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LA Clippers vs New Orleans Pelicans — Win Probability

FINAL
LA Clippers logo
LA Clippers
34-35
99
VS
New Orleans Pelicans logo
New Orleans Pelicans
24-46
105
Model expected score: LA Clippers 116.3 – New Orleans Pelicans 117.6 (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.

LAC
  • Yanic Konan NiederhauserOut
  • Brandon IngramOut
  • Cam ChristieDay-To-Day
  • Bradley BealOut
  • Jordan MillerOut
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 52%
ACTUAL RESULT
✓ Pelicans won by 6
COMBINED SCORE
204

Margin of Victory — New Orleans Pelicans (Home)

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

Lost
46%
Won by 1-3
8%
Won by 4-7 ← actual result
11%
Won by 8-14
16%
Won by 15-21
10%
Won by 21+
8%

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 204.

O/U LINE 210
89% over11% under ✓
O/U LINE 220
77% over23% under ✓
O/U LINE 230 MODEL'S PICK
58% over42% under ✓
O/U LINE 240
37% over63% under ✓
O/U LINE 250
20% over80% under ✓
O/U LINE 260
8% over92% under ✓

Starter Grades

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

LAC
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).
Kawhi LeonardSF
27.9
James HardenPG
25.4
Darius GarlandPG
19.9
Ivica ZubacC
14.4
John CollinsPF
13.6
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
LAC
113.19
24th / 30
Points
NO
115.61
16th / 30
LAC
40.64
29th / 30
Rebounds
NO
44.11
13th / 30
LAC
23.57
30th / 30
Assists
NO
25.18
22nd / 30
LAC
96.09
29th / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
NO
100.05
11th / 30
LAC
55.58%
7th / 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
52.89%
25th / 30
LAC
12.70%
21st / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
NO
11.80%
12th / 30
LAC
23.84%
23rd / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
NO
27.32%
8th / 30
LAC
.303
2nd / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
NO
.284
8th / 30
LAC
117.79
12th / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
NO
115.55
20th / 30
LAC
117.31
19th / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
NO
119.21
24th / 30
LAC
+0.48
18th / 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
-3.66
22nd / 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
48.28%4th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
46.64%16th/30
12.6221st/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
11.2827th/30
34.8922nd/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
32.4426th/30
36.17%10th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
34.77%23rd/30
29.1514th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
30.795th/30
51.6317th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
57.764th/30
56.46%6th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
53.30%23rd/30
21.621st/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
20.157th/30
26.245th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
25.627th/30
82.38%1st/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
78.63%14th/30
9.9826th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
12.328th/30
32.3216th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
31.7720th/30
9.355th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
8.879th/30
4.9416th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
5.0713th/30
14.2721st/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
13.5712th/30
19.5810th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
19.8412th/30
Opponent
46.90%13th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
47.39%22nd/30
13.9223rd/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
14.2226th/30
37.9321st/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
40.9128th/30
36.69%24th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
34.76%3rd/30
28.7212th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
29.1418th/30
52.9917th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
50.587th/30
54.21%10th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
57.61%29th/30
18.1213th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
18.2714th/30
22.769th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
23.6116th/30
79.62%26th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
77.40%6th/30
11.8620th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
12.6829th/30
31.878th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
32.7713th/30
8.8924th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
8.019th/30
4.7913th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
5.7428th/30
13.9716th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
13.8117th/30
20.8424th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
20.2416th/30
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