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2020-08-06

Model Predictions

Model Portland Trail Blazers Denver Nuggets Spread Result
Elo 32.4% 67.6% -
Bradley-Terry 26.8% 73.2% -
Margin 19.3% 80.7% +7.9 (17.9 off)
Pythagorean 41.1% 58.9% -
Efficiency 28.6% 71.4% -
Adjusted Efficiency 31.3% 68.7% -
Log Adjusted 31.3% 68.7% -
Points Off/Def 33.1% 66.9% -

Actual: Denver Nuggets -10 (115-125). Predictions use season-end ratings.

Portland Trail Blazers

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
CJ McCollum * 40 4-15 3-5 2-2 6 6 0 1 13 11 -
Damian Lillard * 40 13-21 11-18 8-10 4 12 3 0 45 43 -
Jusuf Nurkić * 34 9-20 0-2 4-5 7 4 1 2 22 16 -
Carmelo Anthony * 31 2-8 1-2 2-3 5 0 0 0 7 4 -
Zach Collins * 28 3-6 1-2 0-0 9 2 1 1 7 14 -
Gary Trent Jr. 36 10-15 7-10 0-0 3 4 2 0 27 21 -
Anfernee Simons 15 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 2 3 -
Hassan Whiteside 12 1-5 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 2 2 3 -

Denver Nuggets

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
Michael Porter Jr. * 34 10-18 4-7 3-3 12 2 2 1 27 26 -
Monté Morris * 29 4-10 1-3 2-3 4 1 0 0 11 6 -
Jerami Grant * 27 7-11 2-5 2-3 3 2 0 1 18 13 -
Torrey Craig * 24 5-7 3-4 0-0 1 2 1 1 13 11 -
Nikola Jokić * 23 3-8 0-2 2-2 5 13 0 0 8 18 -
Mason Plumlee 26 5-9 0-1 3-4 7 5 1 0 13 17 -
Bol Bol 24 4-7 1-2 0-0 5 1 1 1 9 10 -
Keita Bates-Diop 23 1-3 1-1 0-0 3 0 0 0 3 3 -
PJ Dozier 21 5-11 2-3 1-2 4 4 0 0 13 10 -
Tyler Cook 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -

* = starter