The 2025 NBA All-Star Game has morphed into an NHL-style tournament this year as the star-studded event will feature the 24 NBA All-Stars who have been drafted onto three teams by TNT analysts Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith. A fourth team will come from Friday’s Rising Stars Challenge. WNBA legend Candace Parker will be that team’s “general manager.” In the two semifinal matchups, the first team to reach or surpass 40 points advances to the final. The winner of the final will then be the first team to 25.
Sunday’s 2025 NBA All-Star Game is at Chase Center in San Francisco, with the first game set to start at 8:20 p.m. ET. The latest 2025 NBA All-Star Game 2025 odds list Team Shaq as a 6.5-point favorite against Team Candace in one of the semifinals, while Team Chuck is -3.5 against Team Kenny in the other. Team Shaq is the +100 favorite to win it all, followed by Team Chuck (+200), Team Kenny (+410) and Team Candace (+900). Before making any 2025 NBA All-Star Game picks, be sure to see the NBA predictions from SportsLine’s Matt Severance.
Severance is a well-connected writer and handicapper who has worked in the industry since 2005. Over the past three NBA seasons, he has returned…
