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Picks and prices

Odds of at least 1.70 only · highest odds first · results checked

A line is the number a bookmaker sets, e.g. 13.5 points; Over means more than it, Under fewer. Odds 1.93 pay 1.93 for every 1 staked. 'Posted at' is the price we found when we published the pick; after the game it is compared with the last price before the start.

We had no picks in this game.

Why the better price matters

A higher price for the same line pays more whenever the pick wins; that is arithmetic, not a forecast.

What taking the best price is worth has been measured only on WNBA lines (25 Aug 2026); NBA has not been measured yet.

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The players

10 players checked · 6 whose past record points the other way from the bookmakers' price · 0 out · 0 with too few games

Rate: the share of every game we hold for the player since the 2019-20 season (not only this season) in which the player finished above tonight's line. S beside a name marks an expected starter.

Against this opponent, 2 of 10 players have performed clearly differently and 1 shows a slight hint · No starting lineup yet; showing every player with a line

Context only A player's rate describes the past; it is not a tip and has not been tested as one. Expected minutes come from RotoWire, a lineup news service.

Sign in to see each player's rate The numbers below (for example 15.5 points) are the lines the bookmakers actually posted.

San Antonio Spursplaying SAC

De'Aaron Fox · minutes unknown
3-pointers 2.5 → 3 actual
Devin Vassell · minutes unknown
points 14.5 → 21 actual
Harrison Barnes · minutes unknown
3-pointers 1.5 → 0 actual
Julian Champagnie · minutes unknown
3-pointers 2.5 → 4 actual
Keldon Johnson · minutes unknown
points 10.5 → 17 actual
Stephon Castle · minutes unknown
assists 4.5 → 1 actual
Victor Wembanyama · minutes unknown
points 23.5 → 34 actual

Sacramento Kingsplaying SAS

Domantas Sabonis · minutes unknown
rebounds 13.5 → 13 actual
Keegan Murray · minutes unknown
3-pointers 1.5 → 0 actual
Malik Monk · minutes unknown
points 15.5 → 19 actual
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What could go wrong

updated
Who is out

Injury report not checked yet: none has reached us for this game, so an empty list here does not mean everyone plays.

Lineups

Expected starting lineup, not yet confirmed

Playing time

No playing-time estimates yet.

Rest

Both teams had at least two days between their last game and this one.

Bookmakers

The reference bookmaker, Pinnacle, offers 0 of the 190 lines; the rest rely on other bookmakers.

Every pick is priced by at least 2 bookmakers.

When a player is out, that player's lines are removed: in our past results this helped. Guessing which teammates benefit was also tested and lost money, so nothing else on this page is adjusted for it.

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What happened

In 2 of 6 cases where a player's past record disagreed with the bookmakers' price, the past record was right in this game. One game proves nothing.
FinalWe had no picks in this game · every posted line is still scored below
10 other players with a posted line
Harrison Barnes · 3-pointers 1.5 → 0 · 1.5 below the line · played 26.8 min · BetMGM odds: Over 2.30, Under 1.57
Keegan Murray · 3-pointers 1.5 → 0 · 1.5 below the line · played 38.1 min · BetRivers odds: Over 1.44, Under 2.63
Stephon Castle · assists 4.5 → 1 · 3.5 below the line · played 32.7 min · BetMGM odds: Over 2.05, Under 1.71
Keldon Johnson · points 10.5 → 17 · 6.5 above the line · played 29.2 min · BetMGM odds: Over 1.91, Under 1.83
Julian Champagnie · 3-pointers 2.5 → 4 · 1.5 above the line · played 31.8 min · BetMGM odds: Over 1.80, Under 1.95
Devin Vassell · points 14.5 → 21 · 6.5 above the line · played 24 min · BetMGM odds: Over 1.91, Under 1.83
Victor Wembanyama · points 23.5 → 34 · 10.5 above the line · played 36.6 min · BetRivers odds: Over 1.36, Under 2.75
Malik Monk · points 15.5 → 19 · 3.5 above the line · played 36.8 min · BetMGM odds: Over 1.77, Under 2.00
De'Aaron Fox · 3-pointers 2.5 → 3 · 0.5 above the line · played 36.7 min · BetRivers odds: Over 2.30, Under 1.56
Domantas Sabonis · rebounds 13.5 → 13 · 0.5 below the line · played 36.7 min · BetRivers odds: Over 1.42, Under 2.70

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Each prediction is recorded as if you had staked 1 at the line you saw, and your record is shown here. One game tells you nothing yet.

More context
Head to head

SAC vs SAS · last 21 games · SAC leads · SAC record 11–10 · average score 121.0–121.5 · SAC has lost by 0.5 on average

Team results are background only; they say nothing about any single player's line.

17 Mar · SAS 132 at SAC 104SAC lost
21 Feb · SAC 122 at SAS 139SAC lost
What each defense gives up per game

Team defense unavailable right now.

Defense by position
How much this is worth

Defense-by-position numbers are mostly random from season to season; shown for context only. We tested it: a team's defense-by-position numbers from one half of the season do not predict the other half, so treat them as noise.

Defense by position unavailable right now.

How the game odds moved

No history of the game odds on file.

Data log (technical)

Technical detail for auditing; the plain version is above. Internal ids and formula names print here only.

Line-shopping measurement: project_conditional_minutes_refuted

Our picks, raw · 0

No raw pick rows for this game.

Checked results, raw (basketball-stats shorthand) · 0

No graded rows for this game.

Data fetches · 49
grading picks/nightlyok 200 · 74 ms
sds history (h2h)ok · 75 ms
sds schedule/team (meetings)ok · 77 ms
grading verdict/boardok 200 · 126 ms
sds defense/team (away)failed 500 · 173 ms
sds rest/team (home)ok 200 · 176 ms
sds games/{id}ok 200 · 178 ms
sds defense/team (home)failed 500 · 177 ms
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sds rest/team (away)ok 200 · 186 ms
sds injuries/game/{id}ok 200 · 189 ms
sds games/{id}/boxscoreok 200 · 191 ms
grading clv/picksok 200 · 147 ms
sds analytics opponent_defense (home)failed 400 · 216 ms
sds lineups/{id}ok 200 · 228 ms
sds players/team (away)ok 200 · 29 ms
sds players/team (home)ok 200 · 31 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (points)ok 200 · 85 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (rebounds)ok 200 · 165 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 170 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 172 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 178 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 196 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 201 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (assists)ok 200 · 211 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 214 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 218 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (points)ok 200 · 227 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 231 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 234 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (three_pointers_made)ok 200 · 254 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (three_pointers_made)ok 200 · 267 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (three_pointers_made)ok 200 · 271 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 285 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (points)ok 200 · 303 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (points)ok 200 · 392 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (three_pointers_made)ok 200 · 503 ms
dh lineups/{id}/deltaok 200 · 828 ms
odds game timelineok 200 · 859 ms
odds player timeline (points)ok 200 · 648 ms
odds player timeline (threes)ok 200 · 650 ms
odds player timeline (points)ok 200 · 650 ms
odds player timeline (points)ok 200 · 650 ms
odds player timeline (rebounds)ok 200 · 652 ms
odds player timeline (threes)ok 200 · 651 ms
odds player timeline (threes)ok 200 · 694 ms
odds player timeline (points)ok 200 · 698 ms
odds player timeline (assists)ok 200 · 740 ms
odds player timeline (threes)ok 200 · 746 ms
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