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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

10 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 10 players has 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.

Chicago Bullsplaying MIA

Isaac Okoro · minutes unknown
rebounds 3.5 → 3 actual
Matas Buzelis · minutes unknown
3-pointers 2.5 → 0 actual
Norman Powell · minutes unknown
points 26.5 → no final stat available
Patrick Williams · minutes unknown
points 11.5 → 9 actual

Miami Heatplaying CHI

Andrew Wiggins · minutes unknown
rebounds 5.5 → 3 actual
Bam Adebayo · minutes unknown
assists 3.5 → 3 actual
Davion Mitchell · minutes unknown
assists 5.5 → 6 actual
Dru Smith · minutes unknown
points 8.5 → 10 actual
Pelle Larsson · minutes unknown
assists 3.5 → 4 actual
Simone Fontecchio · minutes unknown
points 10.5 → 2 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 also played the day before this game.

Bookmakers

The reference bookmaker, Pinnacle, offers 0 of the 270 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 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
10 other players with a posted line
Matas Buzelis · 3-pointers 2.5 → 0 · 2.5 below the line · played 21.3 min · Bovada odds: Over 2.65, Under 1.45
Simone Fontecchio · points 10.5 → 2 · 8.5 below the line · played 18.4 min · BetOnline.ag odds: Over 1.94, Under 1.82
Andrew Wiggins · rebounds 5.5 → 3 · 2.5 below the line · played 24.5 min · Bovada odds: Over 2.45, Under 1.53
Patrick Williams · points 11.5 → 9 · 2.5 below the line · played 27.5 min · no final price
Dru Smith · points 8.5 → 10 · 1.5 above the line · played 21.2 min · no final price
Isaac Okoro · rebounds 3.5 → 3 · 0.5 below the line · played 25.5 min · Bovada odds: Over 2.30, Under 1.59
Bam Adebayo · assists 3.5 → 3 · 0.5 below the line · played 22.3 min · Bovada odds: Over 2.85, Under 1.40
Pelle Larsson · assists 3.5 → 4 · 0.5 above the line · played 23.7 min · Bovada odds: Over 2.25, Under 1.61
Davion Mitchell · assists 5.5 → 6 · 0.5 above the line · played 21 min · Bovada odds: Over 2.80, Under 1.41
Norman Powell · points 26.5 → no final stat available · Bovada odds: Over 3.10, Under 1.34

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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

MIA vs CHI · last 23 games · MIA leads · MIA record 13–10 · average score 113.6–108.9 · MIA has won by 4.7 on average

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

1 Feb · CHI 91 at MIA 134MIA won
31 Jan · CHI 125 at MIA 118MIA lost
29 Jan · MIA 116 at CHI 113MIA 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 (points)ok 200 · 1620 ms
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