Community Predictions

It’s time for our annual Western Conference Prediction contest!

Use this comment thread to share what spot (1-15) you think each WC team will finish the regular season. Rankings will be updated below throughout the season.

We play, as always, for bragging rights.

  • Your total is the sum of all the differences between what you predicted for each team and the team’s actual current standing.
  • Scores are ranked from lowest total to highest.
  • The numbers in parentheses reflect the color-coding . . . the number of greens (exact), yellows (off by 1 or 2), sunsets (off by 3 or 4), and reds (off by 5 or more).
  • The tie-breaking is fine-tuned a bit more beyond the simple color coding. After looking at total, ties are broken by number of exacts, then number off by 1, then number off by 2, and so forth.

Submissions closed at tip-off of the first Western Conference game, Tuesday – October 24, 2023 at 6:30pm CDT.

Some WC Prediction Contest history:

2022-23

Vegas - 10th out of 55

FiveThirtyEight - 30th out of 55

DT Average - 18th out of 55

1st Place - Outrider (score of 30)

2nd Place - MagicPokuson (score of 30)

3rd Place - Alex Roig (score of 30)

Last Place (but ahead of Random) - ProfJ (score of 50)

2021-22

Vegas – 19th out of 56

DT Average – 10th out of 56

1st Place – Memo (score of 30)

2nd Place – cleandoe (score of 34)

3rd Place – five-way tie (score of 38)

Last Place – Ash (score of 58)

2020-21

‌‌Vegas – 5th out of 57‌‌

DT Average – 4th out of 57‌‌

1st Place – ThunderKev (score of 30)‌‌

2nd Place – Rattling Bones (score of 30)‌‌

3rd Place – OKCJim (score of 32)‌‌

Last Place – Ash (score of 62)

2019-20‌‌

Vegas – 40th out of 65‌‌

DT Average – 28th out of 65‌‌

1st Place – YaMudda (score of 34)‌‌

2nd Place – Jayson100OKC (score of 38)‌‌

3rd Place – ThunderChick2010 (score of 38)‌‌

Last Place – pepsi (score of 68)

2018-19

‌‌Vegas – 41st out of 67‌‌

DT Average – 28th out of 67‌‌

1st Place – Silas (score of 34)‌‌

2nd Place – Last Chance (score of 34)‌‌

3rd Place – Emoji (score of 34)‌‌

Last Place – El Duhkario (score of 58)

2017-18‌‌

Vegas – 22nd out of 68‌‌

DT Average – 41st out of 68‌‌

1st Place – DTVizzle (score of 28)‌‌

2nd Place – Voeg (score of 28)‌‌

3rd Place – Jeremy Bloom (score of 32)‌‌

Last Place – Ash (score of 54)

2016-17‌‌

Vegas – 36th out of 77‌‌

DT Average – 19th out of 77‌‌

1st Place – the egg (score of 20)‌‌

2nd Place – King of Carrot Flowers (score of 20)‌‌

3rd Place – Crow (score of 20)‌‌

Last Place – stache (score of 44)

2015-16‌‌

Vegas – 20th out of 92‌‌

DT Average – 17th out of 92‌‌

1st Place – slowneasy (score of 26)‌‌

2nd Place – El Prez (score of 26)‌‌

3rd Place – claeys (score of 28)‌‌

Last Place – GlendaGonzales (score of 56)

2014-15‌‌

Vegas – 45th out of 87‌‌

DT Average – 47th out of 87‌‌

1st Place – YoniK (score of 24)‌‌

2nd Place – tygablood (score of 24)‌‌

3rd Place – NZ Salmon (score of 24)‌‌

Last Place – slowneasy (score of 46)