02

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.

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This game’s current price coverage could not be verified. An empty price panel does not mean bookmakers have no lines.

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Evaluation coverage and timestamps

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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.

03

The players

11 players checked · 6 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, 1 of 11 players has performed clearly differently and 1 shows a slight hint

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.

Connecticut Sunplaying WAS

SLeila Lacan · 30 min expected
points 9.5 → 11 actual
SCharlisse Leger-Walker · 29 min expected
points 7.5 → 7 actual
SAaliyah Edwards · 28 min expected
points 11.5 → 8 actual
SDiamond Miller · 24 min expected
3-pointers 1.5 → 3 actual
SRaegan Beers · 15 min expected
points 8.5 → 11 actual

5 players have no line from any bookmaker: Angloma (25 expected minutes) · Jackson (23 min) · +3 more

Washington Mysticsplaying CON

SSonia Citron · 32 min expected
points 15.5 → 12 actual
SKiki Iriafen · 29 min expected
points 15.5 → 4 actual
SShakira Austin · 28 min expected
points 17.5 → 25 actual
SGeorgia Amoore · 24 min expected
points 7.5 → 8 actual
SMichaela Onyenwere · 22 min expected
points 7.5 → 7 actual
Lauren Betts · 23 min expected
points 7.5 → 7 actual

5 players have no line from any bookmaker: Laney-Hamilton (18 expected minutes) · McMahon (12 min) · +3 more

Saved gameplay research · not CORE picks

What did the models record?

Read frozen projections, minutes and lineup assumptions for this exact game. These are uncalibrated research—not official recommendations or evidence that the CORE selector ran.

Only original pre-tip captures are read. Nothing is newly forecast after tip; old availability assumptions are not current injury news.

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04

What could go wrong

updated
Who is out

Lith · earlier listed as out, now available (changed ) · 28, 13 and 19 min in the last 3 games

Out Rivers · earlier listed as available (changed ) · 5, 34 and 26 min in the last 3 games

Beers · new starter · 5 of 186 player lines not yet adjusted for the change

Out Griner · left knee · CON

Out Burke · right shoulder · CON

Out Nelson-Ododa · right knee · CON

Lineups

Starting lineup confirmed () · RotoWire, a lineup news service, as of game start

Playing time

2 players are expected to play at least 5 minutes more or fewer than in the last 5 games. For 2 players (Dugalic, Prosper) we have no real minutes estimate, only a default.

Beers: expected to play 15 minutes, averaged 20.5 in the last 5 games, about 5.5 fewer than usual

Lacan: expected to play 30 minutes, averaged 24.9 in the last 5 games, about 5.1 more than usual

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

Rest

CON had 38 days off before this game · WAS had 32 days off before this game.

Bookmakers

The reference bookmaker, Pinnacle, offers 7 of the 72 lines; the rest rely on other bookmakers.

One team is expected to win by 10 or more. In past games like this, players went over their lines 65.9% of the time; this does not mean the opposite is a good bet.

Looking back

Flagged before the game: Lith out () · did not play

Flagged before the game: Rivers out () · did not play

Beers new starter · started, 23.9 min

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 4 of 6 cases where a player's past record disagreed with the bookmakers' price, the past record was right in this game. One game proves nothing.
FinalNo verified saved CORE picks were returned; missing records do not prove no picks qualified. · checked
11 other players with a posted line
Diamond Miller · 3-pointers 1.5 → 3 · 1.5 above the line · played 33.6 min (24 expected) · no final price
Kiki Iriafen · points 15.5 → 4 · 11.5 below the line · played 17.9 min (29 expected) · no final price
Shakira Austin · points 17.5 → 25 · 7.5 above the line · played 34.6 min (28 expected) · no final price
Aaliyah Edwards · points 11.5 → 8 · 3.5 below the line · played 26.9 min (28 expected) · no final price
Raegan Beers · points 8.5 → 11 · 2.5 above the line · played 23.9 min (15 expected) · no final price
Sonia Citron · points 15.5 → 12 · 3.5 below the line · played 30.5 min (32 expected) · Pinnacle odds: Over 1.71, Under 2.06
Leila Lacan · points 9.5 → 11 · 1.5 above the line · played 30.4 min (30 expected) · no final price
Charlisse Leger-Walker · points 7.5 → 7 · 0.5 below the line · played 29.7 min (29 expected) · no final price
Georgia Amoore · points 7.5 → 8 · 0.5 above the line · played 25.5 min (24 expected) · no final price
Michaela Onyenwere · points 7.5 → 7 · 0.5 below the line · played 17.4 min (22 expected) · no final price
Lauren Betts · points 7.5 → 7 · 0.5 below the line · played 25.1 min (23 expected) · no final price

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More context
Head to head

WAS vs CON · last 19 games · CON leads · WAS record 6–13 · average score 77.1–78.7 · WAS has lost by 1.6 on average

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

22 Sep · CON 69 at WAS 79WAS won
28 Jul · CON 84 at WAS 92WAS won
26 Jun · WAS 57 at CON 68WAS lost
17 Jun · WAS 88 at CON 81WAS won
What each defense gives up per game
CON gives up87.7 points · 33.9 rebounds · 19.9 assists · 8.0 three-pointers scored against them · opponents make 46.3% of shots · 34.9% from three-point range · 13.5 opponent turnovers
WAS gives up83.2 points · 30.0 rebounds · 19.8 assists · 8.4 three-pointers scored against them · opponents make 43.1% of shots · 32.9% from three-point range · 11.9 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.

CON gives up 87.7 points a game · 9th of 15 · league average 87.0about league average
WAS gives up 83.2 points a game · 3rd of 15 · league average 87.0−3.9 vs average
How the game odds moved

Pinnacle first had WAS expected to win by 15.5, expected total 159 () and later WAS expected to win by 17.5, expected total 162 ().

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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