DEN121
FINAL
124DET
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Denver Nuggets vs Detroit Pistons — Win Probability

FINAL
Denver Nuggets logo
Denver Nuggets
33-17
121
VS
Detroit Pistons logo
Detroit Pistons
35-13
124
Model expected score: Denver Nuggets 114.3 – Detroit Pistons 120.4 (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.

DEN
  • Julian StrawtherOut
DET
  • Isaiah JoeOut
  • Jalen DurenOut

Prediction vs. Result

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PREGAME WIN PROBABILITY
Pistons 70%
ACTUAL RESULT
✓ Pistons won by 3
COMBINED SCORE
245

Margin of Victory — Detroit Pistons (Home)

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

Lost
33%
Won by 1-3 ← actual result
8%
Won by 4-7
11%
Won by 8-14
19%
Won by 15-21
14%
Won by 21+
15%

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 245.

O/U LINE 210
90% over ✓10% under
O/U LINE 220
78% over ✓22% under
O/U LINE 230 MODEL'S PICK
60% over ✓40% under
O/U LINE 240
39% over ✓61% under
O/U LINE 250
21% over79% under ✓
O/U LINE 260
9% over91% under ✓

Starter Grades

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

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
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
DEN
119.96
2nd / 30
Points
DET
117.47
8th / 30
DEN
42.41
24th / 30
Rebounds
DET
45.71
7th / 30
DEN
27.82
9th / 30
Assists
DET
26.84
11th / 30
DEN
97.57
25th / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
DET
99.66
17th / 30
DEN
57.47%
1st / 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
54.14%
16th / 30
DEN
10.81%
3rd / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
DET
12.50%
18th / 30
DEN
23.17%
24th / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
DET
30.40%
4th / 30
DEN
.294
5th / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
DET
.300
3rd / 30
DEN
122.95
1st / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
DET
117.87
10th / 30
DEN
118.77
25th / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
DET
110.32
2nd / 30
DEN
+4.18
8th / 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
+7.56
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
49.49%2nd/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
47.96%5th/30
14.1312th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
11.1227th/30
35.4721st/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
31.8027th/30
39.83%1st/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
34.96%20th/30
29.6810th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
32.072nd/30
53.0511th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
58.244th/30
55.95%7th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
55.06%12th/30
21.204th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
20.387th/30
26.044th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
27.052nd/30
81.40%3rd/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
75.32%27th/30
9.6328th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
13.156th/30
33.849th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
32.7214th/30
7.0529th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
10.671st/30
4.3424th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
6.351st/30
12.123rd/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
14.5620th/30
19.417th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
22.6930th/30
Opponent
46.75%15th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
44.12%2nd/30
13.3816th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
12.557th/30
38.2021st/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
36.2711th/30
35.03%8th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
34.61%5th/30
29.9424th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
24.922nd/30
54.4822nd/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
48.682nd/30
54.96%18th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
51.20%3rd/30
18.7315th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
22.8130th/30
24.2418th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
28.7330th/30
77.28%4th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
79.40%22nd/30
12.2426th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
11.5517th/30
31.918th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
30.103rd/30
7.828th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
9.3027th/30
4.7613th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
5.7327th/30
11.6829th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
16.632nd/30
21.7826th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
21.9930th/30
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