|
Rank
|
LW
|
Team
|
Rec
|
Rating
|
Predic
|
Change
|
Seed
|
|
1
|
10
|
San Antonio
|
9-1
|
-12.4814
|
63-19
|
+13
|
1W
|
|
2
|
2
|
Indiana
|
9-0
|
-12.4401
|
66-16
|
|
1E
|
|
3
|
1
|
Golden State
|
6-3
|
-12.3986
|
62-20
|
-4
|
2W
|
|
4
|
4
|
Minnesota
|
6-4
|
-10.0281
|
56-26
|
|
3W
|
|
5
|
6
|
LA Clippers
|
6-3
|
-9.11919
|
55-27
|
+2
|
4W
|
|
6
|
15
|
Portland
|
7-2
|
-7.96595
|
53-29
|
+14
|
5W
|
|
7
|
7
|
Miami
|
6-3
|
-7.42978
|
52-30
|
|
2E
|
|
8
|
9
|
Oklahoma City
|
5-3
|
-6.63159
|
49-33
|
-2
|
6W
|
|
9
|
5
|
Memphis
|
4-5
|
-6.62649
|
47-35
|
-6
|
8W
|
|
10
|
11
|
Dallas
|
5-4
|
-6.37602
|
48-34
|
|
7W
|
|
11
|
12
|
Phoenix
|
5-4
|
-5.92214
|
46-36
|
|
|
|
12
|
17
|
Chicago
|
4-3
|
-4.91017
|
47-35
|
+9
|
3E
|
|
13
|
19
|
Atlanta
|
5-4
|
-4.10397
|
44-38
|
+9
|
5E
|
|
14
|
3
|
Orlando
|
4-5
|
-4.09856
|
44-38
|
-15
|
6E
|
|
15
|
14
|
Detroit
|
3-5
|
-3.80292
|
43-39
|
|
7E
|
|
16
|
13
|
Houston
|
6-4
|
-3.80176
|
41-41
|
-4
|
|
|
17
|
16
|
Toronto
|
4-6
|
-3.64435
|
42-40
|
+4
|
4E
|
|
18
|
29
|
Denver
|
4-4
|
-3.18795
|
39-43
|
+20
|
|
|
19
|
18
|
Washington
|
2-6
|
-1.34081
|
36-46
|
+1
|
8E
|
|
20
|
8
|
New Orleans
|
3-6
|
-0.76259
|
32-50
|
-18
|
|
|
21
|
20
|
Boston
|
4-6
|
-0.11137
|
33-49
|
-1
|
|
|
22
|
28
|
Sacramento
|
2-6
|
0.024862
|
29-53
|
+9
|
|
|
23
|
25
|
LA Lakers
|
4-7
|
0.89255
|
29-53
|
|
|
|
24
|
22
|
New York
|
3-5
|
1.262346
|
30-52
|
-3
|
|
|
25
|
21
|
Philadelphia
|
5-5
|
1.27141
|
32-50
|
-5
|
|
|
26
|
23
|
Brooklyn
|
3-5
|
1.531221
|
29-53
|
-3
|
|
|
27
|
27
|
Charlotte
|
5-4
|
3.006312
|
27-55
|
+2
|
|
|
28
|
24
|
Milwaukee
|
2-6
|
3.772162
|
23-59
|
-8
|
|
|
29
|
26
|
Cleveland
|
3-7
|
5.521285
|
20-62
|
-8
|
|
|
30
|
30
|
Utah
|
1-9
|
7.441127
|
14-68
|
-1
|
|
Denver made the biggest move this week, winning 3 straight games to move to .500 for the first time this year and get them out of the bottom 10. The first two wins came against Utah and the Lakers, so those didn't help too much, but when they upset Minnesota yesterday, it propelled the Nuggets up the rankings and closer to their preseason potential.
Portland was also hot this week, winning all 4 of its contests to run its winning streak to five, with the most impressive win coming on Wednesday over Phoenix, where a last-second layup avenged their season-opening loss to the Suns. The Trail Blazers are now back in the playoff hunt and have the #2 record in the West currently.
The Spurs also went 4-0 this week, and if they had not struggled in Utah last night, they would have been the runaway choice for #1, but the close call left the margin between them and the Pacers at .04 points, which means that the two are basically even. San Antonio has won 7 in a row since losing at Portland, which is becoming more excusable every day.
New Orleans was this week's biggest loser, going 0-3 on a West Coast road trip, which included losses to the Lakers and the Jazz, giving Utah its only win of the season. Last week the Pelicans looked poised to make the jump to playoff contender, but if they can't beat anybody on the road they don't have a shot.
Predictions
Upset picks are in italics.
NBA
Miami at Charlotte - Heat by 7
Dallas at Orlando - Magic by 3
Cleveland at Washington - Wizards by 12
Atlanta at New York - Hawks by 1
Indiana at Chicago - Pacers by 4
Denver at Houston - Rockets by 6
Boston at Minnesota - Timberwolves by 12
Philadelphia at New Orleans - Pelicans by 7
Oklahoma City at Milwaukee - Thunder by 3
Utah at Golden State - Warriors by 25
Brooklyn at LA Clippers - Clippers by 16
College Basketball Winners
BYU
Brown
Bryant
Bucknell
Buffalo
Butler
Cal State Fullerton
Central Arkansas
Central Michigan
Chattanooga
Cincinnati
Citadel
Colorado
Colorado State
Dartmouth
Dayton
Eastern Kentucky
Florida
FIU
Fresno State
Gardner-Webb
George Mason
Georgia Southern
Grand Canyon
Idaho
Illinois-Chicago
Incarnate Word
Iona
IPFW
Jacksonville State
La Salle
Liberty
Longwood
Loyola (MD)
LSU
Manhattan
Mercer
Middle Tennessee
Milwaukee
Minnesota
Missouri
Missouri State
Navy
North Carolina State
North Carolina-Wilmington
North Florida
Northeastern
Northern Illinois
Northern Kentucky
Ohio State
Ole Miss
Oral Roberts
Penn
Providence
Quinnipiac
Radford
Saint Joseph's
Saint Louis
Saint Mary's
Seattle
SE Missouri State
St. Bonaventure
Syracuse
Tennessee
Texas A&M-CC
Tulane
UC Riverside
UC Santa Barbara
Virginia
VCU
VMI
Washington State
Western Kentucky
Wichita State
Wisconsin
Wright State
Wyoming
Pick of the Day
Washington State
Arizona State beat Idaho State by 28 last night, giving me an 8-0 start on my pick of the day this season. Their conference rival Washington State plays Lamar late tonight at home, and they are my pick to give me #9.
Prediction Results
NBA: 6-5 (.545) 80-55 overall (.593)
Upsets: 2-2 (.500) 16-9 overall (.640)
College Basketball: 33-11 (.750) 388-87 overall (.817)
Upsets: 4-0 (1.000) 22-13 overall (.629)
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