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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 · 9 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 12 players has 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.

Orlando Magicplaying MIL

Desmond Bane · minutes unknown
assists 3.5 → 9 actual
Jalen Suggs · minutes unknown
points 13.5 → 20 actual
Jevon Carter · minutes unknown
points 8.5 → 5 actual
Paolo Banchero · minutes unknown
3-pointers 1.5 → 3 actual
Tristan da Silva · minutes unknown
3-pointers 1.5 → 1 actual
Wendell Carter Jr. · minutes unknown
rebounds 7.5 → 5 actual

Milwaukee Bucksplaying ORL

AJ Green · minutes unknown
3-pointers 2.5 → 1 actual
Jericho Sims · minutes unknown
points + rebounds + assists 12.5 → 19 actual
Kyle Kuzma · minutes unknown
3-pointers 1.5 → no final stat available
Myles Turner · minutes unknown
3-pointers 1.5 → 1 actual
Ousmane Dieng · minutes unknown
assists 3.5 → 5 actual
Ryan Rollins · minutes unknown
assists 6.5 → 1 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 277 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 8 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
Desmond Bane · assists 3.5 → 9 · 5.5 above the line · played 30.3 min · Bovada odds: Over 2.65, Under 1.45
Paolo Banchero · 3-pointers 1.5 → 3 · 1.5 above the line · played 29.1 min · Bovada odds: Over 2.25, Under 1.61
Ryan Rollins · assists 6.5 → 1 · 5.5 below the line · played 22.9 min · Bovada odds: Over 2.80, Under 1.41
AJ Green · 3-pointers 2.5 → 1 · 1.5 below the line · played 28.2 min · BetOnline.ag odds: Over 1.98, Under 1.79
Jericho Sims · points + rebounds + assists 12.5 → 19 · 6.5 above the line · played 25 min · no final price
Jalen Suggs · points 13.5 → 20 · 6.5 above the line · played 23.7 min · Bovada odds: Over 3.05, Under 1.36
Ousmane Dieng · assists 3.5 → 5 · 1.5 above the line · played 24.5 min · Bovada odds: Over 2.15, Under 1.67
Jevon Carter · points 8.5 → 5 · 3.5 below the line · played 24.3 min · BetMGM odds: Over 1.80, Under 1.95
Tristan da Silva · 3-pointers 1.5 → 1 · 0.5 below the line · played 27.2 min · Bovada odds: Over 1.67, Under 2.15
Wendell Carter Jr. · rebounds 7.5 → 5 · 2.5 below the line · played 21.6 min · Bovada odds: Over 2.10, Under 1.69
Myles Turner · 3-pointers 1.5 → 1 · 0.5 below the line · played 22.9 min · DraftKings odds: Over 2.02, Under 1.74
Kyle Kuzma · 3-pointers 1.5 → no final stat available · FanDuel odds: Over 2.50, Under 1.52

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More context
Head to head

MIL vs ORL · last 30 games · MIL leads · MIL record 24–6 · average score 115.3–106.4 · MIL has won by 8.9 on average

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

8 Mar · ORL 130 at MIL 91MIL lost
11 Feb · MIL 116 at ORL 108MIL won
9 Feb · MIL 99 at ORL 118MIL lost
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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sds analytics player_vs_line (three_pointers_made)ok 200 · 236 ms
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sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 416 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (points)ok 200 · 437 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (pra)ok 200 · 443 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 450 ms
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sds analytics player_vs_line (three_pointers_made)ok 200 · 658 ms
odds game timelineok 200 · 1064 ms
dh lineups/{id}/deltaok 200 · 1136 ms
odds player timeline (rebounds)ok 200 · 1187 ms
odds player timeline (points)ok 200 · 1192 ms
odds player timeline (threes)ok 200 · 1300 ms
odds player timeline (assists)ok 200 · 1299 ms
odds player timeline (threes)ok 200 · 1306 ms
odds player timeline (pra)ok 200 · 1362 ms
odds player timeline (threes)ok 200 · 1364 ms
odds player timeline (points)ok 200 · 1369 ms
odds player timeline (threes)ok 200 · 1433 ms
odds player timeline (assists)ok 200 · 1449 ms
odds player timeline (threes)ok 200 · 1513 ms
odds player timeline (assists)ok 200 · 1584 ms
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