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Milwaukee Bucks vs Utah Jazz — Win Probability

FINAL
Milwaukee Bucks logo
Milwaukee Bucks
28-40
96
VS
Utah Jazz logo
Utah Jazz
20-49
128
Model expected score: Milwaukee Bucks 118.1 – Utah Jazz 118.2 (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.

MIL
  • Tyler HerroDay-To-Day
UTAH
  • Keyonte GeorgeOut
  • Lauri MarkkanenDay-To-Day
  • Jusuf NurkicOut
  • Jaren Jackson Jr.Out

Prediction vs. Result

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PREGAME WIN PROBABILITY
Bucks 53%
ACTUAL RESULT
✕ Jazz won by 32
COMBINED SCORE
224

Margin of Victory — Utah Jazz (Home)

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

Lost
50%
Won by 1-3
8%
Won by 4-7
11%
Won by 8-14
15%
Won by 15-21
9%
Won by 21+ ← actual result
7%

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 224.

O/U LINE 210
92% over ✓8% under
O/U LINE 220
81% over ✓19% under
O/U LINE 230
63% over37% under ✓
O/U LINE 240 MODEL'S PICK
42% over58% under ✓
O/U LINE 250
24% over76% under ✓
O/U LINE 260
11% over89% under ✓

Starter Grades

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

MIL
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).
Giannis AntetokounmpoPF
27.6
Kevin Porter Jr.PG
17.4
Ryan RollinsPG
17.3
Kyle KuzmaPF
13.0
Myles TurnerC
11.9
UTAH
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).
Lauri MarkkanenPF
26.7
Keyonte GeorgePG
23.6
Jaren Jackson Jr.C
22.3
Brice SensabaughSF
14.9
Walker KesslerC
14.4

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
MIL
111.03
28th / 30
Points
UTAH
117.33
9th / 30
MIL
40.87
28th / 30
Rebounds
UTAH
43.87
15th / 30
MIL
25.86
17th / 30
Assists
UTAH
29.37
2nd / 30
MIL
97.46
23rd / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
UTAH
101.88
2nd / 30
MIL
56.50%
3rd / 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.
UTAH
53.75%
17th / 30
MIL
12.90%
24th / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
UTAH
13.05%
27th / 30
MIL
20.44%
30th / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
UTAH
26.52%
10th / 30
MIL
.227
28th / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
UTAH
.282
9th / 30
MIL
113.92
25th / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
UTAH
115.16
21st / 30
MIL
119.41
25th / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
UTAH
122.50
29th / 30
MIL
-5.49
25th / 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.
UTAH
-7.33
26th / 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
47.90%7th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
46.55%17th/30
15.125th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
12.7620th/30
39.0710th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
36.6317th/30
38.71%2nd/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
34.84%21st/30
26.9925th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
28.4919th/30
48.8526th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
51.9914th/30
55.25%11th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
54.80%17th/30
14.5730th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
19.908th/30
19.9329th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
25.0211th/30
73.13%30th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
79.54%9th/30
8.8930th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
11.7811th/30
33.0412th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
31.2826th/30
7.6024th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
8.5316th/30
4.0428th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
3.5830th/30
14.3222nd/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
14.9525th/30
20.2418th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
21.1725th/30
Opponent
46.93%14th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
48.86%27th/30
15.1530th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
15.1329th/30
40.9729th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
40.7627th/30
36.99%27th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
37.12%28th/30
27.305th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
28.259th/30
49.505th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
48.031st/30
55.15%17th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
58.83%30th/30
19.3521st/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
20.6028th/30
24.8523rd/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
26.5228th/30
77.86%12th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
77.68%9th/30
11.5117th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
11.6018th/30
34.6229th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
32.6312th/30
8.5515th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
9.1026th/30
4.193rd/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
5.7227th/30
12.6726th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
13.6218th/30
18.354th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
20.0914th/30
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