Implied Dissent

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

NBA 2012-13

Here are my predictions for NBA wins, team-by-team, plus the playoffs. The over/under is in parenthesis. As usual, please take these as having no value beyond being a license to mock.

Eastern Conference
Miami: 60-22 (61)
Boston: 49-33 (50.5)
Indiana: 48-34 (50.5)
Atlanta: 48-34 (42.5)
Philadelphia: 48-34 (46.5)
New York: 45-37 (45.5)
Brooklyn (nee NJ): 43-39 (44.5)
Chicago: 42-40 (47.5)
Milwaukee: 41-41 (35.5)
Toronto: 32-50 (31.5)
Detroit: 30-52 (31.5)
Cleveland: 30-52 (31.5)
Washington: 28-54 (31.5)
Orlando: 21-61 (23.5)
Charlotte: 12-70 (22.5)

Western Conference
LA Lakers: 59-23 (59.5)
San Antonio: 56-26 (53.5)
Oklahoma City: 56-26 (59.5)
Denver: 54-28 (48.5)
LA Clippers: 49-33 (49.5)
Memphis: 44-38 (47.5)
Utah: 43-39 (42.5)
Houston: 43-39 (30.5)
Portland: 42-40 (35.5)
Minnesota: 39-43 (39.5)
New Orleans: 39-43 (24.5)
Dallas: 37-45 (44.5)
Phoenix: 32-50 (33.5)
Golden State: 32-50 (34.5)
Sacramento: 28-54 (30.5)


Favorite overs: Atlanta, Denver, New Orleans. I'd say Houston too, but I suspect that the line has moved since I looked these up.

Favorite unders: Chicago, Charlotte, Dallas.

For the playoffs it's looking like Miami over Boston again in the Eastern Conference Finals. I'm leaning towards OKC beating San Antonio for the right to lose to the LA Lakers in the Western Finals. Then Miami over LA for the championship.