My Power Rankings in descending order from 1 to 30. Next to the team name are Vegas’s (Bovada) odds on winning the championship. For those that aren’t degenerate gamblers, +300 means that a $100 bet will earn you a $300 profit (3 to 1 odds). Not applicable this time, but -300 indicates that a sucker would need to bet $300 to win $100.
Power Rankings
1. Warriors +500 2. Thunder +850 3. Clippers +900 4. Spurs +350 5. Cavaliers +275 6. Bulls +1600 7. Hawks +5000 8. Rockets +1600 9. Memphis +3300 10. Pelicans +4000 11. Celtics +10000 12. DC Bullets +5000 13. Heat +3300 14. Raptors +5000 15. Jazz +15000 16. Bucks +5000 17. Pacers +5000 18. Mavericks +6600 19. Kings +25000 20. Pistons +15000 21. Magic +25000 22. Timberwolves +20000 23. Lakers +10000 24. Nets +20000 25. Nuggets +25000 26. Hornets +25000 27. Suns +15000 28. Trailblazers +15000 29. Knickerbockers +20000 30. 76ers +25000
The numbers by each team indicates Vegas’s (Sportsbook) over/under. The +/- is my prediction on whether the team will go over or under that win number. Obviously, top eight in each conference goes to the playoffs.
Western Conference
1. Golden State 60.5 + 2. OKC 57.5 + 3. LAC 56.5 - 4. San Antonio 58.5 - 5. Houston 54.5 - 6. Memphis 50.5 + 7. New Orleans 47.5 - 8. Utah 40.5 + 9. Dallas 38.5 - 10. Sacramento 30.5 + 11. Minnesota 25.5 + 12. LAL 29.5 + 13. Denver 26.5 + 14. Phoenix 36.5 - 15. Portland 26.5 +
Eastern Conference
1. Cleveland 56.5 - 2. Chicago 49.5 + 3. Atlanta 49.5 + 4. Boston 42.5 + 5. Washington 45.5 - 6. Miami 45.5 - 7. Toronto 45.5 - 8. Milwaukee 43.5 + 9. Indiana 42.5 + 10. Detroit 33.5 + 11. Orlando 32.5 + 12. Brooklyn 28.5 - 13. Charlotte 32.5 - 14. New York 31.5 - 15. Philadelphia 21.5 +
MVP: Kevin Durant ROY: Karl Anthony Towns DPOY: Draymond Green COY: Brad Stevens 6MOY: Isaiah Thomas
All NBA First Team
F: Kevin Durant F: Lebron James F/C: Anthony Davis G: Stephen Curry G: James Harden
ALL NBA Second Team F: Blake Griffin F: Paul George C: Marc Gasol G: Chris Paul G: Russell Westbrook
ALL NBA Third Team F: Kawhi Leonard F: Draymond Green C: Boogie Cousins G: Jimmy Butler G: John Wall
ALL NBA Defense First Team F: Draymond Green F: Kawhi Leonard C: Rudy Gobert G: Tony Allen G: Andre Iguodala
ALL NBA Defense Second Team
F: Paul George F: Anthony Davis C: Andrew Bogut G: Jimmy Butler G: John Wall
ALL Rookie First Team F: Karl-Anthony Towns F: Bobby Portis C: Jahlil Okafor G: Emmanuel Mudiay G: DeAngelo Russell
-Warriors over OKC in the WC Finals
-Bulls over Cleveland in the EC Finals
-Warriors over the Bulls for back-to-back Chips.