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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

9 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, 0 of 9 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.

Phoenix Sunsplaying DET

Collin Gillespie · minutes unknown
assists 5.5 → 6 actual
Dillon Brooks · minutes unknown
3-pointers 2.5 → 2 actual
Jordan Goodwin · minutes unknown
points 9.5 → 7 actual
Mark Williams · minutes unknown
rebounds 8.5 → 6 actual
Oso Ighodaro · minutes unknown
rebounds 4.5 → 3 actual

Detroit Pistonsplaying PHX

Ausar Thompson · minutes unknown
rebounds 5.5 → 6 actual
Cade Cunningham · minutes unknown
3-pointers 1.5 → 0 actual
Duncan Robinson · minutes unknown
3-pointers 2.5 → 4 actual
Jalen Duren · minutes unknown
points 14.5 → 16 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 201 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 4 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
9 other players with a posted line
Cade Cunningham · 3-pointers 1.5 → 0 · 1.5 below the line · played 38.5 min · BetRivers odds: Over 1.49, Under 2.50
Duncan Robinson · 3-pointers 2.5 → 4 · 1.5 above the line · played 27 min · Bovada odds: Over 2.05, Under 1.74
Oso Ighodaro · rebounds 4.5 → 3 · 1.5 below the line · played 25.6 min · BetMGM odds: Over 1.95, Under 1.80
Mark Williams · rebounds 8.5 → 6 · 2.5 below the line · played 22.4 min · DraftKings odds: Over 1.88, Under 1.87
Jordan Goodwin · points 9.5 → 7 · 2.5 below the line · played 31.6 min · Bovada odds: Over 3.00, Under 1.36
Dillon Brooks · 3-pointers 2.5 → 2 · 0.5 below the line · played 28.5 min · Bovada odds: Over 1.83, Under 1.91
Jalen Duren · points 14.5 → 16 · 1.5 above the line · played 28.4 min · Bovada odds: Over 3.05, Under 1.36
Collin Gillespie · assists 5.5 → 6 · 0.5 above the line · played 36.3 min · Bovada odds: Over 2.70, Under 1.43
Ausar Thompson · rebounds 5.5 → 6 · 0.5 above the line · played 19.1 min · FanDuel odds: Over 2.06, Under 1.74

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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 PHX · last 12 games · PHX leads · DET record 3–9 · average score 106.6–116.0 · DET has lost by 9.4 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 · 46
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sds schedule/team (meetings)ok · 73 ms
sds history (h2h)ok · 82 ms
grading verdict/boardok 200 · 129 ms
sds rest/team (home)ok 200 · 208 ms
sds games/{id}ok 200 · 212 ms
sds injuries/game/{id}ok 200 · 230 ms
sds rest/team (away)ok 200 · 232 ms
sds lineups/{id}ok 200 · 247 ms
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sds defense/team (home)failed 500 · 255 ms
sds analytics opponent_defense (away)failed 400 · 255 ms
sds defense/team (away)failed 500 · 257 ms
sds players/team (away)ok 200 · 14 ms
sds players/team (home)ok 200 · 16 ms
grading clv/picksok 200 · 225 ms
sds analytics opponent_defense (home)failed 400 · 294 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (three_pointers_made)ok 200 · 72 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (three_pointers_made)ok 200 · 77 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (three_pointers_made)ok 200 · 105 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (rebounds)ok 200 · 143 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (rebounds)ok 200 · 144 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (assists)ok 200 · 170 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 179 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 182 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 185 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 187 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (points)ok 200 · 223 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (points)ok 200 · 227 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 233 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 238 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 239 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (rebounds)ok 200 · 249 ms
dh lineups/{id}/deltaok 200 · 548 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 296 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 299 ms
odds player timeline (threes)ok 200 · 647 ms
odds game timelineok 200 · 908 ms
odds player timeline (points)ok 200 · 831 ms
odds player timeline (threes)ok 200 · 832 ms
odds player timeline (threes)ok 200 · 842 ms
odds player timeline (rebounds)ok 200 · 865 ms
odds player timeline (rebounds)ok 200 · 906 ms
odds player timeline (assists)ok 200 · 907 ms
odds player timeline (rebounds)ok 200 · 909 ms
odds player timeline (points)ok 200 · 910 ms
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