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2018-08-21

Model Predictions

Model Dallas Wings Phoenix Mercury Spread Result
Elo 15.6% 84.4% -
Bradley-Terry 29.8% 70.2% -
Margin 31.1% 68.9% +4.4 (13.6 off)
Pythagorean 44.3% 55.7% -

Actual: Phoenix Mercury +18 (101-83). Predictions use season-end ratings.

Dallas Wings

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
Diggins-Smith 38 8-19 1-6 6-6 4 7 0 0 5 23 10 -
A. Gray 37 0-7 0-4 3-3 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 -
L. Cambage 35 8-16 0-1 6-9 12 6 0 3 3 22 24 -
K. Thornton 30 4-7 0-2 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 8 4 -
G. Johnson 22 3-6 1-3 0-0 5 2 1 0 1 7 8 -
M. Lucas 19 3-6 1-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 7 2 -
A. Stevens 13 3-3 1-1 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 7 6 -
C. George 5 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 -
L. Romero 2 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 -

Phoenix Mercury

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
D. Bonner 37 12-19 4-7 1-2 11 4 1 0 2 29 24 -
B. Griner 36 8-12 0-0 1-4 5 3 1 1 0 17 15 -
S. Talbot 32 4-9 1-4 2-3 11 3 1 0 2 11 15 -
B. January 31 2-6 2-3 0-0 2 4 1 0 1 6 6 -
D. Taurasi 30 8-15 6-12 4-4 0 12 2 0 0 26 25 -
Y. Turner 12 2-4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 4 -1 -
L. Mitchell 10 2-5 0-2 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 4 1 -
D. Peters 9 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 -
A. Robinson 2 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 -
C. Little 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -

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