BGS NBA Power Ratings for games played through December 14th, 2009.
The BGS Power Ratings (aka, The Oddsmakers Bible) are the most accurate Ratings in existence for the purposes of predicting game outcomes.
To use the Ratings, simply subtract the home teams Home-Rating from the visting teams Away-Rating. The resulting integer would be assigned to the home team as a pointspread and would reflect the predicted MARGIN of VICTORY.
| Rank | Team | Away-Rating | Home-Rating | Wins | Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Celtics | 97.5 | 100.5 | 20 | 4 |
| 2 | Atlanta Hawks | 96.5 | 99.5 | 17 | 6 |
| 3 | Los Angeles Lakers | 96 | 99 | 18 | 4 |
| 4 | Orlando Magic | 95.5 | 98.5 | 18 | 6 |
| 5 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 94.5 | 97.5 | 17 | 7 |
| 6 | Denver Nuggets | 94 | 97 | 18 | 7 |
| 7 | Dallas Mavericks | 94 | 97 | 18 | 7 |
| 8 | Phoenix Suns | 93.5 | 96.5 | 16 | 8 |
| 9 | San Antonio Spurs | 93 | 96 | 12 | 9 |
| 10 | Houston Rockets | 93 | 96 | 13 | 10 |
| 11 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 92.5 | 95.5 | 12 | 11 |
| 12 | Portland Trail Blazers | 92.5 | 95.5 | 14 | 11 |
| 13 | Utah Jazz | 91 | 94 | 14 | 10 |
| 14 | Detroit Pistons | 90 | 93 | 11 | 12 |
| 15 | Milwaukee Bucks | 89.5 | 92.5 | 11 | 11 |
| 16 | Miami Heat | 88.5 | 91.5 | 11 | 11 |
| 17 | Sacramento Kings | 88.5 | 91.5 | 10 | 12 |
| 18 | Charlotte Bobcats | 88.5 | 91.5 | 9 | 13 |
| 19 | New Orleans Hornets | 87.5 | 90.5 | 10 | 13 |
| 20 | Toronto Raptors | 87.5 | 90.5 | 11 | 15 |
| 21 | Memphis Grizzlies | 87 | 90 | 10 | 14 |
| 22 | New York Knicks | 86.5 | 89.5 | 8 | 15 |
| 23 | Washington Wizards | 86 | 89 | 7 | 15 |
| 24 | Los Angeles Clippers | 85.5 | 88.5 | 10 | 13 |
| 25 | Indiana Pacers | 85 | 88 | 8 | 14 |
| 26 | Chicago Bulls | 85 | 88 | 8 | 14 |
| 27 | Golden State Warriors | 85 | 88 | 7 | 17 |
| 28 | Philadelphia 76ers | 85 | 88 | 6 | 18 |
| 29 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 80.5 | 83.5 | 4 | 21 |
| 30 | New Jersey Nets | 79 | 82 | 2 | 22 |
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