MIA129
FINAL
117ATL
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Miami Heat vs Atlanta Hawks — Win Probability

FINAL
Miami Heat logo
Miami Heat
0-4
129
VS
Atlanta Hawks logo
Atlanta Hawks
2-2
117
Model expected score: Miami Heat 119.8 – Atlanta Hawks 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.

MIA
  • Giannis AntetokounmpoDay-To-Day
ATL
  • Asa NewellOut
  • Keshon GilbertOut
  • Mouhamed GueyeOut
  • Henri VeesaarOut

Prediction vs. Result

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PREGAME WIN PROBABILITY
Hawks 53%
ACTUAL RESULT
✕ Heat won by 12
COMBINED SCORE
246

Margin of Victory — Atlanta Hawks (Home)

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

Lost ← actual result
47%
Won by 1-3
9%
Won by 4-7
11%
Won by 8-14
16%
Won by 15-21
10%
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). The real combined score was 246.

O/U LINE 210
94% over ✓6% under
O/U LINE 220
86% over ✓14% under
O/U LINE 230
71% over ✓29% under
O/U LINE 240 MODEL'S PICK
51% over ✓49% under
O/U LINE 250
31% over69% under ✓
O/U LINE 260
16% over84% under ✓

Starter Grades

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

MIA
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
28.5
Davion MitchellPG
18.0
Bam AdebayoC
11.8
Klay ThompsonSF
9.0
Andrew WigginsSF
8.8
ATL
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).
Jalen JohnsonSF
21.5
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerSG
18.8
CJ McCollumPG
17.3
Dyson DanielsSG
13.3
Onyeka OkongwuC
9.3

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
MIA
113.00
19th / 30
Points
ATL
120.20
5th / 30
MIA
42.80
22nd / 30
Rebounds
ATL
41.40
25th / 30
MIA
27.00
T-9th / 30
Assists
ATL
32.20
1st / 30
MIA
103.32
7th / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
ATL
102.65
11th / 30
MIA
51.86%
20th / 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.
ATL
54.53%
8th / 30
MIA
12.16%
7th / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
ATL
11.76%
5th / 30
MIA
22.32%
27th / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
ATL
26.84%
18th / 30
MIA
.278
20th / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
ATL
.240
26th / 30
MIA
109.37
23rd / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
ATL
117.10
7th / 30
MIA
116.92
22nd / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
ATL
112.23
13th / 30
MIA
-7.55
23rd / 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.
ATL
+4.87
10th / 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
45.30%18th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
46.95%8th/30
11.6121st/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
14.0310th/30
36.5918th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
40.336th/30
31.75%21st/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
34.78%13th/30
28.4612th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
29.4210th/30
51.8814th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
52.2213th/30
54.85%11th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
56.34%8th/30
17.6223rd/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
16.1727th/30
24.5820th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
22.2126th/30
71.65%27th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
72.81%25th/30
10.0726th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
12.0816th/30
31.3620th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
28.2529th/30
8.1321st/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
9.947th/30
5.2315th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
3.5128th/30
13.747th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
13.645th/30
20.334th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
23.7721st/30
Opponent
47.31%24th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
47.49%25th/30
16.4530th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
11.116th/30
41.6229th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
35.468th/30
39.53%28th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
31.32%7th/30
26.137th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
29.4223rd/30
48.394th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
49.889th/30
54.00%16th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
58.98%26th/30
15.292nd/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
20.0715th/30
19.742nd/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
25.1314th/30
77.45%17th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
79.84%23rd/30
11.8113th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
12.4715th/30
35.0427th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
32.9322nd/30
7.557th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
8.3813th/30
5.6121st/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
5.8525th/30
15.4915th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
18.323rd/30
23.0413th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
20.464th/30
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