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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.

Picks for this game are not posted yet. The players below are up to date.

Why the better price matters

In our past tests, simply taking the highest price offered for a line earned more than any of our own forecasts did.

In that test (25 Aug 2026), taking the best price returned about 2.8 more for every 100 staked than the price we posted did.

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The players

11 players checked · 5 whose past record points the other way from the bookmakers' price · 0 out · 0 with too few games

Rate: the share of this season's games in which the player finished above tonight's line. S beside a name marks an expected starter.

Against this opponent, 0 of 11 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.

Dallas Wingsplaying ATL

Alanna Smith · minutes unknown
points 7.5 → 2 actual
Arike Ogunbowale · minutes unknown
points 16.5 → 2 actual
Azzi Fudd · minutes unknown
points 8.5 → 7 actual
Jessica Shepard · minutes unknown
points 10.5 → 10 actual
Odyssey Sims · minutes unknown
points 8.5 → 14 actual
Paige Bueckers · minutes unknown
points 18.5 → 7 actual

Atlanta Dreamplaying DAL

Allisha Gray · minutes unknown
points 19.5 → 16 actual
Angel Reese · minutes unknown
points 13.5 → 15 actual
Jordin Canada · minutes unknown
points 10.5 → 9 actual
Naz Hillmon · minutes unknown
points 8.5 → 6 actual
Rhyne Howard · minutes unknown
points 16.5 → 25 actual
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What could go wrong

updated
Who is out

Out Jones · earlier listed as available (changed ) · 5, 20 and 22 min in the last 3 games

Lineups

Expected starting lineup, not yet confirmed

Playing time

No playing-time estimates yet.

Our check: these minute estimates (RotoWire) are typically off by about 4 minutes.

Rest

Both teams had at least two days between their last game and this one.

Bookmakers

The reference bookmaker, Pinnacle, offers 19 of the 246 lines; the rest rely on other bookmakers.

Every pick is priced by at least 2 bookmakers.

Looking back

Flagged before the game: Jones out () · played

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 3 of 5 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
11 other players with a posted line
Arike Ogunbowale · points 16.5 → 2 · 14.5 below the line · played 25 min · Pinnacle odds: Over 1.92, Under 1.83
Alanna Smith · points 7.5 → 2 · 5.5 below the line · played 10.3 min · BetOnline.ag odds: Over 2.04, Under 1.74
Odyssey Sims · points 8.5 → 14 · 5.5 above the line · played 21.3 min · FanDuel odds: Over 1.82, Under 1.94
Paige Bueckers · points 18.5 → 7 · 11.5 below the line · played 31.1 min · Pinnacle odds: Over 1.86, Under 1.88
Rhyne Howard · points 16.5 → 25 · 8.5 above the line · played 35.5 min · DraftKings odds: Over 1.78, Under 1.97
Naz Hillmon · points 8.5 → 6 · 2.5 below the line · played 35.5 min · Pinnacle odds: Over 1.80, Under 1.94
Allisha Gray · points 19.5 → 16 · 3.5 below the line · played 34.1 min · Pinnacle odds: Over 1.89, Under 1.85
Azzi Fudd · points 8.5 → 7 · 1.5 below the line · played 21 min · Caesars odds: Over 1.85, Under 1.88
Jordin Canada · points 10.5 → 9 · 1.5 below the line · played 30.3 min · Pinnacle odds: Over 1.81, Under 1.94
Angel Reese · points 13.5 → 15 · 1.5 above the line · played 31.5 min · Pinnacle odds: Over 1.97, Under 1.78
Jessica Shepard · points 10.5 → 10 · 0.5 below the line · played 31.2 min · Pinnacle odds: Over 1.84, Under 1.90

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More context
Head to head

ATL vs DAL · last 18 games · ATL leads · ATL record 10–8 · average score 80.1–81.2 · ATL has lost by 1.1 on average

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

29 Jul · ATL 82 at DAL 81ATL won
22 May · DAL 69 at ATL 86ATL won
What each defense gives up per game
DAL gives up86.0 points · 33.2 rebounds · 20.0 assists · 8.3 three-pointers scored against them · opponents make 44.9% of shots · 33.9% from three-point range · 11.8 opponent turnovers
ATL gives up84.1 points · 31.6 rebounds · 18.9 assists · 8.0 three-pointers scored against them · opponents make 46.6% of shots · 34.7% from three-point range · 15.6 opponent turnovers
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.

DAL gives up 86.0 points a game · 5th of 15 · league average 87.2about league average
ATL gives up 84.1 points a game · 4th of 15 · league average 87.2−3.1 vs average
How the game odds moved

Pinnacle first had ATL expected to win by 6, expected total 172.5 () and later ATL expected to win by 6, expected total 173.5 ().

The odds at the top of the page are the latest we have, from every bookmaker on file; this is one bookmaker's own history.

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

Defense-by-position measurement: split-half reliability r = -0.033 across 12 cells (7 of 12 negative) against a shuffle null of 0.000; a placebo using the wrong position family reproduced the effect to within 0.12pp · project_dvp_blowout_gate_refuted · 2026-08-26

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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