Logan's Sports Ratings
Friday, December 20, 2024
NCAA Football Playoff Odds
Sunday, December 15, 2024
NBA MVP Rankings - 15 Dec
There is currently a very close race for the MVP among 3 men, 2 of whom have won recent MVP awards, and one who is a rising superstar and leader of what may be the best team in the league today. It's still early, so there are plenty of other players who could get their name into that conversation, depending on health and team performance. Here are my current MVP rankings, along with some updates to my all-time player rankings:
Most Valuable Player
1. Nikola Jokic - C - DEN
31.5 Pts (#2), 13.3 Reb (#2), 9.8 Ast (#2), 1.8 Stl (#7), 0.7 Blk, .564 FG% (#14), .512 3P% (#2), .799 FT%
2. Giannis Antetokounmpo - PF - MIL
32.7 Pts (#1), 11.5 Reb (#5), 6.1 Ast, 0.6 Stl, 1.6 Blk (#10), .614 FG% (#5), .176 3P%, .615 FT%
3. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - PG - OKC
30.3 Pts (#4), 5.5 Reb, 6.3 Ast (#20), 1.9 Stl (#6), 1.0 Blk, .510 FG%, .340 3P%, .864 FT%
4. Trae Young - PG - ATL
21.5 Pts, 4.0 Reb, 12.1 Ast (#1), 1.3 Stl, 0.2 Blk, .389 FG%, .315 3P%, .887 FT% (#17)
5. Karl-Anthony Towns - C - NYK
24.9 Pts (#12), 13.6 Reb (#1), 3.2 Ast, 0.9 Stl, 1.0 Blk, .529 FG%, .442 3P% (#19), .837 FT%
6. Jalen Brunson - PG - NYK
24.7 Pts (#13), 3.0 Reb, 7.8 Ast (#9), 0.6 Stl, 0.1 Blk, .491 FG%, .429 3P%, .823 FT%
7. Jayson Tatum - PF - BOS
28.2 Pts (#5), 8.9 Reb (#20), 5.7 Ast, 1.2 Stl, 0.5 Blk, .453 FG%, .364 3P%, .800 FT%
8. Darius Garland - PG - CLE
20.6 Pts, 2.5 Reb, 6.5 Ast (#15), 1.0 Stl, 0.2 Blk, .482 FG%, .416 3P%, .938 FT% (#2)
9. Anthony Davis - C - LAL
27.3 Pts (#7), 11.2 Reb (#7), 3.4 Ast, 1.2 Stl, 2.0 Blk (#5), .527 FG%, .309 3P%, .788 FT%
10. Luka Doncic - PG - DAL
28.1 Pts (#6), 8.4 Reb, 7.9 Ast (#8), 2.1 Stl (#2), 0.4 Blk, .446 FG%, .344 3P%, .766 FT%
Honorable Mention: LeBron James - SF - LAL; Donovan Mitchell - SG - CLE; Domantas Sabonis - C - SAC; Franz Wagner - SF - ORL; Alperen Sengun - C - HOU; James Harden - PG - LAC; Damian Lillard - PG - MIL; Jalen Williams - SG - OKC
All-Time Player Rank Updates
Nikola Jokic has passed Tony Parker and Kevin Garnett to move up to #28
Anthony Davis has passed Clyde Drexler and Mark Jackson to move up to #51
Kyrie Irving has passed Paul Pierce and Kawhi Leonard to move up to #59
Draymond Green has passed Kevin McHale to move up to #63
Luka Doncic has passed Bob McAdoo to move up to #68
Joel Embiid has passed Louie Dampier to move up to #80
Jimmy Butler has passed Alonzo Mourning to move up to #84
Jrue Holiday has passed Gus Williams to move up to #93
Jayson Tatum has passed Shawn Kemp, Walter Davis, Vince Carter, Bob Lanier, Amare Stoudemire, and Wes Unseld to move into the Top 100 at #95, knocking Kemp out of the top 100
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Football Predictions - 12 Dec thru 16 Dec
Upset picks are in italics.
Thursday
LA Rams at San Francisco - 49ers by 3
Saturday
Navy vs. (22) Army - Black Knights by 3.5
Sunday
Kansas City at Cleveland - Chiefs by 11
Cincinnati at Tennessee - Bengals by 4
Washington at New Orleans - Commanders by 5
Baltimore at NY Giants - Ravens by 12.5
Dallas at Carolina - Cowboys by 3.5
NY Jets at Jacksonville - Jets by 0.5
Miami at Houston - Texans by 5.5
Indianapolis at Denver - Broncos by 6
New England at Arizona - Cardinals by 11.5
Buffalo at Detroit - Lions by 4
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia - Eagles by 2.5
Tampa Bay at LA Chargers - Chargers by 1
Green Bay at Seattle - Packers by 4.5
Monday
Chicago at Minnesota - Vikings by 9.5
Atlanta at Las Vegas - Falcons by 5
Results
NCAA: 5-4 (.556) 636-236 overall (.729)
Upsets: 1-1 (.500) 50-64 overall (.439)
NFL: 11-2 (.846) 134-74 overall (.644)
Upsets: 1-0 (1.000) 20-35 overall (.364)
Sunday, December 8, 2024
NCAA Football Rankings - 8 Dec
The regular season is over, with the exception of this weekend's Army-Navy game, and the committee will be picking the 12 teams to play in this season's college football playoff in about an hour. There are 5 teams with automatic bids, with the top 4 conference champions getting the top 4 seeds and first-round byes, and there are another 5 teams that seem to be pretty much locks to make the field, leaving 2 open spots to be filled and 6 teams with legitimate arguments to take those spots: SMU, BYU, Alabama, Indiana, Ole Miss, and South Carolina. These are my picks for how the 12 teams will be seeded today, along with my full rankings for the week:
1. Oregon
2. Georgia
3. Boise State
4. Arizona State
5. Notre Dame
6. Ohio State
7. Texas
8. Tennessee
9. Penn State
10. Indiana
11. Alabama
12. Clemson
Out: South Carolina, BYU, SMU, Ole Miss
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|
|
|
|
|
Proj |
|
Rank |
LW |
Team |
Rating |
W |
L |
W |
L |
1 |
1 |
Notre Dame |
-21.8 |
11 |
1 |
11 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
Ohio
State |
-20.66 |
10 |
2 |
10 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
Texas |
-19.33 |
11 |
2 |
11 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
Oregon |
-17.97 |
13 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
Ole Miss |
-17.12 |
9 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
Alabama |
-16.81 |
9 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
7 |
10 |
Georgia |
-16.46 |
11 |
2 |
11 |
2 |
8 |
9 |
Miami |
-16.36 |
10 |
2 |
10 |
2 |
9 |
7 |
SMU |
-16.22 |
11 |
2 |
11 |
2 |
10 |
8 |
Penn State |
-15.82 |
11 |
2 |
11 |
2 |
11 |
11 |
South Carolina |
-15.75 |
9 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
12 |
12 |
Indiana |
-15.59 |
11 |
1 |
11 |
1 |
13 |
13 |
Louisville |
-14.85 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
14 |
15 |
Clemson |
-13.25 |
10 |
3 |
10 |
3 |
15 |
14 |
Tennessee |
-12.94 |
10 |
2 |
10 |
2 |
16 |
16 |
Virginia
Tech |
-12.47 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
17 |
20 |
Boise State |
-12.12 |
12 |
1 |
12 |
1 |
18 |
26 |
Arizona State |
-12.05 |
11 |
2 |
11 |
2 |
19 |
17 |
BYU |
-11.88 |
10 |
2 |
10 |
2 |
20 |
19 |
Colorado |
-11.45 |
9 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
21 |
21 |
LSU |
-11.12 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
22 |
23 |
Texas
A&M |
-10.87 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
23 |
24 |
Iowa |
-10.52 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
24 |
25 |
USC |
-10.39 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
25 |
27 |
Kansas State |
-9.899 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
26 |
18 |
Iowa State |
-9.704 |
10 |
3 |
10 |
3 |
27 |
34 |
Army |
-9.568 |
11 |
1 |
12 |
1 |
28 |
28 |
Baylor |
-9.524 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
29 |
22 |
Tulane |
-9.49 |
9 |
4 |
9 |
4 |
30 |
30 |
Florida |
-9.136 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
31 |
31 |
Minnesota |
-9.009 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
32 |
29 |
UNLV |
-8.75 |
10 |
3 |
10 |
3 |
33 |
32 |
Missouri |
-8.424 |
9 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
34 |
33 |
Kansas |
-7.951 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
35 |
36 |
Georgia Tech |
-7.575 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
36 |
35 |
Nebraska |
-7.48 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
37 |
37 |
Illinois |
-7.127 |
9 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
38 |
38 |
TCU |
-6.871 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
39 |
39 |
Syracuse |
-6.777 |
9 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
40 |
41 |
Vanderbilt |
-6.352 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
41 |
40 |
Oklahoma |
-6.299 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
42 |
42 |
Michigan |
-6.278 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
43 |
43 |
Navy |
-6.017 |
8 |
3 |
8 |
4 |
44 |
55 |
Marshall |
-6.007 |
10 |
3 |
10 |
3 |
45 |
44 |
Boston College |
-5.488 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
46 |
46 |
Arkansas |
-4.902 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
47 |
59 |
Ohio |
-4.891 |
10 |
3 |
10 |
3 |
48 |
47 |
Duke |
-4.806 |
9 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
49 |
49 |
Rutgers |
-4.634 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
50 |
48 |
Memphis |
-4.577 |
10 |
2 |
10 |
2 |
51 |
51 |
Auburn |
-4.283 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
52 |
50 |
Washington |
-4.249 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
53 |
52 |
Pittsburgh |
-4.153 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
54 |
57 |
James
Madison |
-3.848 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
55 |
54 |
Utah |
-3.749 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
56 |
53 |
Cincinnati |
-3.714 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
57 |
56 |
Texas Tech |
-3.567 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
58 |
58 |
Texas
State |
-3.396 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
59 |
45 |
Louisiana |
-3.08 |
10 |
3 |
10 |
3 |
60 |
60 |
California |
-3.064 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
61 |
61 |
UCF |
-2.883 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
62 |
65 |
Kentucky |
-2.69 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
63 |
64 |
Wisconsin |
-2.602 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
64 |
63 |
Bowling
Green |
-2.539 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
65 |
66 |
North Carolina |
-2.385 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
66 |
67 |
Washington
St |
-1.827 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
67 |
68 |
UCLA |
-1.62 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
68 |
70 |
South
Alabama |
-1.381 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
69 |
69 |
Northern Illinois |
-1.378 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
70 |
71 |
Georgia Southern |
-1.332 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
71 |
73 |
Old Dominion |
-1.043 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
72 |
62 |
Miami (OH) |
-0.959 |
8 |
5 |
8 |
5 |
73 |
72 |
West Virginia |
-0.555 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
74 |
74 |
NC
State |
-0.152 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
75 |
75 |
Virginia |
0.1534 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
76 |
80 |
Jacksonville State |
0.3324 |
9 |
4 |
9 |
4 |
77 |
77 |
Connecticut |
0.7226 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
78 |
76 |
Toledo |
0.7956 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
79 |
79 |
South Florida |
2.0536 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
80 |
82 |
UT
San Antonio |
2.1702 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
81 |
84 |
East Carolina |
2.2138 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
82 |
83 |
Maryland |
2.3263 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
83 |
81 |
Houston |
2.4545 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
84 |
85 |
Michigan
St |
2.6153 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
85 |
78 |
West Kentucky |
2.7475 |
8 |
5 |
8 |
5 |
86 |
87 |
Colorado
State |
3.0121 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
87 |
86 |
Wake Forest |
3.0214 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
88 |
88 |
Fresno
State |
3.0402 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
89 |
89 |
Stanford |
3.0464 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
9 |
90 |
91 |
Buffalo |
3.1641 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
91 |
92 |
Mississippi St |
3.23 |
2 |
10 |
2 |
10 |
92 |
90 |
Sam
Houston |
3.3535 |
9 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
93 |
95 |
Coastal Carolina |
3.5576 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
94 |
93 |
Oklahoma
State |
3.6616 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
9 |
95 |
94 |
North Texas |
3.7029 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
96 |
99 |
West
Michigan |
3.7662 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
97 |
97 |
San Jose State |
3.937 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
98 |
96 |
Liberty |
3.9604 |
8 |
3 |
8 |
3 |
99 |
98 |
Northwestern |
4.1678 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
100 |
100 |
Appalachian
St |
4.1815 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
101 |
101 |
Florida State |
4.7217 |
2 |
10 |
2 |
10 |
102 |
102 |
Arizona |
5.0704 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
103 |
104 |
Oregon State |
5.9346 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
104 |
103 |
Troy |
6.1196 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
105 |
105 |
Nevada |
6.6225 |
3 |
10 |
3 |
10 |
106 |
106 |
Rice |
6.7031 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
107 |
107 |
Louisiana Monroe |
6.895 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
108 |
108 |
Hawaii |
7.2939 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
109 |
109 |
Air Force |
8.0085 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
110 |
110 |
Eastern
Michigan |
8.0587 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
111 |
111 |
Akron |
8.06 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
112 |
112 |
Utah
State |
8.2445 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
113 |
113 |
UAB |
8.7956 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
9 |
114 |
114 |
Arkansas
State |
9.1058 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
115 |
115 |
Purdue |
9.154 |
1 |
11 |
1 |
11 |
116 |
116 |
Louisiana
Tech |
9.2148 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
117 |
117 |
Charlotte |
9.4566 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
118 |
118 |
Florida
Intl |
9.5671 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
119 |
119 |
Georgia State |
9.7742 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
9 |
120 |
120 |
Wyoming |
10.026 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
9 |
121 |
121 |
Ball State |
10.568 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
9 |
122 |
122 |
New
Mexico |
10.705 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
123 |
123 |
Florida Atlantic |
10.849 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
9 |
124 |
124 |
Central
Michigan |
10.993 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
125 |
125 |
San Diego State |
12.395 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
9 |
126 |
126 |
UMass |
12.773 |
2 |
10 |
2 |
10 |
127 |
127 |
Temple |
13.417 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
9 |
128 |
128 |
UTEP |
16.211 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
9 |
129 |
129 |
New Mexico St |
18.207 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
9 |
130 |
130 |
Tulsa |
18.689 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
9 |
131 |
131 |
Mid Tennessee |
19.318 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
9 |
132 |
132 |
Southern
Miss |
19.516 |
1 |
11 |
1 |
11 |
133 |
133 |
Kennesaw State |
19.937 |
2 |
10 |
2 |
10 |
134 |
134 |
Kent
State |
21.379 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
12 |