| Rank | Overall | Change | SOS (Rank) | Standard (Rank) | Inference (Rank) | Vegas (Rank) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Boston Celtics (51-31) | 0.6893 | - | 0.0397 (7) | 0.5668 (2) | 0.9420 (1) | 0.5627 (1) |
| 2. Golden State Warriors (53-29) | 0.5987 | - | 0.0233 (16) | 0.5379 (3) | 0.7433 (2) | 0.5168 (4) |
| 3. Phoenix Suns (64-18) | 0.5563 | - | 0.0183 (19) | 0.6133 (1) | 0.5353 (5) | 0.5186 (2) |
| 4. Miami Heat (53-29) | 0.5446 | - | 0.1135 (1) | 0.5141 (5) | 0.6946 (4) | 0.4259 (6) |
| 5. Memphis Grizzlies (56-26) | 0.5153 | - | 0.0367 (8) | 0.5157 (4) | 0.7164 (3) | 0.3139 (8) |
| 6. Milwaukee Bucks (51-31) | 0.4416 | - | 0.0355 (11) | 0.4267 (7) | 0.3810 (8) | 0.5176 (3) |
| 7. Philadelphia 76ers (51-31) | 0.4348 | - | 0.0290 (14) | 0.4126 (8) | 0.4748 (6) | 0.4176 (7) |
| 8. Dallas Mavericks (52-30) | 0.3874 | - | 0.0529 (5) | 0.4632 (6) | 0.4678 (7) | 0.2290 (11) |
| 9. Utah Jazz (49-33) | 0.2846 | - | 0.0202 (18) | 0.1350 (13) | 0.2086 (13) | 0.5146 (5) |
| 10. Toronto Raptors (48-34) | 0.2658 | - | 0.0878 (3) | 0.3145 (9) | 0.2606 (11) | 0.2208 (12) |
| 11. Minnesota Timberwolves (46-36) | 0.2467 | - | 0.0364 (9) | 0.2650 (10) | 0.2875 (9) | 0.1869 (14) |
| 12. Denver Nuggets (48-34) | 0.2384 | - | 0.1124 (2) | 0.2008 (11) | 0.2312 (12) | 0.2843 (9) |
| 13. Atlanta Hawks (43-39) | 0.2082 | - | 0.0071 (26) | 0.1555 (12) | 0.2642 (10) | 0.2066 (13) |
| 14. Charlotte Hornets (43-39) | 0.1004 | +1 | 0.0232 (17) | 0.0878 (15) | 0.1349 (15) | 0.0788 (15) |
| 15. Brooklyn Nets (44-38) | 0.0986 | -1 | -0.0067 (28) | -0.0378 (18) | 0.0715 (18) | 0.2663 (10) |
| 16. New Orleans Pelicans (36-46) | 0.0841 | - | 0.0006 (27) | 0.0897 (14) | 0.2082 (14) | -0.0459 (18) |
| 17. Los Angeles Clippers (42-40) | 0.0338 | - | -0.0181 (30) | 0.0278 (16) | 0.1222 (16) | -0.0486 (19) |
| 18. Cleveland Cavaliers (44-38) | -0.0453 | - | 0.0347 (12) | -0.0979 (19) | -0.0932 (19) | 0.0568 (16) |
| 19. New York Knicks (37-45) | -0.0545 | - | 0.0146 (20) | -0.1054 (20) | 0.0788 (17) | -0.1355 (20) |
| 20. Chicago Bulls (46-36) | -0.0988 | - | 0.0281 (15) | -0.0228 (17) | -0.2804 (21) | 0.0043 (17) |
| 21. San Antonio Spurs (34-48) | -0.1434 | - | 0.0439 (6) | -0.1694 (21) | -0.1245 (20) | -0.1355 (20) |
| 22. Los Angeles Lakers (33-49) | -0.3571 | - | 0.0096 (25) | -0.3846 (24) | -0.4939 (23) | -0.1920 (22) |
| 23. Washington Wizards (35-47) | -0.3749 | - | 0.0300 (13) | -0.3829 (23) | -0.3826 (22) | -0.3590 (23) |
| 24. Sacramento Kings (30-52) | -0.4383 | - | 0.0134 (21) | -0.3789 (22) | -0.5389 (25) | -0.3990 (24) |
| 25. Detroit Pistons (23-59) | -0.5242 | - | 0.0362 (10) | -0.4396 (25) | -0.5309 (24) | -0.6047 (26) |
| 26. Orlando Magic (22-60) | -0.6009 | - | 0.0117 (22) | -0.5103 (26) | -0.6901 (26) | -0.6052 (27) |
| 27. Indiana Pacers (25-57) | -0.6102 | - | 0.0099 (24) | -0.6907 (28) | -0.7368 (27) | -0.4006 (25) |
| 28. Oklahoma City Thunder (24-58) | -0.7823 | - | -0.0079 (29) | -0.6287 (27) | -0.8568 (28) | -0.8660 (30) |
| 29. Houston Rockets (20-62) | -0.8259 | - | 0.0115 (23) | -0.7874 (30) | -0.9427 (29) | -0.7488 (28) |
| 30. Portland Trail Blazers (27-55) | -0.9063 | - | 0.0784 (4) | -0.7093 (29) | -1.2055 (30) | -0.8101 (29) |
Ratings Over Time
Ratings Methodology
This table represents the current NBA Basketball computer ratings as computed by the Donchess Inference Index. More information on how these NBA Basketball ratings are computed can be found on the Methodology page.
- Overall Rating: This ratings system that is a combination of the Standard Rating, the Inference Rating and Vegas Rating. This is the final rating that is used to rank the teams.
- Standard Rating: Looks at game outcome and score differential only. Record is the most important factor in this rating system.
- Inference Rating: Heavily weights the outcomes of opponents’ games. This system is a much better predictor of future game outcomes.
- Vegas Rating: This is our newest rating that only takes into account the Vegas line on each game.
Please see our NBA predictions page to see our projections for each game and outright season predictions.
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