Moneyball NBA – Points FOR and AGAINST

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No Daily line-up tips but rather an analysis of how many Moneyball points each team averages FOR and AGAINST so far this season.

Note – averages effective after games played on 03/12/2015.

MONEYBALL POINTS FOR:

Team	RBD	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PTS	AVE
Golden State Warriors	55.62	44.175	17	13	16.35	115.3	228.75
Oklahoma City Thunder	57.27	32.58	15.67	14.77	16.83	108.89	212.35
San Antonio Spurs	55.7	36.95	17.16	12.94	14.26	98.63	207.13
Boston Celtics	52.7	36.42	22.56	9.11	16.06	102	206.76
Orlando Magic	56	33.83	15.45	12	14.78	101.56	204.06
Atlanta Hawks	50.06	38	18.48	10.76	14.86	101.57	204.01
Sacramento Kings	53.37	35.76	16.11	7.68	16.58	105.26	201.61
Chicago Bulls	57.75	33.19	12.75	12.13	14.063	98.88	200.63
Charlotte Hornets	51.8	32.08	14.44	12.33	12.39	102.28	200.55
Phoenix Suns	53.75	30.79	17.89	7.89	16.58	106.26	200.01
Houston Rockets	52.61	30.32	19.68	11.68	16.47	102.16	199.98
Cleveland Cavaliers	55.87	35.41	11.66	8.44	14.83	102.06	198.62
Indiana Pacers	52.87	31.5	18.82	9.06	15.53	101.88	198.61
Los Angeles Clippers	50.78	33	13.79	11.26	13.47	102.74	198.09
New Orleans Pelicans	50.37	32.52	13.89	9.89	14.05	101.63	194.23
Dallas Mavericks	52.8	32.45	14.42	7.37	13.68	100.79	194.14
Miami Heat	53.7	28.875	13.375	15.75	14.13	96.25	193.83
Minnesota Timberwolves	53.73	30.33	14.22	9.89	15.17	100.72	193.73
Washington Wizards	50.33	33.19	18.25	8	16.81	99.38	192.33
Portland Trail Blazers	55.14	30.32	12.11	9.05	15.47	100.63	191.77
Toronto Raptors	54.13	26.68	17.79	8.32	15.16	99.95	191.71
Brooklyn Nets	53.87	31.08	16.67	9.22	15.22	95.67	191.28
Denver Nuggets	52.86	32.29	14.95	10	15.63	96.16	190.63
Detroit Pistons	56.72	27	16.32	6.42	14.37	98.21	190.29
New York Knicks	54.19	28.97	12.95	11.58	14.47	97	190.22
Memphis Grizzlies	49.39	31.18	17.89	7.68	13.84	97.11	189.42
Utah Jazz	51.08	26.81	18.75	11.13	14.94	96	188.83
Los Angeles Lakers	52.47	27.5	14.66	9.667	14.44	97.33	187.19
Milwaukee Bucks	46.61	34.42	15.47	9.89	15.56	95.26	186.14
Philadelphia 76ers	51	28.28	16.8	14	18.6	91.2	182.68

As we can see from the table above the team that scores the most Moneyball Points per game is the Warriors, which will come as no surprise to anyone. Next on the list is the Thunder, with the majority of their points made up by the stellar play of Westbrook and Durant. Third on the list is somewhat surprising – the Spurs. Apart from Kawhi Leonard who is a staple on most squads, there is not a single other player in the Spurs line-up that would be considered a must-have. Just goes to show how good they are as a team. Two good young teams, the Celtics and the Magic, round out the top 5.

At the other end of the scale we have the lowly 76ers who have only won one game for the season. Next on the list is a slight shock, it’s the Bucks. With the athletic players they have it would be expected they would feature higher. The struggling Lakers squad come in third and the defensively-minded Jazz and Grizzlies come in forth and fifth respectively.

MONEYBALL POINTS AGAINST:

Team	RBD	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PTS	AVE
Houston Rockets	55.58	35.53	19.16	12.11	16	107.58	213.95
New Orleans Pelicans	55.26	33.95	14.11	10.53	12.89	109.05	210
Sacramento Kings	52.55	36.32	17.37	11.16	16.16	108.47	209.71
Los Angeles Lakers	56.8	35.58	13.56	10	12.94	105.72	208.72
Denver Nuggets	53.43	36.16	16.84	13.89	15.26	102.84	207.91
Philadelphia 76ers	56.52	33.3	16.6	14.4	15.5	102.05	207.37
Brooklyn Nets	52.2	36.17	17.89	11.44	15.78	101.94	203.87
Chicago Bulls	59.55	31.31	14	12.13	12.44	97.75	202.3
Milwaukee Bucks	53.37	34.74	16	10.53	16	102.84	201.47
Orlando Magic	54.6	33.83	15	13.78	15.44	99.6	201.38
Washington Wizards	54.68	34.5	17.63	7.5	17	104.06	201.37
Portland Trail Blazers	52.93	31.34	16.32	10.42	12.11	101.74	200.64
Phoenix Suns	52.48	31.5	17.37	9.053	16.16	105.79	200.04
Atlanta Hawks	54.29	34.29	17.24	10.38	16.43	100.05	199.81
Oklahoma City Thunder	48.73	30.42	19.78	10.11	14.55	103	197.48
Charlotte Hornets	54.4	35.67	13.11	9	14.61	99.72	197.29
Dallas Mavericks	55.77	30.079	14.63	8.95	14.84	100.47	195.06
Memphis Grizzlies	51.73	32.61	15.05	12.74	17.26	99.74	194.59
Los Angeles Clippers	56.27	30.474	14.95	5.26	15.26	101.79	193.48
Minnesota Timberwolves	51.2	29.75	14.44	11.33	15	101.11	192.84
Golden State Warriors	50.4	30.68	18.2	7.7	15.45	99.9	191.43
Boston Celtics	53.87	30.17	18.11	10.56	19.22	97.5	190.98
Detroit Pistons	52.48	31.74	15.47	9.37	16.11	97.95	190.91
Toronto Raptors	49.26	32.92	15.79	11.26	14.95	95.84	190.13
New York Knicks	52.8	26.84	14.74	9.47	12.42	98.16	189.59
Cleveland Cavaliers	48.73	30.42	15.11	9.67	12.89	96.56	187.59
Indiana Pacers	53.65	29.38	15.88	8.71	17.47	95.29	185.44
Miami Heat	52.58	28.5	15	9.5	13.63	92.5	184.45
Utah Jazz	47.63	26.81	14.88	12.25	16.38	94	179.19
San Antonio Spurs	49.96	31.58	15.37	7.16	14.63	88.79	178.22

At the top of the table are the teams that you want your Moneyball squad members to be playing against, as they give up the most amount of Moneyball Points. At the top of the list are the Rockets who give up a huge 213.9 Moneyball Points per game. Next on the list is the Pelicans who give up 210.0 Moneyball Points, and then we have the Kings who give up 209.7 Moneyball Points. The Lakers (208.7) and Nuggets (207.9) round out the top 5.

At the other end of the scale are the Spurs, who only give up a measly 178.2 Moneyball Points per game. No use picking a player when their team plays against the Spurs. Next up is the Jazz, who are only slightly better at 179.2 Moneyball Points conceded. The Heat gives up 184.2, mainly due to Hassan Whiteside’s great defensive work, and then the Pacers (185.4) and Cavs (187.6) finish off the top 5.

HOW CAN THIS HELP YOU?

When picking your Moneyball squad, in addition to looking for high-scoring and good value players, look for players that are playing against teams that give up a lot of Moneyball Points, such as the Rockets, Pelicans or Kings. For example if the Thunder are matched up against the Rockets then Kevin Durant or Russell Westbrook are going to be a great play. Alternatively, don’t pick from players that are up against the teams that allow the fewest Moneyball Points, such as the Spurs, Jazz and the Heat. There just will not be a lot of points to go around. A player is a lot less likely to have a big score when they are playing against a good defensive team than they are when they are playing in a high-paced, free-flowing game.

Hopefully the above analysis will come in handy and help you boost your Moneyball wallet!

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