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Earl's NBA power ranking · Week 1, 2026

San Antonio's 9.532 neutral-field rating ranks 4th and sits just a hair under its 10.316 prior-season mark, so this is a legitimately strong team despite the 1-2 record, and the 5.289 strength of schedule explains some of that early noise. The market is pricing the Spurs about 2.43 points worse than this rating implies, which makes them a clear buy-low candidate as long as the number stays inflated against them. With no key players docked and a clean injury report, this rating is real, so back San Antonio whenever the spread drifts a couple points past what the number says it should be.