These were originally made July 28, 2014. At that time Paul George had not been injured and Kevin Love was not yet traded to Cleveland (although it was looking very likely to happen).
Not counting Indiana, the predictions were off by an average of two wins. On half of the teams the predictions were one win off or right on the number.
Team | 2013-14 Vegas Win Total |
2013-14 Actual Wins |
2014-15 SOH Predicted Win Total (Jul 28) |
2014-15 Westgate Win Total (Sep 30) |
SOH off by… |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlanta Hawks | 39.5 | 38 | 37.5 | 40.5 | -3 |
Boston Celtics | 28.5 | 25 | 27.5 | 26.5 | +1 |
Brooklyn Nets | 52.5 | 44 | 42.5 | 41.5 | +1 |
Charlotte Hornets | 26 | 43 | 45.5 | 45.5 | 0 |
Chicago Bulls | 56.5 | 48 | 53.5 | 55.5 | -2 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 40.5 | 33 | 57.5 | 58.5 | -1 |
Dallas Mavericks | 43.5 | 49 | 47.5 | 49.5 | -2 |
Denver Nuggets | 46.5 | 36 | 37.5 | 40.5 | -3 |
Detroit Pistons | 40.5 | 29 | 32.5 | 36.5 | -4 |
Golden State Warriors | 51.5 | 51 | 51.5 | 50.5 | +1 |
Houston Rockets | 54.5 | 54 | 50.5 | 49.5 | +1 |
Indiana Pacers | 54.5 | 56 | 48.5 | 32.5 | +16 |
Los Angeles Clippers | 57.5 | 57 | 56.5 | 55.5 | +1 |
Los Angeles Lakers | 36.5 | 27 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 0 |
Memphis Grizzlies | 50.5 | 50 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 0 |
Miami Heat | 61.5 | 54 | 44.5 | 43.5 | +1 |
Milwaukee Bucks | 28.5 | 15 | 20.5 | 24.5 | -4 |
Minnesota Timberwolves | 40.5 | 40 | 32.5 | 25.5 | +7 |
New Orleans Pelicans | 39 | 34 | 37.5 | 41.5 | -4 |
New York Knicks | 50 | 37 | 41.5 | 40.5 | +1 |
Oklahoma City Thunder | 51.5 | 59 | 57.5 | 57.5 | 0 |
Orlando Magic | 23.5 | 23 | 25.5 | 28.5 | -3 |
Philadelphia 76ers | 16.5 | 19 | 20.5 | 15.5 | +5 |
Phoenix Suns | 20.5 | 48 | 46.5 | 42.5 | +4 |
Portland Trail Blazers | 38.5 | 54 | 50.5 | 48.5 | +2 |
Sacramento Kings | 31.5 | 28 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 0 |
San Antonio Spurs | 55.5 | 62 | 56.5 | 56.5 | 0 |
Toronto Raptors | 35.5 | 48 | 46.5 | 49.5 | -3 |
Utah Jazz | 26.5 | 25 | 26.5 | 25.5 | +1 |
Washington Wizards | 39.5 | 44 | 46.5 | 49.5 | -3 |