Cedric Coward

Memphis Grizzlies

SG 6-6 213 lb R yr exp Willamette University
2.0 Predictability score 47 games started, 2025-26
Season 2025-26 season backtest

Projected vs actual profile

Season averages, axes scaled to an elite starter level.

Model vs naive baseline

The naive forecaster projects the average of season and last-5 games. We publish the comparison for every stat, whichever side wins.

StatAvgModel MAENaive MAESkill
Points 13.34 4.62 4.48 +2.2%
Rebounds 5.91 2.87 2.89 +1.8%
Assists 2.77 1.46 1.42 -0.1%
3PM 1.45 1.15 1.13 -2.4%

Skill = CRPS improvement of the full probability distribution over a Poisson naive, per game. Points and rebounds drive the headline score; assists and threes are shown for transparency.

Game by game: predicted vs actual

The shaded band is the model's 10th to 90th percentile before tip-off. Dots are what he actually did.

Every game he started

DateOpponent PointsReboundsAssists3PM
2026-04-08 @ Denver Nuggets 27 (14.5) 6 (5.1) 2 (2.8) 3 (1.9)
2026-04-06 vs Cleveland Cavaliers 12 (16.1) 5 (5.6) 3 (3.5) 2 (1.9)
2026-04-03 vs Toronto Raptors 15 (15.2) 2 (5.2) 1 (3.4) 2 (1.7)
2026-04-01 vs New York Knicks 15 (14.0) 0 (6.0) 0 (3.2) 1 (1.8)
2026-03-30 vs Phoenix Suns 7 (14.4) 3 (6.0) 3 (3.8) 0 (1.7)
2026-03-28 vs Chicago Bulls 24 (13.4) 9 (5.8) 4 (3.7) 2 (1.8)
2026-03-27 vs Houston Rockets 10 (14.2) 4 (5.8) 2 (3.3) 1 (1.9)
2026-03-25 vs San Antonio Spurs 12 (15.5) 1 (5.8) 4 (3.7) 2 (1.7)
2026-03-18 vs Denver Nuggets 15 (14.0) 7 (5.8) 1 (4.2) 0 (1.8)
2026-03-16 @ Chicago Bulls 17 (14.5) 0 (7.3) 5 (3.4) 2 (1.9)
2026-03-13 @ Detroit Pistons 7 (13.6) 3 (6.7) 2 (3.3) 1 (1.9)
2026-03-10 @ Philadelphia 76ers 13 (15.0) 16 (5.3) 3 (2.9) 2 (2.0)
2026-02-09 @ Golden State Warriors 2 (13.8) 3 (5.8) 3 (3.4) 0 (1.6)
2026-02-06 @ Portland Trail Blazers 11 (14.4) 8 (5.6) 1 (3.8) 1 (1.8)
2026-02-04 @ Sacramento Kings 5 (14.6) 7 (5.1) 6 (4.3) 0 (1.7)
2026-02-02 vs Minnesota Timberwolves 14 (14.2) 4 (5.6) 1 (4.0) 1 (1.8)
2026-01-31 vs Minnesota Timberwolves 8 (14.8) 6 (5.6) 3 (3.8) 0 (1.9)
2026-01-30 @ New Orleans Pelicans 13 (15.2) 5 (5.5) 5 (3.6) 2 (2.0)
2026-01-28 vs Charlotte Hornets 17 (15.7) 2 (5.4) 5 (3.5) 3 (1.8)
2026-01-26 @ Houston Rockets 8 (14.6) 7 (5.4) 2 (2.8) 0 (2.1)
2026-01-23 vs New Orleans Pelicans 13 (16.5) 3 (6.2) 4 (3.8) 3 (2.2)
2026-01-21 vs Atlanta Hawks 17 (15.2) 7 (6.4) 0 (3.8) 3 (2.1)
2026-01-18 vs Orlando Magic 13 (15.3) 4 (5.9) 3 (3.5) 0 (1.9)
2026-01-15 @ Orlando Magic 17 (15.1) 3 (6.1) 2 (3.4) 3 (1.7)
2026-01-11 vs Brooklyn Nets 21 (14.3) 8 (6.9) 1 (4.0) 5 (1.6)
2026-01-09 vs Oklahoma City Thunder 13 (14.0) 9 (7.2) 4 (3.4) 1 (1.5)
2026-01-04 @ Los Angeles Lakers 16 (15.4) 8 (6.4) 1 (3.9) 2 (1.7)
2026-01-02 @ Los Angeles Lakers 5 (15.5) 7 (6.3) 5 (3.7) 0 (1.8)
2025-12-30 vs Philadelphia 76ers 28 (14.1) 16 (6.0) 4 (3.8) 2 (1.9)
2025-12-28 @ Washington Wizards 11 (14.7) 6 (6.2) 3 (3.7) 0 (1.7)
2025-12-26 vs Milwaukee Bucks 15 (14.4) 5 (5.8) 2 (3.8) 3 (1.7)
2025-12-22 @ Oklahoma City Thunder 16 (13.3) 8 (5.3) 6 (3.1) 2 (1.7)
2025-12-20 vs Washington Wizards 14 (15.5) 6 (7.1) 3 (4.2) 2 (1.7)
2025-12-17 @ Minnesota Timberwolves 13 (14.6) 5 (5.2) 3 (2.9) 0 (1.7)
2025-12-15 @ Los Angeles Clippers 12 (14.9) 2 (6.3) 2 (3.4) 1 (1.7)
2025-12-12 vs Utah Jazz 17 (15.4) 12 (5.6) 6 (3.7) 2 (1.7)
2025-12-07 vs Portland Trail Blazers 11 (14.6) 6 (5.5) 3 (3.2) 0 (1.7)
2025-12-05 vs Los Angeles Clippers 23 (14.1) 14 (5.2) 5 (3.0) 1 (1.9)
2025-12-02 @ San Antonio Spurs 9 (13.1) 3 (4.5) 0 (2.7) 0 (2.0)
2025-11-30 @ Sacramento Kings 10 (14.6) 7 (4.8) 2 (2.9) 0 (1.9)
2025-11-28 @ Los Angeles Clippers 7 (15.8) 4 (5.7) 1 (3.2) 1 (2.1)
2025-11-26 @ New Orleans Pelicans 12 (14.7) 9 (5.4) 4 (3.4) 0 (2.1)
2025-11-24 vs Denver Nuggets 5 (15.1) 3 (5.1) 2 (2.7) 1 (2.2)
2025-11-22 @ Dallas Mavericks 9 (15.8) 2 (6.1) 1 (3.4) 0 (1.9)
2025-11-20 vs Sacramento Kings 19 (15.5) 4 (6.9) 4 (4.1) 4 (2.0)
2025-11-18 @ San Antonio Spurs 19 (14.2) 11 (6.2) 1 (3.5) 5 (1.9)
2025-11-15 @ Cleveland Cavaliers 10 (15.1) 8 (6.2) 2 (3.7) 2 (1.6)

Bold = actual, in brackets = model projection before the game. Only games he started are shown: our projections assume the starting five, so a scratch is not a model miss.

About this data

The 2025-26 season is a holdout backtest: the models were trained and validated only on seasons up to 2024-25, then predicted every 2025-26 game. The season is fully out-of-sample, with one caveat: historical features use realized lineups, while live production predicts from the expected starting five, so live accuracy can run marginally lower. Projections and full distributions for today's games are on the NBA player projections page, and the methodology behind every model is on the methodology page.