DAL114
FINAL
115ORL
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Dallas Mavericks vs Orlando Magic — Win Probability

FINAL
Dallas Mavericks logo
Dallas Mavericks
22-39
114
VS
Orlando Magic logo
Orlando Magic
31-27
115
Model expected score: Dallas Mavericks 112.5 – Orlando Magic 119.6 (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.

DAL
  • Morez Johnson Jr.Day-To-Day
  • Sergio de LarreaOut
  • Tarik BiberovicOut
  • Dereck Lively IIOut
ORL
  • Jalen SuggsOut
  • Jonathan IsaacOut
  • Paolo BancheroOut
  • Noah PendaOut
  • Izaiyah NelsonOut

Prediction vs. Result

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PREGAME WIN PROBABILITY
Magic 73%
ACTUAL RESULT
✓ Magic won by 1
COMBINED SCORE
229

Margin of Victory — Orlando Magic (Home)

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

Lost
31%
Won by 1-3 ← actual result
8%
Won by 4-7
11%
Won by 8-14
19%
Won by 15-21
15%
Won by 21+
16%

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 229.

O/U LINE 210
88% over ✓12% under
O/U LINE 220
74% over ✓26% under
O/U LINE 230 MODEL'S PICK
55% over45% under ✓
O/U LINE 240
34% over66% under ✓
O/U LINE 250
18% over82% under ✓
O/U LINE 260
7% over93% under ✓

Starter Grades

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

DAL
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).
Cooper FlaggSF
21.0
Anthony DavisPF
20.4
Naji MarshallSF
15.2
P.J. WashingtonPF
14.2
Max ChristieSG
12.3
ORL
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).
Paolo BancheroPF
22.2
Franz WagnerSF
20.6
Desmond BaneSG
20.1
Anthony BlackPG
15.0
Jalen SuggsPG
13.8

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
DAL
113.52
23rd / 30
Points
ORL
114.77
19th / 30
DAL
44.68
11th / 30
Rebounds
ORL
43.33
18th / 30
DAL
24.92
24th / 30
Assists
ORL
26.43
14th / 30
DAL
101.83
3rd / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
ORL
99.67
15th / 30
DAL
52.99%
24th / 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.
ORL
52.84%
25th / 30
DAL
12.45%
18th / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
ORL
11.68%
9th / 30
DAL
22.60%
27th / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
ORL
24.88%
20th / 30
DAL
.290
6th / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
ORL
.302
3rd / 30
DAL
111.48
26th / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
ORL
115.15
20th / 30
DAL
115.50
14th / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
ORL
114.73
11th / 30
DAL
-4.02
22nd / 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.
ORL
+0.43
16th / 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
47.03%14th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
46.24%21st/30
10.4229th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
11.7125th/30
30.5729th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
33.9824th/30
34.09%27th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
34.46%25th/30
30.706th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
29.3311th/30
56.866th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
54.778th/30
53.98%18th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
53.54%21st/30
18.8213th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
21.373rd/30
25.398th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
26.762nd/30
74.11%29th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
79.84%7th/30
9.8726th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
11.0521st/30
34.019th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
32.4215th/30
7.3227th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
8.6414th/30
5.2010th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
5.209th/30
14.0216th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
13.299th/30
17.911st/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
20.8222nd/30
Opponent
46.89%14th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
47.64%23rd/30
12.123rd/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
11.652nd/30
35.515th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
33.031st/30
34.12%2nd/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
35.26%10th/30
31.1728th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
30.1826th/30
56.8230th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
54.7726th/30
54.86%14th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
55.11%17th/30
16.813rd/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
19.4325th/30
21.644th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
24.9726th/30
77.67%8th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
77.80%11th/30
12.0424th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
10.744th/30
33.8024th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
33.3720th/30
8.8922nd/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
7.907th/30
5.0120th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
5.5426th/30
12.3228th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
14.4111th/30
20.8824th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
21.5527th/30