NBA Award Predictions
2025-26 Awards
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1986-87 - Most Valuable Player
Last Update: Oct. 31, 2024, 12:04 a.m.
Model Type: CatBoost Regression Model.
Target: Vote share scaled to sum to 1 by season.
Prediction: Vote share scaled to sum to 1.
Name
Predicted Vote Share
Actual Vote Share
Actual Winner
Magic Johnson
0.419
0.361
Larry Bird
0.214
0.133
Dominique Wilkins
0.105
0.063
Michael Jordan
0.079
0.221
Kevin McHale
0.057
0.125
Charles Barkley
0.039
0.056
Hakeem Olajuwon
0.015
0.014