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2026-01-03

Model Predictions

Model Orlando Magic Chicago Bulls Spread Result
Elo 79.8% 20.2% - ✗
Bradley-Terry 65.0% 35.0% - ✗
Margin 67.5% 32.5% -4.0 ✗ (11.0 off)
Pythagorean 56.3% 43.7% - ✗
Efficiency 60.7% 39.3% - ✗
Adjusted Efficiency 61.9% 38.1% - ✗
Log Adjusted 62.0% 38.0% - ✗
Points Off/Def 54.1% 45.9% - ✗

Actual: Chicago Bulls +7 (121-114). Predictions use season-end ratings.

Orlando Magic

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
Desmond Bane * 37 5-12 3-8 1-1 4 4 1 1 1 14 11 -
Paolo Banchero * 34 13-23 2-5 3-7 6 6 2 1 3 31 20 -
Anthony Black * 33 8-16 2-5 0-0 2 7 2 1 3 18 11 -
Wendell Carter Jr. * 31 4-12 2-6 3-5 10 1 0 0 0 13 12 -
Jalen Suggs * 20 4-6 1-1 2-2 3 4 1 0 1 11 12 -
Tristan da Silva 25 3-6 1-2 0-0 3 1 1 0 2 7 4 -
Tyus Jones 17 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 -
Goga Bitadze 16 2-2 0-0 1-2 4 3 2 2 0 5 14 -
Jamal Cain 15 2-5 2-3 2-2 3 0 0 0 0 8 6 -
Jase Richardson 7 2-3 1-1 2-2 0 0 0 0 1 7 3 -

Chicago Bulls

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
Nikola Vučević * 35 7-11 1-3 2-2 10 5 0 0 1 17 20 -
Matas Buzelis * 30 6-14 2-8 7-8 9 7 1 2 2 21 24 -
Isaac Okoro * 29 4-8 0-2 1-1 3 1 1 0 0 9 6 -
Tre Jones * 28 2-7 0-3 2-2 0 5 1 0 2 6 3 -
Jalen Smith * 26 4-10 1-6 2-2 10 1 2 1 1 11 14 -
Kevin Huerter 23 8-15 4-9 0-0 4 2 0 0 2 20 9 -
Patrick Williams 22 6-9 3-5 0-0 2 1 1 1 1 15 10 -
Ayo Dosunmu 21 6-9 2-2 3-4 3 7 0 0 1 17 17 -
Dalen Terry 12 0-2 0-1 0-0 4 2 0 0 1 0 3 -
Julian Phillips 9 2-5 1-2 0-0 2 0 0 1 1 5 2 -

* = starter