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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 · 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, 2 of 10 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.

Oklahoma City Thunderplaying ORL

Alex Caruso · minutes unknown
points 6.5 → 2 actual
Cason Wallace · minutes unknown
steals 1.5 → 1 actual
Isaiah Hartenstein · minutes unknown
points 7.5 → 0 actual
Jared McCain · minutes unknown
rebounds 1.5 → 2 actual

Orlando Magicplaying OKC

Desmond Bane · minutes unknown
assists 4.5 → 1 actual
Jalen Suggs · minutes unknown
3-pointers 2.5 → 4 actual
Jevon Carter · minutes unknown
points 6.5 → 11 actual
Paolo Banchero · minutes unknown
assists 5.5 → 5 actual
Tristan da Silva · minutes unknown
points 11.5 → 13 actual
Wendell Carter Jr. · minutes unknown
points 10.5 → 11 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

ORL also played the day before this game.

Bookmakers

The reference bookmaker, Pinnacle, offers 0 of the 202 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
10 other players with a posted line
Isaiah Hartenstein · points 7.5 → 0 · 7.5 below the line · played 16.4 min · BetMGM odds: Over 1.74, Under 2.00
Desmond Bane · assists 4.5 → 1 · 3.5 below the line · played 36.3 min · FanDuel odds: Over 2.24, Under 1.63
Alex Caruso · points 6.5 → 2 · 4.5 below the line · played 23.7 min · FanDuel odds: Over 2.02, Under 1.77
Jevon Carter · points 6.5 → 11 · 4.5 above the line · played 18.7 min · FanDuel odds: Over 1.93, Under 1.85
Jalen Suggs · 3-pointers 2.5 → 4 · 1.5 above the line · played 32.7 min · BetMGM odds: Over 1.53, Under 2.40
Cason Wallace · steals 1.5 → 1 · 0.5 below the line · played 22.5 min · DraftKings odds: Over 2.26, Under 1.60
Jared McCain · rebounds 1.5 → 2 · 0.5 above the line · played 12.4 min · BetOnline.ag odds: Over 1.77, Under 2.00
Tristan da Silva · points 11.5 → 13 · 1.5 above the line · played 31.7 min · BetMGM odds: Over 1.91, Under 1.83
Paolo Banchero · assists 5.5 → 5 · 0.5 below the line · played 36.2 min · BetMGM odds: Over 1.71, Under 2.05
Wendell Carter Jr. · points 10.5 → 11 · 0.5 above the line · played 28.9 min · FanDuel odds: Over 1.96, Under 1.82

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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

ORL vs OKC · last 14 games · OKC leads · ORL record 3–11 · average score 103.5–111.3 · ORL has lost by 7.8 on average

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

17 Mar · OKC 113 at ORL 108ORL lost
3 Feb · ORL 92 at OKC 128ORL 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 · 49
sds schedule/team (meetings)ok · 16 ms
grading picks/nightlyok 200 · 18 ms
sds history (h2h)ok · 20 ms
sds rest/team (away)ok 200 · 127 ms
sds lineups/{id}ok 200 · 136 ms
sds analytics opponent_defense (home)failed 400 · 147 ms
sds defense/team (away)failed 500 · 148 ms
sds games/{id}ok 200 · 152 ms
sds injuries/game/{id}ok 200 · 153 ms
sds analytics opponent_defense (away)failed 400 · 153 ms
sds rest/team (home)ok 200 · 157 ms
grading clv/picksok 200 · 140 ms
sds games/{id}/boxscoreok 200 · 189 ms
sds defense/team (home)failed 500 · 188 ms
sds players/team (home)ok 200 · 56 ms
sds players/team (away)ok 200 · 59 ms
dh lineups/{id}/deltaok 200 · 434 ms
odds game timelineok 200 · 600 ms
grading verdict/boardok 200 · 995 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (points)ok 200 · 41 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (assists)ok 200 · 55 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (assists)ok 200 · 61 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (points)ok 200 · 64 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (three_pointers_made)ok 200 · 75 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 128 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 135 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 136 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 138 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 140 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 141 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 143 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (points)ok 200 · 152 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 155 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (steals)ok 200 · 164 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 168 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (rebounds)ok 200 · 179 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 180 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (points)ok 200 · 202 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (points)ok 200 · 215 ms
odds player timeline (points)ok 200 · 839 ms
odds player timeline (points)ok 200 · 851 ms
odds player timeline (points)ok 200 · 880 ms
odds player timeline (assists)ok 200 · 885 ms
odds player timeline (threes)ok 200 · 907 ms
odds player timeline (points)ok 200 · 909 ms
odds player timeline (rebounds)ok 200 · 924 ms
odds player timeline (assists)ok 200 · 942 ms
odds player timeline (points)ok 200 · 971 ms
odds player timeline (steals)ok 200 · 982 ms
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