Jalen Suggs

Orlando Magic

PG 6-5 205 lb 4 yr exp Gonzaga
2.9 Predictability score 58 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 13.97 4.92 4.89 +7.7%
Rebounds 3.97 1.77 1.65 -2.0%
Assists 5.5 2.02 2.1 +9.2%
3PM 2.21 1.15 1.13 +5.9%

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
2026-05-03 @ Detroit Pistons 6 (13.8) 4 (3.6) 4 (5.2) 0 (2.3)
2026-05-01 vs Detroit Pistons 7 (14.0) 7 (3.8) 7 (5.1) 1 (2.5)
2026-04-29 @ Detroit Pistons 10 (14.3) 2 (3.8) 5 (4.8) 2 (2.6)
2026-04-27 vs Detroit Pistons 5 (14.6) 2 (3.8) 2 (5.0) 1 (2.8)
2026-04-25 vs Detroit Pistons 15 (14.3) 3 (3.6) 3 (5.1) 3 (2.7)
2026-04-22 @ Detroit Pistons 19 (13.3) 6 (3.8) 4 (4.9) 3 (2.7)
2026-04-19 @ Detroit Pistons 16 (13.4) 4 (3.7) 4 (5.0) 3 (2.6)
2026-04-12 @ Boston Celtics 23 (13.8) 6 (4.1) 3 (5.4) 7 (2.2)
2026-04-10 @ Chicago Bulls 12 (15.0) 1 (4.4) 4 (6.8) 4 (2.3)
2026-04-08 vs Minnesota Timberwolves 11 (15.6) 0 (4.6) 4 (6.8) 3 (2.3)
2026-04-06 vs Detroit Pistons 12 (15.5) 6 (4.1) 12 (6.3) 2 (2.1)
2026-04-05 @ New Orleans Pelicans 11 (15.2) 4 (4.4) 8 (6.5) 3 (2.3)
2026-04-03 @ Dallas Mavericks 19 (16.0) 4 (4.6) 9 (6.8) 3 (2.1)
2026-04-01 vs Atlanta Hawks 7 (16.1) 5 (5.0) 9 (6.7) 0 (2.2)
2026-03-31 vs Phoenix Suns 20 (15.5) 8 (4.4) 7 (6.5) 2 (2.1)
2026-03-29 @ Toronto Raptors 13 (14.6) 4 (3.7) 5 (5.6) 2 (2.1)
2026-03-26 vs Sacramento Kings 8 (15.9) 4 (4.3) 4 (6.5) 2 (2.5)
2026-03-21 vs Los Angeles Lakers 14 (16.6) 3 (4.4) 6 (6.8) 2 (2.3)
2026-03-19 @ Charlotte Hornets 9 (15.4) 0 (4.5) 1 (5.8) 1 (2.2)
2026-03-17 vs Oklahoma City Thunder 14 (16.0) 7 (4.6) 6 (5.7) 4 (2.2)
2026-03-16 @ Atlanta Hawks 8 (16.3) 6 (4.1) 5 (5.8) 0 (2.2)
2026-03-14 @ Miami Heat 14 (17.5) 5 (4.0) 6 (5.9) 2 (2.4)
2026-03-12 vs Washington Wizards 28 (16.8) 4 (4.2) 8 (6.1) 3 (2.2)
2026-03-11 vs Cleveland Cavaliers 12 (14.9) 2 (3.8) 4 (5.8) 1 (2.3)
2026-03-08 @ Milwaukee Bucks 20 (14.2) 3 (3.9) 2 (5.5) 3 (2.2)
2026-03-07 @ Minnesota Timberwolves 14 (14.7) 4 (3.9) 4 (5.4) 3 (2.2)
2026-03-05 vs Dallas Mavericks 17 (15.3) 2 (4.1) 7 (5.8) 4 (2.1)
2026-03-03 vs Washington Wizards 10 (15.2) 3 (3.7) 9 (5.5) 0 (2.3)
2026-03-01 vs Detroit Pistons 14 (12.3) 3 (3.4) 4 (4.9) 4 (1.9)
2026-02-19 @ Sacramento Kings 9 (15.6) 3 (5.1) 3 (6.9) 3 (2.3)
2026-02-11 vs Milwaukee Bucks 16 (14.9) 1 (5.7) 10 (6.8) 4 (2.3)
2026-02-09 vs Milwaukee Bucks 7 (16.4) 3 (5.9) 10 (6.7) 1 (2.3)
2026-02-07 vs Utah Jazz 12 (17.9) 7 (5.2) 6 (7.4) 2 (2.7)
2026-02-05 vs Brooklyn Nets 15 (16.7) 11 (4.8) 11 (6.7) 3 (2.0)
2026-02-03 @ Oklahoma City Thunder 20 (14.6) 3 (4.6) 6 (5.7) 4 (2.0)
2026-02-01 @ San Antonio Spurs 5 (15.0) 6 (4.6) 6 (5.8) 1 (2.1)
2026-01-30 vs Toronto Raptors 14 (15.6) 6 (4.2) 10 (6.1) 3 (2.1)
2026-01-28 @ Miami Heat 16 (14.5) 5 (4.4) 4 (6.5) 1 (2.0)
2026-01-26 @ Cleveland Cavaliers 4 (13.5) 5 (3.5) 6 (6.5) 0 (1.8)
2026-01-24 vs Cleveland Cavaliers 9 (13.9) 1 (3.9) 6 (5.2) 1 (1.7)
2026-01-02 @ Chicago Bulls 11 (15.6) 3 (4.4) 4 (5.1) 1 (1.9)
2025-12-31 @ Indiana Pacers 11 (13.4) 3 (4.2) 3 (5.2) 1 (1.8)
2025-12-13 vs New York Knicks 26 (16.6) 2 (4.8) 7 (5.5) 2 (2.5)
2025-12-09 vs Miami Heat 20 (17.1) 3 (4.8) 4 (5.7) 3 (2.5)
2025-12-07 @ New York Knicks 17 (15.6) 3 (4.9) 4 (5.5) 1 (2.4)
2025-12-05 vs Miami Heat 22 (17.2) 3 (5.1) 5 (6.0) 4 (2.4)
2025-12-03 vs San Antonio Spurs 24 (16.6) 4 (4.8) 4 (5.5) 3 (2.5)
2025-12-01 vs Chicago Bulls 10 (17.1) 4 (5.3) 4 (6.1) 2 (2.6)
2025-11-28 @ Detroit Pistons 14 (16.5) 4 (4.7) 1 (6.0) 2 (2.2)
2025-11-25 @ Philadelphia 76ers 4 (16.5) 5 (4.8) 11 (5.8) 0 (2.4)
2025-11-22 vs New York Knicks 26 (14.8) 3 (4.6) 1 (6.0) 2 (2.5)
2025-11-20 vs Los Angeles Clippers 23 (15.5) 3 (4.6) 7 (6.2) 5 (2.1)
2025-11-18 vs Golden State Warriors 13 (14.7) 5 (5.1) 8 (5.2) 0 (1.9)
2025-11-14 vs Brooklyn Nets 14 (14.3) 7 (3.9) 6 (5.7) 2 (2.1)
2025-11-12 @ New York Knicks 14 (12.4) 2 (4.3) 3 (5.2) 1 (2.5)
2025-11-09 vs Boston Celtics 20 (12.0) 8 (3.8) 4 (5.8) 2 (2.2)
2025-11-07 vs Boston Celtics 14 (12.3) 3 (4.1) 5 (5.5) 4 (1.9)
2025-11-04 @ Atlanta Hawks 12 (12.7) 2 (4.1) 4 (5.9) 2 (2.1)

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.