2018-19 Predictions Thread

[nuraman00]

January 01, 2019:

Iowa over Mississippi State in the Outback Bowl. (9 AM PST, ESPN 2)

 

[nuraman00]

Oops, @MHSL82 wants all games in a day.

So:

Playstation Fiesta Bowl: UCF over LSU
VRBO Citrus Bowl: Kentucky over Penn State
Rose Bowl: Ohio State over Washington
Allstate Sugar Bowl: Georgia over Texas

National Championship Game: Clemson over Alabama

 

[MHSL82]

December 31, 2018:

543. Indiana Pacers over Atlanta Hawks
544. Charlotte Hornets over Orlando Magic
545. Houston Rockets over Memphis Grizzlies
546. San Antonio Spurs over Boston Celtics
547. New Orleans Pelicans over Minnesota Timberwolves
548. Dallas Mavericks over Oklahoma City Thunder
549. Golden State Warriors over Phoenix Suns

 

[MHSL82]

January 01, 2019:

550. Milwaukee Bucks over Detroit Pistons
551. Denver Nuggets over New York Knicks
552. Sacramento Kings over Portland Trailblazers
553. Philadelphia 76ers over Los Angeles Clippers
554. Toronto Raptors over Utah Jazz

 

[MHSL82]

January 02, 2019:

555. Dallas Mavericks over Charlotte Hornetts
556. Miami Heat over Cleveland Cavaliers
557. Washington Wizards over Atlanta Hawks
558. Brooklyn Nets over New Orleans Pelicans
559. Boston Celtics over Minnesota Timberwolves
560. Chicago Bulls over Orlando Magic
561. Memphis Grizzlies over Detroit Pistons
562. Philadelphia 76ers over Phoenix Suns
563. Oklahoma City Thunder over Los Angeles Lakers

 

[nuraman00]

January 02, 2019:
555. Dallas Mavericks over Charlotte Hornets
556. Miami Heat over Cleveland Cavaliers
557. Washington Wizards over Atlanta Hawks
558. New Orleans Pelicans over Brooklyn Nets
559. Boston Celtics over Minnesota Timberwolves
560. Orlando Magic over Chicago Bulls
561. Detroit Pistons over Memphis Grizzlies
562. Philadelphia 76ers over Phoenix Suns
563. Oklahoma City Thunder over Los Angeles Lakers

 

[nuraman00]

Thursday, January 03, 2019:

Toronto Raptors over San Antonio Spurs (TNT)
Sacramento Kings over Denver Nuggets
Houston Rockets over Golden State Warriors (TNT)

 

[nuraman00]

Friday, January 04 ,2019:

Utah Jazz over Cleveland Cavaliers
Washington Wizards over Miami Heat
Indiana Pacers over Chicago Bulls
Memphis Grizzlies over Brooklyn Nets
Minnesota Timberwolves over Orlando Magic
Dallas Mavericks over Boston Celtics (ESPN)
Milwaukee Bucks over Atlanta Hawks (Antetokounmpo triple double)
Los Angeles Clippers over Phoenix Suns
Los Angeles Lakers over New York Knickerbockers
Oklahoma City Thunder over Portland Trail Blazers

 

[nuraman00]

Saturday, January 05, 2019:

Denver over Charlotte
Utah Jazz over Detroit Pistons
Philadelphia over Dallas
New Orleans over Cleveland
Milwaukee over Toronto (NBA TV)
San Antonio over Memphis
Portland over Houston
Golden State over Sacramento

 

[nuraman00]

Sunday, January 06, 2019:

Brooklyn over Chicago
Minnesota over Los Angeles Lakers (I have Minnesota winning too much though)
Orlando over Los Angeles Clippers
Miami over Atlanta
Oklahoma City over Washington
Toronto over Indiana (NBA TV)
Charlotte over Phoenix

 

[nuraman00]

Monday, January 07, 2019:

San Antonio over Detroit
Boston over Brooklyn
Houston over Denver
Milwaukee over Utah
New Orleans over Memphis
Los Angeles Lakers over Dallas
Portland over New York
Sacramento over Orlando

 

[MHSL82]

January 03, 2019:

564. Toronto Raptors over San Antonio Spurs
565. Sacramento Kings over Denver Nuggets
566. Houston Rockets over Golden State Warriors

 

[MHSL82]

Friday, January 04 ,2019:

567. Washington Wizards over Miami Heat
568. Indiana Pacers over Chicago Bulls
569. Brooklyn Nets over Memphis Grizzlies
570. Minnesota Timberwolves over Orlando Magic
571. Dallas Mavericks over Boston Celtics
572. Milwaukee Bucks over Atlanta Hawks
573. Los Angeles Clippers over Phoenix Suns
574. Los Angeles Lakers over New York Knicks
575. Portland Trailblazers over Oklahoma City Thunder
576. Utah Jazz over Cleveland Cavaliers

 

[nuraman00]

January 03, 2019:

564. Toronto Raptors over San Antonio Spurs
565. Sacramento Kings over Denver Nuggets
566. Houston Rockets over Golden State Warriors

Maybe for the 4th time this season, we agree.

I don't think I've gotten 100% right in any day, not even a 3 game day.

 

[MHSL82]

Maybe for the 4th time this season, we agree.

I don't think I've gotten 100% right in any day, not even a 3 game day.

This is why I have to look at the ESPN or NBA site first before I make my predictions. If I had thought about San Antonio being the home team, I think I may have given them the edge because of the whole Kawhi thing. Oh well, I don’t deserve it when I don’t look and change it. I don’t think Leonard would win a revenge game on the road. It is a team game so anything is possible, but you know what I mean.

 

[nuraman00]

This is why I have to look at the ESPN or NBA site first before I make my predictions. If I had thought about San Antonio being the home team, I think I may have given them the edge because of the whole Kawhi thing. Oh well, I don’t deserve it when I don’t look and change it. I don’t think Leonard would win a revenge game on the road. It is a team game so anything is possible, but you know what I mean.

He didn't have to, just like DeRozan didn't have to. Aldridge was very good for the Spurs, along with DeRozan.

For the Raptors, Saikam and Ibaka could have helped.

Toronto also hasn't won in San Antonio since 2007. The chances of them ending that streak are better with Kawhi.

Not having Kyle Lowry hurts though.

Vince Carter had one of the best revenge games in his return to Toronto. Fans were wearing bandages on their heads, as a symbol of his injuries.

He hit the game-winning 3.

That's what I thought could happen with Toronto.

Also, you and I are lucky that Houston won. They were down by double digits in the first half, and looked like they blew chances near the end of regulation too.

Would you have picked Houston on the road if you knew they were on the road?

The refs were even wearing Durant jerseys, and refused to call him out of bounds in OT here:

 

[nuraman00]

Boozer was hurt some of the time so he couldn't get that revenge at Cleveland in a Jazz uniform, with a win.

The win finally happened when he was in Chicago:

http://bkref.com/tiny/JRV2D

The Jazz's wins at Cleveland were 3-19-2004, and 12-20-2010. None in the Boozer era.

http://bkref.com/tiny/UZGRl

 

[MHSL82]

He didn't have to, just like DeRozan didn't have to. Aldridge was very good for the Spurs, along with DeRozan.

For the Raptors, Saikam and Ibaka could have helped.

Toronto also hasn't won in San Antonio since 2007. The chances of them ending that streak are better with Kawhi.

Not having Kyle Lowry hurts though.

Vince Carter had one of the best revenge games in his return to Toronto. Fans were wearing bandages on their heads, as a symbol of his injuries.

He hit the game-winning 3.

That's what I thought could happen with Toronto.

Also, you and I are lucky that Houston won. They were down by double digits in the first half, and looked like they blew chances near the end of regulation too.

Would you have picked Houston on the road if you knew they were on the road?

The refs were even wearing Durant jerseys, and refused to call him out of bounds in OT here:

I would pick Houston at either place right now. They are in their streak. Once they lose, if they then played, I would probably pick the Warriors. I understand that loss could have been last night. In that case, I would have been wrong.

But if they had lost to the Spurs the game before, even though it would be hard to pick back to back losses, I would possibly have knowing it was on the road. They have lightning in a bottle and they are playing well. They are also a good team. The Warriors are too, but they haven’t been the same this year. It doesn’t mean they won’t turn it on later.

As for Leonard, I do think that his team could win. I just didn’t think he would. I think he can, I just didn’t think he would this time. But I screwed it up by not knowing where it was going to be played.

 

[MHSL82]

January 05, 2019:

577. Denver Nuggets over Charlotte Hornets
578. Dallas Mavericks over Philadelphia 76ers
579. New Orleans Pelicans over Cleveland Cavaliers
580. Milwaukee Bucks over Toronto Raptors
581. San Antonio Spurs over Memphis Grizzlies
582. Houston Rockets over Portland Trailblazers
583. Golden State Warriors over Sacramento Kings
584. Utah Jazz over Detroit Pistons

 

[nuraman00]

No thoughts on the missed out of bounds call in the Durant play?