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Memphis Grizzlies at Denver Nuggets

NBAregular • 2025-26 Season
completed
Nuggets logo
Nuggets
Denver
136
vs
Grizzlies logo
Grizzlies
Memphis
119
DEN 83%17% MEM
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Denver Nuggets 83% to win. The top 3 signals favoring Nuggets:

  • Offensive Efficiency. Nuggets offense (120.7 PPG) outpaces Grizzlies (115.7 PPG)
  • Defensive Efficiency. Nuggets defense (116.5 Opp PPG) better than Grizzlies (118.7 Opp PPG)
  • Recent Form. Nuggets (43-28) in better form than Grizzlies (24-46)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the offensive efficiency edge were neutral: DEN 66% (−17)
  • If the defensive efficiency edge were neutral: DEN 74% (−9)
  • If the recent-form edge were neutral: DEN 76% (−7)
  • If the home-field edge were neutral: DEN 76% (−7)

Win probability movement

DEN home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement88%81%74%Mar 8Apr 8

Labels mark updates of 5 points or more, named by the factor that moved most.

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VenueBall Arena
Denver, CO

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Grizzlies (away)
Nuggets (home)
17%
Win probability
83%
0
High-impact factors
1
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Nuggets defeated the Grizzlies 136-119.

Our model predicted the Nuggets would win with 83% confidence -- and they delivered. This was a high-confidence call that played out as expected.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Offensive Efficiency favored the Nuggets and was a major factor: Nuggets offense (120.7 PPG) outpaces Grizzlies (115.7 PPG)
  • Defensive Efficiency favored the Nuggets and was a notable factor: Nuggets defense (116.5 Opp PPG) better than Grizzlies (118.7 Opp PPG)
  • Recent Form favored the Nuggets and was a contributing factor: Nuggets (43-28) in better form than Grizzlies (24-46)

This analysis was generated from our model's pre-game assessment compared against the actual result. Factor accuracy helps improve future predictions.

Nuggets won 136-119

Nuggets won convincingly

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Nuggets at 83%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Offensive EfficiencyFavors Denver Nuggets
  • Defensive EfficiencyFavors Denver Nuggets
  • Recent FormFavors Denver Nuggets
  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Denver Nuggets
  • InjuriesNeutral
  • Turnover DifferentialNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

MEM
DEN
Offensive Efficiency
Defensive Efficiency
Recent Form
Home Field Advantage
Favours MEM|Favours DEN

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Understanding the win probability calculation

Offensive Efficiency

Nuggets offense (120.7 PPG) outpaces Grizzlies (115.7 PPG)

Nuggets

Defensive Efficiency

Nuggets defense (116.5 Opp PPG) better than Grizzlies (118.7 Opp PPG)

Nuggets

Recent Form

Nuggets (43-28) in better form than Grizzlies (24-46)

Nuggets

Turnover Differential

Nuggets turnover differential (+0) vs Grizzlies (+0)

Neutral
Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 4/8/2026, 8:30:01 AM

Key Players

Grizzlies

Jahmai MashackG
Richie SaundersG
D'Angelo RussellG
Micah PeavyG
Walter Clayton Jr.G

Nuggets

DeMar DeRozanG
Jamal MurrayG
KJ SimpsonG
Julian StrawtherG
Ryan NembhardG

Frequently Asked Questions

Nuggets has a 83% win probability, while Grizzlies has a 17% win probability based on our analysis.

Our model considers offensive and defensive efficiency, rest days, injury impact, and historical performance.

This game is being played at Ball Arena in Denver, CO.

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