BGS NBA Power Ratings for games played through December 20th, 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	21	5
2	Los Angeles Lakers	96.5	99.5	22	4
3	Atlanta Hawks	96	99	19	7
4	Orlando Magic	95.5	98.5	20	7
5	Phoenix Suns	94.5	97.5	18	9
6	Dallas Mavericks	94	97	20	8
7	Denver Nuggets	93.5	96.5	19	9
8	Houston Rockets	93.5	96.5	16	11
9	Cleveland Cavaliers	93	96	20	8
10	San Antonio Spurs	93	96	14	10
11	Portland Trail Blazers	93	96	17	12
12	Utah Jazz	92.5	95.5	16	11
13	Oklahoma City Thunder	91	94	13	13
14	Miami Heat	89.5	92.5	13	12
15	Milwaukee Bucks	89	92	11	14
16	New Orleans Hornets	88.5	91.5	12	14
17	Sacramento Kings	88.5	91.5	12	14
18	Memphis Grizzlies	88	91	12	15
19	Detroit Pistons	88	91	11	16
20	Charlotte Bobcats	88	91	10	16
21	Toronto Raptors	87	90	13	17
22	Los Angeles Clippers	86.5	89.5	12	14
23	New York Knicks	86.5	89.5	10	17
24	Indiana Pacers	85.5	88.5	9	16
25	Washington Wizards	85.5	88.5	8	17
26	Golden State Warriors	85.5	88.5	7	19
27	Philadelphia 76ers	85	88	7	20
28	Chicago Bulls	84	87	10	15
29	Minnesota Timberwolves	80.5	83.5	5	23
30	New Jersey Nets	79	82	2	26