ORL125
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Orlando Magic vs Washington Wizards — Win Probability

FINAL
Orlando Magic logo
Orlando Magic
2-4
125
VS
Washington Wizards logo
Washington Wizards
1-4
94
Model expected score: Orlando Magic 122.0 – Washington Wizards 121.2 (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.

ORL
  • Jalen SuggsOut
  • Jonathan IsaacOut
  • Paolo BancheroOut
  • Noah PendaOut
  • Izaiyah NelsonOut
WSH
  • Bilal CoulibalyDay-To-Day
  • Tristan VukcevicOut
  • Reece BeekmanOut
  • Justin ChampagnieOut
  • Jamir WatkinsOut

Prediction vs. Result

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PREGAME WIN PROBABILITY
Magic 52%
ACTUAL RESULT
✓ Magic won by 31
COMBINED SCORE
219

Margin of Victory — Washington Wizards (Home)

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

Lost ← actual result
52%
Won by 1-3
8%
Won by 4-7
10%
Won by 8-14
14%
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 219.

O/U LINE 210
96% over ✓4% under
O/U LINE 220
89% over11% under ✓
O/U LINE 230
76% over24% under ✓
O/U LINE 240 MODEL'S PICK
56% over44% under ✓
O/U LINE 250
36% over64% under ✓
O/U LINE 260
19% over81% under ✓

Starter Grades

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

ORL
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).
Paolo BancheroPF
22.2
Franz WagnerSF
20.6
Desmond BaneSG
20.1
Anthony BlackPG
15.0
Jalen SuggsPG
13.8
WSH
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).
CJ McCollumSG
18.8
Alex SarrC
16.3
Trae YoungPG
15.2
Kyshawn GeorgeSF
14.8
Tre JohnsonSG
12.2

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
ORL
116.86
16th / 30
Points
WSH
114.33
22nd / 30
ORL
45.86
12th / 30
Rebounds
WSH
47.17
8th / 30
ORL
23.71
26th / 30
Assists
WSH
25.33
18th / 30
ORL
102.25
9th / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
WSH
106.56
1st / 30
ORL
54.09%
15th / 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.
WSH
52.55%
22nd / 30
ORL
14.02%
25th / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
WSH
13.46%
21st / 30
ORL
28.10%
11th / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
WSH
21.93%
26th / 30
ORL
.381
3rd / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
WSH
.222
29th / 30
ORL
114.28
24th / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
WSH
107.30
28th / 30
ORL
113.72
9th / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
WSH
120.44
27th / 30
ORL
+0.56
14th / 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.
WSH
-13.14
28th / 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
48.08%12th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
45.07%21st/30
10.0628th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
13.2917th/30
30.0430th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
34.7217th/30
33.49%23rd/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
38.29%8th/30
30.188th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
26.7520th/30
53.659th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
54.128th/30
56.25%8th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
49.42%28th/30
23.755th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
13.9230th/30
31.852nd/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
19.7129th/30
74.56%25th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
70.63%30th/30
12.0112th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
10.3218th/30
32.8315th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
33.949th/30
7.6822nd/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
6.4128th/30
6.154th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
5.638th/30
15.9325th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
15.1717th/30
21.6513th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
23.3123rd/30
Opponent
47.46%18th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
47.71%21st/30
10.764th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
13.7619th/30
29.761st/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
38.0119th/30
36.15%17th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
36.21%18th/30
31.0125th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
28.6218th/30
58.2628th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
50.8316th/30
53.24%11th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
56.31%21st/30
19.4212th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
21.9021st/30
25.1516th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
26.4319th/30
77.22%10th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
82.84%27th/30
11.0412th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
10.327th/30
30.749th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
36.7629th/30
8.2416th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
10.4828th/30
6.0126th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
6.8829th/30
15.0913th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
11.7329th/30
24.4525th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
17.051st/30