$02/O/2207/4 1997-98 NBA TEAM VALUE INDEX POWER RATINGS (updated 10/12/97) -------------------------------------------------------------- POINTSPREAD VALUE INDEX | OVER/UNDER VALUE INDEX TEAM HOME AWAY NEUTRAL | HOME AWAY NEUTRAL -------------------------------------|------------------------ ATLANTA 58.0 56.0 57.0 | 89.0 89.5 89.5 -------------------------------------|------------------------ BOSTON 51.5 47.0 49.0 | 113.0 113.5 113.5 -------------------------------------|------------------------ CHARLOTTE 56.5 52.5 54.5 | 104.0 102.0 103.0 -------------------------------------|------------------------ CHICAGO 60.0 58.5 59.0 | 92.0 92.5 92.5 -------------------------------------|------------------------ CLEVELAND 57.5 53.5 54.5 | 76.0 75.5 76.0 -------------------------------------|------------------------ DALLAS 47.0 45.0 46.0 | 86.0 85.0 85.5 -------------------------------------|------------------------ DENVER 45.5 42.5 43.0 | 109.0 109.0 109.0 -------------------------------------|------------------------ DETROIT 57.5 54.0 56.0 | 82.5 82.0 82.0 -------------------------------------|------------------------ GOLDEN STATE 49.5 47.5 48.5 | 109.5 108.5 109.0 -------------------------------------|------------------------ HOUSTON 59.0 55.5 58.0 | 99.5 97.5 98.5 -------------------------------------|------------------------ INDIANA 54.0 50.0 52.0 | 95.0 94.0 94.5 -------------------------------------|------------------------ LA CLIPPERS 50.0 46.5 49.0 | 101.0 101.0 101.0 -------------------------------------|------------------------ LA LAKERS 61.5 58.0 60.0 | 97.5 96.5 97.0 -------------------------------------|------------------------ MIAMI 58.0 53.0 56.0 | 81.0 81.0 81.0 -------------------------------------|------------------------ MILWAUKEE 51.0 48.0 49.0 | 96.0 96.0 96.0 -------------------------------------|------------------------ MINNESOTA 56.0 52.0 54.0 | 98.5 98.0 98.0 -------------------------------------|------------------------ NEW JERSEY 48.5 46.5 47.0 | 101.5 102.0 101.5 -------------------------------------|------------------------ NEW YORK 60.0 56.5 58.5 | 90.5 91.0 90.5 -------------------------------------|------------------------ ORLANDO 54.0 50.5 52.5 | 95.5 94.0 95.0 -------------------------------------|------------------------ PHILADELPHIA 50.5 46.5 48.5 | 115.0 115.0 115.0 -------------------------------------|------------------------ PHOENIX 57.5 53.5 56.5 | 109.0 109.0 109.0 -------------------------------------|------------------------ PORTLAND 58.0 55.0 57.0 | 97.5 97.5 97.5 -------------------------------------|------------------------ SACRAMENTO 53.0 49.0 50.5 | 103.5 104.5 104.9 -------------------------------------|------------------------ SAN ANTONIO 56.5 51.5 53.5 | 98.0 98.0 98.0 -------------------------------------|------------------------ SEATTLE 59.5 56.0 57.5 | 98.5 98.0 98.5 -------------------------------------|------------------------ TORONTO 51.0 48.0 49.0 | 102.0 102.5 102.0 -------------------------------------|------------------------ UTAH 62.0 58.0 60.0 | 91.0 90.0 90.5 -------------------------------------|------------------------ VANCOUVER 47.0 44.5 45.5 | 94.5 95.0 94.5 -------------------------------------|------------------------ WASHINGTON 58.5 54.5 56.5 | 101.5 101.5 101.5 EXPLANATION: The POINTSPREAD VALUE INDEX is based on a scale where 50.0 is average. HOME, AWAY, and NEUTRAL ratings are displayed to calculate a pointspread for any game location. To calculate a predicted pointspread for a game, compare the HOME and AWAY ratings for the appropriate teams and subtract the lower team's rating from the higher team's rating. Use the NEUTRAL category if the game is being played on a neutral court. To calculate the predicted total points to be scored in a game, add the away team's OVER/UNDER VALUE INDEX to the home team's OVER/UNDER VALUE INDEX. Use the NEUTRAL category if the game is being playing on a neutral court. The Value Index was created by Mike Seba of Computer Sports World. Copyright 1997 Data Broadcasting Corp.