FINAL 2008 BASKETBALL PREDICTIONS - WEEK 15  ENDING APRIL 16, 2008
   WEEK 15
       Week  15 CUM CUM CUM    RECAP
PL        PREDICTOR Score W L SCORE W L GAME     PRED.   FINAL
1 Nelson Slagle, Ret Rockwell Cypress 147 11 3 2808 152 71 Detr-Clev 3 8 84 94
2 Bob 'Cap' Scholl, Middleton, Wisc.   174 10 4 2866 150 74 NYK-Ind 1 10 123 132
3 Jim Slagle, Marion, Ohio 146 11 3 2879 149 74 Wash-Orl 1 10 83 103
3 Blake Vasquez, New York, New York  165 11 3 2879 152 71 Phil-Char 5 6 109 115
5 Dick Hammerstrom, Madison, Wisc 172 10 4 2883 150 73 NJ-Bost 1 10 94 105
6 Jerry Slagle, Fallbrook, Calif 174 9 5 2903 146 77 Atl-Mia 10 1 99 113
7 Gerry Hamilton, Ret. Rockwell, Downey  212 8 6 2994 142 81 Milw-Minn 0 11 101 110*
8 Jim Henning, Madison, Wisconsin  174 10 4 3029 143 80 Utah-SA 0 11 80 109
9 Phil Hensley, Columbus, Ohio 223 7 7 3036 140 83 Tor-Chic 6 5 97 107
10 Bob Stanley, McFarland, Wisc  224 9 5 3076 140 83 NO-Dal 3 8 98 111
11 Al Manzey, Ret Boeing Downey, Calif  136 12 2 3135 138 85 LAC-Hou 0 11 75 93
  Mem-Den 0 11 111 120
Port-Phx 0 11 91 100
Sea-GS 0 11 126 121
 
   
*  Overtime
         
TOTAL 1947 108 46 32488 1602 852    
AVERAGE ** 177 10 4 2953 146 77 Week % Wins    
Odds 187 9 4 2915 146 77   70.13%  
  Cum % Wins    
BEST GAME PREDICTIONS           65.28%  
  Al - Miami over Atlanta            
  JimH,Dick,Nelson - Det over Cleve    
  Stanley - Houston over Clippers by 18        
       
               
                   
PREDICTOR OF THE WEEK                  
Al Manzey                 136       12-2
                        NELSON SLAGLE WINS 2008 BASKETBALL PREDICTS - AL MANZEY POW  
            Nelson Slagle had a good final week to beat runner-up Bob Scholl by 58 points to win the 2008 Basketball      
Predictions.  This was Nelson's 7th win since 1990 and 4th in last 5 years.  Nelson (11), Bob Scholl (5), Gerry
Hamilton (5) and Jim Slagle (3) have accounted for 24 of the 41 winners.  Those 4 also have 17  2nd place
finishes including 7 by Nelson.  Nelson and Blake Vasquez tied for picking the most winners at 152.
     Al Manzey predicted 12 of the 14 games correct on way to POW.  Al's key pick was Miami over Atlanta.
Nelson & Jim Slagle and Blake Vasquez all picked 11 winners.  
     Nelson beat the Odds by 107 points this season which is the most anyone has beaten the Odds in 14 years
  tracking the Odds.  Bob Scholl had the previous record, defeating the Odds by 31 points in 2002.   The first five
predictors all beat the Odds by 31+ points this year.  After 10 firsts and three 2nds the Odds would have finished
7th this season.  This breaks the Odds streak of winning 5 straight years.
     Pro playoffs start Saturday.  I will furnish a link to the brackets on Thursday.  Pick the 16 teams in order.  
Tiebreaker is the total points scored in the final playoff game.