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NBA Predictions -- Finals

Now we are on to the finals! The algorithm enters the finals with a 6-4 record so far. Here is what we have for tonight: So, let’s see if OKC wins this one.

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NBA Playoffs Update 5 (5-4)

This is the sixth post in my series on predicting the NBA playoffs [http://viksalgorithms.blogspot.com/2012/05/predicting-nba-finals- with-r.html] with an algorithm. After the Boston loss in their last game, the algorithm is now 5-4 in the playoffs. Hopefully it is correct tonight! Open Sourcing the Code

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NBA Playoff Predictions Update 4 (5-3)

This is update 4 to my original post about predicting the NBA playoffs with R [http://viksalgorithms.blogspot.com/2012/05/predicting-nba-finals- with-r.html]. With the Thunder beating the Spurs and the Heat losing to the Celtics, the algorithm went 1-1 on predictions, making it 5-3 so far. Making some

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NBA Playoff Predictions Update 3 (4-2)

This is my third update to my original post on predicting the NBA playoffs with an algorithm. [http://viksalgorithms.blogspot.com/2012/05/predicting-nba- finals-with-r.html] Here are updates 1 [http://viksalgorithms.blogspot.com/2012/06/predicting-nba-playoff-games- results.html] and 2 [http://viksalgorithms.blogspot.com/2012/06/nba-playoff- predictions-update-2-and.html]

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NBA Playoff Predictions Update 2 and Results (3-1)

This is my second follow-up to my previous two posts which were about predicting NBA games with an algorithm [http://viksalgorithms.blogspot.com/2012/05/predicting-nba-finals- with-r.html], and my first update to the algorithm [http://viksalgorithms.blogspot.com/2012/06/predicting-nba-playoff- games-results.html]. The algorithm’s record is now

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Predicting NBA Playoff Games - Results and Update 1

Game Results I recently made a post about developing an algorithm [http://viksalgorithms.blogspot.com/2012/05/predicting-nba-finals- with-r.html] to predict the NBA playoffs, and I concluded with 2 predictions. Although Miami beat the Celtics to make my algorithm 1-0 in terms of predictions, it fell to 1-1 when

Predicting the NBA Finals with R

This is the initial post about the algorithm. See updates 1 [http://viksalgorithms.blogspot.com/2012/06/predicting-nba-playoff-games- results.html], 2 [http://viksalgorithms.blogspot.com/2012/06/nba-playoff- predictions-update-2-and.html], and 3 [http://viksalgorithms.blogspot.com/2012/06/nba-playoff-predictions- update-3-4-2.html] for more. The algorithm is currently 4-2 in the