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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 · 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, 3 of 12 players have performed clearly differently and 3 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.

Denver Nuggetsplaying NYK

Christian Braun · minutes unknown
points 7.5 → 6 actual
Jamal Murray · minutes unknown
assists 6.5 → 6 actual
Julian Strawther · minutes unknown
3-pointers 0.5 → 2 actual
Nikola Jokić · minutes unknown
assists 8.5 → 10 actual

New York Knicksplaying DEN

Bruce Brown · minutes unknown
rebounds 3.5 → 5 actual
Jalen Brunson · minutes unknown
assists 6.5 → 9 actual
Josh Hart · minutes unknown
rebounds 8.5 → no final stat available
Karl-Anthony Towns · minutes unknown
assists 2.5 → 1 actual
Landry Shamet · minutes unknown
points 8.5 → 16 actual
Mikal Bridges · minutes unknown
assists 4.5 → 4 actual
OG Anunoby · minutes unknown
assists 2.5 → 4 actual
Tyler Kolek · minutes unknown
assists 4.5 → 4 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 310 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
12 other players with a posted line
Julian Strawther · 3-pointers 0.5 → 2 · 1.5 above the line · played 16.9 min · BetMGM odds: Over 1.63, Under 2.20
Landry Shamet · points 8.5 → 16 · 7.5 above the line · played 35.8 min · BetRivers odds: Over 1.93, Under 1.79
Karl-Anthony Towns · assists 2.5 → 1 · 1.5 below the line · played 31 min · BetRivers odds: Over 1.61, Under 2.20
OG Anunoby · assists 2.5 → 4 · 1.5 above the line · played 48 min · BetRivers odds: Over 1.81, Under 1.91
Bruce Brown · rebounds 3.5 → 5 · 1.5 above the line · played 37.7 min · BetMGM odds: Over 1.63, Under 2.20
Jalen Brunson · assists 6.5 → 9 · 2.5 above the line · played 47 min · BetRivers odds: Over 1.77, Under 1.95
Christian Braun · points 7.5 → 6 · 1.5 below the line · played 43.5 min · BetRivers odds: Over 1.91, Under 1.81
Nikola Jokić · assists 8.5 → 10 · 1.5 above the line · played 44.6 min · BetOnline.ag odds: Over 1.67, Under 2.15
Mikal Bridges · assists 4.5 → 4 · 0.5 below the line · played 48.5 min · BetRivers odds: Over 2.14, Under 1.64
Tyler Kolek · assists 4.5 → 4 · 0.5 below the line · played 12.7 min · FanDuel odds: Over 2.24, Under 1.63
Jamal Murray · assists 6.5 → 6 · 0.5 below the line · played 47.8 min · BetRivers odds: Over 2.00, Under 1.74
Josh Hart · rebounds 8.5 → no final stat available · Bovada odds: Over 2.85, Under 1.40

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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

NYK vs DEN · last 13 games · NYK leads · NYK record 7–6 · average score 114.8–111.8 · NYK has won by 3 on average

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

6 Mar · NYK 142 at DEN 103NYK 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.

Data fetches · 55
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grading verdict/boardok 200 · 28 ms
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sds lineups/{id}ok 200 · 119 ms
sds rest/team (away)ok 200 · 123 ms
sds rest/team (home)ok 200 · 129 ms
sds injuries/game/{id}ok 200 · 133 ms
sds defense/team (home)failed 500 · 133 ms
sds defense/team (away)failed 500 · 135 ms
sds analytics opponent_defense (away)failed 400 · 135 ms
grading clv/picksok 200 · 119 ms
sds players/team (away)ok 200 · 25 ms
sds players/team (home)ok 200 · 27 ms
sds history (h2h)ok · 203 ms
sds games/{id}/boxscoreok 200 · 207 ms
sds analytics opponent_defense (home)failed 400 · 273 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (assists)ok 200 · 277 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (points)ok 200 · 360 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (assists)ok 200 · 366 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 387 ms
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sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 407 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (assists)ok 200 · 415 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 418 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 530 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 536 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 543 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 573 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 578 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 583 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 588 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (rebounds)ok 200 · 606 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (assists)ok 200 · 613 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (assists)ok 200 · 624 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (three_pointers_made)ok 200 · 626 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 630 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (assists)ok 200 · 635 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (rebounds)ok 200 · 655 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (points)ok 200 · 659 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 666 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (assists)ok 200 · 694 ms
odds player timeline (rebounds)ok 200 · 886 ms
odds player timeline (assists)ok 200 · 905 ms
odds player timeline (assists)ok 200 · 907 ms
odds player timeline (assists)ok 200 · 906 ms
odds player timeline (assists)ok 200 · 908 ms
odds player timeline (rebounds)ok 200 · 909 ms
odds player timeline (assists)ok 200 · 909 ms
odds player timeline (threes)ok 200 · 962 ms
odds game timelineok 200 · 1173 ms
odds player timeline (points)ok 200 · 1133 ms
odds player timeline (assists)ok 200 · 1149 ms
odds player timeline (points)ok 200 · 1151 ms
odds player timeline (assists)ok 200 · 1192 ms
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