CHA112
FINAL
116NO
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Charlotte Hornets vs New Orleans Pelicans — Win Probability

FINAL
Charlotte Hornets logo
Charlotte Hornets
3-4
112
VS
New Orleans Pelicans logo
New Orleans Pelicans
0-6
116
Model expected score: Charlotte Hornets 124.8 – New Orleans Pelicans 115.3 (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.

CHA
  • Brandon MillerDay-To-Day
  • Moussa DiabateDay-To-Day
  • Grant WilliamsOut
  • Kon KnueppelOut
  • Dennis SchroderOut
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
Hornets 80%
ACTUAL RESULT
✕ Pelicans won by 4
COMBINED SCORE
228

Margin of Victory — New Orleans Pelicans (Home)

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

Lost
75%
Won by 1-3
6%
Won by 4-7 ← actual result
7%
Won by 8-14
7%
Won by 15-21
3%
Won by 21+
2%

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 228.

O/U LINE 210
94% over ✓6% under
O/U LINE 220
85% over ✓15% under
O/U LINE 230
70% over30% under ✓
O/U LINE 240 MODEL'S PICK
50% over50% under ✓
O/U LINE 250
30% over70% under ✓
O/U LINE 260
15% over85% under ✓

Starter Grades

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

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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
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
CHA
120.38
8th / 30
Points
NO
108.86
29th / 30
CHA
46.13
10th / 30
Rebounds
NO
40.43
27th / 30
CHA
27.13
11th / 30
Assists
NO
22.71
29th / 30
CHA
100.53
18th / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
NO
98.10
28th / 30
CHA
56.64%
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.
NO
50.00%
29th / 30
CHA
13.89%
22nd / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
NO
12.00%
8th / 30
CHA
28.88%
8th / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
NO
27.49%
12th / 30
CHA
.303
15th / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
NO
.319
10th / 30
CHA
119.75
6th / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
NO
110.96
27th / 30
CHA
119.75
25th / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
NO
126.25
29th / 30
CHA
+0.00
18th / 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
-15.29
29th / 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
48.00%13th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
42.95%29th/30
15.057th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
12.6720th/30
39.429th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
35.5316th/30
38.17%9th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
35.66%15th/30
26.7321st/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
25.9225th/30
47.6227th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
54.327th/30
56.14%11th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
47.72%30th/30
21.1413th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
21.1115th/30
26.3615th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
28.697th/30
80.19%10th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
73.60%28th/30
11.5614th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
13.696th/30
34.327th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
27.5228th/30
6.8428th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
8.5915th/30
4.6017th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
2.9128th/30
15.9224th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
13.9811th/30
21.2611th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
21.118th/30
Opponent
48.18%22nd/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
50.49%29th/30
14.8024th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
15.1426th/30
37.5517th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
43.6929th/30
39.40%28th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
34.67%10th/30
27.9811th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
30.2924th/30
51.2317th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
46.313rd/30
54.61%13th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
65.41%30th/30
19.4013th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
20.2418th/30
24.6211th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
25.1913th/30
78.79%17th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
80.35%22nd/30
9.825th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
12.8126th/30
28.484th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
36.1128th/30
8.0812th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
7.868th/30
3.616th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
7.7230th/30
12.8127th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
14.8514th/30
22.5115th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
24.3225th/30
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