CHI126
FINAL
123ATL
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Chicago Bulls vs Atlanta Hawks — Win Probability

FINAL
Chicago Bulls logo
Chicago Bulls
13-15
126
VS
Atlanta Hawks logo
Atlanta Hawks
15-15
123
Model expected score: Chicago Bulls 120.2 – Atlanta Hawks 122.7 (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
ATL
  • Asa NewellOut
  • Keshon GilbertOut
  • Mouhamed GueyeOut
  • Henri VeesaarOut

Prediction vs. Result

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PREGAME WIN PROBABILITY
Hawks 59%
ACTUAL RESULT
✕ Bulls won by 3
COMBINED SCORE
249

Margin of Victory — Atlanta Hawks (Home)

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

Lost ← actual result
43%
Won by 1-3
8%
Won by 4-7
11%
Won by 8-14
17%
Won by 15-21
11%
Won by 21+
10%

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 249.

O/U LINE 210
96% over ✓4% under
O/U LINE 220
89% over ✓11% under
O/U LINE 230
75% over ✓25% under
O/U LINE 240 MODEL'S PICK
56% over ✓44% 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.

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
ATL
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).
Jalen JohnsonSF
22.5
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerSG
20.8
Trae YoungPG
19.3
CJ McCollumPG
18.7
Kristaps PorziņģisC
17.1

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
119.72
8th / 30
Points
ATL
118.81
11th / 30
CHI
45.24
8th / 30
Rebounds
ATL
41.58
26th / 30
CHI
29.34
5th / 30
Assists
ATL
31.13
1st / 30
CHI
103.22
3rd / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
ATL
101.72
6th / 30
CHI
55.55%
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.
ATL
56.05%
5th / 30
CHI
12.47%
16th / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
ATL
12.39%
14th / 30
CHI
23.72%
24th / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
ATL
23.00%
26th / 30
CHI
.262
21st / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
ATL
.246
26th / 30
CHI
115.99
15th / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
ATL
116.80
11th / 30
CHI
119.20
23rd / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
ATL
117.59
19th / 30
CHI
-3.21
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.
ATL
-0.79
17th / 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
47.80%11th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
48.29%7th/30
13.6614th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
13.8011th/30
37.3515th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
37.4214th/30
36.58%10th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
36.86%7th/30
28.4616th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
29.1114th/30
50.7819th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
51.4417th/30
56.05%8th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
56.60%6th/30
18.0724th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
17.1927th/30
23.0823rd/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
21.8827th/30
78.29%19th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
78.55%16th/30
10.1924th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
9.8328th/30
33.646th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
31.0525th/30
7.8522nd/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
9.075th/30
4.5418th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
4.8814th/30
14.0015th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
13.9213th/30
18.942nd/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
20.238th/30
Opponent
47.96%24th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
47.85%23rd/30
13.4619th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
13.3518th/30
36.6514th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
36.8516th/30
36.74%21st/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
36.23%18th/30
30.2325th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
29.0218th/30
54.4524th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
51.6913th/30
55.52%21st/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
56.13%26th/30
18.346th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
19.5018th/30
23.6210th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
24.6718th/30
77.65%9th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
79.05%16th/30
11.1910th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
11.7721st/30
32.7717th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
32.9218th/30
8.8220th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
8.9723rd/30
5.6126th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
4.4711th/30
12.4328th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
14.947th/30
19.345th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
18.842nd/30
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