← Forecasts for Nov 18

2022-23 · Regular Season · Final

Orlando Magic at Chicago Bulls

Friday, November 18, 2022 · tip-off time not recorded

ORL 0–0@CHI 0–1 records going into the game NBA.com recap ↗

Win probability as a share of the court: ORL 26 percent, CHI 74 percent. ORL Magic 26% proj. 105 · final 108 CHI Bulls · home 74% proj. 115 · final 107
Each team's share of the floor is its pregame win probability. The line starts at midcourt and moves to the split.

Forecast and result

TeamProjectedFinalDifference
ORL Orlando Magic 105 108 +3
CHI Chicago Bulls (home) 115 107 −8

Forecast: Chicago Bulls to win, 74% win probability, projected margin 10.

Inside the Forecast

How the inputs are built
What the model received
InputORLCHI
Elo ratingMargin-of-victory Elo; 1500 is average. 13771456
Elo gap, home minus road, incl. home court +149
Season scoring marginPoints per game, blended with last season early in the year. −4.5−1.1
Games played this season 1515
Offensive rating, last 10Points scored per 100 possessions. 112.8109.4
Defensive rating, last 10Points allowed per 100 possessions; lower is better. 113.4112.1
Combined pace, last 10Possessions per game, both teams. 99.9
Rotation points missingPoints per game of rotation players listed Out or Doubtful. 23.20.0
Rest days 22
Second night of a back-to-back NoNo

This forecast can't be broken down exactly: the model version that made this forecast is not available. Explanations are shown only when the model that made a forecast can be rebuilt and reproduces it. How explanations are checked

Built from the box scores

How the breakdowns work

Where each input came from. Open a row to see the games and box-score stats behind it. A breakdown is shown only when rebuilding it from the stored stats gives exactly the number the model received.

Elo ratingORL1377CHI1456

Updated after every game from the final score only: wins, losses and margin. Each season starts by keeping 75% of last season's distance from the 1500 average.

ORL1377

1500
  1. Ended last season at 1336 → started this one at 1377
  2. First 5 games: −19.4
  3. Last 10 games: +19.5
  • WCHA113–93+24.5
  • L@DAL105–114−2.7
  • L@OKC108–116−6.2
  • WGSW130–129+6.4
  • LSAC123–126−6.4
  • LHOU127–134−12.1
  • WDAL94–87+14.2
  • WPHX114–97+24.5
  • LCHA105–112−9.2
  • LMIN108–126−13.5

CHI1456

1500
  1. Ended last season at 1426 → started this one at 1444
  2. First 5 games: +20.4
  3. Last 10 games: −8.2
  • L@SAS124–129−4.7
  • LPHI109–114−6.1
  • W@BKN108–99+13.2
  • WCHA106–88+14.4
  • L@BOS119–123−2.5
  • L@TOR104–113−4.6
  • WTOR111–97+14.9
  • LNOP111–115−6.5
  • LDEN103–126−19.7
  • L@NOP110–124−6.6
Season scoring marginORL−4.5CHI−1.1

Points scored minus points allowed per game this season, mixed with last season's margin until 20 games are played.

ORL−4.5

Scores 109.9, allows 113.3 over 15 games: −3.4 a game.

75% this season (−3.4) + 25% last season (−8.0) = −4.5

CHI−1.1

Scores 110.7, allows 111.8 over 15 games: −1.1 a game.

75% this season (−1.1) + 25% last season (−1.2) = −1.1

Offensive rating, last 10ORL112.8CHI109.4

Points scored per 100 possessions. Split into the four factors: right of center helps the team, left hurts, in points per 100 possessions compared with the league average (2022-23 to date: 111.7).

ORL112.8scored, +1.1 vs league

FactorORLLeaguehurtshelpsPts
Shooting (eFG%)55.5%53.7%+2.6
Turnovers (TOV%)15.3%12.7%−3.6
Offensive rebounding (OREB%)26.1%23.8%+1.0
Free throws (FTM per FGA)0.2360.209+0.8
Everything else+0.3

CHI109.4scored, −2.4 vs league

FactorCHILeaguehurtshelpsPts
Shooting (eFG%)53.8%53.7%+0.2
Turnovers (TOV%)14.2%12.7%−2.1
Offensive rebounding (OREB%)22.3%23.8%−0.7
Free throws (FTM per FGA)0.2050.209−0.1
Everything else+0.4
Defensive rating, last 10ORL113.4CHI112.1

Points allowed per 100 possessions, built from what opponents did in those games. Bars point right when the defense held opponents below average. Split into the four factors: right of center helps the team, left hurts, in points per 100 possessions compared with the league average (2022-23 to date: 111.7).

ORL113.4allowed, +1.7 vs league

FactorOpponentsLeaguehurtshelpsPts
Shooting (eFG%)54.2%53.7%−0.7
Turnovers (TOV%)10.4%12.7%−3.3
Offensive rebounding (OREB%)20.0%23.8%+1.7
Free throws (FTM per FGA)0.1810.209+0.8
Everything else−0.2

CHI112.1allowed, +0.4 vs league

FactorOpponentsLeaguehurtshelpsPts
Shooting (eFG%)55.1%53.7%−2.1
Turnovers (TOV%)13.7%12.7%+1.5
Offensive rebounding (OREB%)22.5%23.8%+0.6
Free throws (FTM per FGA)0.2340.209−0.7
Everything else+0.4
Pace, last 10average 99.9

Possessions per 48 minutes. The model uses the average of the two teams. Faster games mean more points for both sides, so pace mostly moves the projected total, not the margin.

ORL 98.9 and CHI 100.8 → average 99.9 (league 2022-23 to date: 100.0)

Rotation points missingORL23.2CHI0.0

Points per game of rotation players (two or more of the last 10 games this season, 15+ minutes) listed Out or Doubtful on the official injury report.

ORL23.2pts/g missing

PlayerPtsMinGames
Paolo Banchero23.234.76

Source: official injury report, 2022-11-18 17:30 ET. 10 rotation players.

CHI0.0pts/g missing

Every rotation player was available.

Source: official injury report, 2022-11-18 17:30 ET. 10 rotation players.

RestORL2 daysCHI2 days

Days since the team's previous game, capped at 5. One day means the second night of a back-to-back.

ORL2days

Last played Nov 16 against MIN.

CHI2days

Last played Nov 16 against NOP.

The last 10 games behind these numbers, box-score totals

ORL

DateOppScoreFG3PFTTOVOREBOffDefPace
Nov 16MIN108–12642-939-3515-171612106.9124.8101.0
Nov 14CHA105–11236-8814-3619-232222110.5116.795.5
Nov 11PHX114–9743-8215-3313-15139122.6104.393.0
Nov 9DAL94–8736-738-2114-21184100.092.694.0
Nov 7HOU127–13445-8212-2525-311911124.5132.7101.5
Nov 5SAC123–12650-924-2319-20177111.8113.5100.1
Nov 3GSW130–12942-7813-3033-461911126.2122.9104.0
Nov 1@OKC108–11639-8710-2920-202412100.0108.4107.5
Oct 30@DAL105–11437-8111-2920-271211114.1125.391.5
Oct 28CHA113–9342-8510-3719-26125111.993.0100.5

CHI

DateOppScoreFG3PFTTOVOREBOffDefPace
Nov 16@NOP110–12444-8911-3211-17127111.1126.598.5
Nov 13DEN103–12640-816-2217-21188102.0126.0100.5
Nov 9NOP111–11544-877-2716-18156108.8111.7102.5
Nov 7TOR111–9742-809-2818-22219107.894.2103.0
Nov 6@TOR104–11340-8813-3611-131715108.3118.995.5
Nov 4@BOS119–12343-8311-2822-25174114.4119.4103.5
Nov 2CHA106–8838-8814-3116-181911105.085.4102.0
Nov 1@BKN108–9939-8912-3018-21911112.5104.295.5
Oct 29PHI109–11436-8011-3126-29189106.9112.9101.5
Oct 28@SAS124–12947-999-2721-261215117.0121.7106.0

Off and Def are points scored and allowed per 100 possessions in each game; their averages are the 10-game ratings above. OREB is missing (–) where the source data didn't record it.

The result against the forecast

2022-23 surprise games
26%
pregame chance the forecast gave ORL, the winner
the forecast favored CHI
11 pts
margin miss
forecast +10, actual −1 for CHI
33rd
most surprising result of 2022-23
of 1,314 graded games
474th
largest margin miss of 2022-23
outcome surprise 1.35 nats

Surprise is measured against this model's forecast, not against what other observers expected. Outcome surprise is −ln(winner's pregame probability): 0.69 for a coin flip, 2.3 for a 10% winner.

Team box score

What happened in the game. These numbers are not used by the forecast, and they are not offered as the reason it missed.

Team statORLCHI
Final score108107
Field goals38–77 · 49.4%41–89 · 46.1%
Three-pointers12–28 · 42.9%5–21 · 23.8%
Free throws20–22 · 90.9%20–25 · 80.0%
Rebounds4146
Assists2527
Turnovers1611
Steals46
Blocks76

Where the forecast differed from the result

MeasureForecastActualActual − forecast
Home margin (CHI)+10−1−11
Total points220215−5
ORL points105108+3
CHI points115107−8

Recent form before this game

Orlando Magic

DateOpponentResult
Nov 16 vs MIN L 108–126
Nov 14 vs CHA L 105–112
Nov 11 vs PHX W 114–97
Nov 9 vs DAL W 94–87
Nov 7 vs HOU L 127–134

Chicago Bulls

DateOpponentResult
Nov 16 at NOP L 110–124
Nov 13 vs DEN L 103–126
Nov 9 vs NOP L 111–115
Nov 7 vs TOR W 111–97
Nov 6 at TOR L 104–113

Previous meetings

DateMatchupScore
Feb 1 2021-22 ORL at CHI ORL 115 – 126 CHI
Jan 23 2021-22 CHI at ORL CHI 95 – 114 ORL
Jan 3 2021-22 ORL at CHI ORL 98 – 102 CHI
Nov 26 2021-22 CHI at ORL CHI 123 – 88 ORL