If NYK visited SAC today, our model would lean New York Knicks with a 82.8% win probability. That reflects a season-long net rating edge of -3.4 points for SAC 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

0.6

117.3

Offensive Rating

115.9

113.3

Defensive Rating

115.3

97.6

Pace

98.9

NYK (Away) SAC (Home)

Recent Form

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

W CLE

W PHI

SAC 22-60 L1 Avg margin last 5: -7.2

L POR

W GSW

L GSW

L LAC

W NOP

Head-to-Head History

SAC wins

NYK wins

2026-01-27 NYK 87 @ SAC 103 SAC W

2026-01-14 NYK 101 @ SAC 112 SAC W

2025-03-10 NYK 133 @ SAC 104 NYK W

2025-01-25 NYK 120 @ SAC 143 SAC W

2024-04-04 NYK 109 @ SAC 120 SAC 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 82.8% 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