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Will the Hornets beat the Nets?

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Hornets win chance

72%

Typical margin: Hornets by 8

Hornets 72%Nets 28%

In short

  • Our ratings favor the Hornets by 7.8 points, home court included

Why this number

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Every step from a coin flip to our number, in the order our model adds them.

  1. An even game50%Every game starts as a coin flip.
  2. Home court−1139%Playing at home is worth about 3.9 points to the Nets.
  3. See how far every step moved our number.
  4. Our numberHornets 72%

Each step is that piece's share of the model, so the steps add up to the number we published.

The range

In 9 of 10 simulations, the result lands between Hornets by 30 and Nets by 15.

← Hornets winNets win →

What if he's out?

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Switch a player off and we rerun the game without him.

Hornets win chance

72%

Everyone plays
Hornets 72%Nets 28%
  • Top scorerHornets
  • Top scorerNets

In our model a star out costs his team 4.5 points, up to 9 for a whole roster.

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Our number over time

Down 9 from 81% to 72%

Oct 3Oct 9
Injury report

Hornets

  • Brandon MillerDay-To-Day
  • Christian AndersonDay-To-Day
  • Kylan BoswellDay-To-Day
  • Coby WhiteDay-To-Day
  • Kon KnueppelDay-To-Day
  • Grant WilliamsDay-To-Day

Nets

  • Joshua JeffersonDay-To-Day
  • Mikel Brown Jr.Day-To-Day
  • Day'Ron SharpeDay-To-Day
  • Michael Porter Jr.Day-To-Day
Our method
  • We simulate the final margin 40,000 times from our team ratings (Elo, fitted walk-forward) and the ESPN injury report.
  • The win chance is the share of those simulations each team wins.
  • Model v1.2.0, updated Oct 9.
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