SA89%
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San Antonio Spurs vs Chicago Bulls — Win Probability

Wed 8:00 PM ET
San Antonio Spurs logo
San Antonio Spurs
9-2
89%
VS
Chicago Bulls logo
Chicago Bulls
1-8
11%
Model expected score: San Antonio Spurs 125.2 – Chicago Bulls 110.2 (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
CHI
  • Norman PowellDay-To-Day
  • Zach CollinsDay-To-Day

Margin of Victory — Chicago Bulls (Home)

How often each outcome happened for Chicago Bulls, 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
85%
Won by 1-3
4%
Won by 4-7
4%
Won by 8-14
4%
Won by 15-21
1%
Won by 21+
1%

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
91% over9% under
O/U LINE 220
79% over21% under
O/U LINE 230
61% over39% under
O/U LINE 240 MODEL'S PICK
40% over60% under
O/U LINE 250
22% over78% under
O/U LINE 260
10% over90% 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).
Victor WembanyamaC
29.1
Dylan HarperSG
18.1
Stephon CastleSG
15.3
De'Aaron FoxPG
13.8
Devin VassellSG
11.9
CHI
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).
Norman PowellSG
19.3
Caleb WilsonPF
19.3
Matas BuzelisSF
13.6
Jalen SmithC
11.7
Josh GiddeyPG
10.3

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
SA
118.40
6th / 30
Points
CHI
112.67
16th / 30
SA
48.50
3rd / 30
Rebounds
CHI
43.67
17th / 30
SA
26.80
T-11th / 30
Assists
CHI
25.22
22nd / 30
SA
99.56
13th / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
CHI
103.45
2nd / 30
SA
52.41%
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.
CHI
48.71%
29th / 30
SA
10.99%
3rd / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
CHI
13.08%
17th / 30
SA
28.88%
13th / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
CHI
27.98%
15th / 30
SA
.304
9th / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
CHI
.357
4th / 30
SA
118.92
6th / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
CHI
108.91
26th / 30
SA
108.58
4th / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
CHI
125.02
30th / 30
SA
+10.35
3rd / 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.
CHI
-16.11
30th / 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
45.62%20th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
42.40%29th/30
12.4519th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
11.0627th/30
36.1621st/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
40.719th/30
34.44%16th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
27.18%30th/30
29.438th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
26.1019th/30
55.644th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
46.9424th/30
52.89%20th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
55.61%8th/30
22.705th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
23.524th/30
27.927th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
31.253rd/30
81.29%8th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
75.26%21st/30
13.269th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
13.1010th/30
35.465th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
29.1128th/30
7.9318th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
7.8420th/30
7.031st/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
5.2610th/30
12.863rd/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
15.2517th/30
20.997th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
23.5223rd/30
Opponent
43.57%6th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
48.51%27th/30
12.3512th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
14.3924th/30
33.551st/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
36.419th/30
36.83%23rd/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
39.53%29th/30
27.1212th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
29.4326th/30
57.0530th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
53.9226th/30
47.54%1st/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
54.58%17th/30
17.286th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
22.9826th/30
21.495th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
29.8627th/30
80.37%26th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
76.98%13th/30
11.4511th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
14.1827th/30
32.6417th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
33.7225th/30
7.435th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
8.2714th/30
4.9216th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
4.7310th/30
13.7626th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
13.7527th/30
21.8012th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
23.0918th/30
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