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2025-12-23

Model Predictions

Model Orlando Magic Golden State Warriors Spread Result
Elo 70.2% 29.8% - ✗
Bradley-Terry 56.0% 44.0% - ✗
Margin 48.8% 51.2% +0.3 ✓ (22.7 off)
Pythagorean 48.7% 51.3% - ✓
Efficiency 42.1% 57.9% - ✓
Adjusted Efficiency 43.4% 56.6% - ✓
Log Adjusted 43.4% 56.6% - ✓
Points Off/Def 41.6% 58.4% - ✓

Actual: Golden State Warriors +23 (120-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.

Orlando Magic

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
Paolo Banchero * 34 7-19 0-4 7-8 12 7 0 0 4 21 17 -
Desmond Bane * 33 8-16 2-2 2-3 4 3 0 2 2 20 11 -
Anthony Black * 30 8-12 2-5 1-3 6 3 0 1 2 19 15 -
Wendell Carter Jr. * 28 3-8 0-3 3-4 4 2 0 0 1 9 6 -
Tyus Jones * 25 2-6 1-3 2-2 3 4 4 0 1 7 11 -
Jase Richardson 21 5-11 1-3 0-0 4 0 1 1 3 11 3 -
Jett Howard 18 1-4 0-3 0-0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 -
Noah Penda 15 2-3 1-2 0-0 4 0 0 0 1 5 5 -
Goga Bitadze 14 0-3 0-0 2-2 5 0 2 1 1 2 6 -
Jonathan Isaac 12 0-2 0-1 1-4 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 -
Jamal Cain 4 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -4 -

Golden State Warriors

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
Moses Moody * 32 8-11 3-6 1-1 3 3 0 2 0 20 17 -
Stephen Curry * 31 10-23 4-13 2-2 3 6 2 0 3 26 11 -
Jimmy Butler III * 29 7-9 1-1 6-7 3 4 0 1 1 21 19 -
Quinten Post * 25 4-10 0-3 0-0 12 4 0 1 0 8 15 -
Draymond Green * 17 4-5 0-1 1-3 7 2 0 0 1 9 12 -
Brandin Podziemski 27 6-10 2-6 2-3 4 5 1 1 2 16 15 -
De'Anthony Melton 15 1-6 0-2 2-2 0 1 2 0 0 4 1 -
Trayce Jackson-Davis 12 2-4 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 1 1 4 4 -
Will Richard 12 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
Pat Spencer 12 0-5 0-2 2-2 2 2 0 0 3 2 -2 -
Gui Santos 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 -
Gary Payton II 10 3-3 0-0 1-4 4 5 1 0 1 7 13 -
Buddy Hield 3 1-1 1-1 0-0 3 0 0 0 1 3 4 -

* = starter