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Chicago Bulls vs Indiana Pacers — Win Probability

FINAL
Chicago Bulls logo
Chicago Bulls
9-9
101
VS
Indiana Pacers logo
Indiana Pacers
3-16
103
Model expected score: Chicago Bulls 119.9 – Indiana Pacers 120.9 (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.

CHI
  • Norman PowellDay-To-Day
  • Zach CollinsDay-To-Day
IND
  • Tyrese HaliburtonOut
  • Johnny FurphyOut
  • Ben SheppardOut

Prediction vs. Result

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PREGAME WIN PROBABILITY
Pacers 50%
ACTUAL RESULT
✓ Pacers won by 2
COMBINED SCORE
204

Margin of Victory — Indiana Pacers (Home)

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

Lost
48%
Won by 1-3 ← actual result
8%
Won by 4-7
11%
Won by 8-14
15%
Won by 15-21
10%
Won by 21+
8%

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 204.

O/U LINE 210
95% over5% under ✓
O/U LINE 220
86% over14% under ✓
O/U LINE 230
71% over29% under ✓
O/U LINE 240 MODEL'S PICK
52% over48% under ✓
O/U LINE 250
31% over69% under ✓
O/U LINE 260
16% over84% under ✓

Starter Grades

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

CHI
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).
Coby WhiteSG
18.6
Collin SextonSG
17.5
Josh GiddeyPG
17.0
Nikola VučevićC
16.9
Matas BuzelisPF
16.3
IND
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).
Pascal SiakamPF
24.0
Bennedict MathurinSF
17.8
Andrew NembhardPG
16.9
Aaron NesmithSF
13.8
Jarace WalkerPF
11.6

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
CHI
119.95
6th / 30
Points
IND
109.75
29th / 30
CHI
46.16
4th / 30
Rebounds
IND
45.25
11th / 30
CHI
29.42
6th / 30
Assists
IND
23.55
29th / 30
CHI
103.77
2nd / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
IND
101.50
7th / 30
CHI
55.25%
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.
IND
48.80%
30th / 30
CHI
12.36%
13th / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
IND
11.73%
4th / 30
CHI
22.86%
24th / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
IND
25.59%
17th / 30
CHI
.265
23rd / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
IND
.293
11th / 30
CHI
115.59
20th / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
IND
108.13
29th / 30
CHI
118.59
22nd / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
IND
116.85
19th / 30
CHI
-2.99
20th / 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.
IND
-8.72
26th / 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
47.35%13th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
42.36%30th/30
13.9010th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
11.5824th/30
37.2813th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
36.5518th/30
37.28%7th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
31.67%30th/30
27.7417th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
26.5526th/30
50.6719th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
53.459th/30
54.75%16th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
49.68%30th/30
18.4124th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
20.3015th/30
23.3324th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
26.3610th/30
78.91%16th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
77.01%22nd/30
9.8924th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
12.2210th/30
34.593rd/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
32.3716th/30
7.2525th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
6.8529th/30
5.0213th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
5.328th/30
13.8512th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
13.506th/30
20.296th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
23.0127th/30
Opponent
46.92%15th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
47.23%19th/30
12.587th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
11.082nd/30
35.258th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
34.586th/30
35.68%11th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
32.05%3rd/30
30.6927th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
30.4925th/30
56.9630th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
53.4522nd/30
53.87%11th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
57.05%26th/30
19.4813th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
22.6128th/30
25.0117th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
29.5130th/30
77.89%7th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
76.63%5th/30
12.1724th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
11.4315th/30
33.3721st/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
35.5230th/30
8.7721st/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
7.143rd/30
5.8827th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
4.5313th/30
11.6230th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
13.3023rd/30
19.736th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
22.3221st/30
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