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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

11 players checked · 3 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, 0 of 11 players have performed clearly differently and 2 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.

Miami Heatplaying OKC

Andrew Wiggins · minutes unknown
3-pointers 1.5 → 7 actual
Bam Adebayo · minutes unknown
assists 2.5 → 4 actual
Davion Mitchell · minutes unknown
assists 6.5 → 10 actual
Nikola Jović · minutes unknown
points + rebounds + assists 14.5 → 19 actual
Pelle Larsson · minutes unknown
points 6.5 → 16 actual

Oklahoma City Thunderplaying MIA

Ajay Mitchell · minutes unknown
assists 3.5 → 1 actual
Alex Caruso · minutes unknown
rebounds 2.5 → 1 actual
Cason Wallace · minutes unknown
rebounds 3.5 → 4 actual
Chet Holmgren · minutes unknown
3-pointers 1.5 → 1 actual
Jalen Williams · minutes unknown
rebounds 5.5 → 4 actual
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · minutes unknown
assists 6.5 → 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

MIA also played the day before this game.

Bookmakers

The reference bookmaker, Pinnacle, offers 0 of the 271 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 3 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
11 other players with a posted line
Andrew Wiggins · 3-pointers 1.5 → 7 · 5.5 above the line · played 36.9 min · BetMGM odds: Over 2.10, Under 1.67
Pelle Larsson · points 6.5 → 16 · 9.5 above the line · played 27.6 min · no final price
Ajay Mitchell · assists 3.5 → 1 · 2.5 below the line · played 26.8 min · BetRivers odds: Over 2.18, Under 1.64
Bam Adebayo · assists 2.5 → 4 · 1.5 above the line · played 31.6 min · BetMGM odds: Over 1.95, Under 1.80
Alex Caruso · rebounds 2.5 → 1 · 1.5 below the line · played 14.5 min · BetMGM odds: Over 1.80, Under 1.95
Davion Mitchell · assists 6.5 → 10 · 3.5 above the line · played 31.2 min · BetMGM odds: Over 2.05, Under 1.69
Chet Holmgren · 3-pointers 1.5 → 1 · 0.5 below the line · played 31.7 min · BetRivers odds: Over 2.14, Under 1.66
Nikola Jović · points + rebounds + assists 14.5 → 19 · 4.5 above the line · played 25.3 min · Bovada odds: Over 2.25, Under 1.61
Jalen Williams · rebounds 5.5 → 4 · 1.5 below the line · played 29.3 min · BetMGM odds: Over 2.15, Under 1.65
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · assists 6.5 → 8 · 1.5 above the line · played 32 min · BetRivers odds: Over 1.95, Under 1.79
Cason Wallace · rebounds 3.5 → 4 · 0.5 above the line · played 25.7 min · DraftKings odds: Over 2.19, Under 1.63

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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

OKC vs MIA · last 14 games · MIA leads · OKC record 6–8 · average score 108.8–110.9 · OKC has lost by 2.1 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.

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