SA120
FINAL
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San Antonio Spurs vs New Orleans Pelicans — Win Probability

FINAL
San Antonio Spurs logo
San Antonio Spurs
1-0
120
VS
New Orleans Pelicans logo
New Orleans Pelicans
0-1
116
Model expected score: San Antonio Spurs 114.0 – New Orleans Pelicans 113.6 (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.

SA
  • Devin VassellDay-To-Day
  • Tobias HarrisOut
  • Jayden QuaintanceOut
NO
  • Trendon WatfordDay-To-Day
  • Trey Murphy IIIDay-To-Day
  • Zion WilliamsonDay-To-Day
  • Yves MissiOut

Prediction vs. Result

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PREGAME WIN PROBABILITY
Spurs 51%
ACTUAL RESULT
✓ Spurs won by 4
COMBINED SCORE
236

Margin of Victory — New Orleans Pelicans (Home)

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

Lost ← actual result
51%
Won by 1-3
8%
Won by 4-7
10%
Won by 8-14
15%
Won by 15-21
9%
Won by 21+
6%

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 236.

O/U LINE 210
82% over ✓18% under
O/U LINE 220
65% over ✓35% under
O/U LINE 230 MODEL'S PICK
45% over ✓55% under
O/U LINE 240
26% over74% under ✓
O/U LINE 250
12% over88% under ✓
O/U LINE 260
5% over95% under ✓

Starter Grades

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

SA
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).
Victor WembanyamaC
25.0
De'Aaron FoxPG
18.6
Stephon CastlePG
16.7
Devin VassellSG
13.9
Julian ChampagnieSF
11.1
NO
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).
Trey Murphy IIISF
21.5
Zion WilliamsonPF
21.0
Saddiq BeySF
17.7
Dejounte MurrayPG
16.7
Jeremiah FearsPG
14.3

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
SA
122.50
10th / 30
Points
NO
119.00
14th / 30
SA
54.50
2nd / 30
Rebounds
NO
46.00
14th / 30
SA
24.50
T-16th / 30
Assists
NO
22.00
T-25th / 30
SA
101.97
20th / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
NO
105.04
11th / 30
SA
57.03%
11th / 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.
NO
49.74%
27th / 30
SA
13.29%
14th / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
NO
10.87%
3rd / 30
SA
35.23%
2nd / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
NO
31.43%
7th / 30
SA
.292
18th / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
NO
.308
17th / 30
SA
120.13
8th / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
NO
113.29
18th / 30
SA
101.99
1st / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
NO
118.05
21st / 30
SA
+18.14
2nd / 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.
NO
-4.76
21st / 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
51.35%6th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
44.62%24th/30
10.3023rd/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
9.5227th/30
30.8922nd/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
28.0827th/30
33.33%22nd/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
33.90%21st/30
36.282nd/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
31.896th/30
59.824th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
64.741st/30
60.66%6th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
49.26%26th/30
16.6722nd/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
20.9414th/30
26.4816th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
28.5613th/30
62.96%30th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
73.33%22nd/30
15.205th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
15.713rd/30
38.251st/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
28.0824th/30
7.8515th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
9.529th/30
8.832nd/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
3.3325th/30
15.6918th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
12.855th/30
25.0123rd/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
24.2822nd/30
Opponent
40.56%1st/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
48.31%22nd/30
9.324th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
11.4212th/30
25.993rd/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
38.0820th/30
35.85%14th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
30.00%6th/30
26.489th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
29.5120th/30
62.2729th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
46.658th/30
42.52%2nd/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
63.27%28th/30
21.0816th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
24.7527th/30
26.9717th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
32.8427th/30
78.18%17th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
75.36%13th/30
12.2621st/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
12.3822nd/30
27.953rd/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
34.2723rd/30
7.3510th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
5.243rd/30
2.945th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
11.9030th/30
14.2221st/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
16.664th/30
22.0611th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
26.6622nd/30
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