The Utah Jazz, despite having the same number of wins, wins against the Western Conference, and the same home and road record, is the underdog against the Los Angeles Clippers. I’m not mad. I think that suits our players well. It’s better than being the team with expectations - especially in their first run in the post-season with this core. The vast majority of the NBA’s experts think so as well, as most see this being a tough series for both teams.
Here is a collection of Predictions. (I’ll add more if I find more from useful / reputable places)
Bleacher Report:
CBS:
- Bill Reiter, LAC in 7
- Ethan Skolnick, LAC in 6
- Matt Moore, LAC in 5
- James Herbert, LAC in 7
- Jack Maloney, LAC in 7
ESPN:
- BPI: LAC, 59%
- FiveThirtyEight, UTA 52%
- Fan Panel, LAC 55%
- Kevin Arnovitz, LAC in 6
- Tim MacMahon, LAC in 7
- Andrew Han, LAC in 5
- Jeremias Engelmann, LAC in 5
- Kevin Pelton, LAC in 7
FiveThirtyEight:
Yes, 538 shows up twice here.