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What a difference a year makes. The NBA Finals teams are the same, but the roles are reversed. Stephen Curry has surpassed LeBron James in hype if not ability. The picks are actually pretty similar, though. 41 of 49 NBA experts we found last year picked the Warriors to win the Finals. This time, 45 …

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Of the 42 NHL expert picks we found, 29 of them picked the San Jose Sharks to raise the Stanley Cup. Yes, we’re posting this a day late – let’s blame the Memorial Day weekend – and one Penguins win short. And that makes the landslide of picks all the more compelling, especially those that …

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The World Series starts in Kansas City tonight. And most baseball experts we found think it will end there as well. The majority (24 out of 40) think the Royals finish the job this year, but almost all of them think it goes six or seven games. We simplified our usual graphic this year not …

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41 of 49 experts we found picked the Golden State Warriors over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2015 NBA Finals. That’s a surprise, even if it is common sense. You’d think more than a handful of NBA experts would go with their heart and LeBron James. Especially when you consider that 27 – 27! – …

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Of the 38 expert picks we found, 30 are picking the Chicago Blackhawks over the Tampa Bay Lightning. However all but two NHL experts have it going six or seven games, so it might be more of a toss-up than it seems. Will the Blackhawks prove the majority right? Or will the Lightning pull an …

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Some have called this the World Series without a favorite, and the “expert” picks we found seem to agree, giving the Giants only a slight 25-23 edge. Even if we exclude ESPN’s 28 — 28! — baseball experts, the Royals top the Giants 11-9.  One surprise: 10 experts picked it to end in 5 games …

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The opening tip is just hours away and the national media has pulled a 180-degree shift in their views of this NBA Finals rematch. Last year, we found 33 NBA experts that gave the Miami Heat a 23-10 edge. And they turned out to be correct. This year it’s no surprise that the San Antonio …

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Prediction time, just in time for Game 1 of the NHL’s Stanley Cup Final. We found 54 expert picks last year and they were split down the middle between the Blackhawks and Bruins. This year we found 64 and the Kings are the overwhelming favorites. So of course we’re going against the grain. At least …

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Most baseball experts (and likely fans) think this World Series should be evenly matched, and the distribution of picks reflects that (as well as the number of people predicting a 6- or 7-game series). It’s the two best teams in each league, and the experts we found give the edge to St. Louis by a …

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It’s down to two teams, so it’s time for our final power rankings of the year. We’ll post all of the expert picks we can find later today. 1. (1/3/2/¾/5/5/7/9/11/4/2/2/4/3/1/1/1/1) Cardinals: The Dodgers got the publicity, but the Cardinals got the NLCS. Now they hope the same thing happens against the Red Sox in the …

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