Tuesday, December 31, 2019

NFL Wild Card Weekend Predictions 2019

The first round of the playoffs is here.  All the division winners are favored this week, although the matchups should all be tough.  Honestly, the Patriots and Eagles are in the most danger I believe.  The Patriots face a tough team in the Titans that have been much more up since the QB change, and New England from November onwards is a .500 team.  Not counting them out, especially with one of the better defenses in the league (just 22 yards per drive allowed), but if there was a time for them to be in trouble it might be this season.  The Eagles on the othe rhand are in danger thanks to a depleted receiving corps now also might be dealing with a slowed Ertz, who might have lacerated a kidney in Sunday;s win over the Giants.  All season the Eagles have had a higher variability due to injury, and that will likely stay the same this week.

The Saints looked like they were in late season form this week against Carolina, and should be able to get past the Vikings in what could be a shoot out as both defenses rank in the bottom half for yards allowed per drive, and scoring drive percentage.  The Texans and Bills will be an intriguing game, which Houston should be able to win thanks to taking a week to get healthy for a lot of layers.


Home TeamHome Team Win ChanceAway TeamAway Team Win ChanceHome Margin
Houston Texans60.46Buffalo Bills39.543.1
New England Patriots74.15Tennessee Titans25.857.8
New Orleans Saints67.82Minnesota Vikings32.185.4
Philadelphia Eagles56.06Seattle Seahawks43.941.9



Monday, December 30, 2019

NBA Predictions Dec 30 to January 5th 2020

Highlights this week are a Houston-Denver matchup, as well as the Pelicans visiting the Lakers for that AD match up.  Pacers-Sixers will also be one to watch as a possible playoff matchup, and the Heat hosting the Raptors should be fun.


DateHome TeamHome Team Win ChanceAway TeamAway Team Win ChanceHome Margin
12/30/2019Orlando75.89Atlanta24.118.7
12/30/2019Washington30.3Miami69.7-10.1
12/30/2019Chicago20.59Milwaukee79.41-11.2
12/30/2019Minnesota49.07Brooklyn50.932.8
12/30/2019Utah67.71Detroit32.298.5
12/30/2019Portland57.2Phoenix42.84.3
12/31/2019Indiana53.23Philadelphia46.770.6
12/31/2019Charlotte20.46Boston79.54-9.1
12/31/2019Sacramento31.5LA Clippers68.5-8.9
12/31/2019Houston54.05Denver45.951.3
12/31/2019San Antonio70.57Golden State29.437.9
12/31/2019Toronto84.93Cleveland15.0712.1
12/31/2019Oklahoma City40.27Dallas59.73-1.3
1/1/2020Washington43.63Orlando56.37-4.1
1/1/2020New York40.79Portland59.21-4.7
1/1/2020Milwaukee90.13Minnesota9.8717.2
1/1/2020LA Lakers78.62Phoenix21.389.3
1/2/2020Cleveland59.67Charlotte40.334.1
1/2/2020Indiana50.85Denver49.15-0.4
1/2/2020Miami51.8Toronto48.20.2
1/2/2020Chicago46.61Utah53.39-2.3
1/2/2020Minnesota65.12Golden State34.885.5
1/2/2020Dallas77.47Brooklyn22.5314.3
1/2/2020San Antonio48.89Oklahoma City51.11-1.3
1/2/2020Sacramento63.34Memphis36.666.1
1/2/2020LA Clippers79.21Detroit20.798.6
1/3/2020Boston89.73Atlanta10.2719.4
1/3/2020Orlando42.39Miami57.61-5.3
1/3/2020Washington45.19Portland54.81-3.0
1/3/2020Houston55.61Philadelphia44.393.8
1/3/2020Phoenix72.51New York27.494.8
1/3/2020LA Lakers80.07New Orleans19.9313.6
1/4/2020LA Clippers83.71Memphis16.2913.0
1/4/2020Brooklyn35.05Toronto64.95-4.3
1/4/2020Orlando49.32Utah50.68-3.4
1/4/2020Atlanta27.56Indiana72.44-8.3
1/4/2020Cleveland38.17Oklahoma City61.83-2.7
1/4/2020Chicago31.02Boston68.98-4.6
1/4/2020Washington30.34Denver69.66-9.3
1/4/2020Dallas87.19Charlotte12.8115.0
1/4/2020Golden State42.33Detroit57.67-2.0
1/4/2020Milwaukee86.98San Antonio13.0219.2
1/4/2020Sacramento54.36New Orleans45.642.3
1/5/2020LA Clippers86.21New York13.7916.7
1/5/2020Miami70.7Portland29.39.5
1/5/2020Cleveland52.61Minnesota47.39-0.4
1/5/2020Phoenix67.27Memphis32.7310.0
01/05/20LA Lakers81.17Detroit18.8310.1

NBA Power Rankings Dec 30th 2019

Last NBA rankings for the year.  With the holiday most teams only played a couple of games, so not much movement this week.  The Lakers stopped a 4 game skid with two in a row over some of the better teams in the West.  The Rockets on the other hand went 2-2 this week, with losses to the Pelicans and Warriors. 


RankTeamLast Week
1Milwaukee1
2LA Lakers3
3Boston2
4Dallas5
5LA Clippers4
6Toronto6
7Denver7
8Miami9
9Philadelphia10
10Houston8
11Indiana11
12Utah13
13Oklahoma City12
14Orlando17
15Portland15
16Phoenix14
17Brooklyn16
18San Antonio23
19New Orleans24
20Chicago19
21Detroit18
22Sacramento20
23Minnesota21
24Memphis25
25Washington22
26Cleveland26
27New York29
28Charlotte27
29Golden State30
30Atlanta28