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Index says grind, not glamour: Diouf's 4-point night worth just 3.9

Our Pred1x Grades deflate the derby's reference ratings, with Virtus' Diouf dropping 2.6 points for a 4-point, zero-rebound night.

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Index says grind, not glamour: Diouf's 4-point night worth just 3.9
Euroleague

Euroleague

BASKETBALL
Unipol ForumMilano
FINAL29/09TUE2026
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano
EA7 Emporio Armani MilanoWinner
87:85
Virtus Bologna
Virtus Bologna
Half 30-20

Pred1x grades

01Jason BurnellF · EA7 Emporio Armani Milano6.9▼ 0.1
6
PTS
10
REB
2
AST
02Trent FrazierG · Virtus Bologna6.6▼ 0.7
7
PTS
5
REB
5
AST
03Aliou DiarraC · Virtus Bologna6.5▼ 1.6
15
PTS
7
REB
0
AST
04Marcus Joshua CarrG · Virtus Bologna6.3▼ 1.3
10
PTS
2
REB
9
AST
05Marko GudurićGF · EA7 Emporio Armani Milano5.9▼ 1.2
14
PTS
4
REB
2
AST
06Devin BookerC · EA7 Emporio Armani Milano5.9▼ 0.2
3
PTS
6
REB
1
AST
07RJ ColeG · EA7 Emporio Armani Milano5.8▼ 0.7
11
PTS
2
REB
3
AST
08Tommaso BaldassoG · Virtus Bologna5.7▼ 1.1
6
PTS
2
REB
3
AST

The Pred1x index saw a derby won on the glass, not the scoresheet: Milano edged Virtus 87-85 after leading 30-20 at half-time, yet no player cracked 7.0. Jason Burnell topped the grades at 6.9 on just 6 points, because a game-high 10 rebounds in 16.9 minutes — a perfect rebounding component — outweighed his quiet scoring.

Biggest grade gaps

Δ2.6Mouhamet Rassoul DioufC · Virtus Bologna3.9 vs 6.5
Δ2.4Garrison MathewsG · EA7 Emporio Armani Milano4.1 vs 6.5
Δ2.0Darius ThompsonG · EA7 Emporio Armani Milano5.5 vs 7.5
Δ2.0Devon HallGF · EA7 Emporio Armani Milano4.8 vs 6.8
Δ1.6Aliou DiarraC · Virtus Bologna6.5 vs 8.1
Reference rating shown for comparison only; the Pred1x Grade is our own index.

The reference ratings told a shinier story, and our index pushes back hardest on Virtus. Aliou Diarra's 15 points earned an 8.1 from the reference; we grade him 6.5, docking the zero assists. Marcus Joshua Carr's 9 assists produced a perfect playmaking score, yet 2 rebounds and light defense hold him to 6.3.

Four points, no rebounds, no assists in 10.6 minutes is not a 6.5 night in our book, and Garrison Mathews' bare 6 points (4.1 against 6.5) plus Darius Thompson's zero-rebound 12 (7.5 down to 5.5) seal the pattern: the reference pays for points, the Pred1x index pays for production.

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