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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 · 8 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 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.

Washington Wizardsplaying MIL

Alex Sarr · minutes unknown
rebounds 7.5 → 11 actual
Bilal Coulibaly · minutes unknown
3-pointers 1.5 → 1 actual
Justin Champagnie · minutes unknown
points 8.5 → 12 actual
Khris Middleton · minutes unknown
assists 3.5 → 6 actual
Tre Johnson · minutes unknown
3-pointers 1.5 → 4 actual
Will Riley · minutes unknown
points 6.5 → 3 actual

Milwaukee Bucksplaying WAS

AJ Green · minutes unknown
points 9.5 → 9 actual
Gary Trent Jr. · minutes unknown
points 7.5 → 0 actual
Kevin Porter Jr. · minutes unknown
assists 7.5 → 5 actual
Kyle Kuzma · minutes unknown
rebounds 4.5 → 5 actual
Myles Turner · minutes unknown
points 11.5 → 13 actual
Ryan Rollins · minutes unknown
assists 5.5 → 7 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 256 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 5 of 8 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
Tre Johnson · 3-pointers 1.5 → 4 · 2.5 above the line · played 28.4 min · BetMGM odds: Over 1.65, Under 2.15
Gary Trent Jr. · points 7.5 → 0 · 7.5 below the line · played 15.5 min · BetMGM odds: Over 1.87, Under 1.85
Khris Middleton · assists 3.5 → 6 · 2.5 above the line · played 22.6 min · DraftKings odds: Over 2.13, Under 1.67
Will Riley · points 6.5 → 3 · 3.5 below the line · played 11.7 min · BetMGM odds: Over 2.00, Under 1.74
Alex Sarr · rebounds 7.5 → 11 · 3.5 above the line · played 28.4 min · BetMGM odds: Over 2.05, Under 1.69
Justin Champagnie · points 8.5 → 12 · 3.5 above the line · played 32.6 min · BetMGM odds: Over 2.05, Under 1.69
Bilal Coulibaly · 3-pointers 1.5 → 1 · 0.5 below the line · played 25.1 min · BetMGM odds: Over 2.60, Under 1.45
Kevin Porter Jr. · assists 7.5 → 5 · 2.5 below the line · played 39.3 min · BetMGM odds: Over 1.85, Under 1.87
Ryan Rollins · assists 5.5 → 7 · 1.5 above the line · played 39.3 min · BetMGM odds: Over 2.25, Under 1.61
Myles Turner · points 11.5 → 13 · 1.5 above the line · played 31.1 min · BetMGM odds: Over 1.83, Under 1.91
Kyle Kuzma · rebounds 4.5 → 5 · 0.5 above the line · played 21 min · BetMGM odds: Over 2.10, Under 1.67
AJ Green · points 9.5 → 9 · 0.5 below the line · played 33.9 min · Bovada odds: Over 3.00, Under 1.36

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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

MIL vs WAS · last 22 games · MIL leads · MIL record 16–6 · average score 120.4–116.1 · MIL has won by 4.2 on average

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

29 Jan · MIL 99 at WAS 109MIL 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 · 55
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grading verdict/boardok 200 · 88 ms
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sds games/{id}ok 200 · 171 ms
sds rest/team (away)ok 200 · 172 ms
sds defense/team (home)failed 500 · 174 ms
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sds lineups/{id}ok 200 · 177 ms
sds injuries/game/{id}ok 200 · 182 ms
sds analytics opponent_defense (home)failed 400 · 182 ms
sds players/team (away)ok 200 · 7 ms
sds players/team (home)ok 200 · 8 ms
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sds analytics player_vs_line (points)ok 200 · 32 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (points)ok 200 · 41 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (three_pointers_made)ok 200 · 45 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (three_pointers_made)ok 200 · 50 ms
grading clv/picksok 200 · 165 ms
sds rest/team (home)ok 200 · 240 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (assists)ok 200 · 59 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (points)ok 200 · 124 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (points)ok 200 · 128 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (rebounds)ok 200 · 135 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 137 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 138 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 139 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (rebounds)ok 200 · 140 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 142 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (assists)ok 200 · 145 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 146 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 148 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 149 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (points)ok 200 · 149 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 150 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 151 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 153 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 154 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 156 ms
dh lineups/{id}/deltaok 200 · 534 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (assists)ok 200 · 376 ms
odds game timelineok 200 · 1591 ms
odds player timeline (points)ok 200 · 1441 ms
odds player timeline (rebounds)ok 200 · 1471 ms
odds player timeline (assists)ok 200 · 1664 ms
odds player timeline (assists)ok 200 · 1665 ms
odds player timeline (points)ok 200 · 1670 ms
odds player timeline (points)ok 200 · 1757 ms
odds player timeline (points)ok 200 · 1759 ms
odds player timeline (threes)ok 200 · 1761 ms
odds player timeline (threes)ok 200 · 1762 ms
odds player timeline (rebounds)ok 200 · 1762 ms
odds player timeline (points)ok 200 · 1806 ms
odds player timeline (assists)ok 200 · 1807 ms
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