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Eastern Conference · 2026-27

Brooklyn Nets BKN

2–8
2026-27 record
1313
Elo rating
with the forecast of Nov 8
106.4
Offensive rating
last 10 games
115.0
Defensive rating
last 10, lower is better
99.9
Pace
possessions per game
226 of 342 forecasts for BKN games picked the winner.

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Every graded BKN game, one dot each, oldest at the center. 226 of 342 forecasts picked the winner (colored dots).

Elo rating, recent games

BKN pregame Elo over its last 82 games with a forecast, from 1302 to 1313 12001250130013501400145015001550 new season 1313 Nov 2025 Nov 2026
Pregame Elo stored with each of BKN's last 82 forecasts. Dashed: 1500, the long-run average.

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Schedule
Nov 11 8:00 PM ET
BKN Brooklyn Nets 2–8 –
@NOP New Orleans Pelicans (home) 4–6 –
Forecast coming Details
Nov 14 8:00 PM ET
BKN Brooklyn Nets 2–8 –
@MEM Memphis Grizzlies (home) 6–3 –
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Recent results

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Nov 8 Final
BKN Brooklyn Nets 109 93
@DAL Dallas Mavericks (home) 118 130
BKN 26% 74% DAL

Why: Elo 3.7 → DAL · Offense, last 10 1.6 → DAL

✓ Picked DAL Details
Nov 7 Final
BKN Brooklyn Nets 109 121
@ATL Atlanta Hawks (home) 121 124
BKN 20% 80% ATL

Why: Elo 5.2 → ATL · Season margin 1.8 → ATL

✓ Picked ATL Details
Nov 4 Final
CHA Charlotte Hornets 108 104
@BKN Brooklyn Nets (home) 103 114
CHA 61% 39% BKN
✗ Picked CHA Details
Nov 2 Final
BKN Brooklyn Nets 105 90
@NYK New York Knicks (home) 117 103
BKN 20% 80% NYK

Why: Elo 6.6 → NYK · Season margin 1.8 → NYK

✓ Picked NYK Details
Nov 1 Final
BKN Brooklyn Nets 116 98
@IND Indiana Pacers (home) 119 90
BKN 41% 59% IND

Why: Injuries 4.0 → BKN · Elo 2.1 → IND

✗ Picked IND Details

Predictability

How closely the forecasts tracked BKN games. A team can be hard for this model to forecast whether it is good or bad: misses come from the model's limits, roster changes, missing information and ordinary game-to-game variation. Compare all 30 teams

2026-27 (in progress)

Small sample: 10 games. These figures are a running log, not a measurement, and no ranking is shown.

11.9 pts
average margin miss
90% interval 7.6 to 16.7
−0.3
average margin error
+ = better than forecast; 90% interval -7.9 to 7.3
15.4 pts
error variability
std. deviation; league margin miss 11.7
80%
winner picked
10 games involving BKN
2 / 2.8
actual / expected wins
gap −0.8
0.125
Brier score
0.25 = coin flip; lower is better

Expected and actual wins

BKN: cumulative expected wins from pregame win probabilities against actual wins 024 2 actual 2.8 exp. 1510 Game number in sample
Solid: actual wins. Dashed: expected wins, the running sum of BKN's pregame win probability in each game.

Margin error, game by game

BKN: margin forecast error in each game, actual minus predicted -30-150+15+30 Better than forecast Worse than forecast Games in date order
Each bar is one game: BKN's actual margin minus its predicted margin, in points. Positive bars sit above the line and negative bars below it, so direction does not depend on color.

How the errors are spread

BKN: distribution of 10 margin errors; mean -0.3 points 023 -40 to -36 pts: 0 games -36 to -32 pts: 0 games -32 to -28 pts: 0 games -28 to -24 pts: 2 games -24 to -20 pts: 0 games -20 to -16 pts: 0 games -16 to -12 pts: 0 games -12 to -8 pts: 0 games -8 to -4 pts: 1 games -4 to 0 pts: 1 games 0 to 4 pts: 1 games 4 to 8 pts: 0 games 8 to 12 pts: 3 games 12 to 16 pts: 2 games 16 to 20 pts: 0 games 20 to 24 pts: 0 games 24 to 28 pts: 0 games 28 to 32 pts: 0 games 32 to 36 pts: 0 games 36 to 40 pts: 0 games mean -0.3 -40-200+20+40 worse than forecast better than forecast
Each bar counts games whose margin error fell in a 4-point range (errors beyond ±40 are in the end bars). Dashed line: the average error.

BKN against the league

Average margin miss by team, 2026-27, smallest to largest; BKN is 17 of 30 3579111315171921232527 median 11.7 UTA: 6.70 points over 10 games, 90% interval 4.4–9.2 UTA 6.7 n=10 NOP: 7.70 points over 10 games, 90% interval 4.3–11.7 NOP 7.7 n=10 CLE: 8.50 points over 10 games, 90% interval 4.8–12.8 CLE 8.5 n=10 SAS: 8.50 points over 10 games, 90% interval 6.6–10.4 SAS 8.5 n=10 PHI: 8.82 points over 11 games, 90% interval 5.73–12.36 PHI 8.8 n=11 MIL: 9.00 points over 10 games, 90% interval 5.1–13.4 MIL 9.0 n=10 LAL: 9.64 points over 11 games, 90% interval 6.27–13 LAL 9.6 n=11 PHX: 9.88 points over 8 games, 90% interval 4.12–18.25 PHX 9.9 n=8 IND: 10.20 points over 10 games, 90% interval 6.8–14 IND 10.2 n=10 LAC: 11.33 points over 9 games, 90% interval 7.33–15.56 LAC 11.3 n=9 NYK: 11.33 points over 9 games, 90% interval 7.89–14.67 NYK 11.3 n=9 SAC: 11.50 points over 10 games, 90% interval 6.9–16.2 SAC 11.5 n=10 WAS: 11.50 points over 10 games, 90% interval 6.7–16.6 WAS 11.5 n=10 DET: 11.56 points over 9 games, 90% interval 8.56–15.56 DET 11.6 n=9 BOS: 11.70 points over 10 games, 90% interval 7.4–16.7 BOS 11.7 n=10 DEN: 11.75 points over 8 games, 90% interval 6.88–16.88 DEN 11.8 n=8 BKN: 11.90 points over 10 games, 90% interval 7.6–16.7 BKN 11.9 n=10 CHI: 12.00 points over 9 games, 90% interval 6.44–18.11 CHI 12.0 n=9 MIA: 12.00 points over 10 games, 90% interval 7.8–16 MIA 12.0 n=10 GSW: 12.50 points over 10 games, 90% interval 8.4–17.4 GSW 12.5 n=10 MIN: 12.55 points over 11 games, 90% interval 7.36–18.18 MIN 12.6 n=11 HOU: 13.10 points over 10 games, 90% interval 8.9–17.9 HOU 13.1 n=10 ATL: 13.55 points over 11 games, 90% interval 6.64–21.55 ATL 13.6 n=11 ORL: 13.67 points over 9 games, 90% interval 9.67–18.22 ORL 13.7 n=9 OKC: 14.20 points over 10 games, 90% interval 8.3–20.5 OKC 14.2 n=10 DAL: 14.70 points over 10 games, 90% interval 9.7–19.8 DAL 14.7 n=10 POR: 15.11 points over 9 games, 90% interval 8.89–22 POR 15.1 n=9 TOR: 15.33 points over 9 games, 90% interval 9.78–21.33 TOR 15.3 n=9 MEM: 15.56 points over 9 games, 90% interval 10.22–20.78 MEM 15.6 n=9 CHA: 17.30 points over 10 games, 90% interval 9.3–26.3 CHA 17.3 n=10 average margin miss, points (lower = easier to forecast)
Dots: average absolute margin error per team. Lines: 90% bootstrap intervals; overlapping lines mean the difference between those teams is not clear in this sample. Hollow dots: fewer than 20 games.
All 10 games in this sample
DateOpponentBKN win prob.ProjectedFinalPickMargin error
Nov 8 at DAL 26% 109–118 L 93–130 ✓correct −28
Nov 7 at ATL 20% 109–121 L 121–124 ✓correct +9
Nov 4 vs CHA 39% 103–108 W 114–104 ✗missed +15
Nov 2 at NYK 20% 105–117 L 90–103 ✓correct −1
Nov 1 at IND 41% 116–119 W 98–90 ✗missed +11
Oct 30 vs DET 26% 108–117 L 94–110 ✓correct −7
Oct 27 at BOS 16% 106–120 L 124–125 ✓correct +13
Oct 25 vs IND 44% 116–118 L 109–136 ✓correct −25
Oct 24 at CLE 20% 106–118 L 121–125 ✓correct +8
Oct 21 vs CHA 26% 109–118 L 103–110 ✓correct +2

2025-26

Across 82 graded games, BKN finished an average of 2.9 points worse than the forecast margin (90% interval -5.9 to -0.1).

12.5 pts
average margin miss
90% interval 10.9 to 14.3; 23rd smallest of 30
−2.9
average margin error
+ = better than forecast; 90% interval -5.9 to -0.1
15.4 pts
error variability
std. deviation; league margin miss 11.4
77%
winner picked
82 games involving BKN
20 / 26.5
actual / expected wins
gap −6.5
0.160
Brier score
0.25 = coin flip; lower is better

Expected and actual wins

BKN: cumulative expected wins from pregame win probabilities against actual wins 051015202530 20 actual 26.5 exp. 14182 Game number in sample
Solid: actual wins. Dashed: expected wins, the running sum of BKN's pregame win probability in each game.

Margin error, game by game

BKN: margin forecast error in each game, actual minus predicted -50-250+25+50 Better than forecast Worse than forecast Games in date order
Each bar is one game: BKN's actual margin minus its predicted margin, in points. Positive bars sit above the line and negative bars below it, so direction does not depend on color.

How the errors are spread

BKN: distribution of 82 margin errors; mean -2.9 points 0611 -40 to -36 pts: 2 games -36 to -32 pts: 0 games -32 to -28 pts: 1 games -28 to -24 pts: 1 games -24 to -20 pts: 6 games -20 to -16 pts: 5 games -16 to -12 pts: 5 games -12 to -8 pts: 9 games -8 to -4 pts: 10 games -4 to 0 pts: 6 games 0 to 4 pts: 9 games 4 to 8 pts: 7 games 8 to 12 pts: 4 games 12 to 16 pts: 11 games 16 to 20 pts: 2 games 20 to 24 pts: 2 games 24 to 28 pts: 1 games 28 to 32 pts: 0 games 32 to 36 pts: 0 games 36 to 40 pts: 1 games mean -2.9 -40-200+20+40 worse than forecast better than forecast
Each bar counts games whose margin error fell in a 4-point range (errors beyond ±40 are in the end bars). Dashed line: the average error.

BKN against the league

Average margin miss by team, 2025-26, smallest to largest; BKN is 23 of 30 79111315 median 11.5 NOP: 9.60 points over 82 games, 90% interval 8.48–10.84 NOP 9.6 n=82 DAL: 9.67 points over 81 games, 90% interval 8.4–11.09 DAL 9.7 n=81 DET: 10.16 points over 95 games, 90% interval 8.67–11.82 DET 10.2 n=95 IND: 10.32 points over 82 games, 90% interval 8.74–12.01 IND 10.3 n=82 SAS: 10.41 points over 103 games, 90% interval 9.12–11.82 SAS 10.4 n=103 GSW: 10.43 points over 82 games, 90% interval 9.06–11.98 GSW 10.4 n=82 CLE: 10.56 points over 100 games, 90% interval 9.19–11.94 CLE 10.6 n=100 POR: 10.59 points over 87 games, 90% interval 9.22–12.23 POR 10.6 n=87 DEN: 10.67 points over 88 games, 90% interval 9.09–12.41 DEN 10.7 n=88 MEM: 10.72 points over 80 games, 90% interval 9.05–12.4 MEM 10.7 n=80 ORL: 10.76 points over 86 games, 90% interval 9.19–12.45 ORL 10.8 n=86 PHX: 10.87 points over 86 games, 90% interval 9.27–12.48 PHX 10.9 n=86 HOU: 10.93 points over 88 games, 90% interval 9.52–12.23 HOU 10.9 n=88 LAL: 11.25 points over 92 games, 90% interval 9.9–12.52 LAL 11.3 n=92 OKC: 11.48 points over 96 games, 90% interval 9.74–13.17 OKC 11.5 n=96 LAC: 11.50 points over 82 games, 90% interval 9.93–13.07 LAC 11.5 n=82 CHI: 11.59 points over 82 games, 90% interval 10.02–13.22 CHI 11.6 n=82 SAC: 11.59 points over 82 games, 90% interval 10.06–13.29 SAC 11.6 n=82 PHI: 11.63 points over 93 games, 90% interval 10.02–13.37 PHI 11.6 n=93 BOS: 11.89 points over 89 games, 90% interval 10.47–13.35 BOS 11.9 n=89 WAS: 12.07 points over 82 games, 90% interval 10.65–13.57 WAS 12.1 n=82 UTA: 12.18 points over 82 games, 90% interval 10.29–14.11 UTA 12.2 n=82 BKN: 12.48 points over 82 games, 90% interval 10.94–14.34 BKN 12.5 n=82 MIN: 12.49 points over 94 games, 90% interval 11.06–14.07 MIN 12.5 n=94 ATL: 12.58 points over 88 games, 90% interval 10.92–14.49 ATL 12.6 n=88 TOR: 12.62 points over 89 games, 90% interval 11.03–14.24 TOR 12.6 n=89 MIA: 12.63 points over 82 games, 90% interval 11.02–14.3 MIA 12.6 n=82 MIL: 12.80 points over 82 games, 90% interval 11.06–14.59 MIL 12.8 n=82 CHA: 13.29 points over 82 games, 90% interval 11.57–15.17 CHA 13.3 n=82 NYK: 13.45 points over 99 games, 90% interval 11.64–15.37 NYK 13.4 n=99 average margin miss, points (lower = easier to forecast)
Dots: average absolute margin error per team. Lines: 90% bootstrap intervals; overlapping lines mean the difference between those teams is not clear in this sample. Hollow dots: fewer than 20 games.
All 82 games in this sample
DateOpponentBKN win prob.ProjectedFinalPickMargin error
Apr 12 at TOR 11% 102–120 L 101–136 ✓correct −17
Apr 10 at MIL 34% 110–116 L 108–125 ✓correct −11
Apr 9 vs IND 42% 112–115 L 94–123 ✓correct −26
Apr 7 vs MIL 47% 111–112 W 96–90 ✗missed +7
Apr 5 vs WAS 44% 114–116 W 121–115 ✗missed +8
Apr 3 vs ATL 20% 110–122 L 107–141 ✓correct −22
Mar 31 vs CHA 27% 108–117 L 86–117 ✓correct −22
Mar 29 vs SAC 44% 111–113 W 116–99 ✗missed +19
Mar 27 at LAL 20% 105–117 L 99–116 ✓correct −5
Mar 25 at GSW 20% 107–119 L 106–109 ✓correct +9
Mar 23 at POR 15% 105–120 L 99–134 ✓correct −20
Mar 22 at SAC 36% 111–116 L 122–126 ✓correct +1
Mar 20 vs NYK 15% 104–119 L 92–93 ✓correct +14
Mar 18 vs OKC 19% 103–116 L 92–121 ✓correct −16
Mar 16 vs POR 27% 107–116 L 95–114 ✓correct −10
Mar 14 at PHI 20% 108–120 L 97–104 ✓correct +5
Mar 12 at ATL 11% 107–125 L 97–108 ✓correct +7
Mar 10 vs DET 27% 108–117 L 100–138 ✓correct −29
Mar 9 vs MEM 39% 113–117 W 126–115 ✗missed +15
Mar 7 at DET 19% 104–117 W 107–105 ✗missed +15
Mar 5 at MIA 13% 106–123 L 110–126 ✓correct +1
Mar 3 at MIA 17% 108–122 L 98–124 ✓correct −12
Mar 1 vs CLE 22% 106–117 L 102–106 ✓correct +7
Feb 27 at BOS 17% 100–114 L 111–148 ✓correct −23
Feb 26 vs SAS 17% 111–125 L 110–126 ✓correct −2
Feb 24 vs DAL 42% 115–118 L 114–123 ✓correct −6
Feb 22 at ATL 26% 111–120 L 104–115 ✓correct −2
Feb 20 at OKC 20% 102–114 L 86–105 ✓correct −7
Feb 19 at CLE 17% 106–120 L 84–112 ✓correct −14
Feb 11 vs IND 56% 113–111 L 110–115 ✗missed −7
Feb 9 vs CHI 36% 109–114 W 123–115 ✗missed +13
Feb 7 vs WAS 59% 111–108 W 127–113 ✓correct +11
Feb 5 at ORL 29% 106–114 L 98–118 ✓correct −12
Feb 3 vs LAL 36% 109–114 L 109–125 ✓correct −11
Feb 1 at DET 15% 102–117 L 77–130 ✓correct −38
Jan 30 at UTA 39% 110–114 W 109–99 ✗missed +14
Jan 29 at DEN 14% 98–114 L 103–107 ✓correct +12
Jan 27 at PHX 24% 104–114 L 102–106 ✓correct +6
Jan 25 at LAC 15% 100–115 L 89–126 ✓correct −22
Jan 23 vs BOS 22% 106–117 L 126–130 ✓correct +7
Jan 21 at NYK 39% 110–114 L 66–120 ✓correct −50
Jan 19 vs PHX 24% 106–116 L 117–126 ✓correct +1
Jan 18 at CHI 39% 109–113 L 102–124 ✓correct −18
Jan 16 vs CHI 47% 112–113 W 112–109 ✗missed +4
Jan 14 at NOP 53% 114–113 L 113–116 ✗missed −4
Jan 12 at DAL 47% 110–111 L 105–113 ✓correct −7
Jan 11 at MEM 34% 110–116 L 98–103 ✓correct +1
Jan 9 vs LAC 47% 110–111 L 105–121 ✓correct −15
Jan 7 vs ORL 56% 113–111 L 103–104 ✗missed −3
Jan 4 vs DEN 47% 111–112 W 127–115 ✗missed +13
Jan 2 at WAS 44% 112–114 L 99–119 ✓correct −18
Jan 1 vs HOU 27% 104–113 L 96–120 ✓correct −15
Dec 29 vs GSW 47% 111–112 L 107–120 ✓correct −12
Dec 27 at MIN 29% 111–119 W 123–107 ✗missed +24
Dec 23 at PHI 39% 109–113 W 114–106 ✗missed +12
Dec 21 vs TOR 53% 110–109 W 96–81 ✓correct +14
Dec 18 vs MIA 47% 113–114 L 95–106 ✓correct −10
Dec 14 vs MIL 44% 110–112 W 127–82 ✗missed +47
Dec 12 at DAL 34% 110–116 L 111–119 ✓correct −2
Dec 6 vs NOP 61% 116–112 W 119–101 ✓correct +14
Dec 4 vs UTA 36% 112–117 L 110–123 ✓correct −8
Dec 3 at CHI 36% 114–119 W 113–103 ✗missed +15
Dec 1 vs CHA 56% 111–109 W 116–103 ✓correct +11
Nov 29 at MIL 24% 106–116 L 99–116 ✓correct −7
Nov 28 vs PHI 47% 111–112 L 103–115 ✓correct −11
Nov 24 vs NYK 36% 113–118 L 100–113 ✓correct −8
Nov 23 at TOR 20% 107–119 L 109–119 ✓correct +2
Nov 21 at BOS 20% 105–117 W 113–105 ✗missed +20
Nov 18 vs BOS 24% 108–118 L 99–113 ✓correct −4
Nov 16 at WAS 53% 117–116 W 129–106 ✓correct +22
Nov 14 at ORL 24% 109–119 L 98–105 ✓correct +3
Nov 11 vs TOR 36% 116–121 L 109–119 ✓correct −5
Nov 9 at NYK 19% 107–120 L 98–134 ✓correct −23
Nov 7 vs DET 24% 110–120 L 107–125 ✓correct −8
Nov 5 at IND 31% 107–114 W 112–103 ✗missed +16
Nov 3 vs MIN 36% 115–120 L 109–125 ✓correct −11
Nov 2 vs PHI 42% 116–119 L 105–129 ✓correct −21
Oct 29 vs ATL 34% 115–121 L 112–117 ✓correct +1
Oct 27 at HOU 20% 103–115 L 109–137 ✓correct −16
Oct 26 at SAS 22% 109–120 L 107–118 ✓correct ±0
Oct 24 vs CLE 27% 110–119 L 124–131 ✓correct +2
Oct 22 at CHA 53% 113–112 L 117–136 ✗missed −20

2024-25

10.8 pts
average margin miss
90% interval 9.3 to 12.4; 13th smallest of 30
−1.5
average margin error
+ = better than forecast; 90% interval -4.0 to 0.9
13.6 pts
error variability
std. deviation; league margin miss 11.0
67%
winner picked
82 games involving BKN
26 / 30.1
actual / expected wins
gap −4.1
0.207
Brier score
0.25 = coin flip; lower is better

Expected and actual wins

BKN: cumulative expected wins from pregame win probabilities against actual wins 0102030 26 actual 30.1 exp. 14182 Game number in sample
Solid: actual wins. Dashed: expected wins, the running sum of BKN's pregame win probability in each game.

Margin error, game by game

BKN: margin forecast error in each game, actual minus predicted -50-250+25+50 Better than forecast Worse than forecast Games in date order
Each bar is one game: BKN's actual margin minus its predicted margin, in points. Positive bars sit above the line and negative bars below it, so direction does not depend on color.

How the errors are spread

BKN: distribution of 82 margin errors; mean -1.5 points 0713 -40 to -36 pts: 1 games -36 to -32 pts: 0 games -32 to -28 pts: 0 games -28 to -24 pts: 3 games -24 to -20 pts: 1 games -20 to -16 pts: 7 games -16 to -12 pts: 6 games -12 to -8 pts: 4 games -8 to -4 pts: 9 games -4 to 0 pts: 13 games 0 to 4 pts: 5 games 4 to 8 pts: 12 games 8 to 12 pts: 8 games 12 to 16 pts: 5 games 16 to 20 pts: 3 games 20 to 24 pts: 3 games 24 to 28 pts: 2 games 28 to 32 pts: 0 games 32 to 36 pts: 0 games 36 to 40 pts: 0 games mean -1.5 -40-200+20+40 worse than forecast better than forecast
Each bar counts games whose margin error fell in a 4-point range (errors beyond ±40 are in the end bars). Dashed line: the average error.

BKN against the league

Average margin miss by team, 2024-25, smallest to largest; BKN is 13 of 30 79111315 median 11.0 CHA: 9.26 points over 82 games, 90% interval 7.61–10.89 CHA 9.3 n=82 PHX: 9.49 points over 82 games, 90% interval 8.11–10.93 PHX 9.5 n=82 HOU: 9.50 points over 88 games, 90% interval 8.27–10.78 HOU 9.5 n=88 ORL: 10.00 points over 87 games, 90% interval 8.64–11.37 ORL 10.0 n=87 DET: 10.03 points over 88 games, 90% interval 8.78–11.4 DET 10.0 n=88 PHI: 10.11 points over 82 games, 90% interval 8.54–11.87 PHI 10.1 n=82 UTA: 10.12 points over 82 games, 90% interval 8.48–12.02 UTA 10.1 n=82 NOP: 10.21 points over 82 games, 90% interval 8.57–11.82 NOP 10.2 n=82 MIL: 10.27 points over 86 games, 90% interval 8.88–11.77 MIL 10.3 n=86 IND: 10.33 points over 103 games, 90% interval 9.13–11.63 IND 10.3 n=103 SAS: 10.68 points over 80 games, 90% interval 8.99–12.45 SAS 10.7 n=80 ATL: 10.74 points over 81 games, 90% interval 9.4–12.17 ATL 10.7 n=81 BKN: 10.80 points over 82 games, 90% interval 9.33–12.39 BKN 10.8 n=82 WAS: 10.84 points over 81 games, 90% interval 9.32–12.23 WAS 10.8 n=81 MIN: 10.93 points over 97 games, 90% interval 9.53–12.36 MIN 10.9 n=97 DAL: 10.99 points over 82 games, 90% interval 9.71–12.43 DAL 11.0 n=82 MIA: 11.04 points over 85 games, 90% interval 9.36–12.89 MIA 11.0 n=85 CLE: 11.07 points over 91 games, 90% interval 9.54–12.6 CLE 11.1 n=91 TOR: 11.09 points over 82 games, 90% interval 9.52–12.88 TOR 11.1 n=82 LAC: 11.30 points over 89 games, 90% interval 9.74–13 LAC 11.3 n=89 BOS: 11.54 points over 93 games, 90% interval 10.13–13.06 BOS 11.5 n=93 OKC: 11.69 points over 104 games, 90% interval 10.11–13.16 OKC 11.7 n=104 MEM: 11.77 points over 86 games, 90% interval 10.07–13.73 MEM 11.8 n=86 SAC: 11.77 points over 82 games, 90% interval 10.07–13.39 SAC 11.8 n=82 NYK: 11.86 points over 100 games, 90% interval 10.5–13.1 NYK 11.9 n=100 LAL: 11.89 points over 87 games, 90% interval 10.06–13.62 LAL 11.9 n=87 DEN: 11.91 points over 96 games, 90% interval 10.55–13.48 DEN 11.9 n=96 GSW: 12.33 points over 94 games, 90% interval 10.68–13.97 GSW 12.3 n=94 CHI: 12.41 points over 82 games, 90% interval 10.89–13.89 CHI 12.4 n=82 POR: 13.05 points over 82 games, 90% interval 11.32–14.91 POR 13.1 n=82 average margin miss, points (lower = easier to forecast)
Dots: average absolute margin error per team. Lines: 90% bootstrap intervals; overlapping lines mean the difference between those teams is not clear in this sample. Hollow dots: fewer than 20 games.
All 82 games in this sample
DateOpponentBKN win prob.ProjectedFinalPickMargin error
Apr 13 vs NYK 39% 108–113 L 105–113 ✓correct −3
Apr 11 at MIN 12% 103–121 L 91–117 ✓correct −8
Apr 10 vs ATL 36% 113–119 L 109–133 ✓correct −18
Apr 8 vs NOP 49% 107–108 W 119–114 ✗missed +6
Apr 6 vs TOR 36% 108–114 L 109–120 ✓correct −5
Apr 3 vs MIN 17% 104–120 L 90–105 ✓correct +1
Mar 31 at DAL 21% 109–121 W 113–109 ✗missed +16
Mar 29 at WAS 46% 114–115 W 115–112 ✗missed +4
Mar 28 vs LAC 21% 103–116 L 100–132 ✓correct −19
Mar 26 vs TOR 46% 107–109 L 86–116 ✓correct −28
Mar 24 vs DAL 41% 110–114 L 101–120 ✓correct −15
Mar 22 at IND 19% 106–119 L 103–108 ✓correct +8
Mar 20 at IND 23% 107–118 L 99–105 ✓correct +5
Mar 18 at BOS 19% 108–121 L 96–104 ✓correct +5
Mar 16 vs ATL 41% 111–115 W 122–114 ✗missed +12
Mar 15 vs BOS 21% 101–114 L 113–115 ✓correct +11
Mar 13 at CHI 36% 112–117 L 110–116 ✓correct −1
Mar 11 at CLE 16% 107–122 L 104–109 ✓correct +10
Mar 10 vs LAL 32% 104–112 W 111–108 ✗missed +11
Mar 8 at CHA 59% 113–109 L 102–105 ✗missed −7
Mar 6 vs GSW 34% 107–114 L 119–121 ✓correct +5
Mar 4 at SAS 41% 110–113 L 113–127 ✓correct −11
Mar 1 at DET 25% 106–116 L 94–115 ✓correct −11
Feb 28 vs POR 44% 107–110 L 102–121 ✓correct −16
Feb 26 vs OKC 20% 100–114 L 121–129 ✓correct +6
Feb 24 at WAS 59% 109–105 L 99–107 ✗missed −12
Feb 22 at PHI 36% 103–108 W 105–103 ✗missed +7
Feb 20 vs CLE 23% 102–114 L 97–110 ✓correct −1
Feb 12 vs PHI 54% 108–107 W 100–96 ✓correct +3
Feb 10 vs CHA 69% 107–100 W 97–89 ✓correct +1
Feb 7 vs MIA 39% 106–111 W 102–86 ✗missed +21
Feb 5 vs WAS 71% 110–102 L 102–119 ✗missed −25
Feb 4 vs HOU 41% 106–110 W 99–97 ✗missed +6
Feb 1 at HOU 19% 104–117 W 110–98 ✗missed +25
Jan 29 at CHA 38% 103–107 W 104–83 ✗missed +25
Jan 27 vs SAC 32% 110–118 L 96–110 ✓correct −6
Jan 25 vs MIA 36% 107–113 L 97–106 ✓correct −3
Jan 22 vs PHX 29% 107–116 L 84–108 ✓correct −15
Jan 21 vs NYK 32% 107–115 L 95–99 ✓correct +4
Jan 19 at OKC 19% 108–121 L 101–127 ✓correct −13
Jan 17 at LAL 23% 106–117 L 101–102 ✓correct +10
Jan 15 at LAC 23% 105–116 L 67–126 ✓correct −48
Jan 14 at POR 38% 105–109 W 132–114 ✗missed +22
Jan 12 at UTA 38% 106–110 L 111–112 ✓correct +3
Jan 10 at DEN 23% 107–118 L 105–124 ✓correct −8
Jan 8 vs DET 44% 108–111 L 98–113 ✓correct −12
Jan 6 vs IND 34% 108–115 L 99–113 ✓correct −7
Jan 4 vs PHI 41% 107–111 L 94–123 ✓correct −25
Jan 2 at MIL 27% 107–116 W 113–110 ✗missed +12
Jan 1 at TOR 56% 114–111 L 113–130 ✗missed −20
Dec 29 at ORL 43% 108–110 L 101–102 ✓correct +1
Dec 27 vs SAS 41% 110–114 L 87–96 ✓correct −5
Dec 26 at MIL 27% 107–116 W 111–105 ✗missed +15
Dec 23 at MIA 25% 106–116 L 95–110 ✓correct −5
Dec 21 vs UTA 62% 113–109 L 94–105 ✗missed −15
Dec 19 at TOR 46% 113–114 W 101–94 ✗missed +8
Dec 16 vs CLE 23% 106–118 L 101–130 ✓correct −17
Dec 13 at MEM 19% 110–123 L 119–135 ✓correct −3
Dec 8 vs MIL 41% 110–114 L 113–118 ✓correct −1
Dec 4 vs IND 49% 116–117 W 99–90 ✗missed +10
Dec 2 at CHI 33% 117–123 L 102–128 ✓correct −20
Dec 1 vs ORL 36% 109–115 L 92–100 ✓correct −2
Nov 29 vs ORL 32% 108–116 L 100–123 ✓correct −15
Nov 27 at PHX 29% 107–115 W 127–117 ✗missed +18
Nov 25 at GSW 21% 106–118 W 128–120 ✗missed +20
Nov 24 at SAC 29% 106–114 W 108–103 ✗missed +13
Nov 22 at PHI 54% 109–107 L 98–113 ✗missed −17
Nov 19 vs CHA 64% 112–107 W 116–115 ✓correct −4
Nov 17 at NYK 27% 108–117 L 104–114 ✓correct −1
Nov 15 at NYK 29% 107–115 L 122–124 ✓correct +6
Nov 13 vs BOS 39% 105–110 L 114–139 ✓correct −20
Nov 11 at NOP 64% 115–109 W 107–105 ✓correct −4
Nov 9 at CLE 21% 109–121 L 100–105 ✓correct +7
Nov 8 at BOS 21% 106–118 L 104–108 ✓correct +8
Nov 4 vs MEM 64% 117–112 W 106–104 ✓correct −3
Nov 3 vs DET 71% 115–107 L 92–106 ✗missed −22
Nov 1 vs CHI 54% 116–115 W 120–112 ✓correct +7
Oct 30 at MEM 46% 113–114 W 119–106 ✗missed +14
Oct 29 vs DEN 49% 107–108 L 139–144 ✓correct −4
Oct 27 vs MIL 44% 109–112 W 115–102 ✗missed +16
Oct 25 at ORL 29% 104–112 L 101–116 ✓correct −7
Oct 23 at ATL 43% 110–112 L 116–120 ✓correct −2

2023-24

Across 82 graded games, BKN finished an average of 2.6 points worse than the forecast margin (90% interval -5.3 to -0.0).

11.4 pts
average margin miss
90% interval 9.8 to 13.1; 19th smallest of 30
−2.6
average margin error
+ = better than forecast; 90% interval -5.3 to -0.0
14.3 pts
error variability
std. deviation; league margin miss 11.3
62%
winner picked
82 games involving BKN
32 / 40.5
actual / expected wins
gap −8.5
0.224
Brier score
0.25 = coin flip; lower is better

Expected and actual wins

BKN: cumulative expected wins from pregame win probabilities against actual wins 010203040 32 actual 40.5 exp. 14182 Game number in sample
Solid: actual wins. Dashed: expected wins, the running sum of BKN's pregame win probability in each game.

Margin error, game by game

BKN: margin forecast error in each game, actual minus predicted -50-250+25+50 Better than forecast Worse than forecast Games in date order
Each bar is one game: BKN's actual margin minus its predicted margin, in points. Positive bars sit above the line and negative bars below it, so direction does not depend on color.

How the errors are spread

BKN: distribution of 82 margin errors; mean -2.6 points 0611 -40 to -36 pts: 1 games -36 to -32 pts: 0 games -32 to -28 pts: 1 games -28 to -24 pts: 0 games -24 to -20 pts: 4 games -20 to -16 pts: 9 games -16 to -12 pts: 4 games -12 to -8 pts: 11 games -8 to -4 pts: 7 games -4 to 0 pts: 11 games 0 to 4 pts: 10 games 4 to 8 pts: 5 games 8 to 12 pts: 6 games 12 to 16 pts: 4 games 16 to 20 pts: 2 games 20 to 24 pts: 3 games 24 to 28 pts: 3 games 28 to 32 pts: 0 games 32 to 36 pts: 0 games 36 to 40 pts: 1 games mean -2.6 -40-200+20+40 worse than forecast better than forecast
Each bar counts games whose margin error fell in a 4-point range (errors beyond ±40 are in the end bars). Dashed line: the average error.

BKN against the league

Average margin miss by team, 2023-24, smallest to largest; BKN is 19 of 30 79111315 median 11.0 PHX: 9.80 points over 86 games, 90% interval 8.63–11.01 PHX 9.8 n=86 WAS: 9.90 points over 82 games, 90% interval 8.41–11.39 WAS 9.9 n=82 DET: 9.91 points over 82 games, 90% interval 8.51–11.34 DET 9.9 n=82 CHI: 9.93 points over 82 games, 90% interval 8.67–11.28 CHI 9.9 n=82 GSW: 10.13 points over 82 games, 90% interval 8.49–11.84 GSW 10.1 n=82 DEN: 10.16 points over 94 games, 90% interval 8.71–11.82 DEN 10.2 n=94 LAC: 10.31 points over 88 games, 90% interval 8.94–11.67 LAC 10.3 n=88 HOU: 10.49 points over 82 games, 90% interval 9.09–11.87 HOU 10.5 n=82 CHA: 10.60 points over 82 games, 90% interval 8.87–12.37 CHA 10.6 n=82 SAS: 10.68 points over 82 games, 90% interval 9.16–12.34 SAS 10.7 n=82 TOR: 10.71 points over 82 games, 90% interval 8.94–12.41 TOR 10.7 n=82 PHI: 10.78 points over 88 games, 90% interval 9.32–12.18 PHI 10.8 n=88 LAL: 10.83 points over 87 games, 90% interval 9.3–12.37 LAL 10.8 n=87 MIN: 10.89 points over 98 games, 90% interval 9.4–12.27 MIN 10.9 n=98 ORL: 10.98 points over 89 games, 90% interval 9.61–12.31 ORL 11.0 n=89 MIA: 10.99 points over 87 games, 90% interval 9.3–12.83 MIA 11.0 n=87 MEM: 11.02 points over 82 games, 90% interval 9.62–12.49 MEM 11.0 n=82 POR: 11.09 points over 82 games, 90% interval 9.3–12.93 POR 11.1 n=82 BKN: 11.41 points over 82 games, 90% interval 9.83–13.12 BKN 11.4 n=82 ATL: 11.43 points over 82 games, 90% interval 9.74–13.3 ATL 11.4 n=82 NYK: 11.46 points over 95 games, 90% interval 10.13–12.84 NYK 11.5 n=95 CLE: 11.88 points over 94 games, 90% interval 10.45–13.49 CLE 11.9 n=94 UTA: 11.94 points over 82 games, 90% interval 10.29–13.62 UTA 11.9 n=82 OKC: 12.10 points over 92 games, 90% interval 10.34–13.93 OKC 12.1 n=92 MIL: 12.23 points over 88 games, 90% interval 10.58–13.77 MIL 12.2 n=88 SAC: 12.38 points over 82 games, 90% interval 10.73–14.11 SAC 12.4 n=82 IND: 12.71 points over 99 games, 90% interval 11.15–14.27 IND 12.7 n=99 BOS: 12.86 points over 101 games, 90% interval 11.3–14.57 BOS 12.9 n=101 DAL: 13.09 points over 104 games, 90% interval 11.49–14.72 DAL 13.1 n=104 NOP: 13.56 points over 86 games, 90% interval 11.94–15.36 NOP 13.6 n=86 average margin miss, points (lower = easier to forecast)
Dots: average absolute margin error per team. Lines: 90% bootstrap intervals; overlapping lines mean the difference between those teams is not clear in this sample. Hollow dots: fewer than 20 games.
All 82 games in this sample
DateOpponentBKN win prob.ProjectedFinalPickMargin error
Apr 14 at PHI 34% 104–110 L 86–107 ✓correct −15
Apr 12 at NYK 34% 103–109 L 107–111 ✓correct +2
Apr 10 vs TOR 72% 118–109 W 106–102 ✓correct −5
Apr 7 vs SAC 43% 107–113 L 77–107 ✓correct −24
Apr 6 vs DET 75% 115–104 W 113–103 ✓correct −1
Apr 3 vs IND 39% 110–118 W 115–111 ✗missed +12
Apr 1 at IND 35% 109–114 L 111–133 ✓correct −17
Mar 31 vs LAL 49% 110–113 L 104–116 ✓correct −9
Mar 29 vs CHI 43% 107–113 W 125–108 ✗missed +23
Mar 27 at WAS 53% 112–108 W 122–119 ✓correct −1
Mar 25 at TOR 61% 116–108 W 96–88 ✓correct ±0
Mar 23 at NYK 39% 104–107 L 93–105 ✓correct −9
Mar 21 at MIL 37% 107–111 L 108–115 ✓correct −3
Mar 19 vs NOP 53% 111–112 L 91–104 ✓correct −12
Mar 17 at SAS 53% 115–111 L 115–122 ✗missed −11
Mar 16 at IND 43% 112–113 L 100–121 ✓correct −20
Mar 13 at ORL 43% 109–110 L 106–114 ✓correct −7
Mar 10 at CLE 43% 105–106 W 120–101 ✗missed +20
Mar 9 at CHA 43% 105–106 L 99–110 ✓correct −10
Mar 7 at DET 47% 110–109 L 112–118 ✗missed −7
Mar 5 vs PHI 53% 108–109 W 112–107 ✗missed +6
Mar 4 vs MEM 67% 109–103 L 102–106 ✗missed −10
Mar 2 vs ATL 59% 115–113 W 114–102 ✓correct +10
Feb 29 vs ATL 61% 116–113 W 124–97 ✓correct +24
Feb 27 at ORL 32% 107–114 L 81–108 ✓correct −20
Feb 26 at MEM 47% 113–112 W 111–86 ✓correct +24
Feb 24 at MIN 35% 111–116 L 86–101 ✓correct −10
Feb 22 at TOR 53% 119–115 L 93–121 ✗missed −32
Feb 14 at BOS 34% 113–119 L 86–136 ✓correct −44
Feb 13 vs BOS 43% 112–118 L 110–118 ✓correct −2
Feb 10 vs SAS 70% 119–111 W 123–103 ✓correct +12
Feb 8 vs CLE 49% 114–117 L 95–118 ✓correct −20
Feb 6 vs DAL 67% 120–114 L 107–119 ✗missed −18
Feb 5 vs GSW 59% 115–113 L 98–109 ✗missed −13
Feb 3 at PHI 43% 113–114 W 136–121 ✗missed +16
Jan 31 vs PHX 47% 109–113 L 120–136 ✓correct −12
Jan 29 vs UTA 49% 112–115 W 147–114 ✗missed +36
Jan 27 vs HOU 53% 111–112 W 106–104 ✗missed +3
Jan 25 vs MIN 47% 110–114 L 94–96 ✓correct +2
Jan 23 vs NYK 37% 104–113 L 103–108 ✓correct +4
Jan 21 at LAC 24% 106–118 L 114–125 ✓correct +1
Jan 19 at LAL 39% 113–116 W 130–112 ✗missed +21
Jan 17 at POR 53% 116–112 L 103–105 ✗missed −6
Jan 15 vs MIA 59% 117–115 L 95–96 ✗missed −3
Jan 11 at CLE 32% 113–120 L 102–111 ✓correct −2
Jan 7 vs POR 73% 121–111 L 127–134 ✗missed −17
Jan 5 vs OKC 45% 114–119 W 124–115 ✗missed +14
Jan 3 at HOU 32% 112–119 L 101–112 ✓correct −4
Jan 2 at NOP 34% 112–118 L 85–112 ✓correct −21
Dec 31 at OKC 34% 114–120 L 108–124 ✓correct −10
Dec 29 at WAS 59% 123–116 L 104–110 ✗missed −13
Dec 27 vs MIL 49% 116–119 L 122–144 ✓correct −19
Dec 26 at DET 57% 121–115 W 118–112 ✓correct ±0
Dec 23 vs DET 79% 122–108 W 126–115 ✓correct −3
Dec 22 vs DEN 51% 115–117 L 117–122 ✓correct −3
Dec 20 vs NYK 57% 116–115 L 102–121 ✗missed −20
Dec 18 at UTA 55% 114–109 L 108–125 ✗missed −22
Dec 16 at GSW 39% 114–117 L 120–124 ✓correct −1
Dec 14 at DEN 39% 112–115 L 101–124 ✓correct −20
Dec 13 at PHX 37% 108–112 W 116–112 ✗missed +8
Dec 11 at SAC 39% 114–117 L 118–131 ✓correct −10
Dec 8 vs WAS 72% 122–113 W 124–97 ✓correct +18
Dec 6 at ATL 43% 120–121 W 114–113 ✗missed +2
Dec 2 vs ORL 57% 116–115 W 129–101 ✓correct +27
Nov 30 vs CHA 76% 118–106 L 128–129 ✗missed −13
Nov 28 vs TOR 57% 116–115 W 115–103 ✓correct +11
Nov 26 vs CHI 59% 112–110 W 118–109 ✓correct +7
Nov 25 vs MIA 63% 115–111 W 112–97 ✓correct +11
Nov 22 at ATL 39% 117–120 L 145–147 ✓correct +1
Nov 19 vs PHI 57% 114–113 L 99–121 ✗missed −23
Nov 16 at MIA 32% 110–117 L 115–122 ✓correct ±0
Nov 14 vs ORL 67% 116–110 W 124–104 ✓correct +14
Nov 12 vs WAS 57% 118–117 W 102–94 ✓correct +7
Nov 10 at BOS 32% 107–114 L 107–121 ✓correct −7
Nov 8 vs LAC 53% 114–115 W 100–93 ✗missed +8
Nov 6 vs MIL 57% 115–114 L 125–129 ✗missed −5
Nov 4 vs BOS 59% 110–108 L 114–124 ✗missed −12
Nov 3 at CHI 39% 108–111 W 109–107 ✗missed +5
Nov 1 at MIA 47% 108–107 W 109–105 ✓correct +3
Oct 30 at CHA 53% 113–109 W 133–121 ✓correct +8
Oct 27 at DAL 49% 114–112 L 120–125 ✗missed −7
Oct 25 vs CLE 59% 110–108 L 113–114 ✗missed −3

2022-23

11.4 pts
average margin miss
90% interval 9.8 to 13.3; 26th smallest of 30
−0.9
average margin error
+ = better than forecast; 90% interval -3.6 to 1.8
15.2 pts
error variability
std. deviation; league margin miss 10.3
57%
winner picked
86 games involving BKN
45 / 45.6
actual / expected wins
gap −0.6
0.237
Brier score
0.25 = coin flip; lower is better

Expected and actual wins

BKN: cumulative expected wins from pregame win probabilities against actual wins 01020304050 45 actual 45.6 exp. 14386 Game number in sample
Solid: actual wins. Dashed: expected wins, the running sum of BKN's pregame win probability in each game.

Margin error, game by game

BKN: margin forecast error in each game, actual minus predicted -50-250+25+50 Better than forecast Worse than forecast Games in date order
Each bar is one game: BKN's actual margin minus its predicted margin, in points. Positive bars sit above the line and negative bars below it, so direction does not depend on color.

How the errors are spread

BKN: distribution of 86 margin errors; mean -0.9 points 0510 -40 to -36 pts: 1 games -36 to -32 pts: 2 games -32 to -28 pts: 1 games -28 to -24 pts: 1 games -24 to -20 pts: 1 games -20 to -16 pts: 3 games -16 to -12 pts: 9 games -12 to -8 pts: 6 games -8 to -4 pts: 10 games -4 to 0 pts: 10 games 0 to 4 pts: 10 games 4 to 8 pts: 8 games 8 to 12 pts: 9 games 12 to 16 pts: 6 games 16 to 20 pts: 4 games 20 to 24 pts: 1 games 24 to 28 pts: 1 games 28 to 32 pts: 1 games 32 to 36 pts: 1 games 36 to 40 pts: 1 games mean -0.9 -40-200+20+40 worse than forecast better than forecast
Each bar counts games whose margin error fell in a 4-point range (errors beyond ±40 are in the end bars). Dashed line: the average error.

BKN against the league

Average margin miss by team, 2022-23, smallest to largest; BKN is 26 of 30 68101214 median 10.2 UTA: 8.74 points over 82 games, 90% interval 7.41–10.06 UTA 8.7 n=82 DET: 8.82 points over 82 games, 90% interval 7.57–10.1 DET 8.8 n=82 HOU: 9.06 points over 82 games, 90% interval 7.78–10.33 HOU 9.1 n=82 IND: 9.06 points over 82 games, 90% interval 7.91–10.26 IND 9.1 n=82 LAL: 9.19 points over 98 games, 90% interval 8.13–10.45 LAL 9.2 n=98 TOR: 9.30 points over 82 games, 90% interval 7.98–10.65 TOR 9.3 n=82 MIA: 9.42 points over 105 games, 90% interval 8.16–10.73 MIA 9.4 n=105 CLE: 9.63 points over 87 games, 90% interval 8.48–10.79 CLE 9.6 n=87 NYK: 9.65 points over 93 games, 90% interval 8.48–10.83 NYK 9.7 n=93 ORL: 9.88 points over 82 games, 90% interval 8.6–11.21 ORL 9.9 n=82 DAL: 9.90 points over 82 games, 90% interval 8.27–11.59 DAL 9.9 n=82 LAC: 9.90 points over 87 games, 90% interval 8.76–11.17 LAC 9.9 n=87 WAS: 10.06 points over 82 games, 90% interval 8.61–11.52 WAS 10.1 n=82 ATL: 10.20 points over 88 games, 90% interval 8.92–11.51 ATL 10.2 n=88 PHI: 10.20 points over 93 games, 90% interval 8.81–11.6 PHI 10.2 n=93 MIN: 10.21 points over 87 games, 90% interval 8.99–11.47 MIN 10.2 n=87 OKC: 10.23 points over 82 games, 90% interval 8.93–11.55 OKC 10.2 n=82 DEN: 10.51 points over 102 games, 90% interval 9.1–11.93 DEN 10.5 n=102 PHX: 10.81 points over 93 games, 90% interval 9.25–12.28 PHX 10.8 n=93 NOP: 10.82 points over 82 games, 90% interval 9.34–12.26 NOP 10.8 n=82 CHA: 10.84 points over 82 games, 90% interval 9.38–12.3 CHA 10.8 n=82 SAC: 10.99 points over 89 games, 90% interval 9.44–12.58 SAC 11.0 n=89 GSW: 11.24 points over 95 games, 90% interval 9.8–12.77 GSW 11.2 n=95 MEM: 11.40 points over 88 games, 90% interval 9.83–13.05 MEM 11.4 n=88 POR: 11.41 points over 82 games, 90% interval 9.96–12.94 POR 11.4 n=82 BKN: 11.45 points over 86 games, 90% interval 9.79–13.3 BKN 11.4 n=86 BOS: 11.54 points over 102 games, 90% interval 9.99–13.05 BOS 11.5 n=102 CHI: 11.72 points over 82 games, 90% interval 10.11–13.48 CHI 11.7 n=82 MIL: 11.77 points over 87 games, 90% interval 10.3–13.32 MIL 11.8 n=87 SAS: 12.16 points over 82 games, 90% interval 10.54–13.79 SAS 12.2 n=82 average margin miss, points (lower = easier to forecast)
Dots: average absolute margin error per team. Lines: 90% bootstrap intervals; overlapping lines mean the difference between those teams is not clear in this sample. Hollow dots: fewer than 20 games.
All 86 games in this sample
DateOpponentBKN win prob.ProjectedFinalPickMargin error
Apr 22 PO vs PHI 47% 103–104 L 88–96 ✓correct −7
Apr 20 PO vs PHI 40% 104–108 L 97–102 ✓correct −1
Apr 17 PO at PHI 28% 104–113 L 84–96 ✓correct −3
Apr 15 PO at PHI 26% 104–114 L 101–121 ✓correct −10
Apr 9 vs PHI 55% 113–111 L 105–134 ✗missed −31
Apr 7 vs ORL 68% 118–111 W 101–84 ✓correct +10
Apr 5 at DET 65% 114–108 W 123–108 ✓correct +9
Apr 4 vs MIN 58% 115–112 L 102–107 ✗missed −8
Apr 2 vs UTA 60% 118–114 W 111–110 ✓correct −3
Mar 31 vs ATL 53% 118–117 W 124–107 ✓correct +16
Mar 29 vs HOU 87% 122–104 W 123–114 ✓correct −9
Mar 26 at ORL 63% 118–113 L 106–119 ✗missed −18
Mar 25 at MIA 35% 109–115 W 129–100 ✗missed +35
Mar 23 vs CLE 40% 107–111 L 114–116 ✓correct +2
Mar 21 vs CLE 35% 108–114 L 109–115 ✓correct ±0
Mar 19 vs DEN 42% 114–117 L 102–108 ✓correct −3
Mar 16 vs SAC 53% 119–118 L 96–101 ✗missed −6
Mar 14 at OKC 47% 116–117 L 107–121 ✓correct −13
Mar 12 at DEN 40% 112–116 W 122–120 ✗missed +6
Mar 10 at MIN 45% 115–117 W 124–123 ✗missed +3
Mar 9 at MIL 26% 111–121 L 113–118 ✓correct +5
Mar 7 at HOU 68% 121–114 W 118–96 ✓correct +15
Mar 5 vs CHA 65% 116–110 W 102–86 ✓correct +10
Mar 3 at BOS 30% 111–119 W 115–105 ✗missed +18
Mar 1 at NYK 28% 108–117 L 118–142 ✓correct −15
Feb 28 vs MIL 35% 114–120 L 104–118 ✓correct −8
Feb 26 at ATL 42% 116–119 L 127–129 ✓correct +1
Feb 24 at CHI 65% 117–111 L 87–131 ✗missed −50
Feb 15 vs MIA 47% 110–111 W 116–105 ✗missed +12
Feb 13 at NYK 45% 113–115 L 106–124 ✓correct −16
Feb 11 vs PHI 55% 118–116 L 98–101 ✗missed −5
Feb 9 vs CHI 63% 120–115 W 116–105 ✓correct +6
Feb 7 vs PHX 55% 117–115 L 112–116 ✗missed −6
Feb 6 vs LAC 53% 118–117 L 116–124 ✗missed −9
Feb 4 vs WAS 55% 117–115 W 125–123 ✓correct ±0
Feb 1 at BOS 32% 108–115 L 96–139 ✓correct −36
Jan 30 vs LAL 63% 117–112 W 121–104 ✓correct +12
Jan 28 vs NYK 60% 113–109 W 122–115 ✓correct +3
Jan 26 vs DET 70% 117–109 L 122–130 ✗missed −16
Jan 25 at PHI 32% 111–118 L 133–137 ✓correct +3
Jan 22 at GSW 47% 112–113 W 120–116 ✗missed +5
Jan 20 at UTA 40% 114–118 W 117–106 ✗missed +15
Jan 19 at PHX 63% 110–105 L 112–117 ✗missed −10
Jan 17 at SAS 63% 121–116 L 98–106 ✗missed −13
Jan 15 vs OKC 78% 122–110 L 102–112 ✗missed −22
Jan 12 vs BOS 72% 119–110 L 98–109 ✗missed −20
Jan 8 at MIA 60% 113–109 W 102–101 ✓correct −3
Jan 6 at NOP 40% 111–115 W 108–102 ✗missed +10
Jan 4 at CHI 63% 121–116 L 112–121 ✗missed −14
Jan 2 vs SAS 78% 119–107 W 139–103 ✓correct +24
Dec 31 at CHA 70% 123–115 W 123–106 ✓correct +9
Dec 28 at ATL 58% 119–116 W 108–107 ✓correct −2
Dec 26 at CLE 32% 109–116 W 125–117 ✗missed +15
Dec 23 vs MIL 60% 118–114 W 118–100 ✓correct +14
Dec 21 vs GSW 68% 122–115 W 143–113 ✓correct +23
Dec 18 at DET 72% 118–109 W 124–121 ✓correct −6
Dec 16 at TOR 60% 112–108 W 119–116 ✓correct −1
Dec 12 at WAS 65% 119–113 W 112–100 ✓correct +6
Dec 10 at IND 63% 121–116 W 136–133 ✓correct −2
Dec 9 vs ATL 60% 112–108 W 120–116 ✓correct ±0
Dec 7 vs CHA 68% 113–106 W 122–116 ✓correct −1
Dec 4 vs BOS 47% 113–114 L 92–103 ✓correct −10
Dec 2 vs TOR 47% 111–112 W 114–105 ✗missed +10
Nov 30 vs WAS 55% 112–110 W 113–107 ✓correct +4
Nov 28 vs ORL 78% 116–104 W 109–102 ✓correct −5
Nov 27 vs POR 60% 112–108 W 111–97 ✓correct +10
Nov 25 at IND 63% 116–111 L 117–128 ✗missed −16
Nov 23 at TOR 42% 108–111 W 112–98 ✗missed +17
Nov 22 at PHI 65% 113–107 L 106–115 ✗missed −15
Nov 20 vs MEM 53% 113–112 W 127–115 ✓correct +11
Nov 17 at POR 55% 108–106 W 109–107 ✓correct ±0
Nov 15 at SAC 60% 113–109 L 121–153 ✗missed −36
Nov 13 at LAL 65% 112–106 L 103–116 ✗missed −19
Nov 12 at LAC 45% 105–107 W 110–95 ✗missed +17
Nov 9 vs NYK 45% 108–110 W 112–85 ✗missed +29
Nov 7 at DAL 26% 102–112 L 94–96 ✓correct +8
Nov 5 at CHA 42% 110–113 W 98–94 ✗missed +7
Nov 4 at WAS 45% 110–112 W 128–86 ✗missed +44
Nov 1 vs CHI 53% 112–111 L 99–108 ✗missed −10
Oct 31 vs IND 60% 119–115 W 116–109 ✓correct +3
Oct 29 vs IND 63% 120–115 L 116–125 ✗missed −14
Oct 27 vs DAL 47% 109–110 L 125–129 ✓correct −3
Oct 26 at MIL 40% 106–110 L 99–110 ✓correct −7
Oct 24 at MEM 40% 110–114 L 124–134 ✓correct −6
Oct 21 vs TOR 47% 109–110 W 109–105 ✗missed +5
Oct 19 vs NOP 58% 113–110 L 108–130 ✗missed −25

2022-23 to 2026-27

11.6 pts
average margin miss
90% interval 10.8 to 12.4; 25th smallest of 30
−1.9
average margin error
+ = better than forecast; 90% interval -3.2 to -0.7
14.6 pts
error variability
std. deviation; league margin miss 11.0
66%
winner picked
342 games involving BKN
125 / 145.5
actual / expected wins
gap −20.5
0.205
Brier score
0.25 = coin flip; lower is better

Expected and actual wins

BKN: cumulative expected wins from pregame win probabilities against actual wins 0102030405060708090100110120130140150 125 actual 145.5 exp. 1171342 Game number in sample
Solid: actual wins. Dashed: expected wins, the running sum of BKN's pregame win probability in each game.

Margin error, game by game

BKN: margin forecast error in each game, actual minus predicted -50-250+25+50 Better than forecast Worse than forecast Games in date order
Each bar is one game: BKN's actual margin minus its predicted margin, in points. Positive bars sit above the line and negative bars below it, so direction does not depend on color.

How the errors are spread

BKN: distribution of 342 margin errors; mean -1.9 points 02141 -40 to -36 pts: 5 games -36 to -32 pts: 2 games -32 to -28 pts: 3 games -28 to -24 pts: 7 games -24 to -20 pts: 12 games -20 to -16 pts: 24 games -16 to -12 pts: 24 games -12 to -8 pts: 30 games -8 to -4 pts: 37 games -4 to 0 pts: 41 games 0 to 4 pts: 35 games 4 to 8 pts: 32 games 8 to 12 pts: 30 games 12 to 16 pts: 28 games 16 to 20 pts: 11 games 20 to 24 pts: 9 games 24 to 28 pts: 7 games 28 to 32 pts: 1 games 32 to 36 pts: 1 games 36 to 40 pts: 3 games mean -1.9 -40-200+20+40 worse than forecast better than forecast
Each bar counts games whose margin error fell in a 4-point range (errors beyond ±40 are in the end bars). Dashed line: the average error.

BKN against the league

Average margin miss by team, 2022-23 to 2026-27, smallest to largest; BKN is 25 of 30 891011121314 median 11.0 DET: 9.80 points over 356 games, 90% interval 9.17–10.47 DET 9.8 n=356 HOU: 10.09 points over 350 games, 90% interval 9.46–10.73 HOU 10.1 n=350 PHX: 10.25 points over 355 games, 90% interval 9.56–10.97 PHX 10.3 n=355 ORL: 10.50 points over 353 games, 90% interval 9.8–11.22 ORL 10.5 n=353 UTA: 10.63 points over 338 games, 90% interval 9.81–11.47 UTA 10.6 n=338 PHI: 10.64 points over 367 games, 90% interval 9.93–11.41 PHI 10.6 n=367 IND: 10.67 points over 376 games, 90% interval 9.99–11.4 IND 10.7 n=376 LAL: 10.71 points over 375 games, 90% interval 10.03–11.43 LAL 10.7 n=375 CLE: 10.74 points over 382 games, 90% interval 10.07–11.47 CLE 10.7 n=382 WAS: 10.74 points over 337 games, 90% interval 10.06–11.49 WAS 10.7 n=337 LAC: 10.76 points over 355 games, 90% interval 10.03–11.52 LAC 10.8 n=355 DEN: 10.83 points over 388 games, 90% interval 10.1–11.61 DEN 10.8 n=388 SAS: 10.88 points over 357 games, 90% interval 10.14–11.63 SAS 10.9 n=357 MIA: 10.95 points over 369 games, 90% interval 10.19–11.7 MIA 10.9 n=369 NOP: 10.98 points over 342 games, 90% interval 10.27–11.74 NOP 11.0 n=342 TOR: 11.08 points over 344 games, 90% interval 10.29–11.88 TOR 11.1 n=344 GSW: 11.12 points over 363 games, 90% interval 10.4–11.91 GSW 11.1 n=363 DAL: 11.15 points over 359 games, 90% interval 10.45–11.87 DAL 11.2 n=359 CHA: 11.18 points over 338 games, 90% interval 10.34–12.05 CHA 11.2 n=338 MIN: 11.18 points over 387 games, 90% interval 10.53–11.91 MIN 11.2 n=387 ATL: 11.32 points over 350 games, 90% interval 10.57–12.13 ATL 11.3 n=350 MEM: 11.35 points over 345 games, 90% interval 10.54–12.23 MEM 11.3 n=345 CHI: 11.43 points over 337 games, 90% interval 10.66–12.23 CHI 11.4 n=337 OKC: 11.49 points over 384 games, 90% interval 10.7–12.29 OKC 11.5 n=384 BKN: 11.55 points over 342 games, 90% interval 10.75–12.41 BKN 11.6 n=342 POR: 11.61 points over 342 games, 90% interval 10.75–12.42 POR 11.6 n=342 NYK: 11.63 points over 396 games, 90% interval 10.88–12.36 NYK 11.6 n=396 SAC: 11.66 points over 345 games, 90% interval 10.84–12.46 SAC 11.7 n=345 MIL: 11.68 points over 353 games, 90% interval 10.92–12.46 MIL 11.7 n=353 BOS: 11.96 points over 395 games, 90% interval 11.24–12.73 BOS 12.0 n=395 average margin miss, points (lower = easier to forecast)
Dots: average absolute margin error per team. Lines: 90% bootstrap intervals; overlapping lines mean the difference between those teams is not clear in this sample. Hollow dots: fewer than 20 games.
All 342 games in this sample
DateOpponentBKN win prob.ProjectedFinalPickMargin error
Nov 8 at DAL 26% 109–118 L 93–130 ✓correct −28
Nov 7 at ATL 20% 109–121 L 121–124 ✓correct +9
Nov 4 vs CHA 39% 103–108 W 114–104 ✗missed +15
Nov 2 at NYK 20% 105–117 L 90–103 ✓correct −1
Nov 1 at IND 41% 116–119 W 98–90 ✗missed +11
Oct 30 vs DET 26% 108–117 L 94–110 ✓correct −7
Oct 27 at BOS 16% 106–120 L 124–125 ✓correct +13
Oct 25 vs IND 44% 116–118 L 109–136 ✓correct −25
Oct 24 at CLE 20% 106–118 L 121–125 ✓correct +8
Oct 21 vs CHA 26% 109–118 L 103–110 ✓correct +2
Apr 12 at TOR 11% 102–120 L 101–136 ✓correct −17
Apr 10 at MIL 34% 110–116 L 108–125 ✓correct −11
Apr 9 vs IND 42% 112–115 L 94–123 ✓correct −26
Apr 7 vs MIL 47% 111–112 W 96–90 ✗missed +7
Apr 5 vs WAS 44% 114–116 W 121–115 ✗missed +8
Apr 3 vs ATL 20% 110–122 L 107–141 ✓correct −22
Mar 31 vs CHA 27% 108–117 L 86–117 ✓correct −22
Mar 29 vs SAC 44% 111–113 W 116–99 ✗missed +19
Mar 27 at LAL 20% 105–117 L 99–116 ✓correct −5
Mar 25 at GSW 20% 107–119 L 106–109 ✓correct +9
Mar 23 at POR 15% 105–120 L 99–134 ✓correct −20
Mar 22 at SAC 36% 111–116 L 122–126 ✓correct +1
Mar 20 vs NYK 15% 104–119 L 92–93 ✓correct +14
Mar 18 vs OKC 19% 103–116 L 92–121 ✓correct −16
Mar 16 vs POR 27% 107–116 L 95–114 ✓correct −10
Mar 14 at PHI 20% 108–120 L 97–104 ✓correct +5
Mar 12 at ATL 11% 107–125 L 97–108 ✓correct +7
Mar 10 vs DET 27% 108–117 L 100–138 ✓correct −29
Mar 9 vs MEM 39% 113–117 W 126–115 ✗missed +15
Mar 7 at DET 19% 104–117 W 107–105 ✗missed +15
Mar 5 at MIA 13% 106–123 L 110–126 ✓correct +1
Mar 3 at MIA 17% 108–122 L 98–124 ✓correct −12
Mar 1 vs CLE 22% 106–117 L 102–106 ✓correct +7
Feb 27 at BOS 17% 100–114 L 111–148 ✓correct −23
Feb 26 vs SAS 17% 111–125 L 110–126 ✓correct −2
Feb 24 vs DAL 42% 115–118 L 114–123 ✓correct −6
Feb 22 at ATL 26% 111–120 L 104–115 ✓correct −2
Feb 20 at OKC 20% 102–114 L 86–105 ✓correct −7
Feb 19 at CLE 17% 106–120 L 84–112 ✓correct −14
Feb 11 vs IND 56% 113–111 L 110–115 ✗missed −7
Feb 9 vs CHI 36% 109–114 W 123–115 ✗missed +13
Feb 7 vs WAS 59% 111–108 W 127–113 ✓correct +11
Feb 5 at ORL 29% 106–114 L 98–118 ✓correct −12
Feb 3 vs LAL 36% 109–114 L 109–125 ✓correct −11
Feb 1 at DET 15% 102–117 L 77–130 ✓correct −38
Jan 30 at UTA 39% 110–114 W 109–99 ✗missed +14
Jan 29 at DEN 14% 98–114 L 103–107 ✓correct +12
Jan 27 at PHX 24% 104–114 L 102–106 ✓correct +6
Jan 25 at LAC 15% 100–115 L 89–126 ✓correct −22
Jan 23 vs BOS 22% 106–117 L 126–130 ✓correct +7
Jan 21 at NYK 39% 110–114 L 66–120 ✓correct −50
Jan 19 vs PHX 24% 106–116 L 117–126 ✓correct +1
Jan 18 at CHI 39% 109–113 L 102–124 ✓correct −18
Jan 16 vs CHI 47% 112–113 W 112–109 ✗missed +4
Jan 14 at NOP 53% 114–113 L 113–116 ✗missed −4
Jan 12 at DAL 47% 110–111 L 105–113 ✓correct −7
Jan 11 at MEM 34% 110–116 L 98–103 ✓correct +1
Jan 9 vs LAC 47% 110–111 L 105–121 ✓correct −15
Jan 7 vs ORL 56% 113–111 L 103–104 ✗missed −3
Jan 4 vs DEN 47% 111–112 W 127–115 ✗missed +13
Jan 2 at WAS 44% 112–114 L 99–119 ✓correct −18
Jan 1 vs HOU 27% 104–113 L 96–120 ✓correct −15
Dec 29 vs GSW 47% 111–112 L 107–120 ✓correct −12
Dec 27 at MIN 29% 111–119 W 123–107 ✗missed +24
Dec 23 at PHI 39% 109–113 W 114–106 ✗missed +12
Dec 21 vs TOR 53% 110–109 W 96–81 ✓correct +14
Dec 18 vs MIA 47% 113–114 L 95–106 ✓correct −10
Dec 14 vs MIL 44% 110–112 W 127–82 ✗missed +47
Dec 12 at DAL 34% 110–116 L 111–119 ✓correct −2
Dec 6 vs NOP 61% 116–112 W 119–101 ✓correct +14
Dec 4 vs UTA 36% 112–117 L 110–123 ✓correct −8
Dec 3 at CHI 36% 114–119 W 113–103 ✗missed +15
Dec 1 vs CHA 56% 111–109 W 116–103 ✓correct +11
Nov 29 at MIL 24% 106–116 L 99–116 ✓correct −7
Nov 28 vs PHI 47% 111–112 L 103–115 ✓correct −11
Nov 24 vs NYK 36% 113–118 L 100–113 ✓correct −8
Nov 23 at TOR 20% 107–119 L 109–119 ✓correct +2
Nov 21 at BOS 20% 105–117 W 113–105 ✗missed +20
Nov 18 vs BOS 24% 108–118 L 99–113 ✓correct −4
Nov 16 at WAS 53% 117–116 W 129–106 ✓correct +22
Nov 14 at ORL 24% 109–119 L 98–105 ✓correct +3
Nov 11 vs TOR 36% 116–121 L 109–119 ✓correct −5
Nov 9 at NYK 19% 107–120 L 98–134 ✓correct −23
Nov 7 vs DET 24% 110–120 L 107–125 ✓correct −8
Nov 5 at IND 31% 107–114 W 112–103 ✗missed +16
Nov 3 vs MIN 36% 115–120 L 109–125 ✓correct −11
Nov 2 vs PHI 42% 116–119 L 105–129 ✓correct −21
Oct 29 vs ATL 34% 115–121 L 112–117 ✓correct +1
Oct 27 at HOU 20% 103–115 L 109–137 ✓correct −16
Oct 26 at SAS 22% 109–120 L 107–118 ✓correct ±0
Oct 24 vs CLE 27% 110–119 L 124–131 ✓correct +2
Oct 22 at CHA 53% 113–112 L 117–136 ✗missed −20
Apr 13 vs NYK 39% 108–113 L 105–113 ✓correct −3
Apr 11 at MIN 12% 103–121 L 91–117 ✓correct −8
Apr 10 vs ATL 36% 113–119 L 109–133 ✓correct −18
Apr 8 vs NOP 49% 107–108 W 119–114 ✗missed +6
Apr 6 vs TOR 36% 108–114 L 109–120 ✓correct −5
Apr 3 vs MIN 17% 104–120 L 90–105 ✓correct +1
Mar 31 at DAL 21% 109–121 W 113–109 ✗missed +16
Mar 29 at WAS 46% 114–115 W 115–112 ✗missed +4
Mar 28 vs LAC 21% 103–116 L 100–132 ✓correct −19
Mar 26 vs TOR 46% 107–109 L 86–116 ✓correct −28
Mar 24 vs DAL 41% 110–114 L 101–120 ✓correct −15
Mar 22 at IND 19% 106–119 L 103–108 ✓correct +8
Mar 20 at IND 23% 107–118 L 99–105 ✓correct +5
Mar 18 at BOS 19% 108–121 L 96–104 ✓correct +5
Mar 16 vs ATL 41% 111–115 W 122–114 ✗missed +12
Mar 15 vs BOS 21% 101–114 L 113–115 ✓correct +11
Mar 13 at CHI 36% 112–117 L 110–116 ✓correct −1
Mar 11 at CLE 16% 107–122 L 104–109 ✓correct +10
Mar 10 vs LAL 32% 104–112 W 111–108 ✗missed +11
Mar 8 at CHA 59% 113–109 L 102–105 ✗missed −7
Mar 6 vs GSW 34% 107–114 L 119–121 ✓correct +5
Mar 4 at SAS 41% 110–113 L 113–127 ✓correct −11
Mar 1 at DET 25% 106–116 L 94–115 ✓correct −11
Feb 28 vs POR 44% 107–110 L 102–121 ✓correct −16
Feb 26 vs OKC 20% 100–114 L 121–129 ✓correct +6
Feb 24 at WAS 59% 109–105 L 99–107 ✗missed −12
Feb 22 at PHI 36% 103–108 W 105–103 ✗missed +7
Feb 20 vs CLE 23% 102–114 L 97–110 ✓correct −1
Feb 12 vs PHI 54% 108–107 W 100–96 ✓correct +3
Feb 10 vs CHA 69% 107–100 W 97–89 ✓correct +1
Feb 7 vs MIA 39% 106–111 W 102–86 ✗missed +21
Feb 5 vs WAS 71% 110–102 L 102–119 ✗missed −25
Feb 4 vs HOU 41% 106–110 W 99–97 ✗missed +6
Feb 1 at HOU 19% 104–117 W 110–98 ✗missed +25
Jan 29 at CHA 38% 103–107 W 104–83 ✗missed +25
Jan 27 vs SAC 32% 110–118 L 96–110 ✓correct −6
Jan 25 vs MIA 36% 107–113 L 97–106 ✓correct −3
Jan 22 vs PHX 29% 107–116 L 84–108 ✓correct −15
Jan 21 vs NYK 32% 107–115 L 95–99 ✓correct +4
Jan 19 at OKC 19% 108–121 L 101–127 ✓correct −13
Jan 17 at LAL 23% 106–117 L 101–102 ✓correct +10
Jan 15 at LAC 23% 105–116 L 67–126 ✓correct −48
Jan 14 at POR 38% 105–109 W 132–114 ✗missed +22
Jan 12 at UTA 38% 106–110 L 111–112 ✓correct +3
Jan 10 at DEN 23% 107–118 L 105–124 ✓correct −8
Jan 8 vs DET 44% 108–111 L 98–113 ✓correct −12
Jan 6 vs IND 34% 108–115 L 99–113 ✓correct −7
Jan 4 vs PHI 41% 107–111 L 94–123 ✓correct −25
Jan 2 at MIL 27% 107–116 W 113–110 ✗missed +12
Jan 1 at TOR 56% 114–111 L 113–130 ✗missed −20
Dec 29 at ORL 43% 108–110 L 101–102 ✓correct +1
Dec 27 vs SAS 41% 110–114 L 87–96 ✓correct −5
Dec 26 at MIL 27% 107–116 W 111–105 ✗missed +15
Dec 23 at MIA 25% 106–116 L 95–110 ✓correct −5
Dec 21 vs UTA 62% 113–109 L 94–105 ✗missed −15
Dec 19 at TOR 46% 113–114 W 101–94 ✗missed +8
Dec 16 vs CLE 23% 106–118 L 101–130 ✓correct −17
Dec 13 at MEM 19% 110–123 L 119–135 ✓correct −3
Dec 8 vs MIL 41% 110–114 L 113–118 ✓correct −1
Dec 4 vs IND 49% 116–117 W 99–90 ✗missed +10
Dec 2 at CHI 33% 117–123 L 102–128 ✓correct −20
Dec 1 vs ORL 36% 109–115 L 92–100 ✓correct −2
Nov 29 vs ORL 32% 108–116 L 100–123 ✓correct −15
Nov 27 at PHX 29% 107–115 W 127–117 ✗missed +18
Nov 25 at GSW 21% 106–118 W 128–120 ✗missed +20
Nov 24 at SAC 29% 106–114 W 108–103 ✗missed +13
Nov 22 at PHI 54% 109–107 L 98–113 ✗missed −17
Nov 19 vs CHA 64% 112–107 W 116–115 ✓correct −4
Nov 17 at NYK 27% 108–117 L 104–114 ✓correct −1
Nov 15 at NYK 29% 107–115 L 122–124 ✓correct +6
Nov 13 vs BOS 39% 105–110 L 114–139 ✓correct −20
Nov 11 at NOP 64% 115–109 W 107–105 ✓correct −4
Nov 9 at CLE 21% 109–121 L 100–105 ✓correct +7
Nov 8 at BOS 21% 106–118 L 104–108 ✓correct +8
Nov 4 vs MEM 64% 117–112 W 106–104 ✓correct −3
Nov 3 vs DET 71% 115–107 L 92–106 ✗missed −22
Nov 1 vs CHI 54% 116–115 W 120–112 ✓correct +7
Oct 30 at MEM 46% 113–114 W 119–106 ✗missed +14
Oct 29 vs DEN 49% 107–108 L 139–144 ✓correct −4
Oct 27 vs MIL 44% 109–112 W 115–102 ✗missed +16
Oct 25 at ORL 29% 104–112 L 101–116 ✓correct −7
Oct 23 at ATL 43% 110–112 L 116–120 ✓correct −2
Apr 14 at PHI 34% 104–110 L 86–107 ✓correct −15
Apr 12 at NYK 34% 103–109 L 107–111 ✓correct +2
Apr 10 vs TOR 72% 118–109 W 106–102 ✓correct −5
Apr 7 vs SAC 43% 107–113 L 77–107 ✓correct −24
Apr 6 vs DET 75% 115–104 W 113–103 ✓correct −1
Apr 3 vs IND 39% 110–118 W 115–111 ✗missed +12
Apr 1 at IND 35% 109–114 L 111–133 ✓correct −17
Mar 31 vs LAL 49% 110–113 L 104–116 ✓correct −9
Mar 29 vs CHI 43% 107–113 W 125–108 ✗missed +23
Mar 27 at WAS 53% 112–108 W 122–119 ✓correct −1
Mar 25 at TOR 61% 116–108 W 96–88 ✓correct ±0
Mar 23 at NYK 39% 104–107 L 93–105 ✓correct −9
Mar 21 at MIL 37% 107–111 L 108–115 ✓correct −3
Mar 19 vs NOP 53% 111–112 L 91–104 ✓correct −12
Mar 17 at SAS 53% 115–111 L 115–122 ✗missed −11
Mar 16 at IND 43% 112–113 L 100–121 ✓correct −20
Mar 13 at ORL 43% 109–110 L 106–114 ✓correct −7
Mar 10 at CLE 43% 105–106 W 120–101 ✗missed +20
Mar 9 at CHA 43% 105–106 L 99–110 ✓correct −10
Mar 7 at DET 47% 110–109 L 112–118 ✗missed −7
Mar 5 vs PHI 53% 108–109 W 112–107 ✗missed +6
Mar 4 vs MEM 67% 109–103 L 102–106 ✗missed −10
Mar 2 vs ATL 59% 115–113 W 114–102 ✓correct +10
Feb 29 vs ATL 61% 116–113 W 124–97 ✓correct +24
Feb 27 at ORL 32% 107–114 L 81–108 ✓correct −20
Feb 26 at MEM 47% 113–112 W 111–86 ✓correct +24
Feb 24 at MIN 35% 111–116 L 86–101 ✓correct −10
Feb 22 at TOR 53% 119–115 L 93–121 ✗missed −32
Feb 14 at BOS 34% 113–119 L 86–136 ✓correct −44
Feb 13 vs BOS 43% 112–118 L 110–118 ✓correct −2
Feb 10 vs SAS 70% 119–111 W 123–103 ✓correct +12
Feb 8 vs CLE 49% 114–117 L 95–118 ✓correct −20
Feb 6 vs DAL 67% 120–114 L 107–119 ✗missed −18
Feb 5 vs GSW 59% 115–113 L 98–109 ✗missed −13
Feb 3 at PHI 43% 113–114 W 136–121 ✗missed +16
Jan 31 vs PHX 47% 109–113 L 120–136 ✓correct −12
Jan 29 vs UTA 49% 112–115 W 147–114 ✗missed +36
Jan 27 vs HOU 53% 111–112 W 106–104 ✗missed +3
Jan 25 vs MIN 47% 110–114 L 94–96 ✓correct +2
Jan 23 vs NYK 37% 104–113 L 103–108 ✓correct +4
Jan 21 at LAC 24% 106–118 L 114–125 ✓correct +1
Jan 19 at LAL 39% 113–116 W 130–112 ✗missed +21
Jan 17 at POR 53% 116–112 L 103–105 ✗missed −6
Jan 15 vs MIA 59% 117–115 L 95–96 ✗missed −3
Jan 11 at CLE 32% 113–120 L 102–111 ✓correct −2
Jan 7 vs POR 73% 121–111 L 127–134 ✗missed −17
Jan 5 vs OKC 45% 114–119 W 124–115 ✗missed +14
Jan 3 at HOU 32% 112–119 L 101–112 ✓correct −4
Jan 2 at NOP 34% 112–118 L 85–112 ✓correct −21
Dec 31 at OKC 34% 114–120 L 108–124 ✓correct −10
Dec 29 at WAS 59% 123–116 L 104–110 ✗missed −13
Dec 27 vs MIL 49% 116–119 L 122–144 ✓correct −19
Dec 26 at DET 57% 121–115 W 118–112 ✓correct ±0
Dec 23 vs DET 79% 122–108 W 126–115 ✓correct −3
Dec 22 vs DEN 51% 115–117 L 117–122 ✓correct −3
Dec 20 vs NYK 57% 116–115 L 102–121 ✗missed −20
Dec 18 at UTA 55% 114–109 L 108–125 ✗missed −22
Dec 16 at GSW 39% 114–117 L 120–124 ✓correct −1
Dec 14 at DEN 39% 112–115 L 101–124 ✓correct −20
Dec 13 at PHX 37% 108–112 W 116–112 ✗missed +8
Dec 11 at SAC 39% 114–117 L 118–131 ✓correct −10
Dec 8 vs WAS 72% 122–113 W 124–97 ✓correct +18
Dec 6 at ATL 43% 120–121 W 114–113 ✗missed +2
Dec 2 vs ORL 57% 116–115 W 129–101 ✓correct +27
Nov 30 vs CHA 76% 118–106 L 128–129 ✗missed −13
Nov 28 vs TOR 57% 116–115 W 115–103 ✓correct +11
Nov 26 vs CHI 59% 112–110 W 118–109 ✓correct +7
Nov 25 vs MIA 63% 115–111 W 112–97 ✓correct +11
Nov 22 at ATL 39% 117–120 L 145–147 ✓correct +1
Nov 19 vs PHI 57% 114–113 L 99–121 ✗missed −23
Nov 16 at MIA 32% 110–117 L 115–122 ✓correct ±0
Nov 14 vs ORL 67% 116–110 W 124–104 ✓correct +14
Nov 12 vs WAS 57% 118–117 W 102–94 ✓correct +7
Nov 10 at BOS 32% 107–114 L 107–121 ✓correct −7
Nov 8 vs LAC 53% 114–115 W 100–93 ✗missed +8
Nov 6 vs MIL 57% 115–114 L 125–129 ✗missed −5
Nov 4 vs BOS 59% 110–108 L 114–124 ✗missed −12
Nov 3 at CHI 39% 108–111 W 109–107 ✗missed +5
Nov 1 at MIA 47% 108–107 W 109–105 ✓correct +3
Oct 30 at CHA 53% 113–109 W 133–121 ✓correct +8
Oct 27 at DAL 49% 114–112 L 120–125 ✗missed −7
Oct 25 vs CLE 59% 110–108 L 113–114 ✗missed −3
Apr 22 PO vs PHI 47% 103–104 L 88–96 ✓correct −7
Apr 20 PO vs PHI 40% 104–108 L 97–102 ✓correct −1
Apr 17 PO at PHI 28% 104–113 L 84–96 ✓correct −3
Apr 15 PO at PHI 26% 104–114 L 101–121 ✓correct −10
Apr 9 vs PHI 55% 113–111 L 105–134 ✗missed −31
Apr 7 vs ORL 68% 118–111 W 101–84 ✓correct +10
Apr 5 at DET 65% 114–108 W 123–108 ✓correct +9
Apr 4 vs MIN 58% 115–112 L 102–107 ✗missed −8
Apr 2 vs UTA 60% 118–114 W 111–110 ✓correct −3
Mar 31 vs ATL 53% 118–117 W 124–107 ✓correct +16
Mar 29 vs HOU 87% 122–104 W 123–114 ✓correct −9
Mar 26 at ORL 63% 118–113 L 106–119 ✗missed −18
Mar 25 at MIA 35% 109–115 W 129–100 ✗missed +35
Mar 23 vs CLE 40% 107–111 L 114–116 ✓correct +2
Mar 21 vs CLE 35% 108–114 L 109–115 ✓correct ±0
Mar 19 vs DEN 42% 114–117 L 102–108 ✓correct −3
Mar 16 vs SAC 53% 119–118 L 96–101 ✗missed −6
Mar 14 at OKC 47% 116–117 L 107–121 ✓correct −13
Mar 12 at DEN 40% 112–116 W 122–120 ✗missed +6
Mar 10 at MIN 45% 115–117 W 124–123 ✗missed +3
Mar 9 at MIL 26% 111–121 L 113–118 ✓correct +5
Mar 7 at HOU 68% 121–114 W 118–96 ✓correct +15
Mar 5 vs CHA 65% 116–110 W 102–86 ✓correct +10
Mar 3 at BOS 30% 111–119 W 115–105 ✗missed +18
Mar 1 at NYK 28% 108–117 L 118–142 ✓correct −15
Feb 28 vs MIL 35% 114–120 L 104–118 ✓correct −8
Feb 26 at ATL 42% 116–119 L 127–129 ✓correct +1
Feb 24 at CHI 65% 117–111 L 87–131 ✗missed −50
Feb 15 vs MIA 47% 110–111 W 116–105 ✗missed +12
Feb 13 at NYK 45% 113–115 L 106–124 ✓correct −16
Feb 11 vs PHI 55% 118–116 L 98–101 ✗missed −5
Feb 9 vs CHI 63% 120–115 W 116–105 ✓correct +6
Feb 7 vs PHX 55% 117–115 L 112–116 ✗missed −6
Feb 6 vs LAC 53% 118–117 L 116–124 ✗missed −9
Feb 4 vs WAS 55% 117–115 W 125–123 ✓correct ±0
Feb 1 at BOS 32% 108–115 L 96–139 ✓correct −36
Jan 30 vs LAL 63% 117–112 W 121–104 ✓correct +12
Jan 28 vs NYK 60% 113–109 W 122–115 ✓correct +3
Jan 26 vs DET 70% 117–109 L 122–130 ✗missed −16
Jan 25 at PHI 32% 111–118 L 133–137 ✓correct +3
Jan 22 at GSW 47% 112–113 W 120–116 ✗missed +5
Jan 20 at UTA 40% 114–118 W 117–106 ✗missed +15
Jan 19 at PHX 63% 110–105 L 112–117 ✗missed −10
Jan 17 at SAS 63% 121–116 L 98–106 ✗missed −13
Jan 15 vs OKC 78% 122–110 L 102–112 ✗missed −22
Jan 12 vs BOS 72% 119–110 L 98–109 ✗missed −20
Jan 8 at MIA 60% 113–109 W 102–101 ✓correct −3
Jan 6 at NOP 40% 111–115 W 108–102 ✗missed +10
Jan 4 at CHI 63% 121–116 L 112–121 ✗missed −14
Jan 2 vs SAS 78% 119–107 W 139–103 ✓correct +24
Dec 31 at CHA 70% 123–115 W 123–106 ✓correct +9
Dec 28 at ATL 58% 119–116 W 108–107 ✓correct −2
Dec 26 at CLE 32% 109–116 W 125–117 ✗missed +15
Dec 23 vs MIL 60% 118–114 W 118–100 ✓correct +14
Dec 21 vs GSW 68% 122–115 W 143–113 ✓correct +23
Dec 18 at DET 72% 118–109 W 124–121 ✓correct −6
Dec 16 at TOR 60% 112–108 W 119–116 ✓correct −1
Dec 12 at WAS 65% 119–113 W 112–100 ✓correct +6
Dec 10 at IND 63% 121–116 W 136–133 ✓correct −2
Dec 9 vs ATL 60% 112–108 W 120–116 ✓correct ±0
Dec 7 vs CHA 68% 113–106 W 122–116 ✓correct −1
Dec 4 vs BOS 47% 113–114 L 92–103 ✓correct −10
Dec 2 vs TOR 47% 111–112 W 114–105 ✗missed +10
Nov 30 vs WAS 55% 112–110 W 113–107 ✓correct +4
Nov 28 vs ORL 78% 116–104 W 109–102 ✓correct −5
Nov 27 vs POR 60% 112–108 W 111–97 ✓correct +10
Nov 25 at IND 63% 116–111 L 117–128 ✗missed −16
Nov 23 at TOR 42% 108–111 W 112–98 ✗missed +17
Nov 22 at PHI 65% 113–107 L 106–115 ✗missed −15
Nov 20 vs MEM 53% 113–112 W 127–115 ✓correct +11
Nov 17 at POR 55% 108–106 W 109–107 ✓correct ±0
Nov 15 at SAC 60% 113–109 L 121–153 ✗missed −36
Nov 13 at LAL 65% 112–106 L 103–116 ✗missed −19
Nov 12 at LAC 45% 105–107 W 110–95 ✗missed +17
Nov 9 vs NYK 45% 108–110 W 112–85 ✗missed +29
Nov 7 at DAL 26% 102–112 L 94–96 ✓correct +8
Nov 5 at CHA 42% 110–113 W 98–94 ✗missed +7
Nov 4 at WAS 45% 110–112 W 128–86 ✗missed +44
Nov 1 vs CHI 53% 112–111 L 99–108 ✗missed −10
Oct 31 vs IND 60% 119–115 W 116–109 ✓correct +3
Oct 29 vs IND 63% 120–115 L 116–125 ✗missed −14
Oct 27 vs DAL 47% 109–110 L 125–129 ✓correct −3
Oct 26 at MIL 40% 106–110 L 99–110 ✓correct −7
Oct 24 at MEM 40% 110–114 L 124–134 ✓correct −6
Oct 21 vs TOR 47% 109–110 W 109–105 ✗missed +5
Oct 19 vs NOP 58% 113–110 L 108–130 ✗missed −25

Surprise games

All BKN surprises

Across every graded season. The percentage is the pregame chance the forecast gave the team that won.

Most unexpected BKN wins

  1. 19%BKN beat DET107–105Mar 7, 2025-26 · forecast DET117–104 · missed margin by 15
  2. 19%BKN beat HOU110–98Feb 1, 2024-25 · forecast HOU117–104 · missed margin by 25
  3. 20%BKN beat BOS113–105Nov 21, 2025-26 · forecast BOS117–105 · missed margin by 20
  4. 21%BKN beat DAL113–109Mar 31, 2024-25 · forecast DAL121–109 · missed margin by 16
  5. 21%BKN beat GSW128–120Nov 25, 2024-25 · forecast GSW118–106 · missed margin by 20

Most unexpected BKN losses

  1. 22%OKC beat BKN112–102Jan 15, 2022-23 · forecast BKN122–110 · missed margin by 22
  2. 24%CHA beat BKN129–128Nov 30, 2023-24 · forecast BKN118–106 · missed margin by 13
  3. 27%POR beat BKN134–127Jan 7, 2023-24 · forecast BKN121–111 · missed margin by 17
  4. 28%BOS beat BKN109–98Jan 12, 2022-23 · forecast BKN119–110 · missed margin by 20
  5. 29%WAS beat BKN119–102Feb 5, 2024-25 · forecast BKN110–102 · missed margin by 25

Largest margin misses

  1. 61%NYK beat BKN120–66Jan 21, 2025-26 · forecast NYK114–110 · missed margin by 50
  2. 35%CHI beat BKN131–87Feb 24, 2022-23 · forecast BKN117–111 · missed margin by 50
  3. 77%LAC beat BKN126–67Jan 15, 2024-25 · forecast LAC116–105 · missed margin by 48
  4. 44%BKN beat MIL127–82Dec 14, 2025-26 · forecast MIL112–110 · missed margin by 47
  5. 67%BOS beat BKN136–86Feb 14, 2023-24 · forecast BOS119–113 · missed margin by 44

Recent results the forecast got wrong

  1. 39%BKN beat CHA114–104Nov 4, 2026-27 · forecast CHA108–103 · missed margin by 15
  2. 41%BKN beat IND98–90Nov 1, 2026-27 · forecast IND119–116 · missed margin by 11
  3. 47%BKN beat MIL96–90Apr 7, 2025-26 · forecast MIL112–111 · missed margin by 7
  4. 44%BKN beat WAS121–115Apr 5, 2025-26 · forecast WAS116–114 · missed margin by 8
  5. 44%BKN beat SAC116–99Mar 29, 2025-26 · forecast SAC113–111 · missed margin by 19

Definitions

Expected wins
The sum of the team's pregame win probabilities over the games in the sample (home: the stored home win probability; road: one minus it).
Wins vs expectation
Actual wins minus expected wins. It describes results relative to the forecasts, not why they differed.
Margin error
The team's actual margin minus its forecast margin, in points. Positive means the team did better than forecast.
Error variability
The sample standard deviation of margin errors. Higher means the forecasts for this team's games were less consistent.
Winner picked
The share of the team's games in which the forecast winner won, whichever team that was. Teams play different mixes of close and lopsided games, so this alone is not a fair measure of how hard a team is to forecast.
Average margin miss
The mean absolute margin error. This is the headline measure of how hard a team's games were for this model to forecast.
Average margin error
The mean signed margin error. Consistently positive means the model underrated the team in this sample; negative, overrated.
Brier score
The mean squared difference between the team's pregame win probability and the result (1 for a win, 0 for a loss). It rewards confident correct forecasts and penalises confident wrong ones.
Intervals and samples
Ranges are 90% bootstrap intervals (1,000 resamples of the team's games). Under 20 games no ranking is shown; 20 to 59 games is exploratory; 60 or more is roughly a full season.

More on how forecasts are made and tested: Methodology.