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2025-12-19

Model Predictions

Model Orlando Magic Denver Nuggets Spread Result
Elo 27.0% 73.0% -
Bradley-Terry 37.5% 62.5% -
Margin 27.9% 72.1% +5.2 (5.8 off)
Pythagorean 41.9% 58.1% -
Efficiency 35.5% 64.5% -
Adjusted Efficiency 41.5% 58.5% -
Log Adjusted 41.6% 58.4% -
Points Off/Def 39.4% 60.6% -

Actual: Denver Nuggets +11 (126-115). Predictions use season-end ratings.

Orlando Magic

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
Paolo Banchero * 39 9-21 0-4 8-12 16 10 1 0 2 26 30 -
Anthony Black * 37 8-18 2-6 4-6 2 3 2 0 3 22 8 -
Desmond Bane * 36 3-11 0-4 0-0 2 8 0 2 1 6 6 -
Wendell Carter Jr. * 28 11-15 4-7 0-0 8 0 1 2 0 26 22 -
Tyus Jones * 19 1-2 1-2 2-2 0 4 0 0 0 5 7 -
Jett Howard 28 3-6 2-5 4-4 6 2 1 0 0 12 15 -
Goga Bitadze 19 3-7 0-1 0-0 4 1 2 2 0 6 8 -
Jase Richardson 19 4-9 1-3 0-0 1 2 1 0 2 9 2 -
Noah Penda 11 1-2 1-1 0-2 5 0 1 0 1 3 6 -

Denver Nuggets

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
Nikola Jokić * 37 10-17 0-2 3-4 11 13 2 0 6 23 26 -
Cameron Johnson * 35 6-9 3-5 4-4 11 3 0 1 0 19 25 -
Jamal Murray * 35 11-22 7-12 3-4 2 3 1 0 1 32 15 -
Bruce Brown * 34 5-11 1-3 0-0 2 2 0 0 2 11 2 -
Spencer Jones * 18 4-7 0-3 0-0 1 1 3 0 0 8 6 -
Tim Hardaway Jr. 26 5-8 2-4 0-0 4 0 0 0 2 12 6 -
Jalen Pickett 23 3-7 3-6 0-0 3 7 0 0 0 9 12 -
Jonas Valančiūnas 13 4-6 0-1 2-3 5 0 1 2 2 10 10 -
Zeke Nnaji 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 -
Julian Strawther 5 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 -

* = starter