Warriors to repeat

 

NBA playoffs are ready to start. After 82 regular season games, 16 teams have qualified to postseason and for some teams the real season starts now. Accuscore has simulated all possible postseason games and fill the bracket with the teams that we predict to proceed all the way to the finals.

 

Moreover, we have predicted each teams’ possibility to win the championship. But let’s start first with the first round of the playoffs.

 

Eastern Conference

 

Toronto Raptors (1) - Washington Wizards (8)

 

One of the uneven series based on predictions. Toronto has over 90% probability to win this series and the most probable outcome is 4-1 (36%) to the Raptors. There is also 25% chance that Toronto will sweep Washington in four games. The Wizards got over .500 just barely in regular season while Toronto posted the second best record in whole league and won the Eastern Conference.

 

Boston Celtics (2) - Milwaukee Bucks (7)

 

The Milwaukee Bucks have star power in form of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Boston’s two best players Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward are out of the season with injuries. OK, Howard hasn’t played full game during the season, and still the team managed to fight the best record in the Eastern Conference until last week of the regular season. The Celtics should cruise to second round relatively easily with 87% win probability. The most probable result of this series is 4-1 (31%) to Boston.

 

Philadelphia 76ers (3) - Miami Heat (6)

 

The Miami Heat just barely outscored their opponents during the regular season while Philadelphia posted a third best points difference among all teams. In predictions the 76ers are 81% favorite to proceed to the next round. Based on simulations the series result is 4-1 (29%), but it won’t be a great surprise if the series will be extended to game seven, as the second most probable result is 4-3 for Philadelphia with 20% probability.

 

Cleveland Cavaliers (4) - Indiana Pacers (5)

 

Last year’s finalist Cleveland will face Indiana in the first round. Both teams won seven out of their last 10 games during the last weeks of the regular season, but it is again the Cavaliers that would cruise to the second round out of this pair. Cleveland’s series win probability is 92% that doesn’t leave too much chances for the Pacers. There is over 60% probability that this series will end with the Cavaliers win by 4-0 or 4-1.

 

The Western Conference

 

Houston Rockets (1) - Minnesota Timberwolves (8)

 

Houston lead by James Harden posted the best regular season record with 65 wins. There were multiple long winning streaks which ensured that Houston will continue into the postseason weeks ago. The same cannot be said for the Minnesota Timberwolves. They secured their postseason with an overtime win over the Denver Nuggets in the last regular season game. The series win probabilities reflect this as well. The Rockets are 95% favorite to take this series and most probably (35%) it will be in five games, but quick sweep in four games is not out of question.

 

Golden State Warriors (2) - San Antonio Spurs (7)

 

The last year champion Golden State will start this year’s postseason campaign without Stephen Curry. That doesn’t slow down the Warriors too much as they have 78% win probability over the Spurs. Based on the simulations this series will end in 5 games (28%), but if Aldridge, Leonard & co will overachieve a bit during this series, there are all possibilities (27%) for the game seven.

 

Portland Trail Blazers (3) - New Orleans Pelicans (6)

 

Portland was third in the Western Conference, but only three wins more than the Denver Nuggets that was left out of the playoffs. The Pelicans got only one win less than the Trail Blazers. Tight series? Maybe, as favorite Portland has 63% win probability while the Pelicans’ chances for an upset are 37%. There are almost equal probabilities for 4-1, 4-2 and 4-3 outcomes of this series for Portland.

 

Oklahoma City Thunder (4) - Utah Jazz (5)

 

This is the most interesting matchup in the first round of playoffs. Oklahoma City has their star trio in Russell Westbrook, Paul George and Carmelo Anthony while Utah lost their bet player during the offseason. Utah is one of the hottest teams in the league as they put together run during lat 35 games where they lost only 6. Simulations predict game 7 with 33% probability. The winner looks to be the Thunder as their win probability is 57%.

 

The Championship

 

Even though Vegas shows Golden State and Houston pretty equal in terms of the championship odds, our predictions present a clear favorite. As shown on the table below, the Warriors are a clear favorite to win the championship.

Accuscore's NBA Playoffs 2017/2018 Predictions

 

When comparing these numbers to Vegas odds, only few teams provide some value for bettors. Especially surprises from the Eastern Conference are worth to bet even the win probabilities are not even close to the Warriors. Philadelphia is the Eastern Conference winner and the Boston Celtics are another team that gives value for bettors even without Kyrie Irving. The complete playoffs bracket can be seen below.    

Accuscore's NBA Playoffs 2017/2018 Predictions Bracket

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Money Line
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NBA2 Season Futures

Eastern SEASON-TO-DATE FORECAST POSTSEASON
WIN LOSS WIN LOSS WIN DIV PLAYOFF
ATL
Boston Celtics 56 19 60.6 21.4 100% 100%
New York Knicks 48 27 51.6 30.4 0% 100%
Toronto Raptors 28 48 30.4 51.6 0% 0%
Brooklyn Nets 25 51 28.2 53.8 0% 0%
Philadelphia 76ers 23 53 26.1 55.9 0% 0%
CEN
Cleveland Cavaliers 60 15 64.3 17.7 100% 100%
Indiana Pacers 44 31 47.9 34.1 0% 100%
Detroit Pistons 42 33 45.1 36.9 0% 100%
Milwaukee Bucks 41 34 44.2 36.8 0% 100%
Chicago Bulls 34 42 37.0 45.0 0% 100%
SE
Atlanta Hawks 36 39 39.5 42.5 65.1% 100%
Orlando Magic 37 40 39.1 42.9 31.2% 100%
Miami Heat 34 41 37.6 44.4 3.7% 100%
Charlotte Hornets 19 56 21.8 60.2 0% 0%
Washington Wizards 16 59 18.6 63.4 0% 0%

Western SEASON-TO-DATE FORECAST POSTSEASON
WIN LOSS WIN LOSS WIN DIV PLAYOFF
NW
Oklahoma City Thunder 63 12 67.5 14.5 100% 100%
Denver Nuggets 47 29 50.4 31.6 0% 100%
Minnesota Timberwolves 44 32 46.7 35.3 0% 100%
Portland Trail Blazers 33 43 35.8 46.2 0% 1.5%
Utah Jazz 16 60 18.5 63.5 0% 0%
PAC
Los Angeles Lakers 46 29 49.3 32.7 87.5% 100%
Golden State Warriors 44 31 47.4 34.6 4.7% 100%
Los Angeles Clippers 43 32 47.3 34.7 7.8% 100%
Sacramento Kings 36 39 39.4 42.6 0% 80%
Phoenix Suns 35 41 37.8 44.2 0% 32.5%
SW
Houston Rockets 49 27 52.3 29.7 100% 100%
Memphis Grizzlies 44 32 47.6 34.4 0% 100%
Dallas Mavericks 37 39 39.9 42.1 0% 84.8%
San Antonio Spurs 31 44 34.3 47.7 0% 0.8%
New Orleans Pelicans 21 54 23.0 58.0 0% 0%

Eastern, ATL

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Eastern, ATL

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Eastern, CEN

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Eastern, CEN

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Eastern, SE

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Eastern, SE

POSTSEASON    WIN DIV     PLAYOFF

Western, NW

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Western, NW

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Western, PAC

SEASON-TO-DATE    WIN     LOSS   |   FORECAST    WIN     LOSS   

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Western, SW

SEASON-TO-DATE    WIN     LOSS   |   FORECAST    WIN     LOSS   

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