CHI110
FINAL
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Chicago Bulls vs Sacramento Kings — Win Probability

FINAL
Chicago Bulls logo
Chicago Bulls
26-37
110
VS
Sacramento Kings logo
Sacramento Kings
14-50
126
Model expected score: Chicago Bulls 118.6 – Sacramento Kings 116.9 (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.

CHI
  • Norman PowellDay-To-Day
  • Zach CollinsDay-To-Day
SAC
  • Maxime RaynaudOut
  • Keegan MurrayDay-To-Day
  • Domantas SabonisDay-To-Day
  • Ben SimmonsOut

Prediction vs. Result

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PREGAME WIN PROBABILITY
Bulls 57%
ACTUAL RESULT
✕ Kings won by 16
COMBINED SCORE
236

Margin of Victory — Sacramento Kings (Home)

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

Lost
55%
Won by 1-3
8%
Won by 4-7
10%
Won by 8-14
14%
Won by 15-21 ← actual result
8%
Won by 21+
6%

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 236.

O/U LINE 210
91% over ✓9% under
O/U LINE 220
79% over ✓21% under
O/U LINE 230
61% over ✓39% under
O/U LINE 240 MODEL'S PICK
41% over59% under ✓
O/U LINE 250
22% over78% under ✓
O/U LINE 260
10% over90% under ✓

Starter Grades

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

CHI
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).
Coby WhiteSG
18.6
Collin SextonSG
17.5
Josh GiddeyPG
17.0
Nikola VučevićC
16.9
Matas BuzelisPF
16.3
SAC
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).
Zach LaVineSG
19.2
DeMar DeRozanPF
18.4
Domantas SabonisC
15.8
Russell WestbrookSF
15.2
Keegan MurrayPF
14.0

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
CHI
115.42
16th / 30
Points
SAC
110.62
29th / 30
CHI
44.81
9th / 30
Rebounds
SAC
41.85
26th / 30
CHI
28.55
7th / 30
Assists
SAC
25.38
21st / 30
CHI
101.40
5th / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
SAC
99.41
17th / 30
CHI
54.95%
14th / 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.
SAC
51.87%
30th / 30
CHI
12.67%
19th / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
SAC
12.01%
13th / 30
CHI
22.71%
26th / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
SAC
25.24%
18th / 30
CHI
.243
23rd / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
SAC
.256
21st / 30
CHI
113.83
25th / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
SAC
111.27
27th / 30
CHI
118.17
22nd / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
SAC
121.84
28th / 30
CHI
-4.35
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.
SAC
-10.57
29th / 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
46.80%15th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
46.24%21st/30
14.418th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
10.1230th/30
39.549th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
30.2430th/30
36.44%8th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
33.47%30th/30
26.9325th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
31.483rd/30
48.8026th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
59.722nd/30
55.19%10th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
52.71%29th/30
16.7324th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
17.9521st/30
21.5024th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
23.0621st/30
77.85%18th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
77.85%17th/30
9.9425th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
11.3715th/30
34.255th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
30.7229th/30
7.3727th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
8.3418th/30
4.9615th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
4.5221st/30
14.1917th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
13.6714th/30
18.292nd/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
19.9213th/30
Opponent
47.33%20th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
49.53%30th/30
13.6820th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
13.3618th/30
37.1717th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
36.299th/30
36.82%27th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
36.80%26th/30
29.8523rd/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
31.0928th/30
54.8126th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
53.4519th/30
54.46%12th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
58.16%29th/30
17.438th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
19.5926th/30
22.428th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
25.0726th/30
77.73%10th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
78.15%14th/30
10.946th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
11.4412th/30
33.8223rd/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
33.6922nd/30
8.7218th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
8.6816th/30
5.2922nd/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
4.9416th/30
11.9029th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
13.5917th/30
18.283rd/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
18.566th/30
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