NY129
FINAL
101CHA
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New York Knicks vs Charlotte Hornets — Win Probability

FINAL
New York Knicks logo
New York Knicks
10-6
129
VS
Charlotte Hornets logo
Charlotte Hornets
4-13
101
Model expected score: New York Knicks 120.6 – Charlotte Hornets 117.3 (no market line posted for this game yet -- see Margin/Totals below)

Injury Report

Live ESPN injury status for both teams, polled fresh each run.

NY
  • Josh HartDay-To-Day
CHA
  • Brandon MillerDay-To-Day
  • Moussa DiabateDay-To-Day
  • Grant WilliamsOut
  • Kon KnueppelOut
  • Dennis SchroderOut

Prediction vs. Result

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PREGAME WIN PROBABILITY
Knicks 63%
ACTUAL RESULT
✓ Knicks won by 28
COMBINED SCORE
230

Margin of Victory — Charlotte Hornets (Home)

Pregame odds for every possible outcome, simulated before tipoff -- the highlighted bar is what actually happened.

Lost ← actual result
59%
Won by 1-3
8%
Won by 4-7
9%
Won by 8-14
12%
Won by 15-21
7%
Won by 21+
4%

Total Score — Over / Under

Combined score across 100,000 simulated versions of this game, against six fixed lines (no market total posted for this game yet -- the highlighted line is this model's own pick, not a sportsbook number). The real combined score was 230.

O/U LINE 210
93% over ✓7% under
O/U LINE 220
83% over ✓17% under
O/U LINE 230
66% over34% under ✓
O/U LINE 240 MODEL'S PICK
46% over54% under ✓
O/U LINE 250
26% over74% under ✓
O/U LINE 260
12% over88% under ✓

Starter Grades

Season-to-date Basketball-Reference stats for each team's starters, minimum 25% of that team's games started.

NY
Points Per GamePoints scored per game.
Player Efficiency RatingPlayer Efficiency Rating (John Hollinger) -- a per-minute rating summing a player's positive contributions and subtracting the negative, league-adjusted so 15.0 = average.
Win Shares Per 48 MinutesAn estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player per 48 minutes (league average is approximately .100).
Jalen BrunsonPG
26.0
Karl-Anthony TownsC
20.1
OG AnunobyPF
16.7
Mikal BridgesSF
14.4
Josh HartSF
12.0
CHA
Points Per GamePoints scored per game.
Player Efficiency RatingPlayer Efficiency Rating (John Hollinger) -- a per-minute rating summing a player's positive contributions and subtracting the negative, league-adjusted so 15.0 = average.
Win Shares Per 48 MinutesAn estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player per 48 minutes (league average is approximately .100).
Brandon MillerSF
20.2
LaMelo BallPG
20.1
Kon KnueppelSF
18.5
Miles BridgesPF
17.1
Collin SextonSG
14.2

Team Grades

Both teams' own season-to-date production, ranked against the rest of the league -- Core Four, Four Factors, and Net Efficiency, computed from real box scores (regular season only).

Ranked all 30 teams
NY
120.82
6th / 30
Points
CHA
115.33
20th / 30
NY
45.76
8th / 30
Rebounds
CHA
44.78
15th / 30
NY
27.29
9th / 30
Assists
CHA
25.56
22nd / 30
NY
99.17
23rd / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
CHA
99.15
24th / 30
NY
55.50%
10th / 30
eFG%
Effective Field Goal Percentage(FG + 0.5 x 3P) / FGA. Weights a made 3 as worth 1.5 made 2s, since it's worth one more point.
CHA
53.44%
22nd / 30
NY
11.14%
3rd / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
CHA
13.33%
23rd / 30
NY
29.68%
6th / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
CHA
29.34%
7th / 30
NY
.253
26th / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
CHA
.279
19th / 30
NY
121.83
3rd / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
CHA
116.32
19th / 30
NY
115.25
14th / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
CHA
121.92
26th / 30
NY
+6.58
5th / 30
Net Rating
Net RatingOffensive Rating minus Defensive Rating -- point differential per 100 possessions, the single best metric for evaluating a team's true strength.
CHA
-5.60
22nd / 30

Efficiency and Scoring per 100 possessions

Season-to-date shooting, rebounding, and ballhandling per 100 possessions.

"Team" is each team's own production. "Opponent" is what they allowed their opponent to average. Both ranked against all 30 teams.

Team
47.16%15th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
45.49%22nd/30
15.483rd/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
14.238th/30
41.825th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
40.737th/30
37.02%10th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
34.94%21st/30
28.2914th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
26.5026th/30
51.0117th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
48.8027th/30
55.47%12th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
54.31%20th/30
18.8024th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
20.6211th/30
23.4924th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
24.9916th/30
80.05%10th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
82.51%5th/30
13.644th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
12.4910th/30
32.5014th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
32.6713th/30
8.3018th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
6.6729th/30
4.5119th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
4.5418th/30
12.933rd/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
15.4622nd/30
21.5918th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
19.221st/30
Opponent
46.61%14th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
50.47%30th/30
15.1827th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
14.4025th/30
40.1027th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
34.637th/30
37.87%26th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
41.59%30th/30
25.213rd/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
31.0430th/30
46.562nd/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
55.4127th/30
54.14%12th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
56.02%21st/30
19.2812th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
16.642nd/30
24.3213th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
20.962nd/30
79.27%15th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
79.41%18th/30
9.251st/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
9.642nd/30
32.3316th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
30.094th/30
6.642nd/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
8.4615th/30
4.279th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
4.4310th/30
15.0111th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
12.7727th/30
21.2313th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
21.9117th/30
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