Model Predictions
| Model | Orlando Magic | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 65.7% | 34.3% | - | β |
| Bradley-Terry | 70.3% | 29.7% | - | β |
| Margin | 76.7% | 23.3% | -6.5 | β (13.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 60.9% | 39.1% | - | β |
| Efficiency | 75.4% | 24.6% | - | β |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 71.4% | 28.6% | - | β |
| Log Adjusted | 71.5% | 28.5% | - | β |
| Points Off/Def | 61.5% | 38.5% | - | β |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -20 (93-113). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Orlando Magic
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franz Wagner * | 35 | 11-17 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 27 | - | - | |
| Paolo Banchero * | 34 | 14-22 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 34 | - | - | |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope * | 31 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | - | - | |
| Cory Joseph * | 29 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Wendell Carter Jr. * | 26 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | - | - | |
| Anthony Black | 18 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | - | - | |
| Tristan da Silva | 16 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | - | |
| Caleb Houstan | 15 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Jonathan Isaac | 14 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 4-8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | - | - | |
| Jett Howard | 10 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Goga Bitadze | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Trevelin Queen | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III * | 34 | 5-12 | 1-4 | 6-6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| Zion Williamson * | 28 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | - | - | |
| Karlo MatkoviΔ * | 25 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - | - | |
| CJ McCollum * | 22 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Bruce Brown * | 14 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | |
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | 26 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Mo Bamba | 25 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Jordan Hawkins | 24 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Jose Alvarado | 24 | 5-10 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Antonio Reeves | 9 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Jamal Cain | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter