2017 Blazers Playoff Odds - Let's Try this Again

Just edited my post to include updated ESPN Playoff Odds.

That's more like it!

BNM

 

Gasol goes down with a knee injury and they go on a free fall and we go with the 7th see and we get their lotto pick.

Best scenario possible in my book!

 

Currently as of today, before the Miami Heat game at 3pm, the schedules for both teams show:

Blazers: 10 home 4 road games

Nuggets: 4 home 9 road games

Both teams meet in Portland on Tuesday Mar 28, which will of course be a huge game.

This schedule favors the Blazers, at least by home vs. road games left. I haven't factored in the records of the teams they both have left to play.

 

The Blazers now have a greater chance to make the playoffs than Denver, according to ESPN...

 

And FiveThirtyEight, who have us at 55% odds of making it. They only give DEN a 39% chance.

BNM

 

Strength of Schedule for remaining games:

DEN = .561
POR = .457

BNM

 

Wow. That combine with home/road games for each team and I cant believe we aren't favored more to take the 8th seed.
Seriously. We have the two best players form either of the two teams.

 

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2016-election-forecast/

I think we've all seen similar odds before

 

Um, we are.

 

Woah. So you rather have the ball in Jokic's hands than Dame's at the end of a game?

 

We will just have to agree to disagree here, I like Jokic but I think an elite guard is better than a borderline all-star center. I'd honestly take both Dame and CJ before Jokic.

 

If Grizzlies win lotto, though, we don't get the pick, right?

 

Blazers already have the tie breaker against Denver locked up, and we play them again, and they have a harder schedule. So our chances of making it now are very high.

 

God that Washington game man. Freakin refs

 

I said more. Favored more than what we are.