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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 · 7 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 7 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.

New York Knicksplaying DET

Jalen Brunson · minutes unknown
rebounds 3.5 → 3 actual
Jordan Clarkson · minutes unknown
points 7.5 → 8 actual
Karl-Anthony Towns · minutes unknown
rebounds 11.5 → 1 actual
Mikal Bridges · minutes unknown
assists 4.5 → 1 actual
Miles McBride · minutes unknown
assists 2.5 → 2 actual
OG Anunoby · minutes unknown
3-pointers 2.5 → 0 actual
Tyler Kolek · minutes unknown
points 5.5 → 9 actual

Detroit Pistonsplaying NYK

Ausar Thompson · minutes unknown
assists 2.5 → 1 actual
Cade Cunningham · minutes unknown
rebounds 5.5 → 3 actual
Duncan Robinson · minutes unknown
rebounds 2.5 → 5 actual
Javonte Green · minutes unknown
points 7.5 → 17 actual
Paul Reed · minutes unknown
points 10.5 → 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

DET also played the day before this game.

Bookmakers

The reference bookmaker, Pinnacle, offers 0 of the 307 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 7 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
Javonte Green · points 7.5 → 17 · 9.5 above the line · played 29.4 min · BetMGM odds: Over 1.95, Under 1.80
OG Anunoby · 3-pointers 2.5 → 0 · 2.5 below the line · played 28.7 min · Bovada odds: Over 2.20, Under 1.63
Duncan Robinson · rebounds 2.5 → 5 · 2.5 above the line · played 20.8 min · BetMGM odds: Over 2.05, Under 1.69
Karl-Anthony Towns · rebounds 11.5 → 1 · 10.5 below the line · played 22.5 min · Bovada odds: Over 2.55, Under 1.48
Mikal Bridges · assists 4.5 → 1 · 3.5 below the line · played 25.7 min · Bovada odds: Over 3.00, Under 1.36
Tyler Kolek · points 5.5 → 9 · 3.5 above the line · played 19.5 min · BetMGM odds: Over 1.95, Under 1.77
Ausar Thompson · assists 2.5 → 1 · 1.5 below the line · played 19.6 min · Bovada odds: Over 2.05, Under 1.74
Cade Cunningham · rebounds 5.5 → 3 · 2.5 below the line · played 29.1 min · Bovada odds: Over 2.80, Under 1.41
Paul Reed · points 10.5 → 8 · 2.5 below the line · played 25.5 min · BetMGM odds: Over 1.74, Under 2.00
Miles McBride · assists 2.5 → 2 · 0.5 below the line · played 24.9 min · Bovada odds: Over 2.15, Under 1.67
Jalen Brunson · rebounds 3.5 → 3 · 0.5 below the line · played 30.5 min · Bovada odds: Over 2.10, Under 1.69
Jordan Clarkson · points 7.5 → 8 · 0.5 above the line · played 19.7 min · Bovada odds: Over 2.90, Under 1.38

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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

DET vs NYK · last 27 games · NYK leads · DET record 9–18 · average score 107.1–111.4 · DET has lost by 4.4 on average

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

No finished games between these teams on file.

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
grading picks/nightlyok 200 · 35 ms
sds history (h2h)ok · 37 ms
sds schedule/team (meetings)ok · 40 ms
grading verdict/boardok 200 · 92 ms
grading clv/picksok 200 · 131 ms
sds lineups/{id}ok 200 · 205 ms
sds rest/team (away)ok 200 · 209 ms
sds rest/team (home)ok 200 · 212 ms
sds games/{id}ok 200 · 216 ms
sds defense/team (away)failed 500 · 219 ms
sds injuries/game/{id}ok 200 · 222 ms
sds defense/team (home)failed 500 · 221 ms
sds players/team (home)ok 200 · 32 ms
sds players/team (away)ok 200 · 33 ms
sds analytics opponent_defense (home)failed 400 · 280 ms
sds games/{id}/boxscoreok 200 · 284 ms
sds analytics opponent_defense (away)failed 400 · 306 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (rebounds)ok 200 · 105 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (three_pointers_made)ok 200 · 110 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (assists)ok 200 · 230 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 241 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 243 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 247 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (assists)ok 200 · 253 ms
dh lineups/{id}/deltaok 200 · 688 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (assists)ok 200 · 451 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 455 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 457 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 461 ms
odds game timelineok 200 · 720 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 478 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 485 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 494 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (points)ok 200 · 502 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (points)ok 200 · 508 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (rebounds)ok 200 · 517 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (rebounds)ok 200 · 527 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (rebounds)ok 200 · 532 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (points)ok 200 · 542 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 543 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 545 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 547 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (points)ok 200 · 580 ms
odds player timeline (threes)ok 200 · 725 ms
odds player timeline (points)ok 200 · 813 ms
odds player timeline (rebounds)ok 200 · 815 ms
odds player timeline (assists)ok 200 · 822 ms
odds player timeline (points)ok 200 · 883 ms
odds player timeline (points)ok 200 · 886 ms
odds player timeline (assists)ok 200 · 1062 ms
odds player timeline (rebounds)ok 200 · 1099 ms
odds player timeline (assists)ok 200 · 1097 ms
odds player timeline (rebounds)ok 200 · 1099 ms
odds player timeline (rebounds)ok 200 · 1113 ms
odds player timeline (points)ok 200 · 1132 ms
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