PHX134
FINAL
138UTAH
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Phoenix Suns vs Utah Jazz — Win Probability

FINAL
Phoenix Suns logo
Phoenix Suns
1-2
134
VS
Utah Jazz logo
Utah Jazz
1-1
138
Model expected score: Phoenix Suns 116.8 – Utah Jazz 114.8 (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.

PHX
  • Jordan GoodwinOut
  • Mark WilliamsOut
UTAH
  • Keyonte GeorgeOut
  • Lauri MarkkanenDay-To-Day
  • Jusuf NurkicOut
  • Jaren Jackson Jr.Out

Prediction vs. Result

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PREGAME WIN PROBABILITY
Suns 56%
ACTUAL RESULT
✕ Jazz won by 4
COMBINED SCORE
272

Margin of Victory — Utah Jazz (Home)

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

Lost
55%
Won by 1-3
8%
Won by 4-7 ← actual result
10%
Won by 8-14
14%
Won by 15-21
8%
Won by 21+
5%

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 272.

O/U LINE 210
87% over ✓13% under
O/U LINE 220
73% over ✓27% under
O/U LINE 230 MODEL'S PICK
53% over ✓47% under
O/U LINE 240
33% over ✓67% under
O/U LINE 250
17% over ✓83% under
O/U LINE 260
7% over ✓93% under

Starter Grades

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

PHX
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).
Devin BookerSG
26.1
Dillon BrooksSF
20.2
Jalen GreenSG
17.8
Grayson AllenSG
16.5
Collin GillespiePG
12.7
UTAH
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).
Lauri MarkkanenPF
26.7
Keyonte GeorgePG
23.6
Jaren Jackson Jr.C
22.3
Brice SensabaughSF
14.9
Walker KesslerC
14.4

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
PHX
116.75
18th / 30
Points
UTAH
123.67
7th / 30
PHX
43.50
15th / 30
Rebounds
UTAH
53.33
1st / 30
PHX
26.75
12th / 30
Assists
UTAH
30.00
4th / 30
PHX
102.33
17th / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
UTAH
99.87
22nd / 30
PHX
51.85%
21st / 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.
UTAH
54.45%
15th / 30
PHX
13.55%
18th / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
UTAH
13.53%
17th / 30
PHX
32.47%
5th / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
UTAH
39.10%
1st / 30
PHX
.253
27th / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
UTAH
.260
25th / 30
PHX
114.09
21st / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
UTAH
123.83
5th / 30
PHX
126.06
29th / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
UTAH
115.82
14th / 30
PHX
-11.97
28th / 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.
UTAH
+8.01
5th / 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
43.54%26th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
46.26%17th/30
15.396th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
15.357th/30
45.443rd/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
44.724th/30
33.87%19th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
34.33%17th/30
24.9226th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
28.0418th/30
47.1525th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
49.0621st/30
52.85%20th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
57.14%11th/30
18.0825th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
21.6915th/30
23.4524th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
24.3623rd/30
77.08%17th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
89.04%2nd/30
15.394th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
17.361st/30
27.1229th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
36.056th/30
9.538th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
8.3416th/30
5.628th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
3.6721st/30
16.1223rd/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
16.3526th/30
26.3926th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
21.365th/30
Opponent
49.45%25th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
44.77%8th/30
12.2212th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
16.0229th/30
32.496th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
44.0629th/30
37.59%25th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
36.36%18th/30
31.5227th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
25.378th/30
55.9527th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
48.407th/30
56.33%19th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
52.41%9th/30
26.3927th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
17.025th/30
31.0325th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
22.364th/30
85.04%29th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
76.12%8th/30
14.1728th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
12.6822nd/30
32.0016th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
27.042nd/30
10.7529th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
10.3526th/30
4.8920th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
6.0128th/30
15.648th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
14.0219th/30
22.2310th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
22.7013th/30
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