NBA Basketball Predictions

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Completed Games

TimeTeamsWinBest
ML
Best
Spread
Final
Points
Sportsbook
Log Loss
DRatings
Log Loss
San Antonio Spurs
Milwaukee Bucks
26.6%
73.4%
+160
-180
+175
-190
+4½-110
-4½-110
+5-109
-5-105
105
121
-0.46893-0.44150-0.30989
Los Angeles Clippers
Denver Nuggets
56.1%
43.9%
-160
+140
-160
+150
-3½-110
+3½-107
-4-105
+4½-110
103
126
-0.90701-0.93156-0.82357
Portland Trail Blazers
New Orleans Pelicans
58.1%
41.9%
+112
-130
+110
-120
+2-105
-2-110
+1½-109
-1½-109
119
100
-0.78768-0.76336-0.54326
Detroit Pistons
Brooklyn Nets
25.1%
74.9%
-410
+340
-360
+330
-9½-110
+9½-109
-9-110
+9½-109
113
98
-0.24897-0.26017-1.38063
Toronto Raptors
New York Knicks
39.4%
60.6%
+550
-725
+550
-700
+12-108
-12½-105
+13-110
-12-110
98
112
-0.16133-0.16198-0.50056
Washington Wizards
Philadelphia 76ers
30.5%
69.5%
+385
-470
+425
-450
+10-105
-10½-107
+10½-109
-10½-109
103
109
-0.22319-0.20929-0.36333
Oklahoma City Thunder
Cleveland Cavaliers
38.0%
62.0%
+135
-152
+130
-145
+3-110
-3-110
+3-105
-3-105
122
129
-0.53386-0.55080-0.47873
Chicago Bulls
Indiana Pacers
36.3%
63.7%
+175
-195
+175
-195
+5½-110
-5-110
+5½-110
-5-109
113
129
-0.43833-0.43833-0.45144
Miami Heat
Golden State Warriors
16.7%
83.3%
+315
-385
+330
-390
+9-110
-8½-110
+9-109
-9-109
114
98
-1.45732-1.48669-1.79192
Boston Celtics
Denver Nuggets
39.0%
61.0%
-430
+360
-450
+375
-10½-105
+10½-108
-10-115
+11-110
118
106
-0.23739-0.22897-0.94228
Atlanta Hawks
Utah Jazz
31.8%
68.2%
-207
+177
-215
+195
-5-115
+5½-110
-5-115
+5½-109
124
121
-0.42880-0.40323-1.14699
Minnesota Timberwolves
New Orleans Pelicans
25.3%
74.7%
-170
+159
-175
+160
-4-105
+4-104
-4-109
+4-109
104
97
-0.47823-0.47276-1.37286
Los Angeles Lakers
Dallas Mavericks
75.1%
24.9%
-215
+195
-240
+210
-6-115
+6-105
-6½-109
+6½-109
97
118
-1.10310-1.15948-1.38882
Phoenix Suns
Charlotte Hornets
48.1%
51.9%
-197
+172
-180
+165
-5-105
+5-111
-4½-109
+4½-109
104
115
-1.03111-0.99458-0.65587
Houston Rockets
Washington Wizards
33.5%
66.5%
-900
+640
-900
+650
-13½-110
+13½-109
-13-109
+13½-110
135
112
-0.13989-0.13815-1.09339
Miami Heat
Sacramento Kings
38.8%
61.2%
+170
-180
+155
-175
+4½-110
-4½+100
+4-105
-3½-110
118
123
-0.45497-0.48012-0.49117
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Log Loss

Log loss is used to determine the accuracy of a model.

More on Log Loss
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Sportsbooks86-2 (0.750)0-0.47116 
Sportsbooks86-2 (0.750)0-0.46962 
DRatings86-2 (0.750)0-0.60643
-0.13526
-0.13680

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Predictions Methodology

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