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2017-18 NBA Predictions

UPDATED SEP. 14, 2017 AT 1:50 PM 2017-18 NBA PredictionsBased on “CARM-Elo,” a mix of team Elo ratings and our CARMELO player projections. Updated after every game. More NBA:  CARMELO projections   Every team’s Elo history StandingsGames AVG. SIMULATED SEASON PLAYOFF CHANCES ELO CARM-ELO 1-WEEK CHANGE TEAM CONFERENCE RECORD POINT DIFF/G MAKE PLAYOFFS TOP SEED […]

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2017-18 NBA Predictions

UPDATED SEP. 14, 2017 AT 1:50 PM 2017-18 NBA PredictionsBased on “CARM-Elo,” a mix of team Elo ratings and our CARMELO player projections. Updated after every game. More NBA:  CARMELO projections   Every team’s Elo history StandingsGames AVG. SIMULATED SEASON PLAYOFF CHANCES ELO CARM-ELO 1-WEEK CHANGE TEAM CONFERENCE RECORD POINT DIFF/G MAKE PLAYOFFS TOP SEED […]

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Why The Warriors And Cavs Are Still Big Favorites

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: The Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers are favorites to win their respective conferences and reach the NBA Finals. That’s according to FiveThirtyEight’s “CARM-Elo” projections, which we’ve just launched for the 2017-18 NBA season. The Warriors and Cavs project to be the best regular-season teams in […]

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Why The Warriors And Cavs Are Still Big Favorites

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: The Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers are favorites to win their respective conferences and reach the NBA Finals. That’s according to FiveThirtyEight’s “CARM-Elo” projections, which we’ve just launched for the 2017-18 NBA season. The Warriors and Cavs project to be the best regular-season teams in […]

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CARMELO NBA Player Projections

CARMELO NBA Player Projections FiveThirtyEight’s CARMELO* identifies similar players throughout NBA history and uses them to develop a probabilistic forecast of what a current NBA player’s future might look like. How good willbe?RANDOM PLAYERCarmelo Anthony NEW YORK KNICKS SMALL FORWARD 32 YEARS OLD WEIGHTED AVERAGE OF PAST THREE SEASONSBADAVG.GOOD PERCENTILE VITALS 50TH Height 6’8″ Weight […]

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