompsonE. ThompsonIND | 5 | 116.9 | 23.4 | 25 | 5.0 | 9 | 27 | 33.3 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 |
| T440 | David RoddyD. Roddy DEN | 4 | 39.6 | 9.9 | 25 | 6.3 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 |
| T440 | Alondes WilliamsA. WilliamsWAS | 1 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 25 | 25.0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 |
| T440 | Tyler SmithT. Smith DAL | 2 | 56.6 | 28.3 | 25 | 12.5 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 |
| T440 | Jahmai MashackJ. MashackMEM | 6 | 86.5 | 14.4 | 25 | 4.2 | 10 | 27 | 37.0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 |
| T440 | Dylan CardwellD. CardwellSAC | 6 | 108.0 | 18.0 | 25 | 4.2 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 |
| T446 | Chris PaulC. Paul LAC | 8 | 117.5 | 14.7 | 24 | 3.0 | 8 | 31 | 25.8 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 |
| T446 | Garrison MathewsG. MathewsIND | 3 | 57.8 | 19.3 | 24 | 8.0 | 6 | 19 | 31.6 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 |
| T446 | Luke TraversL. TraversCLE | 11 | 91.0 | 8.3 | 24 | 2.2 | 8 | 31 | 25.8 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 |
| T449 | Oscar TshiebweO. Tshiebwe UTH | 2 | 45.1 | 22.6 | 23 | 11.5 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 |
| T449 | Anthony GillA. GillWAS | 3 | 58.7 | 19.6 | 23 | 7.7 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 |
About this leaderboard
Compare NBA scoring in games where each player's team was favored during the 2025-2026 season. This split isolates points, minutes, and shooting in the favorite role. Use it to examine historical scoring when teams were expected to win, keeping in mind that blowouts can cut a starter's minutes. It does not guarantee future results.