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NBA projected win totals for all 30 teams

By Bryce Olin

Sep 26, 2014; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love (0), forward LeBron James (23) and guard Kyrie Irving (2) pose for a photo during media day at Cleveland Clinic Courts. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 26, 2014; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love (0), forward LeBron James (23) and guard Kyrie Irving (2) pose for a photo during media day at Cleveland Clinic Courts. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 5, 2014; Orlando, FL, USA; Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden (13) and Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard (12) against the Orlando Magic during the second half at Amway Center. Houston Rockets defeated the Orlando Magic 101-89. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 5, 2014; Orlando, FL, USA; Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden (13) and Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard (12) against the Orlando Magic during the second half at Amway Center. Houston Rockets defeated the Orlando Magic 101-89. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /

8. Houston Rockets- 49.5 wins

2013-14 Record: 54-28

UNDER! UNDER! UNDER!

Why you should take the Over:

Don’t take the over! Dwight Howard and James Harden are great players and will be great next season, but don’t take the over! The Rockets are asking Trevor Ariza, Jason Terry, Nick Johnson (rookie), Jeff Adrien, and Joey Dorsey to be quality players for them next season. I don’t understand how Houston can have a higher over/under than Memphis. I don’t get it.

Why you should take the Under: 

Isn’t it obvious? The Rockets lost three of their best players from last season– Chandler Parsons, Omer Asik, and Jeremy Lin– and replaced them with Ariza (downgrade), Terry (downgrade), and Dorsey (huge downgrade). The Rockets won 54 games last season, and lost three of their best seven players. The Rockets failed to find any suitable replacements, other than Ariza. To me, that’s worth more than four wins.

Take the under on Houston. The Rockets could be in trouble to miss the playoffs, depending on how well Denver, Phoenix, and Portland are next season.

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