Model Predictions
| Model | Charlotte Hornets | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 46.8% | 53.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 43.6% | 56.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 53.3% | 46.7% | -0.7 | ✗ (20.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 27.2% | 72.8% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 7.7% | 92.3% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 10.5% | 89.5% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 10.5% | 89.5% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 17.6% | 82.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +20 (132-112). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Bridges * | 34 | 8-20 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | - | - | |
| Terry Rozier * | 32 | 9-15 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25 | - | - | |
| LaMelo Ball * | 31 | 8-19 | 4-12 | 9-10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 29 | - | - | |
| Nick Richards * | 30 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | - | - | |
| Cody Martin * | 27 | 2-9 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| P.J. Washington | 23 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | - | - | |
| Nick Smith Jr. | 17 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Nathan Mensah | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | - | |
| Ish Smith | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| JT Thor | 7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | |
| James Bouknight | 3 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Leaky Black | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Frank Ntilikina | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ingram * | 33 | 8-19 | 7-11 | 5-5 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 28 | - | - | |
| CJ McCollum * | 28 | 8-15 | 4-9 | 2-2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 22 | - | - | |
| Zion Williamson * | 27 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Jonas Valanciunas * | 24 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Herbert Jones * | 23 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Jordan Hawkins | 24 | 7-12 | 6-9 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | - | - | |
| Trey Murphy III | 23 | 6-13 | 5-12 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | - | - | |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 18 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | - | - | |
| Naji Marshall | 17 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Dyson Daniels | 13 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Jose Alvarado | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Cody Zeller | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter