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2021-01-04

Model Predictions

Model Denver Nuggets Minnesota Timberwolves Spread Result
Elo 47.5% 52.5% -
Bradley-Terry 51.2% 48.8% -
Margin 48.7% 51.3% +0.3 (15.3 off)
Pythagorean 59.5% 40.5% -
Efficiency 78.3% 21.7% -
Adjusted Efficiency 75.5% 24.5% -
Log Adjusted 75.5% 24.5% -
Points Off/Def 65.0% 35.0% -

Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -15 (109-124). Predictions use season-end ratings.

Denver Nuggets

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
Jamal Murray * 35 13-20 3-7 7-9 5 4 1 0 36 - -
Nikola Jokic * 31 8-12 0-1 3-3 12 12 0 0 19 - -
Paul Millsap * 25 4-7 4-7 0-2 4 1 0 0 12 - -
Gary Harris * 24 1-8 0-4 0-0 2 0 0 1 2 - -
Will Barton * 21 3-11 2-5 0-0 6 6 0 2 8 - -
Monte Morris 28 3-7 1-3 4-5 3 6 0 0 11 - -
JaMychal Green 27 5-10 3-8 1-2 5 3 2 0 14 - -
Facundo Campazzo 21 5-8 5-7 0-0 1 2 3 1 15 - -
PJ Dozier 19 3-8 1-3 0-0 4 0 0 0 7 - -
Markus Howard 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 - -
R.J. Hampton 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 - -
Zeke Nnaji 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 - -
Vlatko Cancar 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 - -

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
Malik Beasley * 38 10-16 3-5 2-2 7 5 1 2 25 - -
D'Angelo Russell * 30 7-15 4-7 0-0 4 7 2 1 18 - -
Jarrett Culver * 28 8-13 1-4 3-6 6 0 3 0 20 - -
Juancho Hernangomez * 25 3-10 0-3 0-0 5 2 0 0 6 - -
Ed Davis * 24 1-4 0-0 3-4 8 1 1 1 5 - -
Naz Reid 23 6-9 0-2 1-2 4 1 0 1 13 - -
Anthony Edwards 22 2-4 1-3 0-0 0 4 1 0 5 - -
Jake Layman 22 2-4 0-2 2-2 0 2 2 0 6 - -
Ricky Rubio 17 3-7 0-3 0-0 2 4 0 0 6 - -
Jordan McLaughlin 5 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 4 1 1 0 - -
Jaden McDaniels 0 2-2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 5 - -
Jarred Vanderbilt 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 - -

* = starter