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2024-01-13

Model Predictions

Model New Orleans Pelicans Denver Nuggets Spread Result
Elo 11.2% 88.8% -
Bradley-Terry 13.0% 87.0% -
Margin 7.9% 92.1% +13.5 (1.5 off)
Pythagorean 46.0% 54.0% -
Efficiency 43.1% 56.9% -
Adjusted Efficiency 44.0% 56.0% -
Log Adjusted 44.1% 55.9% -
Points Off/Def 40.9% 59.1% -

Actual: Denver Nuggets +12 (125-113). Predictions use season-end ratings.

New Orleans Pelicans

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
Zion Williamson * 35 13-22 0-0 4-6 6 5 0 1 30 - -
Brandon Ingram * 33 4-11 0-1 1-2 4 6 0 0 9 - -
CJ McCollum * 30 4-10 3-8 1-2 5 7 1 0 12 - -
Jonas Valanciunas * 25 5-11 1-3 6-6 6 1 0 0 17 - -
Herbert Jones * 19 3-4 2-2 0-0 1 1 0 1 8 - -
Trey Murphy III 27 2-9 2-8 0-0 3 4 2 0 6 - -
Larry Nance Jr. 20 5-6 3-4 0-0 2 1 2 1 13 - -
Jose Alvarado 16 3-7 2-3 2-2 1 1 1 0 10 - -
Dyson Daniels 15 1-4 0-2 0-2 4 3 3 0 2 - -
Naji Marshall 12 2-5 0-2 2-2 2 0 0 0 6 - -
Jordan Hawkins 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 - -
E.J. Liddell 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 - -

Denver Nuggets

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
Jamal Murray * 34 8-15 3-5 1-1 2 9 0 0 20 - -
Michael Porter Jr. * 33 8-12 2-5 2-3 10 1 1 1 20 - -
Nikola Jokic * 32 11-17 1-2 4-4 10 14 0 1 27 - -
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope * 31 4-9 3-6 0-0 2 3 2 0 11 - -
Aaron Gordon * 30 7-12 0-2 1-3 5 2 0 0 15 - -
Reggie Jackson 24 5-10 2-5 0-0 2 0 1 0 12 - -
Christian Braun 16 1-4 1-4 1-2 6 0 0 0 4 - -
Peyton Watson 15 3-7 2-4 0-0 3 0 1 1 8 - -
DeAndre Jordan 13 2-2 0-0 2-2 7 1 0 1 6 - -
Justin Holiday 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 - -
Collin Gillespie 1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 - -
Zeke Nnaji 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 - -
Jay Huff 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 - -
Braxton Key 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 - -

* = starter