Baseline

NBA · All time: Explained by quality

Last game of a 3+ game road trip

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pp means percentage points: the difference between two rates. For example, 40% versus 62% is −22 percentage points. A minus means the rate was lower than the baseline; a plus means it was higher.

All time: 2023-24 to 2026-27 (4 seasons); 2026-27 in progress, through 2026-11-11.

Explained by quality

Checked: explained by team or player quality. Players reached 15+ pts in 45.8% of games, vs 44.0%. The gap goes away once quality is accounted for (+1.1 pp vs each player’s own norm).

In the spot
45.8%
Baseline
44.0%
Sample
3,915 player-games
Adjusted
+1.1 pp vs each player’s own norm

See all 3,915 player-games behind this →Every one listed with its result, Hit or Miss

Explained by quality 3 measures

A raw gap exists, but it goes away once team or player quality is accounted for. Not a psychology edge.

MeasureIn spotBaselineDiff.nWhat it means
Player 15+ ptsSee the games for Player 15+ pts →45.8%44.0%+1.8 pp3,915Players reached 15+ pts in 45.8% of games, vs 44.0%. The gap goes away once quality is accounted for (+1.1 pp vs each player’s own norm).
Player 20+ ptsSee the games for Player 20+ pts →26.5%25.1%+1.4 pp3,915Players reached 20+ pts in 26.5% of games, vs 25.1%. The gap goes away once quality is accounted for (+0.9 pp vs each player’s own norm).
Player avg ptsSee the games for Player avg pts →14.914.7+0.33,915Players averaged 14.9 pts, vs 14.7. The gap goes away once quality is accounted for (+0.1 vs each player’s own norm).

Myth checked 14 measures

No clear difference from the baseline.

MeasureIn spotBaselineDiff.nWhat it means
Win rateSee the games for Win rate →45.9%45.6%+0.3 pp591Teams won 45.9% of games in this spot, vs 45.6% in the baseline. Not a clear difference.
Player 2+ threesSee the games for Player 2+ threes →47.0%46.0%+1.0 pp3,915Players reached 2+ threes in 47.0% of games, vs 46.0%. Not a clear difference.
Player 3+ threesSee the games for Player 3+ threes →26.9%26.0%+0.9 pp3,915Players reached 3+ threes in 26.9% of games, vs 26.0%. Not a clear difference.
Player 8+ astSee the games for Player 8+ ast →8.9%8.3%+0.6 pp3,915Players reached 8+ ast in 8.9% of games, vs 8.3%. Not a clear difference.
Player 30+ pts+reb+astSee the games for Player 30+ pts+reb+ast →26.6%25.5%+1.0 pp3,915Players reached 30+ pts+reb+ast in 26.6% of games, vs 25.5%. Not a clear difference.
Player 8+ rebSee the games for Player 8+ reb →22.3%21.7%+0.6 pp3,915Players reached 8+ reb in 22.3% of games, vs 21.7%. Not a clear difference.
Player 5+ astSee the games for Player 5+ ast →27.4%27.2%+0.2 pp3,915Players reached 5+ ast in 27.4% of games, vs 27.2%. Not a clear difference.
Player 10+ rebSee the games for Player 10+ reb →12.0%12.0%+0.0 pp3,915Players reached 10+ reb in 12.0% of games, vs 12.0%. Not a clear difference.
Player 25+ ptsSee the games for Player 25+ pts →13.3%13.0%+0.4 pp3,915Players reached 25+ pts in 13.3% of games, vs 13.0%. Not a clear difference.
Player 40+ pts+reb+astSee the games for Player 40+ pts+reb+ast →9.1%8.9%+0.2 pp3,915Players reached 40+ pts+reb+ast in 9.1% of games, vs 8.9%. Not a clear difference.
Avg marginSee the games for Avg margin →-2.1-1.7−0.4591Average margin −2.1 vs −1.7 in the baseline. Not a clear difference.
Avg scoredSee the games for Avg scored →113.8113.1+0.8591Teams scored 113.8 points a game, vs 113.1. Not a clear difference.
Avg allowedSee the games for Avg allowed →116.0114.8+1.2591Teams allowed 116.0 points a game, vs 114.8. Not a clear difference.
game totalSee the games for game total →229.8227.9+1.9591Teams averaged 229.8 game total, vs 227.9. Not a clear difference.

The games every game behind these numbers

Every game that counts toward the rates above, newest first. Hit (green) means the thing being measured happened in that game; Miss (red) means it didn’t. Averages (points, margin, totals) show the actual number with no color. Player and team-scoring lists can also be colored by a second method, picked with the “Hit or miss means” switch: did they go over their own season average entering that game (earlier games that season only, at least 3 of them; not a Vegas line). Click any game for the full breakdown. The list follows the season window above and adds up exactly to the published numbers.

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Definitions

The spot
Away game, 3rd+ straight road game, next game at home
Baseline
Other AWAY team-games where the next game is known
All-time seasons
2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, through 2026-11-11
Sample rule
game/team grain: 200+ distinct games; league-wide player grain: 100+ player-games from 30+ games; player-specific: 30+ games; plays: 200+; and BH q<=0.1 for "published". The same rule applies inside every season window.
pp
Percentage points: the difference between two rates. For example, 40% versus 62% is −22 percentage points. A minus means the rate was lower than the baseline; a plus means it was higher. This is a description of the rates, not a betting instruction.

“X+” means the value reached X or more, so a push can’t happen. Intervals are the wider of a 95% Wilson interval and a game-clustered interval. Shorter windows are recomputed from the games in those seasons, never scaled from the all-time rate. See the methodology.