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Denver Nuggets vs Minnesota Timberwolves — Win Probability

FINAL
Denver Nuggets logo
Denver Nuggets
9-2
123
VS
Minnesota Timberwolves logo
Minnesota Timberwolves
8-4
112
Model expected score: Denver Nuggets 121.0 – Minnesota Timberwolves 119.3 (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.

DEN
  • Julian StrawtherOut
MIN
  • Anthony EdwardsOut
  • Donte DiVincenzoOut

Prediction vs. Result

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PREGAME WIN PROBABILITY
Nuggets 56%
ACTUAL RESULT
✓ Nuggets won by 11
COMBINED SCORE
235

Margin of Victory — Minnesota Timberwolves (Home)

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

Lost ← actual result
55%
Won by 1-3
8%
Won by 4-7
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 235.

O/U LINE 210
94% over ✓6% under
O/U LINE 220
86% over ✓14% under
O/U LINE 230
71% over ✓29% under
O/U LINE 240 MODEL'S PICK
51% over49% under ✓
O/U LINE 250
31% over69% 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.

DEN
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).
Nikola JokićC
27.7
Jamal MurrayPG
25.4
Aaron GordonPF
16.2
Peyton WatsonSF
14.6
Cameron JohnsonSF
12.2
MIN
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).
Anthony EdwardsSG
28.8
Julius RandlePF
21.1
Jaden McDanielsPF
14.8
Ayo DosunmuSG
14.4
Donte DiVincenzoSG
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
DEN
124.42
3rd / 30
Points
MIN
120.69
7th / 30
DEN
47.33
4th / 30
Rebounds
MIN
42.38
23rd / 30
DEN
29.42
4th / 30
Assists
MIN
26.38
17th / 30
DEN
99.26
22nd / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
MIN
99.98
18th / 30
DEN
57.39%
3rd / 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.
MIN
58.07%
2nd / 30
DEN
11.26%
5th / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
MIN
13.06%
19th / 30
DEN
28.45%
10th / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
MIN
24.49%
20th / 30
DEN
.307
7th / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
MIN
.304
8th / 30
DEN
125.35
2nd / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
MIN
120.71
4th / 30
DEN
112.08
4th / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
MIN
115.86
16th / 30
DEN
+13.27
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.
MIN
+4.85
9th / 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
50.56%1st/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
50.04%4th/30
12.1724th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
13.859th/30
33.4223rd/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
35.3918th/30
36.43%15th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
39.13%4th/30
32.911st/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
29.3111th/30
55.754th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
50.8517th/30
59.04%3rd/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
57.64%5th/30
23.003rd/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
20.5414th/30
27.376th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
26.2313th/30
84.05%2nd/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
78.30%20th/30
11.5916th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
10.0823rd/30
36.102nd/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
32.3115th/30
8.2321st/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
8.2320th/30
3.8623rd/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
5.627th/30
12.853rd/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
14.6918th/30
20.072nd/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
23.1624th/30
Opponent
44.81%6th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
45.60%8th/30
11.927th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
13.2314th/30
37.8718th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
36.7015th/30
31.49%1st/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
36.06%16th/30
28.2915th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
27.4711th/30
51.8918th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
52.5521st/30
54.53%14th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
52.27%5th/30
19.7316th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
21.2324th/30
25.1916th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
27.7024th/30
78.33%10th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
76.67%6th/30
11.009th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
12.8526th/30
29.133rd/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
31.089th/30
7.897th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
7.625th/30
4.7919th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
4.3911th/30
13.0126th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
14.3115th/30
22.7520th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
21.7014th/30
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