BOS55%
Wed 9:00 PM ET
45%DEN
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Boston Celtics vs Denver Nuggets — Win Probability

Wed 9:00 PM ET
Boston Celtics logo
Boston Celtics
8-2
55%
VS
Denver Nuggets logo
Denver Nuggets
5-4
45%
Model expected score: Boston Celtics 114.9 – Denver Nuggets 113.3 (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.

BOS
Nothing on the report.
DEN
  • Julian StrawtherOut

Margin of Victory — Denver Nuggets (Home)

How often each outcome happened for Denver Nuggets, 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
54%
Won by 1-3
8%
Won by 4-7
10%
Won by 8-14
14%
Won by 15-21
8%
Won by 21+
6%

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
83% over17% under
O/U LINE 220
67% over33% under
O/U LINE 230 MODEL'S PICK
46% over54% under
O/U LINE 240
27% over73% under
O/U LINE 250
13% over87% under
O/U LINE 260
5% over95% under

Starter Grades

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

BOS
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).
Jayson TatumSF
27.1
Paul GeorgePF
20.4
Derrick WhitePG
12.9
Neemias QuetaC
9.5
Mitchell RobinsonC
6.4
DEN
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).
Jamal MurrayPG
24.3
Nikola JokićC
22.9
Christian BraunSG
13.5
Aaron GordonPF
12.3
Cameron JohnsonPF
10.8

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
BOS
115.00
14th / 30
Points
DEN
115.25
13th / 30
BOS
45.00
11th / 30
Rebounds
DEN
42.75
20th / 30
BOS
27.20
7th / 30
Assists
DEN
27.75
6th / 30
BOS
95.34
28th / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
DEN
97.55
25th / 30
BOS
54.27%
13th / 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.
DEN
55.40%
4th / 30
BOS
12.62%
10th / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
DEN
12.40%
9th / 30
BOS
31.83%
3rd / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
DEN
25.60%
22nd / 30
BOS
.287
15th / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
DEN
.315
6th / 30
BOS
120.62
2nd / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
DEN
118.15
7th / 30
BOS
109.40
6th / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
DEN
115.97
19th / 30
BOS
+11.22
1st / 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.
DEN
+2.18
17th / 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
45.39%21st/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
48.52%3rd/30
16.361st/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
11.9223rd/30
43.533rd/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
33.0628th/30
37.59%6th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
36.05%10th/30
25.4922nd/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
30.116th/30
48.6720th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
53.568th/30
52.37%22nd/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
56.22%6th/30
20.5612th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
22.177th/30
26.4311th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
27.298th/30
77.78%14th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
81.22%9th/30
14.793rd/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
10.8923rd/30
32.4117th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
32.9310th/30
8.9211th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
10.124th/30
4.7220th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
3.5929th/30
15.0014th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
13.977th/30
23.0820th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
19.352nd/30
Opponent
42.34%2nd/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
46.55%20th/30
15.5229th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
14.2221st/30
45.9430th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
41.0124th/30
33.79%14th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
34.69%16th/30
22.451st/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
28.9622nd/30
43.741st/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
51.7720th/30
51.32%6th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
55.94%22nd/30
17.948th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
15.382nd/30
23.919th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
18.961st/30
75.00%7th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
81.08%27th/30
13.9525th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
13.3323rd/30
31.6812th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
31.6511th/30
7.556th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
8.3315th/30
4.628th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
4.486th/30
16.786th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
15.6312th/30
24.5426th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
23.9623rd/30
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