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2026-04-04

Model Predictions

Model Orlando Magic Dallas Mavericks Spread Result
Elo 74.6% 25.4% - ✓
Bradley-Terry 71.0% 29.0% - ✓
Margin 70.1% 29.9% -4.7 ✓ (6.3 off)
Pythagorean 57.1% 42.9% - ✓
Efficiency 56.3% 43.7% - ✓
Adjusted Efficiency 58.0% 42.0% - ✓
Log Adjusted 58.0% 42.0% - ✓
Points Off/Def 51.8% 48.2% - ✓

Actual: Dallas Mavericks -11 (127-138). Predictions use season-end ratings.

Orlando Magic

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
Wendell Carter Jr. * 35 8-16 2-3 10-10 6 3 0 0 2 28 19 -
Desmond Bane * 33 8-13 3-5 8-9 7 5 3 0 1 27 28 -
Paolo Banchero * 31 4-10 1-1 1-5 7 5 0 0 3 10 9 -
Jalen Suggs * 31 8-12 3-6 0-0 4 9 3 0 3 19 20 -
Franz Wagner * 17 8-12 0-3 2-2 4 1 1 0 3 18 9 -
Tristan da Silva 28 6-11 3-4 4-6 5 1 1 1 4 19 12 -
Jamal Cain 21 2-3 1-2 3-3 4 4 1 0 0 8 14 -
Jevon Carter 19 2-4 1-2 0-0 1 4 1 0 0 5 7 -
Goga Bitadze 12 0-1 0-0 2-2 4 2 0 0 0 2 7 -
Jett Howard 5 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 -
Jase Richardson 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -
Noah Penda 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 -

Dallas Mavericks

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
Cooper Flagg * 33 19-30 6-9 7-7 6 3 3 1 1 51 33 -
Max Christie * 28 4-7 3-6 3-3 5 3 0 0 1 14 14 -
Naji Marshall * 23 3-12 1-3 2-2 4 2 1 0 0 9 4 -
Ryan Nembhard * 22 1-6 0-4 0-0 7 5 0 1 3 2 6 -
Daniel Gafford * 19 2-3 0-0 3-6 3 1 2 2 0 7 12 -
Brandon Williams 25 7-15 0-3 9-11 2 5 2 0 3 23 14 -
Dwight Powell 24 0-0 0-0 0-0 5 1 1 1 2 0 6 -
Klay Thompson 22 7-13 4-10 0-0 1 2 0 0 1 18 7 -
John Poulakidas 19 0-2 0-2 0-0 4 2 0 0 0 0 4 -
Khris Middleton 12 0-4 0-3 0-0 1 1 0 0 2 0 -4 -
Tyler Smith 5 0-2 0-2 1-2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 -
AJ Johnson 2 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 -

* = starter