Thursday, June 4, 2015

NBA Finals Preview

The NBA Finals start tonight, and the Warriors are making their first appearance in 40 years, led by league MVP Stephen Curry. The Cavaliers, meanwhile, are in the Finals for the first time in 8 years, but LeBron James is making his 5th consecutive appearance in the final series, the first player to do so in 46 years. I've got my odds and pick for the Finals below:

Odds of Winning NBA Finals

Warriors - 79.6%
Cavaliers - 20.4%

Most Likely Finals Outcome

Warriors in 5 - 26.9%

Least Likely Finals Outcome

Cavaliers in 4 - 1.6%

Odds of Team Winning Finals on Home Court

54.7%

Odds of Sweep in Finals

17.3%

Odds of Series Reaching Game 7

25.3%

Best Chance of Cleveland Winning

6 games - 8.1%

My Pick

Golden State in 6

Predictions

Cleveland at Golden State - Warriors by 6

Prediction Results

NBA Playoffs: 1-0 (1.000) 49-26 overall (.653)