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New Orleans Pelicans vs Oklahoma City Thunder — Win Probability

Fri 8:00 PM ET
New Orleans Pelicans logo
New Orleans Pelicans
4-7
25%
VS
Oklahoma City Thunder logo
Oklahoma City Thunder
8-2
75%
Model expected score: New Orleans Pelicans 113.3 – Oklahoma City Thunder 120.7 (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.

NO
  • Trendon WatfordDay-To-Day
  • Trey Murphy IIIDay-To-Day
  • Zion WilliamsonDay-To-Day
  • Yves MissiOut
OKC
  • Jaylin WilliamsOut
  • Thomas SorberOut
  • Cason WallaceOut
  • Chet HolmgrenOut
  • Jalen WilliamsOut

Margin of Victory — Oklahoma City Thunder (Home)

How often each outcome happened for Oklahoma City Thunder, 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
30%
Won by 1-3
8%
Won by 4-7
11%
Won by 8-14
19%
Won by 15-21
15%
Won by 21+
17%

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
90% over10% under
O/U LINE 220
77% over23% under
O/U LINE 230 MODEL'S PICK
58% over42% under
O/U LINE 240
38% over62% under
O/U LINE 250
20% over80% under
O/U LINE 260
9% over91% under

Starter Grades

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

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
OKC
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).
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPG
29.9
Ajay MitchellSG
18.9
Jalen WilliamsSF
13.7
Jared McCainSG
12.1
Chet HolmgrenPF
12.0

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
NO
120.50
2nd / 30
Points
OKC
112.20
19th / 30
NO
43.50
18th / 30
Rebounds
OKC
47.30
6th / 30
NO
25.10
24th / 30
Assists
OKC
23.10
29th / 30
NO
103.87
1st / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
OKC
97.79
24th / 30
NO
53.83%
15th / 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.
OKC
51.86%
22nd / 30
NO
13.84%
20th / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
OKC
10.66%
1st / 30
NO
25.53%
T-24th / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
OKC
26.27%
17th / 30
NO
.362
3rd / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
OKC
.230
27th / 30
NO
116.01
14th / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
OKC
114.74
17th / 30
NO
116.30
21st / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
OKC
106.56
1st / 30
NO
-0.29
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.
OKC
+8.18
5th / 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
48.57%2nd/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
45.67%18th/30
8.8630th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
11.5625th/30
26.9630th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
33.1327th/30
32.86%24th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
34.88%14th/30
32.061st/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
31.093rd/30
57.283rd/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
60.231st/30
55.97%7th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
51.61%25th/30
25.321st/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
17.9020th/30
30.524th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
21.4826th/30
82.97%3rd/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
83.33%2nd/30
10.4927th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
11.6617th/30
31.3920th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
36.711st/30
10.782nd/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
8.2816th/30
4.2424th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
6.036th/30
15.6919th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
12.271st/30
23.2022nd/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
19.231st/30
Opponent
47.92%24th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
40.75%1st/30
12.1310th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
14.2120th/30
37.5514th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
43.6729th/30
32.31%7th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
32.55%8th/30
28.8821st/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
23.422nd/30
48.047th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
48.689th/30
60.12%30th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
48.11%2nd/30
22.1423rd/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
17.085th/30
28.4023rd/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
21.886th/30
77.97%18th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
78.04%19th/30
11.4612th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
13.0921st/30
30.627th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
32.7218th/30
7.807th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
6.341st/30
4.8114th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
5.1118th/30
15.5015th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
14.3218th/30
23.2019th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
21.178th/30
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