Tonight, on The Dog Pound, we used the Player Prop Projection along with the Prediction AI Model tool to see how the underdogs, Boston Celtics, would hold out against the LA Lakers.

On their starting lineup, the Celtics had Jayson Tatum, Al Horford, Robert Williams III, Marcus Smart, and Dennis Schroder. The Prop Projection predicted Tatum to score 27.38, Horford 13.94, and Smart 13.87.

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One of the Celtic’s top players, player Jaylen Brown, was projected to score 15 points tonight. However, the robot creating the projections could not predict his wellbeing after a previous hamstring strain, which prevented him from playing.

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Overall, with a 107.8673 defensive rating and 110.3062 offensive ratings, the Celtics have a chance to beat the Lakers. The Lakers have a defensive rating of 109.6901 and an offensive rating of 108.0077, making it a close predicted game. Our AI model predicted the probabilities of each team winning: Celtics 43.76% chance and LA Lakers a 56.24% chance.

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With the game results, we can see how our Underdogs did. The Celtics had the Lakers by two points in the first quarter, scoring 33 points and the Lakers at 31. The Celtics took a hit and ended the second quarter behind the Lakers by 5 pts, bringing them to 55 and the Lakers 60. In the fourth quarter, the Celtics stayed closely behind the Lakers, finishing the game 102 to 117. Thus, confirming our AI Prediction Model of the Lakers having a higher chance to win. 

Now, taking a look at our Player Prop Projections, we predicted Tatum a total of 27 points which he went over by 7, taking him to a total of 34 points. Horford and Smart scored under their predictions. Horford with 7 pts at the end and Smart with 6 pts. 

Overall, I would say our Underdogs did a pretty decent job. And while our Player Prop Projections did not do so well, our Game Prediction Tool evened it out. Making Pine Sport's a trusted betting resource!

That's all for my first edition of The Dog Pound! Come back on Thursday to see how our AI Tools predict the Underdog Steelers in their game against the Vikings!