If NYK visited DET today, our model would lean New York Knicks with a 77.8% win probability. That reflects a season-long net rating edge of -1.9 points for DET at home (plus ELO, rest, and recent form factored in).

Hypothetical matchup — these teams aren't scheduled to play. The model updates daily as ratings and ELO move.

Team Stats Comparison

2025–26 Season

4.0

Net Rating

2.1

117.3

Offensive Rating

114.6

113.3

Defensive Rating

112.5

97.6

Pace

100.3

NYK (Away) DET (Home)

Recent Form

NYK 65-31 W11 Avg margin last 5: +21.4

W CLE

W PHI

DET 67-29 L1 Avg margin last 5: -6.0

L CLE

W CLE

L CLE

Head-to-Head History

DET wins

NYK wins

2026-02-19 NYK 126 @ DET 111 NYK W

2026-02-06 NYK 80 @ DET 118 DET W

2026-01-05 NYK 90 @ DET 121 DET W

2025-05-01 NYK 116 @ DET 113 NYK W

2025-04-29 NYK 106 @ DET 103 NYK W

How Often Has the Model Been Right?

Verified track record across every prediction we've made — not specific to this matchup.

67.1%

All Games

7146 tracked

75.1%

High Conf.

>65% picks

80.0%

Last 50

recent games

The model is an isotonic-calibrated XGBoost classifier — a 77.8% confidence above means "the model picked teams at this confidence level and was right about 75.1% of the time" historically.

See full track record with calibration & Brier score