Betting markets assess Round 2

Heat vs. 76ers, Suns vs. Mavs

BY JEFF FOGLE

On March 5, the 76ers visited the Heat in Miami and lost by 17. The Heat were without Kyle Lowry, while the 76ers were without James Harden. MARK BROWN/GETTY IMAGES

At TrueHoop, we are using the betting markets—traditionally very accurate, if you know how to assess them—to better understand what’s likely to happen in the playoffs. So far the first-round predictions have been very accurate.