Stephen A. Smith has incorrectly picked NBA Finals winner six seasons running

If Stephen A. Smith picks a team to win the NBA Finals, recent data says you probably shouldn’t bet on his opinion.

A video has surfaced on YouTube of the rowdy First Take host and his predictions in the NBA Finals over the past six seasons. Smith didn’t exactly nail his predictions, in fact, he’s been 100% wrong every Finals since 2011 with his guesses. Roll the tape.

Just to recap, here are Smith’s picks with the actual result in brackets.
2011: Miami Heat over the Dallas Mavericks (Dallas won in six  games)

2012: Oklahoma City Thunder over the Miami Heat (Miami in five games).

2013: San Antonio Spurs over the Miami Heat (Miami in seven games)

2014: Miami Heat over the San Antonio Spurs (San Antonio in five games)

2015: Cleveland Cavaliers over the Golden State Warriors (Golden State in six games)

2016: Golden State Warriors over the Cleveland Cavaliers (Cavaliers in seven games).

This is why some analysts refuse to make predictions. It’s not easy but it is an easy way to get scrutinized. To be fair to Smith, realistically, the Finals can go either way as the best of the best compete against one another for the title, but to be wrong in six consecutive seasons is pretty tough for a guy who makes part of his living on predictions and takes.

If you’re an NBA player and Stephen A. predicts you’re going to lose in the NBA Finals, at this point, you should probably buy him a beer. He’s got a nice losing streak going. The big question remains, how many more seasons will Smith continue to guess the Finals wrong? Let’s hope he can hit double-digits.

[Athlon Sports]