NBA PCM Team Ranking – Season 2008-09

By Guichard Cadet

The PCM (Positive Contribution Meter) is a Composite System that analyzes team and player results using the same formula, across 3 categories, and measures on the “aggregate”, making no adjustments for minutes played.


NBA PCM Team Ranking – Season 2008-09

		R A N K
Rank	Team	Offense	Defense	Variance		Composite Score
1	Cleveland	7	2	1		3.67
2	Boston	8	1	2		4.33
3	L.A. Lakers	2	13	3		6.00
4	Orlando	10	3	4		6.00
5	Portland	12	4	5		6.33
6	Utah	4	11	6		7.33
7	Denver	6	12	7		7.67
8	Phoenix	1	21	8		8.67
9	Houston	14	6	9		8.67
10	Dallas	3	17	10		9.33
11	San Antonio	15	8	11		10.67
12	New Orleans	20	5	12		10.67
13	Philadelphia	19	9	13		12.67
14	Atlanta	17	14	14		14.00
15	Miami	18	15	15		15.33
16	Detroit	21	10	16		16.00
17	Chicago	11	19	17		16.67
18	Charlotte	28	7	18		17.00
19	Toronto	13	22	19		18.67
20	Milwaukee	24	16	20		19.33
21	Indiana	9	25	21		20.00
22	Golden State	5	30	22		20.67
23	New Jersey	23	20	23		23.00
24	Oklahoma City	22	23	24		23.33
25	Memphis	30	18	25		24.67
26	New York	16	29	26		25.67
27	Minnesota	27	24	27		26.33
28	Washington	25	26	28		26.33
29	L.A. Clippers	26	27	29		27.67
30	Sacramento	29	28	30		28.33

NBA PCM Team Ranking – February 2009

The PCM (Positive Contribution Meter) is a Composite System that analyzes team and player results using the same formula, across 3 categories, and measures on the “aggregate”, making no adjustments for minutes played.


NBA PCM Team Ranking – February 2009

Current / Previous	Team	Offense	Defense	Variance	Composite
1 / 2	Boston	4	2	1	2.33
2 / 1	Cleveland	11	1	2	4.67
3 / 3	Orlando	9	3	4	5.33
4 / 4	Utah	3	9	5	5.67
5 / 5	L.A. Lakers	1	16	3	6.67
6 / 11	Phoenix	2	17	6	8.33
7 / 6	Denver	7	12	7	8.67
8 / 8	Dallas	5	15	9	9.67
9 / 7	Portland	16	5	8	9.67
10 / 10	San Antonio	17	6	10	11.00
11 / 12	Houston	14	10	11	11.67
12 / 9	New Orleans	22	4	12	12.67
13 / 13	Philadelphia	19	7	13	13.00
14 / 14	Atlanta	18	14	14	15.33
15 / 16	Miami	21	11	15	15.67
16 / 21	Chicago	10	21	18	16.33
17 / 18	Milwaukee	15	19	17	17.00
18 / 15	Detroit	29	8	16	17.67
19 / 20	Indiana	6	26	21	17.67
20 / 17	Toronto	13	22	19	18.00
21 / 22	Golden State	8	27	22	19.00
22 / 19	Charlotte	28	13	20	20.33
23 / 23	New York	12	29	26	22.33
24 / 26	Oklahoma	20	24	24	22.67
25 / 25	New Jersey	26	20	23	23.00
26 / 24	Minnesota	24	23	25	24.00
27 / 27	Memphis	30	18	27	25.00
28 / 29	L.A. Clippers	23	28	29	26.67
29 / 28	Washington	27	25	28	26.67
30 / 30	Sacramento	25	30	30	28.33

NBA PCM Team Ranking – January 2009

The PCM (Positive Contribution Meter) is a Composite System that analyzes team and player results using the same formula, across 3 categories, and measures on the “aggregate”, making no adjustments for minutes played.

NBA PCM Team Ranking – January 2009

Rank	Team	Offense	Defense	Variance	Composite
1	Cleveland	3	2	2	2.33
2	Boston	7	1	1	3.00
3	Orlando	8	3	4	5.00
4	Utah	5	8	5	6.00
5	L.A. Lakers	1	15	3	6.33
6	Denver	2	12	6	6.67
7	Portland	14	5	7	8.67
8	Dallas	6	17	8	10.33
9	New Orleans	19	4	9	10.67
10	San Antonio	11	11	10	10.67
11	Phoenix	4	18	11	11.00
12	Houston	16	9	12	12.33
13	Philadelphia	17	10	13	13.33
14	Atlanta	12	16	14	14.00
15	Detroit	21	7	15	14.33
16	Miami	20	14	16	16.67
17	Toronto	15	19	17	17.00
18	Milwaukee	23	13	18	18.00
19	Charlotte	29	6	19	18.00
20	Indiana	10	26	21	19.00
21	Chicago	18	21	20	19.67
22	Golden State	9	30	22	20.33
23	New York	13	29	25	22.33
24	Minnesota	22	23	23	22.67
25	New Jersey	25	22	24	23.67
26	Oklahoma	24	24	26	24.67
27	Memphis	30	20	28	26.00
28	Washington	26	27	27	26.67
29	L.A. Clippers	27	25	29	27.00
30	Sacramento	28	28	30	28.67

*Stats for Oklahoma City available only up to 01/26/09.

101208 Hedging the Straight-Line

10/12/2008		Hedging the Straight-Line
WEEK 6		NFL 2008 Season
		by Guichard Cadet
Home		Away	Hedging		Straight Line	Actual Spread	Choice
Atlanta		Chicago	2.38		-0.45	3.0	A
Indianapolis		Baltimore	0.01		-6.89	-3.5	H
Minnesota		Detroit	-12.78		-10.21	-13.0	A
New Orleans		Oakland	-7.41		-9.12	-7.0	H
N.Y. Jets		Cincinnati	-7.10		-12.66	-9.5	H
Tampa Bay		Carolina	-4.44		-6.60	-1.0	H
Washington		St. Louis	-21.14		-17.20	-13.0	H
Houston		Miami	6.51		3.88	-3.0	H
Denver		Jacksonville	-5.47		-7.93	-3.5	H
Arizona		Dallas	3.47		-0.02	4.5	A
San Francisco		Philadelphia	4.65		-4.45	4.5	A
Seattle		Green Bay	5.08		1.72	-1.0	H
San Diego		New England	-0.64		-7.20	-5.0	H
Cleveland		N.Y. Giants	12.68		14.70	9.0	A
Choice: A = Away; H = Home
		WINS	LOSSES		PUSH
Last Week		8	6		0
Overall		37	35		2
Home		Away	Hedging		Straight Line	Actual Over Under	Choice
Atlanta		Chicago	50.5182		45.5	43.5	O
Indianapolis		Baltimore	42.1875		37.8333	38.5	O
Minnesota		Detroit	51.3786		35.5	45.0	O
New Orleans		Oakland	42.6797		49.8333	47.5	U
N.Y. Jets		Cincinnati	43.2604		47.6667	42.5	O
Tampa Bay		Carolina	43.7057		41.5	36.5	O
Washington		St. Louis	42.7344		38.8333	44.0	U
Houston		Miami	50.3479		38.1667	44.5	O
Denver		Jacksonville	50.2526		49.5	48.0	O
Arizona		Dallas	57.1089		61.75	52.0	O
San Francisco		Philadelphia	50.6771		47.75	42.0	O
Seattle		Green Bay	59.4492		51.5833	44.5	O
San Diego		New England	46.3438		51.6667	44.0	O
Cleveland		N.Y. Giants	40.8594		49	43.5	U
Choice: O = Over; U = Under
		WINS	LOSSES		PUSH
Last Week		6	8		0
Overall		38	33		3

100508 Hedging the Straight-Line

10/5/2008		Hedging the Straight-Line
WEEK 5		NFL 2008 Season
		by Guichard Cadet
Home		Away	Hedging		Straight Line	Actual Spread	Choice
Carolina		Kansas City	-6.38		-6.71	-9.5	A
Detroit		Chicago	11.44		3.73	3.5	A
Green Bay		Atlanta	-3.68		-6.48	-3.5	H
Miami		San Diego	4.60		6.07	6.5	A
N.Y. Giants		Seattle	-10.69		-5.98	-7.0	H
Philadelphia		Washington	-3.88		-1.12	-6.0	A
Baltimore		Tennessee	5.67		6.63	1.0	A
Houston		Indianapolis	5.26		1.61	3.0	A
Denver		Tampa Bay	-0.19		-4.60	-3.5	H
Arizona		Buffalo	5.27		0.59	-1.0	H
San Francisco		New England	1.98		-5.77	3.0	A
Dallas		Cincinnati	-13.46		-15.69	-16.0	A
Jacksonville		Pittsburgh	2.97		-3.16	-5.0	H
New Orleans		Minnesota	-2.65		-8.50	-3.0	H
Choice: A = Away; H = Home
		WINS	LOSSES		PUSH
Last Week		6	7		0
Overall		29	29		2
Home		Away	Hedging		Straight Line	Actual Over Under	Choice
Carolina		Kansas City	45.1797		35.6016	38.5	O
Detroit		Chicago	51.2917		42.2552	45.5	O
Green Bay		Atlanta	55.7344		47.9219	40.5	O
Miami		San Diego	56.9922		55.8333	44.5	O
N.Y. Giants		Seattle	48.3776		57.4792	43.5	O
Philadelphia		Washington	45.4401		48.6094	41.5	O
Baltimore		Tennessee	39.5865		42	33.5	O
Houston		Indianapolis	46.5833		34.6901	48.5	U
Denver		Tampa Bay	52.8438		55.9844	46.5	O
Arizona		Buffalo	50.7094		51.75	44.5	O
San Francisco		New England	42.4948		42.8464	41.0	O
Dallas		Cincinnati	45.3875		44.7734	44.5	O
Jacksonville		Pittsburgh	41.0625		39.2813	36.5	O
New Orleans		Minnesota	39.8906		45.9375	46.5	U
Choice: O = Over; U = Under
		WINS	LOSSES		PUSH
Last Week		9	3		1
Overall		32	25		3

092708 Hedging the Straight-Line

9/27/2008		Hedging the Straight-Line
WEEK 4		NFL 2008 Season
		by Guichard Cadet
Home		Away	Hedging		Straight Line	Actual Spread	Choice
Cincinnati		Cleveland	-2.77		-4.00	-3.5	H
Tennessee		Minnesota	-6.93		-7.82	-3.0	H
Kansas City		Denver	13.31		14.74	9.5	A
New Orleans		San Francisco	-1.28		-0.79	-4.5	A
N.Y. Jets		Arizona	2.34		1.94	-1.0	H
Tampa Bay		Green Bay	0.43		1.47	-1.0	A
Carolina		Atlanta	0.68		1.19	-6.5	A
Jacksonville		Houston	-9.67		-8.77	-7.0	H
Oakland		San Diego	5.52		6.43	9.0	A
St. Louis		Buffalo	19.10		8.80	9.0	A
Dallas		Washington	-9.12		-8.81	-11.0	A
Chicago		Philadelphia	4.17		2.20	3.0	A
Pittsburgh		Baltimore	-3.70		-3.11	-5.0	A
Choice: A = Away; H = Home
		WINS	LOSSES		PUSH
Last Week		7	9		0
Overall		23	22		2
Home		Away	Hedging		Straight Line	Actual Over Under	Choice
Cincinnati		Cleveland	39.8359		26.8125	44.5	U
Tennessee		Minnesota	38.9583		42.9375	36.0	O
Kansas City		Denver	45.0391		45.8542	47.0	U
New Orleans		San Francisco	42.3125		51.8958	48.0	U
N.Y. Jets		Arizona	46.5599		43.1667	44.5	O
Tampa Bay		Green Bay	50.0547		53.6771	42.5	O
Carolina		Atlanta	47.7161		41.1458	39.0	O
Jacksonville		Houston	45.2161		29.7292	43.0	O
Oakland		San Diego	56.7005		57.5729	45.5	O
St. Louis		Buffalo	43.2813		34.8646	43.0	O
Dallas		Washington	43.1328		54.3854	46.0	U
Chicago		Philadelphia	48.5		49.1458	39.5	O
Pittsburgh		Baltimore	38.9349		30.7917	33.5	O
Choice: O = Over; U = Under
		WINS	LOSSES		PUSH
Last Week		9	6		1
Overall		23	22		2

092108 Hedging the Straight-Line

9/21/2008		Hedging the Straight-Line
WEEK 3		NFL 2008 Season
		by Guichard Cadet
Home		Away	Hedging		Straight Line	Actual Spread	Choice
Atlanta		Kansas City	-3.92		-4.10	-6.5	A
Buffalo		Oakland	-11.96		-5.10	-9.5	A
Chicago		Tampa Bay	1.87		3.53	-3.0	A
Tennessee		Houston	-13.30		-4.90	-4.5	H
Minnesota		Carolina	2.67		4.26	-3.5	A
New England		Miami	-21.36		-18.24	-12.5	H
N.Y. Giants		Cincinnati	-11.16		-10.29	-13.5	A
Washington		Arizona	6.26		4.45	-3.0	A
San Francisco		Detroit	-1.19		1.77	-5.0	A
Seattle		St. Louis	-15.16		-12.61	-9.5	H
Denver		New Orleans	-7.96		-8.51	-5.0	H
Philadelphia		Pittsburgh	3.79		-1.90	-3.5	A
Indianapolis		Jacksonville	-3.02		-3.78	-4.5	A
Baltimore		Cleveland	0.58		2.25	-1.0	A
Green Bay		Dallas	1.39		-0.19	3.0	H
San Diego		N.Y. Jets	-7.86		-15.72	-9.5	H
Choice: A = Away; H = Home
		WINS	LOSSES		PUSH
Last Week		9	4		2
Overall		16	13		2
Home		Away	Hedging		Straight Line	Actual Over Under	Choice
Atlanta		Kansas City	40.5938		27.0781	36.0	O
Buffalo		Oakland	46.5859		41.8594	36.5	O
Chicago		Tampa Bay	43.1406		43.1875	35.0	O
Tennessee		Houston	42.7813		41.2969	40.0	O
Minnesota		Carolina	42.5625		38.625	37.0	O
New England		Miami	37.7865		35.625	36.5	O
N.Y. Giants		Cincinnati	39.5156		42.2656	41.5	U
Washington		Arizona	41.5208		49.0313	42.5	U
San Francisco		Detroit	51.5964		45.5781	46.5	O
Seattle		St. Louis	46.1771		35.75	43.5	O
Denver		New Orleans	44.7917		58.6719	51.0	U
Philadelphia		Pittsburgh	48.2656		53.8906	44.0	O
Indianapolis		Jacksonville	39.2396		36.2031	41.5	U
Baltimore		Cleveland	36.1406		28.875	38.0	U
Green Bay		Dallas	49.6458		71.4063	51.5	U
San Diego		N.Y. Jets	49.2135		45.625	44.0	O
Choice: O = Over; U = Under
		WINS	LOSSES		PUSH
Last Week		6	8		1
Overall		14	16		1