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 |
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