HOU111
FINAL
104DET
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Houston Rockets vs Detroit Pistons — Win Probability

FINAL
Houston Rockets logo
Houston Rockets
26-16
111
VS
Detroit Pistons logo
Detroit Pistons
31-11
104
Model expected score: Houston Rockets 112.2 – Detroit Pistons 117.6 (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.

HOU
  • Oscar TshiebweDay-To-Day
  • Clint CapelaOut
  • Steven AdamsOut
DET
  • Isaiah JoeOut
  • Jalen DurenOut

Prediction vs. Result

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PREGAME WIN PROBABILITY
Pistons 70%
ACTUAL RESULT
✕ Rockets won by 7
COMBINED SCORE
215

Margin of Victory — Detroit Pistons (Home)

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

Lost ← actual result
35%
Won by 1-3
8%
Won by 4-7
11%
Won by 8-14
18%
Won by 15-21
14%
Won by 21+
13%

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 215.

O/U LINE 210
85% over ✓15% under
O/U LINE 220
70% over30% under ✓
O/U LINE 230 MODEL'S PICK
50% over50% under ✓
O/U LINE 240
30% over70% under ✓
O/U LINE 250
14% over86% under ✓
O/U LINE 260
6% over94% under ✓

Starter Grades

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

HOU
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).
Kevin DurantSF
26.0
Alperen ŞengünC
20.4
Amen ThompsonPG
18.3
Jabari Smith Jr.PF
15.8
Reed SheppardSG
13.5
DET
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).
Cade CunninghamPG
23.9
Jalen DurenC
19.5
Tobias HarrisPF
13.3
Duncan RobinsonSG
12.2
Ausar ThompsonSF
9.9

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
HOU
116.93
12th / 30
Points
DET
116.91
13th / 30
HOU
48.81
1st / 30
Rebounds
DET
46.05
5th / 30
HOU
24.88
25th / 30
Assists
DET
26.58
12th / 30
HOU
96.83
27th / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
DET
99.82
16th / 30
HOU
54.21%
15th / 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.
DET
54.05%
18th / 30
HOU
12.51%
17th / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
DET
12.95%
22nd / 30
HOU
36.65%
1st / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
DET
30.85%
2nd / 30
HOU
.275
13th / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
DET
.301
3rd / 30
HOU
120.76
5th / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
DET
117.12
13th / 30
HOU
114.42
9th / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
DET
110.15
2nd / 30
HOU
+6.34
4th / 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.
DET
+6.97
3rd / 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
47.89%6th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
47.81%7th/30
11.8224th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
11.2126th/30
31.8027th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
32.0326th/30
37.16%5th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
34.98%22nd/30
32.951st/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
31.682nd/30
61.681st/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
57.694th/30
53.43%22nd/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
54.93%15th/30
19.4113th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
20.139th/30
25.726th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
27.003rd/30
75.44%26th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
74.55%29th/30
16.521st/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
13.334th/30
33.898th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
32.8013th/30
8.969th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
10.462nd/30
5.795th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
6.691st/30
14.9926th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
15.1228th/30
19.656th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
22.7430th/30
Opponent
46.31%9th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
43.99%2nd/30
12.8311th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
12.608th/30
36.5812th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
36.3911th/30
35.06%10th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
34.64%4th/30
29.2316th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
24.862nd/30
54.2320th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
48.761st/30
53.90%8th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
50.98%2nd/30
17.485th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
22.6230th/30
23.1510th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
28.3830th/30
75.52%1st/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
79.72%22nd/30
11.3613th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
11.5317th/30
28.561st/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
29.872nd/30
9.2926th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
9.6728th/30
4.8516th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
5.7127th/30
13.3822nd/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
16.593rd/30
21.6626th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
22.2528th/30
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