SA117
FINAL
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San Antonio Spurs vs Utah Jazz — Win Probability

FINAL
San Antonio Spurs logo
San Antonio Spurs
2-2
117
VS
Utah Jazz logo
Utah Jazz
1-3
111
Model expected score: San Antonio Spurs 121.4 – Utah Jazz 113.6 (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.

SA
  • Devin VassellDay-To-Day
  • Tobias HarrisOut
  • Jayden QuaintanceOut
UTAH
  • Keyonte GeorgeOut
  • Lauri MarkkanenDay-To-Day
  • Jusuf NurkicOut
  • Jaren Jackson Jr.Out

Prediction vs. Result

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PREGAME WIN PROBABILITY
Spurs 71%
ACTUAL RESULT
✓ Spurs won by 6
COMBINED SCORE
228

Margin of Victory — Utah Jazz (Home)

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

Lost ← actual result
71%
Won by 1-3
7%
Won by 4-7
8%
Won by 8-14
9%
Won by 15-21
4%
Won by 21+
2%

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 228.

O/U LINE 210
90% over ✓10% under
O/U LINE 220
79% over ✓21% under
O/U LINE 230 MODEL'S PICK
60% over40% under ✓
O/U LINE 240
39% over61% under ✓
O/U LINE 250
22% over78% 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.

SA
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).
Dylan HarperSG
20.0
Victor WembanyamaC
20.0
Stephon CastlePG
19.3
De'Aaron FoxPG
17.3
Devin VassellSG
9.3
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).
Keyonte GeorgePG
22.8
Jaren Jackson Jr.C
16.3
Lauri MarkkanenPF
16.0
Ace BaileySF
13.0
Darryn PetersonSG
11.5

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
SA
116.60
11th / 30
Points
UTAH
112.40
20th / 30
SA
45.00
12th / 30
Rebounds
UTAH
46.80
T-7th / 30
SA
28.20
T-4th / 30
Assists
UTAH
26.80
T-12th / 30
SA
100.72
14th / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
UTAH
101.09
13th / 30
SA
52.97%
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.
UTAH
52.17%
19th / 30
SA
10.98%
2nd / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
UTAH
14.57%
25th / 30
SA
25.11%
24th / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
UTAH
28.14%
13th / 30
SA
.225
28th / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
UTAH
.313
10th / 30
SA
115.76
9th / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
UTAH
111.19
20th / 30
SA
109.21
8th / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
UTAH
118.91
25th / 30
SA
+6.55
9th / 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
-7.72
24th / 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
45.97%12th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
45.43%17th/30
13.1117th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
11.6720th/30
37.9315th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
34.4322nd/30
34.55%T-14th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
33.91%17th/30
29.988th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
27.7015th/30
55.805th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
52.2311th/30
53.74%16th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
53.03%19th/30
16.4825th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
20.7711th/30
21.0528th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
27.119th/30
78.30%14th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
76.64%17th/30
11.5219th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
12.8611th/30
33.1613th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
33.4412th/30
9.738th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
4.9530th/30
6.555th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
6.337th/30
12.712nd/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
16.8226th/30
20.061st/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
22.9513th/30
Opponent
46.07%15th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
46.65%19th/30
12.5115th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
13.6522nd/30
31.772nd/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
36.0115th/30
39.38%27th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
37.91%26th/30
28.2017th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
27.7015th/30
56.5930th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
52.6323rd/30
49.82%3rd/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
52.63%12th/30
15.291st/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
22.5627th/30
18.071st/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
26.9119th/30
84.62%29th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
83.82%27th/30
10.138th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
9.893rd/30
34.3526th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
32.8420th/30
6.752nd/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
10.0926th/30
5.7624th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
5.3418th/30
15.0918th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
12.0730th/30
20.856th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
24.9327th/30
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