A local statistician gives the Toronto Raptors a 51 per cent chance of winning the NBA Finals over the Golden State Warriors.
Jeffrey Rosenthal, a professor at the University of Toronto, created a mathematical model at the start of the playoffs to figure out the team’s odds of winning. He predicts their home-court advantage will give them an edge.
The first game of the finals is set for Thursday night in Toronto and, should the series go to seven games, the last game will be played on the Raptors’ home court as well due to their marginally better regular season record.