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2022 NBA First-Round Predictions
By Zach Hales, CouchGM on April 16, 2022
The CouchGM Model chooses the winners of each first-round NBA playoffs sereis
Eastern Conference
Miami vs Atlanta
| Seed |
Team |
Odds |
Prediction |
| 1 |
Miami Heat |
71.87% |
Heat in 6 |
| 8 |
Atlanta Hawks |
28.13% |
Boston vs Brooklyn
| Seed |
Team |
Odds |
Prediction |
| 2 |
Boston Celtics |
79.52% |
Celtics in 5 |
| 7 |
Brooklyn Nets |
20.48% |
Milwaukee vs Chicago
| Seed |
Team |
Odds |
Prediction |
| 3 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
65.87% |
Bucks in 6 |
| 6 |
Chicago Bulls |
34.13% |
Philadelphia vs Toronto
| Seed |
Team |
Odds |
Prediction |
| 4 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
56.91% |
76ers in 7 |
| 5 |
Toronto Raptors |
43.09% |
Western Conference
Phoenix vs New Orleans
| Seed |
Team |
Odds |
Prediction |
| 1 |
Phoenix Suns |
90.62% |
Suns in 4 |
| 8 |
New Orleans Pelicans |
9.38% |
Memphis vs Minnesota
| Seed |
Team |
Odds |
Prediction |
| 2 |
Memphis Grizzlies |
69.18% |
Grizzlies in 6 |
| 7 |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
30.82% |
Golden State vs Denver
| Seed |
Team |
Odds |
Prediction |
| 3 |
Golden State Warriors |
45.03% |
Nuggets in 7 |
| 6 |
Denver Nuggets |
54.97% |
Dallas vs Utah
| Seed |
Team |
Odds |
Prediction |
| 4 |
Dallas Mavericks |
28.08% |
Jazz in 6 |
| 5 |
Utah Jazz |
71.92% |
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