New York Knicks at Philadelphia 76ers, NBA forecast
Win probability
Starts from the pregame forecast, then moves with every score and the time left. Above the line favors PHI; hover for each play.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
- Jalen BrunsonPoints47
- Jalen BrunsonAssists10
- Josh HartRebounds17
- Joel EmbiidPoints27
- Kyle LowryAssists7
- Joel EmbiidRebounds10
Last plays
- Q40.0End of Game97–92
- Q40.0End of the 4th Quarter97–92
- Q40.2
Josh Hart defensive rebound97–92 - Q43.1
Joel Embiid misses 28-foot three point jumper97–92 - Q45.0
76ers Full timeout97–92 - Q45.0
Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 297–92 - Q45.0
Miles McBride enters the game for Isaiah Hartenstein96–92 - Q45.0
Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 296–92 - Q45.0
Kelly Oubre Jr. personal take foul95–92 - Q45.1
Jalen Brunson defensive rebound95–92
Turning points
The 5 plays that swung the win chance most, each judged at its own moment: the chance with the score just before it against just after.
- Q410:49
Miles McBride makes 23-foot three point jumper (Precious Achiuwa assists)NY 80 – 78 PHI · NY 44% → 57% +13NY 44% → 57%+13 pts - Q410:19
Cameron Payne makes 27-foot running pullup jump shotNY 80 – 81 PHI · PHI 43% → 56% +13PHI 43% → 56%+13 pts - Q46:00
Tyrese Maxey makes 1-foot two point shotNY 88 – 87 PHI · PHI 34% → 46% +11PHI 34% → 46%+11 pts - Q45:24
Jalen Brunson makes 1-foot two point shotNY 90 – 87 PHI · NY 55% → 67% +12NY 55% → 67%+12 pts - Q45:04
Kelly Oubre Jr. makes dunk (Tyrese Maxey assists)NY 90 – 89 PHI · PHI 33% → 45% +12PHI 33% → 45%+12 pts
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point.
76ers 54%
Forecast Elo ratings alone
How often that comes true: NBA favorites the forecast gave 50–55% have won 49.4% of 342 graded games.
- Market
- No line yet
- Pre-line forecast
- PHI 54%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- Pick ’em
- PHI 51%
- Fair odds
- PHI -118
- NY +118 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- NY 107.4 – 108.7 PHI
- Margin from the forecast, total from team scoring ratings
How the number is built
Elo inputs in rating points (higher favors that team; 25–28 Elo is about a point of spread in football and basketball), then how the pieces combine.
| Factor | NY | PHI | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1605 | 1540 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +36 | Worth 36 Elo in the NBA |
| Lineups | +28 | +61 | NY: Stronger than its recent lineups · PHI: Stronger than its recent lineups (from the box score) |
| Elo ratings | PHI +3 Elo | PHI 50.5% | |
| Market-implied ratings | PHI 54.6% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | PHI 54.2% | 10% Elo, 90% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
Tale of the tape
This season coming into the game, regular season, each number with its league rank (the longer the bar, the higher). Home and road: the host's record at home against the visitor's on the road. Offense and defense are points per 100 possessions, which sets aside how fast a team plays.
| NY | Stat | |
|---|---|---|
| 19th of 30112.8 | Points scored | 114.615th of 30 |
| 2nd of 30108.2 | Points allowed | 111.59th of 30 |
| 5th of 30+4.6 | Margin | +3.09th of 30 |
| 7th of 30115.8 | Offense rating | 114.714th of 30 |
| 7th of 30111.1 | Defense rating | 111.611th of 30 |
| 30th of 3097.2 | Pace | 99.418th of 30 |
| 10th of 306–4 | Last 10 | 8–21st of 30 |
| 11th of 3023–18 | Road vs home | 25–1612th of 30 |
Who's playing
Who sat out, from the box score, and what each absence cost against the lineups the team had been playing.
Knicks
+28 EloFull strength: nobody who matters sat out.
76ers
+61 EloFull strength: nobody who matters sat out.
Rating history
Each team's Elo over the last two seasons. Hover or drag to compare on any date.
Recent form
Last five results, and whether the forecast hit.
Head to head
NY 5–2 PHI in their last 7 meetings; the forecast called 5 of 7.



