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NBA 2025-2026 ratings through results of 2026 FEBRUARY 28 SATURDAY


this output has three parts: (1) teams listed by RATING top-to-bottom
                             (2) DIVISION AVERAGES
                                 (listed top-to-bottom & by conference)
                             (3) teams listed by DIVISION
                                 (listed in order within divisions)

The SCHEDULE ratings represent what the rating would have to be for a
hypothetical team to have a mathematical expectation of winning precisely 50%
of their games against the schedule played by the team in question in the games
that it has played so far.  The schedule difficulty of each given game takes
into account the rating of the opponent and the location of the game. This
is the same concept that is used in computing the WIN50% conference ratings.

To make predictions for upcoming games, simply compare the RATINGS of
the teams in question and allow an ADDITIONAL  3  points for the home
team.  Thus, for example, a HOME team with a rating of 97 would be
favored by  5  points over a VISITING team having a rating of 95.
Or a VISITING team with a rating of 94 would be favored by  7  points
over a HOME team having a rating of 84.

NOTE: Use whatever home advantage is listed in the output below.
      In the example just above, a home edge of 3 was shown for
      illustrative purposes. The home edge will vary during the season.
Several different home edges are shown, one for each of the several different type of ratings
directly over their respective columns.

The numbers to the right of a team's schedule strength are its rank of
schedule - (in parentheses) - and its record versus teams in these
rating's CURRENT top 10 and CURRENT top 16 respectively.

Teams that appear to be tied to two decimal places in a given column are actually
different when carried to more decimal places in the computer's internal arithmetic.
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The PREDICTOR, is such that the score is the only thing that matters.
PREDICTOR is also known as PURE_POINTS, BALLANTINE, RHEINGOLD, WHITE OWL
and is a very good PREDICTOR of future games.
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GOLDEN_MEAN also utilizes the actual SCORES of the games in a different way but is also completely SCORE BASED
and thus should be a good match for the PURE POINTS in terms of predictive accuracy for upcoming games.
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The RECENT, is score-based and weights RECENT play more heavily than earlier games. Its effect will become
more pronounced the longer a season goes if a given team happens to have an upward or downward trend.
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The overall RATING is a synthesis of the three different SCORE-BASED methods, PREDICTOR(PURE_POINTS), GOLDEN_MEAN,
and RECENT and thus should be a good predictor in its own right.


Predictions_with_Totals_and_Moneylines

just click on "Predictions_with_Totals_and_Moneylines" and it will take you to the daily predictions at the bottom of the file where you'll also see the additional set of EXPERIMENTAL predictions which are the basic predictions that are adjusted to take into account each team's tendencies of performance at home and away along with the extra picks column of STRONG RECENT
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NBA 2025-2026 through games of 2026 February 28 Saturday
                                RATING    W   L  SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 16 |  PREDICTOR   | GOLDEN_MEAN  |  RECENT      | STRONG RECENT
                HOME ADVANTAGE=[  1.20]                                               [  1.07]       [  1.07]       [  1.47]       [  1.47]
   1  Oklahoma City Thunder   =  99.52   46  15   89.77(  24)    9   9  |   19  11  |   99.99    1 |  100.50    1 |   98.45    1 |   97.75    4  northwest
   2  Detroit Pistons         =  97.00   44  14   89.46(  28)   14   4  |   20   7  |   96.88    2 |   96.85    2 |   97.25    3 |   98.32    3  CENTRAL
   3  San Antonio Spurs       =  96.62   43  17   90.03(  17)   11   8  |   18  11  |   96.10    3 |   96.35    3 |   97.53    2 |   99.34    1  southwest
   4  Boston Celtics          =  95.73   39  20   89.30(  29)    5  10  |   17  12  |   95.59    5 |   94.81    7 |   97.02    4 |   98.57    2  ATLANTIC
   5  Cleveland Cavaliers     =  95.38   37  24   90.11(  16)   10  12  |   17  17  |   95.54    6 |   95.34    4 |   95.24    5 |   95.96    6  CENTRAL
   6  New York Knicks         =  95.08   39  22   89.79(  23)   10   7  |   19  12  |   95.60    4 |   95.17    5 |   94.49    6 |   94.30    7  ATLANTIC
   7  Houston Rockets         =  94.35   37  22   89.81(  22)    9  10  |   14  14  |   94.42    7 |   95.03    6 |   93.64    9 |   93.15   10  southwest
   8  Denver Nuggets          =  93.95   37  23   89.69(  25)    8  10  |   14  15  |   94.31    8 |   94.73    8 |   92.93   10 |   92.15   13  northwest
   9  Minnesota Timberwolves  =  93.73   37  23   89.24(  30)    8   8  |   15  13  |   93.73    9 |   93.66    9 |   93.76    8 |   94.07    8  northwest
  10  Charlotte Hornets       =  92.16   30  31   89.64(  26)    5  11  |    9  21  |   92.56   10 |   90.10   19 |   94.11    7 |   96.33    5  SOUTHEAST
NBA 2025-2026 through games of 2026 February 28 Saturday
                                RATING    W   L  SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 16 |  PREDICTOR   | GOLDEN_MEAN  |  RECENT      | STRONG RECENT
                HOME ADVANTAGE=[  1.20]                                               [  1.07]       [  1.07]       [  1.47]       [  1.47]
  11  Miami Heat              =  91.87   32  29   90.25(  11)    9  12  |   13  17  |   91.92   11 |   90.94   15 |   92.77   11 |   93.27    9  SOUTHEAST
  12  Toronto Raptors         =  91.52   35  25   89.91(  20)    6  15  |   12  20  |   91.29   13 |   91.28   13 |   91.97   12 |   92.55   11  ATLANTIC
  13  Golden State Warriors   =  91.47   31  29   90.17(  15)    9  10  |   12  18  |   91.66   12 |   91.72   10 |   91.01   14 |   90.28   15  pacific
  14  Philadelphia 76ers      =  90.97   33  26   89.83(  21)    7  11  |   14  16  |   90.36   17 |   90.99   14 |   91.55   13 |   92.44   12  ATLANTIC
  15  Los Angeles Lakers      =  90.84   35  24   90.01(  18)    5  12  |   14  15  |   90.62   16 |   91.54   11 |   90.35   16 |   90.23   16  pacific
  16  Los Angeles Clippers    =  90.67   27  31   90.40(   6)    8  13  |   12  20  |   90.95   14 |   90.59   16 |   90.45   15 |   90.51   14  pacific
  17  Orlando Magic           =  90.44   31  27   90.26(  10)    6  15  |   16  19  |   90.70   15 |   91.42   12 |   89.17   19 |   88.09   21  SOUTHEAST
  18  Atlanta Hawks           =  90.02   30  31   90.19(  13)    6  16  |   13  24  |   89.94   18 |   90.33   17 |   89.75   18 |   89.56   19  SOUTHEAST
  19  Phoenix Suns            =  90.01   34  26   90.52(   3)    9  12  |   16  21  |   89.65   19 |   90.26   18 |   90.11   17 |   90.12   17  pacific
  20  Portland Trail Blazers  =  88.51   29  32   90.87(   2)    7  16  |   14  23  |   87.84   20 |   88.51   20 |   89.13   20 |   89.79   18  northwest
NBA 2025-2026 through games of 2026 February 28 Saturday
                                RATING    W   L  SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 16 |  PREDICTOR   | GOLDEN_MEAN  |  RECENT      | STRONG RECENT
                HOME ADVANTAGE=[  1.20]                                               [  1.07]       [  1.07]       [  1.47]       [  1.47]
  21  Milwaukee Bucks         =  87.73   26  32   90.33(   8)    8  15  |   12  24  |   87.55   21 |   88.19   21 |   87.41   22 |   87.42   22  CENTRAL
  22  Memphis Grizzlies       =  87.03   22  36   89.95(  19)    3  15  |    6  25  |   87.50   22 |   87.28   22 |   86.23   23 |   85.06   23  southwest
  23  New Orleans Pelicans    =  86.50   19  42   90.20(  12)    4  17  |    6  26  |   86.35   24 |   84.91   25 |   87.92   21 |   89.05   20  southwest
  24  Dallas Mavericks        =  86.30   21  38   89.58(  27)    6  15  |   10  23  |   86.66   23 |   86.44   23 |   85.75   24 |   84.44   24  southwest
  25  Chicago Bulls           =  84.81   24  36   90.26(   9)    8  15  |   12  22  |   84.82   25 |   85.44   24 |   84.07   25 |   82.75   26  CENTRAL
  26  Indiana Pacers          =  83.09   15  45   90.36(   7)    5  18  |    7  27  |   83.56   26 |   82.93   26 |   82.71   27 |   81.35   27  CENTRAL
  27  Utah Jazz               =  82.08   18  42   90.49(   4)    6  15  |    8  25  |   81.72   27 |   81.56   28 |   82.81   26 |   82.79   25  northwest
  28  Sacramento Kings        =  81.67   14  47   91.05(   1)    5  20  |    8  28  |   81.68   28 |   82.03   27 |   81.21   28 |   80.30   29  pacific
  29  Brooklyn Nets           =  81.00   15  44   90.46(   5)    4  18  |    6  27  |   80.68   29 |   81.09   29 |   81.18   29 |   80.47   28  ATLANTIC
  30  Washington Wizards      =  79.97   16  43   90.18(  14)    1  20  |    2  29  |   79.81   30 |   80.03   30 |   80.04   30 |   79.41   30  SOUTHEAST
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Divisional Rankings

There are three group ratings, the "central mean", the
"simple average" (also known as the "arithmetic mean",)
and the WIN50%.
The "central mean" gives the most weight to the middle team(s)
in the group and progressively less weight to teams as you go
away from the middle in either direction, up or down.
This tends to smooth out the effect of anomalous teams that are rated
much higher and lower than the middle team(s) in the group.  The
"simple average" ("arithmetic mean") weights each team equally
no matter where they are relative to the middle.
Here are a few examples of how the "central mean" is computed.
  4-team group ___ the weights are   1-2-2-1
  5-team group ___ the weights are   1-2-3-2-1
  6-team group ___ the weights are   1-2-3-3-2-1
  7-team group ___ the weights are   1-2-3-4-3-2-1
  8-team group ___ the weights are   1-2-3-4-4-3-2-1
  9-team group ___ the weights are   1-2-3-4-5-4-3-2-1
 10-team group ___ the weights are   1-2-3-4-5-5-4-3-2-1
 11-team group ___ the weights are   1-2-3-4-5-6-5-4-3-2-1
 12-team group ___ the weights are   1-2-3-4-5-6-6-5-4-3-2-1
 13-team group ___ the weights are   1-2-3-4-5-6-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
This is an expanded version of the "tri-mean".

The WIN50% is the rating required to win 50% of the games if playing an
infinite number of round-robins in the given group at a neutral location.
      DIVISION            CENTRAL MEAN    SIMPLE AVERAGE  TEAMS      WIN50%         RATING          PREDICTOR         GOLDEN_MEAN         RECENT

   1  northwest               =  91.97      91.56  (  1)      5      91.67  (  1)  91.5586( 6.5735)  91.5207( 6.9646)  91.7916( 7.1330)  91.4148( 5.8413)
   2  ATLANTIC                =  91.49      90.86  (  2)      5      91.10  (  2)  90.8584( 5.8983)  90.7052( 6.0985)  90.6672( 5.6962)  91.2416( 6.0361)
   3  SOUTHEAST               =  89.69      88.89  (  6)      5      89.11  (  5)  88.8896( 5.0700)  88.9872( 5.2304)  88.5630( 4.8007)  89.1686( 5.5033)
   4  pacific                 =  89.65      88.93  (  5)      5      89.06  (  6)  88.9315( 4.0946)  88.9118( 4.1058)  89.2268( 4.0729)  88.6252( 4.1559)
   5  southwest               =  89.52      90.16  (  3)      5      90.08  (  3)  90.1583( 4.9340)  90.2051( 4.6715)  90.0010( 5.2842)  90.2118( 5.1546)
   6  CENTRAL                 =  89.30      89.60  (  4)      5      89.52  (  4)  89.6036( 6.2644)  89.6699( 6.1624)  89.7504( 6.1085)  89.3380( 6.5749)

       OVERALL                                                                     90.0000( 5.1356)  90.0000( 5.2018)  90.0000( 5.2018)  90.0000( 5.2018)

      DIVISION            CENTRAL MEAN    SIMPLE AVERAGE  TEAMS      WIN50%         RATING          PREDICTOR         GOLDEN_MEAN         RECENT

   2  ATLANTIC                =  91.49      90.86  (  2)      5      91.10  (  2)  90.8584( 5.8983)  90.7052( 6.0985)  90.6672( 5.6962)  91.2416( 6.0361)
   6  CENTRAL                 =  89.30      89.60  (  4)      5      89.52  (  4)  89.6036( 6.2644)  89.6699( 6.1624)  89.7504( 6.1085)  89.3380( 6.5749)
   3  SOUTHEAST               =  89.69      88.89  (  6)      5      89.11  (  5)  88.8896( 5.0700)  88.9872( 5.2304)  88.5630( 4.8007)  89.1686( 5.5033)
   5  southwest               =  89.52      90.16  (  3)      5      90.08  (  3)  90.1583( 4.9340)  90.2051( 4.6715)  90.0010( 5.2842)  90.2118( 5.1546)
   1  northwest               =  91.97      91.56  (  1)      5      91.67  (  1)  91.5586( 6.5735)  91.5207( 6.9646)  91.7916( 7.1330)  91.4148( 5.8413)
   4  pacific                 =  89.65      88.93  (  5)      5      89.06  (  6)  88.9315( 4.0946)  88.9118( 4.1058)  89.2268( 4.0729)  88.6252( 4.1559)

       OVERALL                                                                     90.0000( 5.1356)  90.0000( 5.2018)  90.0000( 5.2018)  90.0000( 5.2018)
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By Division

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2 ATLANTIC = 91.49 NBA 2025-2026 through games of 2026 February 28 Saturday RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 16 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 1.20] [ 1.07] [ 1.07] [ 1.47] [ 1.47] 4 Boston Celtics = 95.73 39 20 89.30( 29) 5 10 | 17 12 | 95.59 5 | 94.81 7 | 97.02 4 | 98.57 2 ATLANTIC 6 New York Knicks = 95.08 39 22 89.79( 23) 10 7 | 19 12 | 95.60 4 | 95.17 5 | 94.49 6 | 94.30 7 ATLANTIC 12 Toronto Raptors = 91.52 35 25 89.91( 20) 6 15 | 12 20 | 91.29 13 | 91.28 13 | 91.97 12 | 92.55 11 ATLANTIC 14 Philadelphia 76ers = 90.97 33 26 89.83( 21) 7 11 | 14 16 | 90.36 17 | 90.99 14 | 91.55 13 | 92.44 12 ATLANTIC 29 Brooklyn Nets = 81.00 15 44 90.46( 5) 4 18 | 6 27 | 80.68 29 | 81.09 29 | 81.18 29 | 80.47 28 ATLANTIC _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6 CENTRAL = 89.30 NBA 2025-2026 through games of 2026 February 28 Saturday RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 16 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 1.20] [ 1.07] [ 1.07] [ 1.47] [ 1.47] 2 Detroit Pistons = 97.00 44 14 89.46( 28) 14 4 | 20 7 | 96.88 2 | 96.85 2 | 97.25 3 | 98.32 3 CENTRAL 5 Cleveland Cavaliers = 95.38 37 24 90.11( 16) 10 12 | 17 17 | 95.54 6 | 95.34 4 | 95.24 5 | 95.96 6 CENTRAL 21 Milwaukee Bucks = 87.73 26 32 90.33( 8) 8 15 | 12 24 | 87.55 21 | 88.19 21 | 87.41 22 | 87.42 22 CENTRAL 25 Chicago Bulls = 84.81 24 36 90.26( 9) 8 15 | 12 22 | 84.82 25 | 85.44 24 | 84.07 25 | 82.75 26 CENTRAL 26 Indiana Pacers = 83.09 15 45 90.36( 7) 5 18 | 7 27 | 83.56 26 | 82.93 26 | 82.71 27 | 81.35 27 CENTRAL _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3 SOUTHEAST = 89.69 NBA 2025-2026 through games of 2026 February 28 Saturday RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 16 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 1.20] [ 1.07] [ 1.07] [ 1.47] [ 1.47] 10 Charlotte Hornets = 92.16 30 31 89.64( 26) 5 11 | 9 21 | 92.56 10 | 90.10 19 | 94.11 7 | 96.33 5 SOUTHEAST 11 Miami Heat = 91.87 32 29 90.25( 11) 9 12 | 13 17 | 91.92 11 | 90.94 15 | 92.77 11 | 93.27 9 SOUTHEAST 17 Orlando Magic = 90.44 31 27 90.26( 10) 6 15 | 16 19 | 90.70 15 | 91.42 12 | 89.17 19 | 88.09 21 SOUTHEAST 18 Atlanta Hawks = 90.02 30 31 90.19( 13) 6 16 | 13 24 | 89.94 18 | 90.33 17 | 89.75 18 | 89.56 19 SOUTHEAST 30 Washington Wizards = 79.97 16 43 90.18( 14) 1 20 | 2 29 | 79.81 30 | 80.03 30 | 80.04 30 | 79.41 30 SOUTHEAST _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5 southwest = 89.52 NBA 2025-2026 through games of 2026 February 28 Saturday RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 16 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 1.20] [ 1.07] [ 1.07] [ 1.47] [ 1.47] 3 San Antonio Spurs = 96.62 43 17 90.03( 17) 11 8 | 18 11 | 96.10 3 | 96.35 3 | 97.53 2 | 99.34 1 southwest 7 Houston Rockets = 94.35 37 22 89.81( 22) 9 10 | 14 14 | 94.42 7 | 95.03 6 | 93.64 9 | 93.15 10 southwest 22 Memphis Grizzlies = 87.03 22 36 89.95( 19) 3 15 | 6 25 | 87.50 22 | 87.28 22 | 86.23 23 | 85.06 23 southwest 23 New Orleans Pelicans = 86.50 19 42 90.20( 12) 4 17 | 6 26 | 86.35 24 | 84.91 25 | 87.92 21 | 89.05 20 southwest 24 Dallas Mavericks = 86.30 21 38 89.58( 27) 6 15 | 10 23 | 86.66 23 | 86.44 23 | 85.75 24 | 84.44 24 southwest _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 northwest = 91.97 NBA 2025-2026 through games of 2026 February 28 Saturday RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 16 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 1.20] [ 1.07] [ 1.07] [ 1.47] [ 1.47] 1 Oklahoma City Thunder = 99.52 46 15 89.77( 24) 9 9 | 19 11 | 99.99 1 | 100.50 1 | 98.45 1 | 97.75 4 northwest 8 Denver Nuggets = 93.95 37 23 89.69( 25) 8 10 | 14 15 | 94.31 8 | 94.73 8 | 92.93 10 | 92.15 13 northwest 9 Minnesota Timberwolves = 93.73 37 23 89.24( 30) 8 8 | 15 13 | 93.73 9 | 93.66 9 | 93.76 8 | 94.07 8 northwest 20 Portland Trail Blazers = 88.51 29 32 90.87( 2) 7 16 | 14 23 | 87.84 20 | 88.51 20 | 89.13 20 | 89.79 18 northwest 27 Utah Jazz = 82.08 18 42 90.49( 4) 6 15 | 8 25 | 81.72 27 | 81.56 28 | 82.81 26 | 82.79 25 northwest _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4 pacific = 89.65 NBA 2025-2026 through games of 2026 February 28 Saturday RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 16 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT | STRONG RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 1.20] [ 1.07] [ 1.07] [ 1.47] [ 1.47] 13 Golden State Warriors = 91.47 31 29 90.17( 15) 9 10 | 12 18 | 91.66 12 | 91.72 10 | 91.01 14 | 90.28 15 pacific 15 Los Angeles Lakers = 90.84 35 24 90.01( 18) 5 12 | 14 15 | 90.62 16 | 91.54 11 | 90.35 16 | 90.23 16 pacific 16 Los Angeles Clippers = 90.67 27 31 90.40( 6) 8 13 | 12 20 | 90.95 14 | 90.59 16 | 90.45 15 | 90.51 14 pacific 19 Phoenix Suns = 90.01 34 26 90.52( 3) 9 12 | 16 21 | 89.65 19 | 90.26 18 | 90.11 17 | 90.12 17 pacific 28 Sacramento Kings = 81.67 14 47 91.05( 1) 5 20 | 8 28 | 81.68 28 | 82.03 27 | 81.21 28 | 80.30 29 pacific _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ These are the "regular method". _ HOME or CLOSEBY (c) is denoted _ by an "@" next to the HOME or CLOSER team _ An "n" for NEUTRAL location will appear if a neutral game Rating Favorite _ Strong MONEYLINE=odds to 100 _ FAVORITE Rating Predict Golden Recent Recent UNDERDOG ODDS PCT% TOTAL _ ====================================================================================================================================

Predictions_with_Totals_and_Moneylines

NBA 2025-2026 through games of 2026 February 28 Saturday HOME ADVANTAGE= 1.20 1.07 1.07 1.47 1.47 FAVORITE Rating Pred Golden Recent Strong UNDERDOG MONEY WIN% home away TOTAL 1 @ Boston Celtics 5.96 6.31 4.90 6.93 7.59 Philadelphia 76ers 204 67% 117.16 110.16 227.32 2 San Antonio Spurs 0.34 -0.57 0.10 1.57 3.57 @ New York Knicks 104 51% 115.10 114.61 229.71 3 Cleveland Cavaliers 13.18 13.79 13.18 12.60 14.02 @ Brooklyn Nets 446 82% 109.34 119.95 229.28 4 Detroit Pistons 5.36 5.11 4.36 6.61 8.76 @ Orlando Magic 190 66% 111.73 116.54 228.27 5 @ Atlanta Hawks 2.71 3.17 2.90 2.09 1.23 Portland Trail Blaze 139 58% 118.08 115.85 233.92 6 Memphis Grizzlies 2.73 2.87 3.28 2.06 2.24 @ Indiana Pacers 140 58% 113.94 117.82 231.76 7 Milwaukee Bucks 1.71 1.66 1.69 1.87 3.21 @ Chicago Bulls 123 55% 115.60 115.74 231.33 8 Oklahoma City Thunde 12.01 12.26 12.99 11.23 11.85 @ Dallas Mavericks 395 80% 107.59 121.89 229.48 9 @ Denver Nuggets 1.43 1.65 2.14 0.63 -0.45 Minnesota Timberwolv 119 54% 118.59 116.21 234.80 10 @ Los Angeles Lakers 10.38 10.01 10.59 10.60 11.39 Sacramento Kings 332 77% 121.34 110.11 231.45 11 @ Los Angeles Clippers 5.38 5.67 6.76 3.99 2.92 New Orleans Pelicans 191 66% 117.71 111.24 228.95 EXPERIMENTAL NUMBERS INVOLVING HOME-AWAY ADJUSTMENTS FOR EACH TEAM NBA 2025-2026 through games of 2026 February 28 Saturday HOME ADVANTAGE= 1.20 1.07 1.07 1.47 1.47 FAVORITE Rating Pred Golden Recent Strong UNDERDOG MONEY WIN% home away TOTAL 1 @ Boston Celtics 3.69 4.03 2.63 4.66 5.32 Philadelphia 76ers 157 61% 117.16 110.16 227.32 2 San Antonio Spurs 3.90 2.98 3.66 5.13 7.13 @ New York Knicks 161 62% 115.10 114.61 229.71 3 Cleveland Cavaliers 12.57 13.18 12.57 11.98 13.41 @ Brooklyn Nets 418 81% 109.34 119.95 229.28 4 Detroit Pistons 8.15 7.90 7.15 9.41 11.55 @ Orlando Magic 261 72% 111.73 116.54 228.27 5 @ Atlanta Hawks 1.14 1.61 1.33 0.52 -0.33 Portland Trail Blaze 115 54% 118.08 115.85 233.92 6 Memphis Grizzlies 3.03 3.16 3.57 2.35 2.53 @ Indiana Pacers 145 59% 113.94 117.82 231.76 7 Milwaukee Bucks 4.07 4.02 4.04 4.23 5.57 @ Chicago Bulls 164 62% 115.60 115.74 231.33 8 Oklahoma City Thunde 13.84 14.09 14.82 13.06 13.67 @ Dallas Mavericks 477 83% 107.59 121.89 229.48 9 Minnesota Timberwolv 2.58 2.36 1.88 3.38 4.46 @ Denver Nuggets 137 58% 118.59 116.21 234.80 10 @ Los Angeles Lakers 12.66 12.30 12.87 12.89 13.68 Sacramento Kings 422 81% 121.34 110.11 231.45 11 @ Los Angeles Clippers 3.73 4.02 5.11 2.34 1.27 New Orleans Pelicans 157 61% 117.71 111.24 228.95
EIGENVECTOR Analysis            eigen MONEY=odds to 100  EPCT%=confidence
          EFAVORITE           ESPREAD EODDS EPCT%    EUNDERDOG
    1  @ Boston Celtics         5.65   197   66%    Philadelphia 76ers
    2    San Antonio Spurs      0.73   109   52%  @ New York Knicks
    3    Cleveland Cavaliers   10.90   351   78%  @ Brooklyn Nets
    4    Detroit Pistons        5.36   190   66%  @ Orlando Magic
    5  @ Atlanta Hawks          1.59   122   55%    Portland Trail Blaze
    6    Memphis Grizzlies      0.68   109   52%  @ Indiana Pacers
    7  @ Chicago Bulls          1.13   115   53%    Milwaukee Bucks
    8    Oklahoma City Thunde  13.44   458   82%  @ Dallas Mavericks
    9  @ Denver Nuggets         0.66   108   52%    Minnesota Timberwolv
   10  @ Los Angeles Lakers     9.78   311   76%    Sacramento Kings
   11  @ Los Angeles Clippers   6.36   213   68%    New Orleans Pelicans
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