UTAH112
FINAL
135DEN
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Utah Jazz vs Denver Nuggets — Win Probability

FINAL
Utah Jazz logo
Utah Jazz
10-17
112
VS
Denver Nuggets logo
Denver Nuggets
20-7
135
Model expected score: Utah Jazz 117.4 – Denver Nuggets 129.6 (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.

UTAH
  • Lauri MarkkanenOut
  • Keyonte GeorgeOut
  • Jusuf NurkicOut
  • Jaren Jackson Jr.Out
DEN
  • Julian StrawtherOut

Prediction vs. Result

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PREGAME WIN PROBABILITY
Nuggets 86%
ACTUAL RESULT
✓ Nuggets won by 23
COMBINED SCORE
247

Margin of Victory — Denver Nuggets (Home)

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

Lost
19%
Won by 1-3
6%
Won by 4-7
10%
Won by 8-14
19%
Won by 15-21
18%
Won by 21+ ← actual result
27%

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 247.

O/U LINE 210
97% over ✓3% under
O/U LINE 220
92% over ✓8% under
O/U LINE 230
81% over ✓19% under
O/U LINE 240
64% over ✓36% under
O/U LINE 250 MODEL'S PICK
44% over56% under ✓
O/U LINE 260
25% over75% under ✓

Starter Grades

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

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
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

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
UTAH
119.61
7th / 30
Points
DEN
125.07
1st / 30
UTAH
45.79
6th / 30
Rebounds
DEN
44.43
14th / 30
UTAH
30.00
2nd / 30
Assists
DEN
29.46
3rd / 30
UTAH
103.40
2nd / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
DEN
99.09
21st / 30
UTAH
53.25%
22nd / 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.
DEN
59.14%
1st / 30
UTAH
13.02%
20th / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
DEN
11.15%
3rd / 30
UTAH
27.22%
12th / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
DEN
25.68%
17th / 30
UTAH
.306
6th / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
DEN
.289
9th / 30
UTAH
115.68
16th / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
DEN
126.22
1st / 30
UTAH
122.93
29th / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
DEN
117.06
17th / 30
UTAH
-7.25
27th / 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.
DEN
+9.15
2nd / 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
45.70%23rd/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
51.28%1st/30
13.3317th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
13.9810th/30
38.249th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
34.7121st/30
34.87%19th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
40.29%2nd/30
27.0124th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
31.613rd/30
50.0523rd/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
54.219th/30
53.97%19th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
58.31%2nd/30
21.664th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
21.055th/30
27.016th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
25.7310th/30
80.18%7th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
81.79%3rd/30
12.1610th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
10.5221st/30
32.1219th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
34.312nd/30
7.2228th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
7.3526th/30
3.2130th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
3.9328th/30
14.9922nd/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
12.583rd/30
22.3825th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
19.614th/30
Opponent
49.03%28th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
46.64%13th/30
14.8229th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
13.3015th/30
39.1024th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
38.1319th/30
37.90%27th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
34.88%10th/30
28.8415th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
29.1919th/30
49.957th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
52.9817th/30
57.75%28th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
55.10%16th/30
20.7925th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
18.7813th/30
26.7027th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
23.9010th/30
77.88%10th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
78.58%15th/30
10.958th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
11.2410th/30
32.5014th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
30.454th/30
8.7417th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
7.758th/30
5.4224th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
4.4311th/30
12.5028th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
12.2929th/30
21.8623rd/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
22.0624th/30
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