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Memphis Grizzlies vs New Orleans Pelicans — Win Probability

Fri 8:00 PM ET
Memphis Grizzlies logo
Memphis Grizzlies
7-3
51%
VS
New Orleans Pelicans logo
New Orleans Pelicans
4-7
49%
Model expected score: Memphis Grizzlies 118.7 – New Orleans Pelicans 118.7 (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.

MEM
  • Isaiah StewartDay-To-Day
  • Quinten PostDay-To-Day
  • Scotty Pippen Jr.Out
  • Richie SaundersOut
NO
  • Trendon WatfordDay-To-Day
  • Trey Murphy IIIDay-To-Day
  • Zion WilliamsonDay-To-Day
  • Yves MissiOut

Margin of Victory — New Orleans Pelicans (Home)

How often each outcome happened for New Orleans Pelicans, across 100,000 simulated versions of this game (centered on this model's own predicted margin -- no market line posted for this game yet).

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+
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).

O/U LINE 210
92% over8% under
O/U LINE 220
82% over18% under
O/U LINE 230
65% over35% under
O/U LINE 240 MODEL'S PICK
45% over55% under
O/U LINE 250
25% over75% under
O/U LINE 260
12% over88% under

Starter Grades

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

MEM
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).
Ty JeromePG
26.6
Cameron BoozerPF
15.6
Cedric CowardSG
13.8
Jaylen WellsSG
10.7
Zach EdeyC
8.3
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).
Zion WilliamsonPF
21.0
Jeremiah FearsPG
15.8
Trey Murphy IIISF
15.6
Dejounte MurrayPG
14.9
Karlo MatkovićPF
9.6

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
MEM
117.89
9th / 30
Points
NO
120.50
2nd / 30
MEM
48.78
2nd / 30
Rebounds
NO
43.50
18th / 30
MEM
26.44
T-14th / 30
Assists
NO
25.10
24th / 30
MEM
100.80
6th / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
NO
103.87
1st / 30
MEM
54.10%
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.
NO
53.83%
15th / 30
MEM
13.50%
18th / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
NO
13.84%
20th / 30
MEM
29.00%
12th / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
NO
25.53%
T-24th / 30
MEM
.258
24th / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
NO
.362
3rd / 30
MEM
116.96
10th / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
NO
116.01
14th / 30
MEM
110.89
8th / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
NO
116.30
21st / 30
MEM
+6.06
8th / 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
-0.29
18th / 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
45.78%17th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
48.57%2nd/30
14.996th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
8.8630th/30
39.6812th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
26.9630th/30
37.78%5th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
32.86%24th/30
26.2418th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
32.061st/30
50.3816th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
57.283rd/30
52.08%24th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
55.97%7th/30
19.5116th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
25.321st/30
23.2623rd/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
30.524th/30
83.89%1st/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
82.97%3rd/30
12.7912th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
10.4927th/30
35.613rd/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
31.3920th/30
6.0629th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
10.782nd/30
5.0713th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
4.2424th/30
15.6518th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
15.6919th/30
24.1427th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
23.2022nd/30
Opponent
45.08%12th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
47.92%24th/30
12.139th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
12.1310th/30
36.9310th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
37.5514th/30
32.84%10th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
32.31%7th/30
27.7818th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
28.8821st/30
51.5919th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
48.047th/30
53.85%14th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
60.12%30th/30
18.9613th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
22.1423rd/30
25.0214th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
28.4023rd/30
75.77%8th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
77.97%18th/30
11.139th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
11.4612th/30
31.3110th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
30.627th/30
8.1612th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
7.807th/30
6.7229th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
4.8114th/30
14.0021st/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
15.5015th/30
21.289th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
23.2019th/30
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