WSH93
FINAL
112PHX
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Washington Wizards vs Phoenix Suns — Win Probability

FINAL
Washington Wizards logo
Washington Wizards
10-27
93
VS
Phoenix Suns logo
Phoenix Suns
23-14
112
Model expected score: Washington Wizards 111.9 – Phoenix Suns 124.0 (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.

WSH
  • Bilal CoulibalyDay-To-Day
  • Tristan VukcevicOut
  • Reece BeekmanOut
  • Justin ChampagnieOut
  • Jamir WatkinsOut
PHX
  • Jordan GoodwinOut
  • Mark WilliamsOut

Prediction vs. Result

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PREGAME WIN PROBABILITY
Suns 85%
ACTUAL RESULT
✓ Suns won by 19
COMBINED SCORE
205

Margin of Victory — Phoenix Suns (Home)

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

Lost
20%
Won by 1-3
6%
Won by 4-7
10%
Won by 8-14
19%
Won by 15-21 ← actual result
18%
Won by 21+
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 205.

O/U LINE 210
91% over9% under ✓
O/U LINE 220
80% over20% under ✓
O/U LINE 230
62% over38% under ✓
O/U LINE 240 MODEL'S PICK
41% over59% under ✓
O/U LINE 250
23% over77% under ✓
O/U LINE 260
10% over90% under ✓

Starter Grades

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

WSH
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).
CJ McCollumSG
18.8
Alex SarrC
16.3
Trae YoungPG
15.2
Kyshawn GeorgeSF
14.8
Tre JohnsonSG
12.2
PHX
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).
Devin BookerSG
26.1
Dillon BrooksSF
20.2
Jalen GreenSG
17.8
Grayson AllenSG
16.5
Collin GillespiePG
12.7

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
WSH
112.79
26th / 30
Points
PHX
114.67
22nd / 30
WSH
44.18
17th / 30
Rebounds
PHX
43.49
20th / 30
WSH
25.32
20th / 30
Assists
PHX
25.46
18th / 30
WSH
101.32
7th / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
PHX
98.20
24th / 30
WSH
53.20%
21st / 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.
PHX
54.31%
16th / 30
WSH
13.50%
30th / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
PHX
12.83%
19th / 30
WSH
24.93%
20th / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
PHX
29.29%
6th / 30
WSH
.245
25th / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
PHX
.233
29th / 30
WSH
111.32
27th / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
PHX
116.77
13th / 30
WSH
122.38
29th / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
PHX
113.82
6th / 30
WSH
-11.06
29th / 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.
PHX
+2.95
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
46.11%22nd/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
46.30%20th/30
12.6020th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
14.707th/30
35.2221st/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
40.458th/30
35.77%14th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
36.35%11th/30
28.3618th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
27.8421st/30
53.6110th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
51.4117th/30
52.91%27th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
54.14%18th/30
16.8027th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
17.0026th/30
21.7426th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
21.3927th/30
77.30%24th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
79.49%11th/30
11.2518th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
13.166th/30
32.3616th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
31.1326th/30
7.1428th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
10.631st/30
6.183rd/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
4.2626th/30
15.3529th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
14.9120th/30
21.4024th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
22.1728th/30
Opponent
47.25%20th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
46.70%15th/30
14.1323rd/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
12.488th/30
38.9625th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
35.7510th/30
36.27%19th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
34.92%7th/30
30.0223rd/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
28.3811th/30
54.4923rd/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
51.7512th/30
55.10%21st/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
54.84%18th/30
19.9524th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
19.6122nd/30
25.1923rd/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
24.7822nd/30
79.18%18th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
79.14%17th/30
13.5630th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
12.1924th/30
33.8725th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
31.788th/30
9.7929th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
8.5115th/30
5.6625th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
4.6211th/30
11.9528th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
16.762nd/30
17.351st/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
19.859th/30
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