2015-16 NBA Season Win Total Review

The 2015-16 brought a certain amount of surprises including the Golden State Warriors winning a NBA record 73 games; however, it was the Portland Trail Blazers that gave Vegas the biggest surprise. After winning 51 games last season, the Trail Blazers were expected to only surpass the lowly 76ers in wins with the departure of LeMarcus Aldridge and Wesley Matthews. Instead, the Blazers surpassed their season win total by 16.5 games. Along with the Blazers, Charlotte, Golden State, and San Antonio all surpassed their pre-season win total by 10+ games.

As for those teams that did not fare so well, the New Orleans Hornets went under their total by 18 games. Many prognosticators believed the Pelicans were ready to make the “leap” behind a MVP like season from Anthony Davis. Instead they lost by 16 on opening night and started the season 1-11, all but sealing their fate. Other big losers included the Rockets, Suns, and Bucks (1 year after beating their total by 17 games).

Team	Actual Wins	Projected Wins	Difference	O / U
Portland	44	27.5	16.5	Over
Charlotte	48	33.5	14.5	Over
Golden State	73	59.5	13.5	Over
San Antonio	67	57	10	Over
Toronto	56	46.5	9.5	Over
Detroit	44	36.5	7.5	Over
Denver	33	27.5	5.5	Over
Dallas	42	36.5	5.5	Over
Indiana	45	40.5	4.5	Over
Boston	48	44.5	3.5	Over
New York	32	29.5	2.5	Over
Minnesota	29	28	1	Over
Miami	48	47	1	Over
Orlando	35	34.5	0.5	Over
Cleveland	57	56.5	0.5	Over
Sacramento	33	35	-2	Under
Atlanta	48	50	-2	Under
Oklahoma City	55	57	-2	Under
Utah	40	42.5	-2.5	Under
LA Clippers	53	57.5	-4.5	Under
Washington	41	46.5	-5.5	Under
Brooklyn	21	28	-7	Under
Chicago	42	49.5	-7.5	Under
Memphis	42	51	-9	Under
Philadelphia	10	20.5	-10.5	Under
LA Lakers	17	28.5	-11.5	Under
Milwaukee	33	45	-12	Under
Phoenix	23	37	-14	Under
Houston	41	56	-15	Under
New Orleans	30	48	-18	Under