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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

8 players checked · 3 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 8 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.

Detroit Pistonsplaying ORL

No player list for DET.

Orlando Magicplaying DET

Desmond Bane · minutes unknown
assists 4.5 → 1 actual
Franz Wagner · minutes unknown
rebounds 3.5 → no final stat available
Jalen Suggs · minutes unknown
assists 6.5 → 12 actual
Jamal Cain · minutes unknown
points 9.5 → 3 actual
Jevon Carter · minutes unknown
3-pointers 1.5 → 0 actual
Paolo Banchero · minutes unknown
assists 5.5 → 3 actual
Tristan da Silva · minutes unknown
3-pointers 1.5 → 1 actual
Wendell Carter Jr. · minutes unknown
points 12.5 → 12 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 154 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 2 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
8 other players with a posted line
Jevon Carter · 3-pointers 1.5 → 0 · 1.5 below the line · played 19.3 min · no final price
Jalen Suggs · assists 6.5 → 12 · 5.5 above the line · played 33.9 min · no final price
Desmond Bane · assists 4.5 → 1 · 3.5 below the line · played 32.1 min · no final price
Jamal Cain · points 9.5 → 3 · 6.5 below the line · played 11.1 min · no final price
Paolo Banchero · assists 5.5 → 3 · 2.5 below the line · played 37.7 min · no final price
Tristan da Silva · 3-pointers 1.5 → 1 · 0.5 below the line · played 33.2 min · no final price
Wendell Carter Jr. · points 12.5 → 12 · 0.5 below the line · played 18.5 min · no final price
Franz Wagner · rebounds 3.5 → no final stat available · no final price

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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 DET · last 30 games · ORL leads · ORL record 16–14 · average score 106.6–106.1 · ORL has won by 0.5 on average

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

3 May · ORL 94 at DET 116ORL lost
1 May · DET 93 at ORL 79ORL lost
29 Apr · ORL 109 at DET 116ORL lost
27 Apr · DET 88 at ORL 94ORL won
25 Apr · DET 105 at ORL 113ORL won
22 Apr · ORL 83 at DET 98ORL lost
19 Apr · ORL 112 at DET 101ORL won
6 Apr · DET 107 at ORL 123ORL won
1 Mar · DET 106 at ORL 92ORL 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 · 43
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sds history (h2h)ok · 56 ms
grading picks/nightlyok 200 · 61 ms
sds rest/team (away)ok 200 · 140 ms
sds games/{id}ok 200 · 142 ms
sds rest/team (home)ok 200 · 145 ms
sds lineups/{id}ok 200 · 147 ms
sds injuries/game/{id}ok 200 · 150 ms
sds defense/team (away)failed 500 · 158 ms
sds analytics opponent_defense (home)failed 400 · 159 ms
sds defense/team (home)failed 500 · 161 ms
sds analytics opponent_defense (away)failed 400 · 162 ms
sds players/team (home)ok 200 · 68 ms
sds players/team (away)ok 200 · 69 ms
sds games/{id}/boxscoreok 200 · 219 ms
grading clv/picksok 200 · 176 ms
dh lineups/{id}/deltaok 200 · 528 ms
odds game timelineok 200 · 1820 ms
grading verdict/boardok 200 · 2349 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (assists)ok 200 · 48 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (assists)ok 200 · 56 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 133 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 135 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 146 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (three_pointers_made)ok 200 · 160 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (points)ok 200 · 169 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 169 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 171 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (points)ok 200 · 180 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 188 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 193 ms
sds analytics player_vs_teamok 200 · 196 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (rebounds)ok 200 · 227 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (three_pointers_made)ok 200 · 230 ms
sds analytics player_vs_line (assists)ok 200 · 242 ms
odds player timeline (points)ok 200 · 508 ms
odds player timeline (rebounds)ok 200 · 514 ms
odds player timeline (threes)ok 200 · 562 ms
odds player timeline (assists)ok 200 · 583 ms
odds player timeline (points)ok 200 · 588 ms
odds player timeline (assists)ok 200 · 594 ms
odds player timeline (assists)ok 200 · 596 ms
odds player timeline (threes)ok 200 · 600 ms
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