Model Predictions
| Model | Orlando Magic | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 71.3% | 28.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 71.3% | 28.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 65.8% | 34.2% | -3.6 | ✓ (0.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.1% | 44.9% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 70.1% | 29.9% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 68.0% | 32.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 68.1% | 31.9% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 58.9% | 41.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -4 (108-112). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Orlando Magic
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paolo Banchero * | 38 | 6-14 | 0-3 | 11-15 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 29 | - |
| Desmond Bane * | 34 | 8-19 | 3-8 | 8-11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 18 | - |
| Jalen Suggs * | 33 | 4-19 | 3-12 | 0-0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Wendell Carter Jr. * | 31 | 6-7 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Franz Wagner * | 20 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Jamal Cain | 27 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Jevon Carter | 20 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Tristan da Silva | 17 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Goga Bitadze | 16 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yves Missi * | 39 | 8-9 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 26 | - |
| Saddiq Bey * | 38 | 10-24 | 3-8 | 9-11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 16 | - |
| Jeremiah Fears * | 36 | 4-14 | 2-7 | 9-11 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | - |
| Zion Williamson * | 27 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Herbert Jones * | 8 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Micah Peavy | 27 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Jordan Hawkins | 26 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Derik Queen | 18 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Trey Alexander | 11 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Hunter Dickinson | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter