0
Earl's NBA power ranking ยท Week 4, 2026
#23
rank
-5.7
rating (points, neutral field)
26-56
record (2025)
+4.7
vs market (Earl \u2212 line)
New Orleans sits at 23rd with a -5.71 neutral-field rating, down slightly from last week, and that number already reflects a soft -4.65 strength of schedule, so there's no schedule tax to hide behind. The market has them at +4.74 versus my number, meaning the public is pricing this team nearly five points better than the rating justifies โ that's a clear sell, and I'd fade them laying anything close to a typical spread. With an 0-3 record and no key absences to blame, this is a bad team the market hasn't fully caught up to yet.
Rating over the 2025 season
Week by week
| Season | Wk | Rank | Rec | Rating | Inj | vs Mkt | ฮ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | #29 | 0-3 | -11.2 | โ | -5.4 | โ |
| 2025 | 2 | #28 | 0-6 | -13.0 | โ | -6.2 | -1.8 |
| 2025 | 3 | #28 | 2-8 | -10.9 | โ | -2.2 | +2.1 |
| 2025 | 4 | #28 | 2-12 | -11.4 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.5 |
| 2025 | 5 | #29 | 3-15 | -10.2 | -0.9 | +0.4 | +1.1 |
| 2025 | 6 | #29 | 3-18 | -10.6 | -1.5 | -0.5 | -0.3 |
| 2025 | 7 | #29 | 3-22 | -8.7 | โ | +2.6 | +1.9 |
| 2025 | 8 | #26 | 5-22 | -6.4 | โ | +3.8 | +2.2 |
| 2025 | 9 | #22 | 8-22 | -4.2 | โ | +5.0 | +2.2 |
| 2025 | 10 | #27 | 8-26 | -6.1 | -0.8 | +2.0 | -1.9 |
| 2025 | 11 | #26 | 8-29 | -7.8 | -0.8 | -0.0 | -1.7 |
| 2025 | 12 | #26 | 9-32 | -6.6 | โ | +0.8 | +1.1 |
| 2025 | 13 | #25 | 10-35 | -6.5 | โ | +1.2 | +0.1 |
| 2025 | 14 | #25 | 12-36 | -5.1 | โ | +1.9 | +1.4 |
| 2025 | 15 | #23 | 13-39 | -4.5 | โ | +2.7 | +0.6 |
| 2025 | 16 | #22 | 15-40 | -3.5 | โ | +3.6 | +1.0 |
| 2025 | 17 | #23 | 15-41 | -4.6 | -0.8 | +1.8 | -1.1 |
| 2025 | 18 | #23 | 16-42 | -4.1 | โ | +2.2 | +0.5 |
| 2025 | 19 | #20 | 19-43 | -3.8 | โ | +2.4 | +0.3 |
| 2025 | 20 | #20 | 21-45 | -3.3 | โ | +2.4 | +0.5 |
| 2025 | 21 | #18 | 23-46 | -2.1 | -0.1 | +3.3 | +1.1 |
| 2025 | 22 | #18 | 25-47 | -1.2 | โ | +3.9 | +0.9 |
| 2025 | 23 | #20 | 25-51 | -2.5 | โ | +2.2 | -1.3 |
| 2025 | 24 | #20 | 25-54 | -3.3 | โ | +1.8 | -0.8 |
| 2025 | 25 | #20 | 26-56 | -3.5 | -0.3 | +2.1 | -0.2 |