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2026-01-01

Model Predictions

Model New Orleans Pelicans Chicago Bulls Spread Result
Elo 52.9% 47.1% - ✗
Bradley-Terry 35.9% 64.1% - ✓
Margin 43.8% 56.2% +1.4 ✓ (14.6 off)
Pythagorean 48.3% 51.7% - ✓
Efficiency 36.2% 63.8% - ✓
Adjusted Efficiency 40.0% 60.0% - ✓
Log Adjusted 40.1% 59.9% - ✓
Points Off/Def 38.5% 61.5% - ✓

Actual: Chicago Bulls +16 (134-118). Predictions use season-end ratings.

New Orleans Pelicans

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
Saddiq Bey * 33 6-16 2-7 2-2 4 3 0 0 0 16 7 -
Trey Murphy III * 33 6-15 3-11 0-0 6 5 0 1 4 15 8 -
Zion Williamson * 29 12-19 0-0 7-9 7 3 0 0 1 31 21 -
Derik Queen * 25 4-7 0-1 1-2 7 4 2 5 2 9 18 -
Jeremiah Fears * 22 2-8 1-2 0-0 0 4 0 0 2 5 -1 -
Jordan Poole 26 6-14 4-10 10-10 3 2 0 0 0 26 17 -
Yves Missi 22 1-3 0-0 1-3 6 0 2 3 0 3 11 -
Kevon Looney 17 1-5 0-1 0-0 10 3 0 0 0 2 10 -
Micah Peavy 14 2-4 1-2 1-1 2 1 0 0 1 6 4 -
Jordan Hawkins 14 2-7 1-4 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 5 -1 -

Chicago Bulls

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
Isaac Okoro * 35 8-10 2-4 6-8 5 2 1 2 2 24 22 -
Nikola Vučević * 33 7-13 2-5 1-2 8 5 0 0 0 17 17 -
Tre Jones * 27 7-7 1-1 5-6 2 12 0 0 1 20 26 -
Matas Buzelis * 27 8-17 2-9 1-4 6 2 1 0 0 19 11 -
Jalen Smith * 26 5-11 1-5 3-3 14 1 1 2 1 14 20 -
Kevin Huerter 29 4-9 2-5 3-5 6 1 1 2 1 13 13 -
Ayo Dosunmu 24 3-11 2-6 4-4 4 6 0 1 0 12 12 -
Patrick Williams 20 4-8 2-4 2-2 2 2 1 0 1 12 8 -
Dalen Terry 10 0-3 0-2 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 -
Jevon Carter 6 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 3 -1 -

* = starter