Rankings & Projections Summary

Highlights from our predictive power ratings and simulations of currently scheduled games.

Rank Rating Team Proj W Proj L Playoffs Champ
1 8.4
Milwaukee (53-12)
 58.8 14.2 100.0% 41.4%
2 6.1
LA Lakers (49-14)
 53.9 17.1 100.0% 16.0%
3 5.5
LA Clippers (44-20)
 49.1 22.9 100.0% 10.4%
4 4.5
Boston (43-21)
 48.0 24.0 100.0% 6.8%
5 4.4
Toronto (46-18)
 50.4 21.6 100.0% 6.9%
6 4.1
Dallas (40-27)
 44.6 30.4 100.0% 4.4%
7 3.6
Houston (40-24)
 44.3 27.7 100.0% 3.6%
8 3.2
Utah (41-23)
 45.4 26.6 100.0% 2.6%
9 2.9
Denver (43-22)
 47.0 26.0 100.0% 2.4%
10 2.3
Philadelphia (39-26)
 43.6 29.4 100.0% 1.6%
11 2.0
Miami (41-24)
 44.8 28.2 100.0% 1.3%
12 2.0
Okla City (40-24)
 44.1 27.9 100.0% 1.2%
13 1.4
Indiana (39-26)
 43.0 30.0 100.0% 0.8%
14 0.2
New Orleans (28-36)
 32.1 39.9 11.7% 0.1%
15 -0.6
Portland (29-37)
 32.1 41.9 4.5% 0.0%
16 -0.7
Orlando (30-35)
 33.5 39.5 100.0% 0.2%
17 -0.8
San Antonio (27-36)
 30.4 40.6 2.1% 0.0%
18 -0.9
Brooklyn (30-34)
 33.4 38.6 99.9% 0.1%
19 -1.2
Sacramento (28-36)
 31.3 40.7 3.8% 0.0%
20 -1.4
Memphis (32-33)
 34.9 38.1 77.9% 0.1%
21 -1.6
Phoenix (26-39)
 29.0 44.0 0.0% 0.0%
22 -3.0
Minnesota (19-45)
 19.0 45.0 0.0% 0.0%
23 -3.5
Chicago (22-43)
 22.0 43.0 0.0% 0.0%
24 -3.7
Detroit (20-46)
 20.0 46.0 0.0% 0.0%
25 -4.3
Washington (24-40)
 26.4 45.6 0.1% 0.0%
26 -5.3
Golden State (15-50)
 15.0 50.0 0.0% 0.0%
27 -5.8
New York (21-45)
 21.0 45.0 0.0% 0.0%
28 -5.8
Charlotte (23-42)
 23.0 42.0 0.0% 0.0%
29 -6.1
Atlanta (20-47)
 20.0 47.0 0.0% 0.0%
30 -6.8
Cleveland (19-46)
 19.0 46.0 0.0% 0.0%