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New Orleans Pelicans at Toronto Raptors

NBAregular • 2025-26 Season
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Raptors
Toronto
119
vs
Pelicans logo
Pelicans
New Orleans
106
TOR 75%25% NOP
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Toronto Raptors 75% to win. The top 3 signals favoring Raptors:

  • Defensive Efficiency. Raptors defense (112.0 Opp PPG) better than Pelicans (119.2 Opp PPG)
  • Home Field Advantage. Raptors are 0-0 at home this season
  • Recent Form. Raptors (39-30) in better form than Pelicans (25-47)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the defensive efficiency edge were neutral: TOR 54% (−21)
  • If the offensive efficiency edge were neutral: TOR 75% (0)
  • If the home-field edge were neutral: TOR 68% (−7)
  • If the recent-form edge were neutral: TOR 68% (−7)

Win probability movement

TOR home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement81%75%68%Feb 27Mar 27

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

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VenueScotiabank Arena
Toronto, ON

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Pelicans (away)
Raptors (home)
25%
Win probability
75%
0
High-impact factors
1
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Raptors defeated the Pelicans 119-106.

Our model predicted the Raptors would win with 75% confidence -- and they delivered. A solid prediction that lined up with the result.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Defensive Efficiency favored the Raptors and was a major factor: Raptors defense (112.0 Opp PPG) better than Pelicans (119.2 Opp PPG)
  • Offensive Efficiency favored the Pelicans and was a contributing factor: Pelicans offense (115.6 PPG) outpaces Raptors (114.0 PPG)
  • Home Field Advantage favored the Raptors and was a notable factor: Raptors are 0-0 at home this season

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

Raptors won 119-106

Raptors won comfortably

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Raptors at 75%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Defensive EfficiencyFavors Toronto Raptors
  • Offensive EfficiencyFavors New Orleans Pelicans
  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Toronto Raptors
  • Recent FormFavors Toronto Raptors
  • InjuriesNeutral
  • Turnover DifferentialNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

NOP
TOR
Defensive Efficiency
Offensive Efficiency
Home Field Advantage
Recent Form
Favours NOP|Favours TOR

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Understanding the win probability calculation

Defensive Efficiency

Raptors defense (112.0 Opp PPG) better than Pelicans (119.2 Opp PPG)

Raptors

Offensive Efficiency

Pelicans offense (115.6 PPG) outpaces Raptors (114.0 PPG)

Pelicans

Recent Form

Raptors (39-30) in better form than Pelicans (25-47)

Raptors

Turnover Differential

Raptors turnover differential (+0) vs Pelicans (+0)

Neutral
Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 3/27/2026, 8:30:02 AM

Key Players

Pelicans

AJ JohnsonG
Jeremiah FearsG
Bennedict MathurinG
Bryce McGowensG
Dejounte MurrayG

Raptors

Tyreke KeyG
Malachi SmithG
Chucky HepburnG
Alijah MartinG
Immanuel QuickleyG

Frequently Asked Questions

Raptors has a 75% win probability, while Pelicans has a 25% 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 Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON.

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