FiveThirtyEIght uses composite computer rating systems like Pomeroy and Sagarin as inputs for its model, while this model directly uses the teams’ statistics as the inputs, specifically the statistics that have been found to be most important over the past ten years, such as the difference in average height between the teams, difference in win percentage against quality opponents, assist percentage, etc. Unlike this model, though, the FiveThirtytEight model does adjust for injuries and gives bonuses for tournament wins.