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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 · 4 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 8 players have 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.

Philadelphia 76ersplaying CLE

Adem Bona · minutes unknown
blocks 1.5 → 0 actual
Dean Wade · minutes unknown
points 5.5 → 13 actual
Dominick Barlow · minutes unknown
3-pointers 0.5 → 0 actual
Jabari Walker · minutes unknown
points 9.5 → 5 actual

Cleveland Cavaliersplaying PHI

Donovan Mitchell · minutes unknown
rebounds 4.5 → 3 actual
Evan Mobley · minutes unknown
points 16.5 → 15 actual
James Harden · minutes unknown
points + rebounds + assists 33.5 → 31 actual
Jaylon Tyson · minutes unknown
rebounds 5.5 → 1 actual
Sam Merrill · minutes unknown
3-pointers 2.5 → 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

CLE also played the day before this game.

Bookmakers

The reference bookmaker, Pinnacle, offers 0 of the 162 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 4 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
Dean Wade · points 5.5 → 13 · 7.5 above the line · played 20.2 min · Bovada odds: Over 3.05, Under 1.36
Adem Bona · blocks 1.5 → 0 · 1.5 below the line · played 26.1 min · DraftKings odds: Over 2.25, Under 1.60
Dominick Barlow · 3-pointers 0.5 → 0 · 0.5 below the line · played 19.6 min · Bovada odds: Over 2.50, Under 1.50
Sam Merrill · 3-pointers 2.5 → 0 · 2.5 below the line · played 20.6 min · Bovada odds: Over 1.53, Under 2.45
Jaylon Tyson · rebounds 5.5 → 1 · 4.5 below the line · played 20.6 min · Bovada odds: Over 2.40, Under 1.54
Jabari Walker · points 9.5 → 5 · 4.5 below the line · played 12.2 min · Bovada odds: Over 3.00, Under 1.36
Donovan Mitchell · rebounds 4.5 → 3 · 1.5 below the line · played 31.2 min · Bovada odds: Over 2.80, Under 1.41
Evan Mobley · points 16.5 → 15 · 1.5 below the line · played 28.1 min · Bovada odds: Over 3.00, Under 1.36
James Harden · points + rebounds + assists 33.5 → 31 · 2.5 below the line · played 29.1 min · Bovada odds: Over 2.20, Under 1.63

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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

CLE vs PHI · last 24 games · PHI leads · CLE record 11–13 · average score 112.5–112.1 · CLE has won by 0.5 on average

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

9 Mar · PHI 101 at CLE 115CLE 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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sds schedule/team (meetings)ok · 19 ms
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sds defense/team (away)failed 500 · 109 ms
sds rest/team (home)ok 200 · 111 ms
sds rest/team (away)ok 200 · 112 ms
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sds analytics opponent_defense (home)failed 400 · 112 ms
sds lineups/{id}ok 200 · 115 ms
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sds analytics opponent_defense (away)failed 400 · 117 ms
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sds games/{id}/boxscoreok 200 · 125 ms
sds players/team (home)ok 200 · 12 ms
sds players/team (away)ok 200 · 14 ms
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odds game timelineok 200 · 618 ms
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sds analytics player_vs_line (rebounds)ok 200 · 144 ms
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sds analytics player_vs_line (three_pointers_made)ok 200 · 224 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (blocks)ok 200 · 257 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 258 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 260 ms
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sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 263 ms
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sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 281 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (pra)ok 200 · 305 ms
odds player timeline (points)ok 200 · 1026 ms
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odds player timeline (rebounds)ok 200 · 1062 ms
odds player timeline (threes)ok 200 · 1063 ms
odds player timeline (rebounds)ok 200 · 1062 ms
odds player timeline (points)ok 200 · 1064 ms
odds player timeline (pra)ok 200 · 1295 ms
odds player timeline (threes)ok 200 · 1297 ms
odds player timeline (blocks)ok 200 · 1298 ms
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