WSH98
FINAL
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Washington Wizards vs Atlanta Hawks — Win Probability

FINAL
Washington Wizards logo
Washington Wizards
16-40
98
VS
Atlanta Hawks logo
Atlanta Hawks
28-31
119
Model expected score: Washington Wizards 115.1 – Atlanta Hawks 122.5 (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
ATL
  • Asa NewellOut
  • Keshon GilbertOut
  • Mouhamed GueyeOut
  • Henri VeesaarOut

Prediction vs. Result

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PREGAME WIN PROBABILITY
Hawks 74%
ACTUAL RESULT
✓ Hawks won by 21
COMBINED SCORE
217

Margin of Victory — Atlanta Hawks (Home)

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

Lost
30%
Won by 1-3
8%
Won by 4-7
11%
Won by 8-14
19%
Won by 15-21 ← actual result
15%
Won by 21+
17%

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 217.

O/U LINE 210
93% over ✓7% under
O/U LINE 220
82% over18% under ✓
O/U LINE 230
65% over35% under ✓
O/U LINE 240 MODEL'S PICK
45% over55% under ✓
O/U LINE 250
26% over74% under ✓
O/U LINE 260
12% over88% 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
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
WSH
112.23
25th / 30
Points
ATL
116.95
10th / 30
WSH
43.44
18th / 30
Rebounds
ATL
42.92
22nd / 30
WSH
25.40
20th / 30
Assists
ATL
30.35
1st / 30
WSH
100.93
8th / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
ATL
101.57
4th / 30
WSH
52.91%
25th / 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
54.67%
14th / 30
WSH
13.20%
27th / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
ATL
11.73%
11th / 30
WSH
24.94%
19th / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
ATL
22.94%
26th / 30
WSH
.237
26th / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
ATL
.233
27th / 30
WSH
111.20
27th / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
ATL
115.14
19th / 30
WSH
121.62
28th / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
ATL
116.18
16th / 30
WSH
-10.43
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.
ATL
-1.03
19th / 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
45.86%26th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
46.83%14th/30
12.6421st/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
14.1610th/30
35.8919th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
38.5610th/30
35.21%17th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
36.72%7th/30
28.4719th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
28.1721st/30
53.7510th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
51.8416th/30
52.98%24th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
54.35%17th/30
16.3426th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
16.3127th/30
21.2124th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
21.0227th/30
77.05%21st/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
77.60%20th/30
11.3916th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
10.2722nd/30
31.6523rd/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
31.9821st/30
7.9323rd/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
9.177th/30
6.003rd/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
4.5521st/30
15.0525th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
13.248th/30
20.5820th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
19.4910th/30
Opponent
47.54%21st/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
47.45%20th/30
14.0322nd/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
13.0312th/30
38.2922nd/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
36.449th/30
36.63%23rd/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
35.75%14th/30
29.6522nd/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
29.2418th/30
53.5920th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
52.6415th/30
55.34%22nd/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
55.55%23rd/30
20.2327th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
18.6115th/30
25.5027th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
23.3313th/30
79.35%22nd/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
79.75%26th/30
13.3030th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
11.4514th/30
34.2626th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
34.5129th/30
9.8029th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
8.6516th/30
5.3725th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
5.0720th/30
12.9524th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
14.549th/30
17.211st/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
18.252nd/30
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