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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

12 players checked · 5 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, 1 of 12 players has performed clearly differently and 3 show 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.

Orlando Magicplaying IND

Anthony Black · minutes unknown
3-pointers 1.5 → 0 actual
Desmond Bane · minutes unknown
rebounds 5.5 → 7 actual
Jalen Suggs · minutes unknown
rebounds 3.5 → 3 actual
Paolo Banchero · minutes unknown
assists 4.5 → 4 actual
Tristan da Silva · minutes unknown
3-pointers 1.5 → 0 actual
Wendell Carter Jr. · minutes unknown
rebounds 8.5 → 11 actual

Indiana Pacersplaying ORL

Aaron Nesmith · minutes unknown
rebounds 3.5 → 10 actual
Andrew Nembhard · minutes unknown
3-pointers 1.5 → 1 actual
Jarace Walker · minutes unknown
points 5.5 → 9 actual
Jay Huff · minutes unknown
3-pointers 1.5 → 0 actual
Pascal Siakam · minutes unknown
assists 3.5 → 0 actual
T.J. McConnell · minutes unknown
assists 4.5 → 8 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 198 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 3 of 5 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
12 other players with a posted line
Aaron Nesmith · rebounds 3.5 → 10 · 6.5 above the line · played 31.6 min · BetMGM odds: Over 1.69, Under 2.10
Anthony Black · 3-pointers 1.5 → 0 · 1.5 below the line · played 31.1 min · BetMGM odds: Over 1.77, Under 2.00
Tristan da Silva · 3-pointers 1.5 → 0 · 1.5 below the line · played 14.6 min · BetMGM odds: Over 2.50, Under 1.48
Jay Huff · 3-pointers 1.5 → 0 · 1.5 below the line · played 10.5 min · Bovada odds: Over 2.00, Under 1.77
Pascal Siakam · assists 3.5 → 0 · 3.5 below the line · played 33.8 min · BetMGM odds: Over 2.30, Under 1.57
T.J. McConnell · assists 4.5 → 8 · 3.5 above the line · played 17.3 min · BetMGM odds: Over 1.80, Under 1.95
Jarace Walker · points 5.5 → 9 · 3.5 above the line · played 17.7 min · BetMGM odds: Over 1.80, Under 1.95
Andrew Nembhard · 3-pointers 1.5 → 1 · 0.5 below the line · played 30.7 min · BetMGM odds: Over 2.20, Under 1.63
Wendell Carter Jr. · rebounds 8.5 → 11 · 2.5 above the line · played 28.9 min · BetMGM odds: Over 2.05, Under 1.71
Desmond Bane · rebounds 5.5 → 7 · 1.5 above the line · played 33.4 min · BetMGM odds: Over 2.15, Under 1.65
Jalen Suggs · rebounds 3.5 → 3 · 0.5 below the line · played 25.4 min · BetMGM odds: Over 1.87, Under 1.87
Paolo Banchero · assists 4.5 → 4 · 0.5 below the line · played 34.8 min · BetMGM odds: Over 2.25, Under 1.61

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More context
Head to head

IND vs ORL · last 23 games · IND leads · IND record 13–10 · average score 115.8–114.0 · IND has won by 1.8 on average

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

23 Mar · IND 128 at ORL 126IND won
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.

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odds player timeline (rebounds)ok 200 · 554 ms
odds player timeline (assists)ok 200 · 554 ms
odds player timeline (rebounds)ok 200 · 581 ms
odds player timeline (threes)ok 200 · 591 ms
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