IND137
FINAL
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Indiana Pacers vs New York Knicks — Win Probability

FINAL
Indiana Pacers logo
Indiana Pacers
13-40
137
VS
New York Knicks logo
New York Knicks
32-19
134
Model expected score: Indiana Pacers 110.3 – New York Knicks 121.4 (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.

IND
  • Tyrese HaliburtonOut
  • Johnny FurphyOut
  • Ben SheppardOut
NY
  • Josh HartDay-To-Day

Prediction vs. Result

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PREGAME WIN PROBABILITY
Knicks 84%
ACTUAL RESULT
✕ Pacers won by 3
COMBINED SCORE
271

Margin of Victory — New York Knicks (Home)

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

Lost ← actual result
22%
Won by 1-3
7%
Won by 4-7
10%
Won by 8-14
20%
Won by 15-21
18%
Won by 21+
24%

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 271.

O/U LINE 210
87% over ✓13% under
O/U LINE 220
73% over ✓27% under
O/U LINE 230 MODEL'S PICK
53% over ✓47% under
O/U LINE 240
33% over ✓67% under
O/U LINE 250
17% over ✓83% under
O/U LINE 260
7% over ✓93% under

Starter Grades

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

IND
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).
Pascal SiakamPF
24.0
Bennedict MathurinSF
17.8
Andrew NembhardPG
16.9
Aaron NesmithSF
13.8
Jarace WalkerPF
11.6
NY
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 BrunsonPG
26.0
Karl-Anthony TownsC
20.1
OG AnunobyPF
16.7
Mikal BridgesSF
14.4
Josh HartSF
12.0

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
IND
111.07
28th / 30
Points
NY
117.76
8th / 30
IND
42.67
22nd / 30
Rebounds
NY
46.47
4th / 30
IND
26.00
17th / 30
Assists
NY
26.93
10th / 30
IND
100.63
9th / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
NY
97.61
25th / 30
IND
51.97%
30th / 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.
NY
55.26%
10th / 30
IND
12.00%
13th / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
NY
11.29%
4th / 30
IND
22.43%
28th / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
NY
29.84%
4th / 30
IND
.266
16th / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
NY
.240
25th / 30
IND
110.38
30th / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
NY
120.65
3rd / 30
IND
118.02
21st / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
NY
115.04
12th / 30
IND
-7.64
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.
NY
+5.61
4th / 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
44.87%29th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
47.04%14th/30
12.6121st/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
15.314th/30
36.4016th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
40.688th/30
34.63%23rd/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
37.64%3rd/30
27.2225th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
28.5418th/30
52.3613th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
52.5312th/30
51.99%30th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
54.33%17th/30
18.1319th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
17.6423rd/30
23.6117th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
22.3723rd/30
76.77%24th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
78.85%12th/30
10.3122nd/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
13.693rd/30
32.0919th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
33.928th/30
7.3128th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
8.0518th/30
4.7817th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
4.1926th/30
13.5312th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
13.115th/30
21.8128th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
21.0123rd/30
Opponent
48.40%26th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
45.96%7th/30
11.391st/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
14.2925th/30
33.092nd/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
39.7727th/30
34.43%2nd/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
35.93%16th/30
31.5230th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
26.694th/30
55.5829th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
49.404th/30
56.72%26th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
54.03%9th/30
20.8029th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
18.8017th/30
27.1429th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
24.2219th/30
76.61%3rd/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
77.62%7th/30
11.129th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
10.544th/30
35.6530th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
32.199th/30
7.564th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
7.232nd/30
4.6210th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
4.6612th/30
13.0822nd/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
13.8616th/30
20.6720th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
19.8611th/30
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