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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 · 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 10 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.

Detroit Pistonsplaying SAS

Ausar Thompson · minutes unknown
points 9.5 → 0 actual
Cade Cunningham · minutes unknown
assists 9.5 → 8 actual
Daniss Jenkins · minutes unknown
points 5.5 → 0 actual
Duncan Robinson · minutes unknown
3-pointers 2.5 → 2 actual
Jalen Duren · minutes unknown
rebounds 10.5 → 7 actual

San Antonio Spursplaying DET

Dylan Harper · minutes unknown
steals 0.5 → 1 actual
Keldon Johnson · minutes unknown
assists 0.5 → 1 actual
Luke Kornet · minutes unknown
rebounds 4.5 → 1 actual
Tobias Harris · minutes unknown
3-pointers 1.5 → 1 actual
Victor Wembanyama · minutes unknown
steals 1.5 → 0 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 142 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 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
10 other players with a posted line
Ausar Thompson · points 9.5 → 0 · 9.5 below the line · played 2.1 min · Bovada odds: Over 2.90, Under 1.38
Daniss Jenkins · points 5.5 → 0 · 5.5 below the line · played 14.8 min · BetMGM odds: Over 1.95, Under 1.77
Dylan Harper · steals 0.5 → 1 · 0.5 above the line · played 20.4 min · Bovada odds: Over 1.50, Under 2.50
Keldon Johnson · assists 0.5 → 1 · 0.5 above the line · played 21.9 min · Bovada odds: Over 2.90, Under 1.38
Victor Wembanyama · steals 1.5 → 0 · 1.5 below the line · played 38.8 min · Bovada odds: Over 2.65, Under 1.45
Luke Kornet · rebounds 4.5 → 1 · 3.5 below the line · played 8.4 min · BetOnline.ag odds: Over 2.03, Under 1.75
Jalen Duren · rebounds 10.5 → 7 · 3.5 below the line · played 12.3 min · DraftKings odds: Over 1.72, Under 2.05
Tobias Harris · 3-pointers 1.5 → 1 · 0.5 below the line · played 30.8 min · Bovada odds: Over 2.30, Under 1.59
Duncan Robinson · 3-pointers 2.5 → 2 · 0.5 below the line · played 26.2 min · Bovada odds: Over 2.70, Under 1.43
Cade Cunningham · assists 9.5 → 8 · 1.5 below the line · played 39.4 min · Bovada odds: Over 2.70, Under 1.43

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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

SAS vs DET · last 14 games · SAS leads · SAS record 9–5 · average score 118.2–111.6 · SAS has won by 6.6 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 · 49
grading picks/nightlyok 200 · 16 ms
sds schedule/team (meetings)ok · 19 ms
grading verdict/boardok 200 · 25 ms
sds games/{id}ok 200 · 88 ms
sds defense/team (home)failed 500 · 98 ms
sds rest/team (home)ok 200 · 100 ms
sds defense/team (away)failed 500 · 101 ms
sds analytics opponent_defense (away)failed 400 · 100 ms
sds rest/team (away)ok 200 · 103 ms
sds lineups/{id}ok 200 · 104 ms
sds analytics opponent_defense (home)failed 400 · 106 ms
sds injuries/game/{id}ok 200 · 109 ms
sds players/team (home)ok 200 · 7 ms
grading clv/picksok 200 · 96 ms
sds players/team (away)ok 200 · 9 ms
sds history (h2h)ok · 129 ms
sds games/{id}/boxscoreok 200 · 131 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (assists)ok 200 · 41 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (points)ok 200 · 41 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 121 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 134 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (steals)ok 200 · 138 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 143 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (three_pointers_made)ok 200 · 153 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 153 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 155 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 158 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (rebounds)ok 200 · 167 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (points)ok 200 · 170 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 172 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 188 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 189 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (three_pointers_made)ok 200 · 196 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 198 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (rebounds)ok 200 · 223 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (assists)ok 200 · 236 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (steals)ok 200 · 242 ms
dh lineups/{id}/deltaok 200 · 509 ms
odds game timelineok 200 · 599 ms
odds player timeline (rebounds)ok 200 · 511 ms
odds player timeline (rebounds)ok 200 · 512 ms
odds player timeline (assists)ok 200 · 513 ms
odds player timeline (points)ok 200 · 1247 ms
odds player timeline (assists)ok 200 · 1250 ms
odds player timeline (points)ok 200 · 1250 ms
odds player timeline (steals)ok 200 · 1252 ms
odds player timeline (threes)ok 200 · 1253 ms
odds player timeline (steals)ok 200 · 1289 ms
odds player timeline (threes)ok 200 · 1290 ms
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