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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 checked 0 lines; none paid at least 1.70, so there are no picks. Normal, not an error.

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

9 players checked · 5 whose past record points the other way from the bookmakers' price · 1 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, 1 of 10 players has performed clearly differently and 0 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 NYL

Arike Ogunbowale · minutes unknown
points 12.5 → 8 actual
Azzi Fudd · minutes unknown
points 13.5 → 12 actual
Jessica Shepard · minutes unknown
points 13.5 → 22 actual
Paige Bueckers · minutes unknown
points 20.5 → 15 actual

New York Libertyplaying DAL

Breanna Stewart · minutes unknown
points 19.5 → 29 actual
Jonquel Jones · minutes unknown
points 14.5 → 17 actual
Marine Johannes · minutes unknown
points 8.5 → 7 actual
Pauline Astier · minutes unknown
points 9.5 → 4 actual
Sabrina Ionescu · minutes unknown
points 14.5 → 14 actual
Leonie Fiebich · Out · left foot (foot)
points 9.5 → no final stat available

Original forecast · corrected actuals

What did we expect, and what happened?

This reads the saved pre-tip model. Today’s rosters, injuries and model changes do not rewrite it.

Reading the immutable pre-tip record…

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What could go wrong

updated
Who is out

Fiebich · earlier listed as may not play, now available (changed ) · 37, 43 and 36 min in the last 3 games

Sabally · earlier listed as out, now available (changed ) · 8, 27 and 17 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

DAL had 9 days off before this game.

Bookmakers

The reference bookmaker, Pinnacle, offers 17 of the 115 lines; the rest rely on other bookmakers.

Every pick is priced by at least 2 bookmakers.

Looking back

Flagged before the game: Fiebich out () · played

Flagged before the game: Sabally 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.

05

What happened

In 2 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
10 other players with a posted line
Jessica Shepard · points 13.5 → 22 · 8.5 above the line · played 36.8 min · Pinnacle odds: Over 1.88, Under 1.86
Pauline Astier · points 9.5 → 4 · 5.5 below the line · played 23.4 min · DraftKings odds: Over 1.75, Under 2.00
Breanna Stewart · points 19.5 → 29 · 9.5 above the line · played 32.9 min · Pinnacle odds: Over 1.83, Under 1.91
Arike Ogunbowale · points 12.5 → 8 · 4.5 below the line · played 31.7 min · Pinnacle odds: Over 1.82, Under 1.92
Paige Bueckers · points 20.5 → 15 · 5.5 below the line · played 33.4 min · Pinnacle odds: Over 1.92, Under 1.83
Marine Johannes · points 8.5 → 7 · 1.5 below the line · played 21.4 min · Pinnacle odds: Over 1.93, Under 1.81
Jonquel Jones · points 14.5 → 17 · 2.5 above the line · played 31.7 min · Pinnacle odds: Over 1.82, Under 1.93
Azzi Fudd · points 13.5 → 12 · 1.5 below the line · played 34.3 min · Pinnacle odds: Over 1.84, Under 1.90
Sabrina Ionescu · points 14.5 → 14 · 0.5 below the line · played 32.8 min · Pinnacle odds: Over 2.00, Under 1.76
Leonie Fiebich · points 9.5 → no final stat available · DraftKings odds: Over 1.98, Under 1.77

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More context
Head to head

NYL vs DAL · last 16 games · NYL leads · NYL record 10–6 · average score 87.9–84.3 · NYL has won by 3.6 on average

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

20 Jul · NYL 99 at DAL 98NYL won
7 Jul · DAL 88 at NYL 77NYL lost
24 May · DAL 91 at NYL 76NYL lost
What each defense gives up per game
DAL gives up85.8 points · 33.4 rebounds · 19.9 assists · 8.4 three-pointers scored against them · opponents make 44.7% of shots · 33.9% from three-point range · 11.6 opponent turnovers
NYL gives up86.5 points · 31.4 rebounds · 21.3 assists · 9.0 three-pointers scored against them · opponents make 44.6% of shots · 34.6% from three-point range · 10.8 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 85.8 points a game · 5th of 15 · league average 87.2about league average
NYL gives up 86.5 points a game · 7th of 15 · league average 87.2about league average
How the game odds moved

Pinnacle first had NYL expected to win by 5, expected total 175 () and later NYL expected to win by 4, expected total 175 ().

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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