Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 73.9% | 26.1% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 46.6% | 53.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 37.4% | 62.6% | +2.8 | ✓ (11.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 33.2% | 66.8% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 19.5% | 80.5% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 20.0% | 80.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 19.9% | 80.1% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 25.9% | 74.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +14 (111-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Powell * | 41 | 6-14 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | - | - | |
| Damian Lillard * | 39 | 13-24 | 6-11 | 7-8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 39 | - | - | |
| Jusuf Nurkic * | 32 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | - | - | |
| Larry Nance Jr. * | 28 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Tony Snell * | 17 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | |
| Anfernee Simons | 30 | 1-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Robert Covington | 30 | 3-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | - | - | |
| Ben McLemore | 13 | 2-7 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Trendon Watford | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hart * | 40 | 7-10 | 1-4 | 5-5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | - | - | |
| Brandon Ingram * | 37 | 12-22 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 28 | - | - | |
| Jonas Valanciunas * | 30 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | - | - | |
| Devonte' Graham * | 28 | 3-7 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Herbert Jones * | 25 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | - | |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 25 | 10-16 | 6-9 | 1-1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 | - | - | |
| Willy Hernangomez | 17 | 5-6 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Trey Murphy III | 13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Tomas Satoransky | 10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Garrett Temple | 10 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter