POR132
FINAL
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Portland Trail Blazers vs Denver Nuggets — Win Probability

FINAL
Portland Trail Blazers logo
Portland Trail Blazers
40-38
132
VS
Denver Nuggets logo
Denver Nuggets
50-28
137
Model expected score: Portland Trail Blazers 117.5 – Denver Nuggets 121.9 (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.

POR
  • Ja MorantOut
  • Vit KrejciOut
  • Shaedon SharpeOut
DEN
  • Julian StrawtherOut

Prediction vs. Result

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PREGAME WIN PROBABILITY
Nuggets 65%
ACTUAL RESULT
✓ Nuggets won by 5
COMBINED SCORE
269

Margin of Victory — Denver Nuggets (Home)

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

Lost
38%
Won by 1-3
8%
Won by 4-7 ← actual result
11%
Won by 8-14
18%
Won by 15-21
13%
Won by 21+
12%

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 269.

O/U LINE 210
94% over ✓6% under
O/U LINE 220
84% over ✓16% under
O/U LINE 230
69% over ✓31% under
O/U LINE 240 MODEL'S PICK
49% over ✓51% under
O/U LINE 250
29% over ✓71% under
O/U LINE 260
14% over ✓86% under

Starter Grades

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

POR
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).
Deni AvdijaSF
24.2
Shaedon SharpeSG
20.8
Jerami GrantPF
18.6
Jrue HolidayPG
16.3
Scoot HendersonPG
14.2
DEN
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).
Nikola JokićC
27.7
Jamal MurrayPG
25.4
Aaron GordonPF
16.2
Peyton WatsonSF
14.6
Cameron JohnsonSF
12.2

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
POR
115.57
15th / 30
Points
DEN
121.76
1st / 30
POR
46.03
7th / 30
Rebounds
DEN
43.63
15th / 30
POR
25.13
24th / 30
Assists
DEN
28.94
5th / 30
POR
100.31
9th / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
DEN
98.94
20th / 30
POR
53.39%
23rd / 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.
DEN
57.54%
1st / 30
POR
14.08%
30th / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
DEN
10.93%
3rd / 30
POR
31.27%
2nd / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
DEN
23.38%
25th / 30
POR
.282
9th / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
DEN
.298
4th / 30
POR
115.21
20th / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
DEN
123.06
1st / 30
POR
115.76
14th / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
DEN
118.26
21st / 30
POR
-0.56
20th / 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.
DEN
+4.80
8th / 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
45.33%29th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
49.47%2nd/30
14.468th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
14.2610th/30
42.155th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
36.1418th/30
34.31%27th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
39.47%1st/30
26.2227th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
29.4910th/30
47.6027th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
52.3013th/30
55.09%16th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
56.38%7th/30
19.3812th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
21.293rd/30
25.357th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
26.354th/30
76.46%25th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
80.78%5th/30
14.062nd/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
9.7627th/30
31.8219th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
34.345th/30
8.1620th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
6.9130th/30
5.468th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
3.9429th/30
16.5330th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
12.283rd/30
19.9816th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
19.4810th/30
Opponent
47.06%15th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
46.92%13th/30
12.576th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
13.7019th/30
35.075th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
39.2424th/30
35.84%17th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
34.92%4th/30
29.4118th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
29.4620th/30
54.1323rd/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
52.7615th/30
54.34%12th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
55.84%19th/30
19.2319th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
18.2314th/30
24.3518th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
23.6014th/30
78.96%20th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
77.24%5th/30
11.9424th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
11.3013th/30
30.905th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
31.988th/30
10.8830th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
7.947th/30
5.7027th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
4.7714th/30
14.848th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
11.4130th/30
22.0230th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
21.8429th/30
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