DAL111
FINAL
129NO
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Dallas Mavericks vs New Orleans Pelicans — Win Probability

FINAL
Dallas Mavericks logo
Dallas Mavericks
24-44
111
VS
New Orleans Pelicans logo
New Orleans Pelicans
22-46
129
Model expected score: Dallas Mavericks 114.7 – New Orleans Pelicans 120.8 (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
NO
  • Trendon WatfordDay-To-Day
  • Trey Murphy IIIDay-To-Day
  • Zion WilliamsonDay-To-Day
  • Yves MissiOut

Prediction vs. Result

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PREGAME WIN PROBABILITY
Pelicans 71%
ACTUAL RESULT
✓ Pelicans won by 18
COMBINED SCORE
240

Margin of Victory — New Orleans Pelicans (Home)

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

Lost
33%
Won by 1-3
8%
Won by 4-7
11%
Won by 8-14
19%
Won by 15-21 ← actual result
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 240.

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.

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
NO
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).
Trey Murphy IIISF
21.5
Zion WilliamsonPF
21.0
Saddiq BeySF
17.7
Dejounte MurrayPG
16.7
Jeremiah FearsPG
14.3

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
113.16
24th / 30
Points
NO
115.64
13th / 30
DAL
44.93
10th / 30
Rebounds
NO
44.23
12th / 30
DAL
25.10
24th / 30
Assists
NO
25.14
22nd / 30
DAL
101.70
3rd / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
NO
100.23
11th / 30
DAL
52.82%
26th / 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.
NO
52.72%
27th / 30
DAL
12.47%
17th / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
NO
11.69%
11th / 30
DAL
23.02%
27th / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
NO
27.28%
8th / 30
DAL
.284
8th / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
NO
.285
7th / 30
DAL
111.26
28th / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
NO
115.37
20th / 30
DAL
116.24
16th / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
NO
119.43
26th / 30
DAL
-4.97
24th / 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.
NO
-4.06
23rd / 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
46.82%15th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
46.54%16th/30
10.5329th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
11.1627th/30
30.7929th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
32.2926th/30
34.20%28th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
34.57%23rd/30
30.557th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
30.875th/30
56.966th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
58.024th/30
53.64%20th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
53.20%24th/30
18.5716th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
20.147th/30
24.8812th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
25.696th/30
74.63%29th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
78.39%14th/30
10.1324th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
12.358th/30
34.049th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
31.7821st/30
7.2729th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
8.7811th/30
5.1311th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
5.0912th/30
14.0615th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
13.4511th/30
17.911st/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
19.9012th/30
Opponent
47.26%17th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
47.36%23rd/30
12.313rd/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
14.3327th/30
35.976th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
41.1129th/30
34.23%1st/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
34.86%5th/30
31.3929th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
29.0517th/30
56.5230th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
50.497th/30
55.55%20th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
57.53%28th/30
16.521st/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
18.3515th/30
21.534th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
23.6015th/30
76.70%3rd/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
77.76%11th/30
11.9721st/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
12.6929th/30
33.8725th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
32.9115th/30
8.8323rd/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
7.928th/30
5.1920th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
5.8429th/30
12.2128th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
13.7517th/30
20.5520th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
20.2416th/30
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