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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.

M. Timpson · Over 13.5 points + reboundsLostPosted at 2.40 · last price before start 2.00Lost −1.00 per 1 staked

Posted at 2.40 · Our price was 8.3% higher than the last price before the start (good: a higher price pays more per 1 staked).

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No price history for this line.

Re-checked 1 h before the start not re-checked

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A. Boston · Under 14.5 pointsLostPosted at 2.27 · last price before start 1.88Lost −1.00 per 1 staked
C. Clark · Over 36.5 points + rebounds + assistsWonPosted at 2.15 · last price before start 1.85Won +1.15 per 1 staked
A. Wilson · Under 41.5 points + rebounds + assistsWonPosted at 2.15 · last price before start 1.88Won +1.15 per 1 staked
A. Wilson · Over 29.5 pointsLostPosted at 2.15 · last price before start 1.97Lost −1.00 per 1 staked
A. Wilson · Under 38.5 points + reboundsWonPosted at 2.14 · last price before start 1.96Won +1.14 per 1 staked

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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.

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The players

Full player-line feed has no entries in this view · 21 rostered players. 6 published picks use separate saved records.

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.

playoff series: too few games to measure a difference

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.

Las Vegas Acesplaying IND

10 players have no line from any bookmaker: Wilson (33 expected minutes) · Young (33 min) · +8 more

Indiana Feverplaying LVA

11 players have no line from any bookmaker: Clark (34 expected minutes) · Mitchell (34 min) · +9 more

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

VanSlooten · did not play last game

Russell · did not play last game

Out Evans · right knee · LVA

Out Harris · left leg · IND

Lineups

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

Playing time

For 4 players (Wilson, Young, Hull, Cunningham) we have no real minutes estimate, only a default.

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

Rest

LVA had 31 days off before this game · IND had 39 days off before this game.

Bookmakers

Full player-line feed has no entries in this view. 6 published picks use separate saved records.

Looking back

Flagged before the game: VanSlooten out · did not play

Flagged before the game: Russell out · did not play

2 expected players did not play

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

One game proves nothing.
Final · 3 of 6 picks won3 won, 3 lost · +0.44 if you had staked 1 on each · our prices on average 6.7% higher than the last before the start · 8 lines checked, 2 scored but not picked · checked

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More context
Head to head

IND vs LVA · last 24 games · LVA leads · IND record 7–17 · average score 82.0–86.0 · IND has lost by 4.1 on average

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

1 Oct · IND 83 at LVA 94IND lost
29 Sep · LVA 89 at IND 99IND won
27 Sep · IND 85 at LVA 102IND lost
6 Aug · LVA 86 at IND 84IND lost
12 Jul · IND 109 at LVA 75IND won
5 Jul · IND 84 at LVA 68IND won
30 Sep · IND 98 at LVA 107IND lost
28 Sep · LVA 83 at IND 90IND won
26 Sep · LVA 84 at IND 72IND lost
What each defense gives up per game
LVA gives up85.8 points · 34.0 rebounds · 18.6 assists · 8.8 three-pointers scored against them · opponents make 44.2% of shots · 34.5% from three-point range · 13.0 opponent turnovers
IND gives up90.7 points · 31.9 rebounds · 20.8 assists · 8.1 three-pointers scored against them · opponents make 46.2% of shots · 34.0% from three-point range · 12.6 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.

LVA gives up 85.8 points a game · 6th of 15 · league average 87.0about league average
IND gives up 90.7 points a game · 12th of 15 · league average 87.0+3.7 vs average
How the game odds moved

Pinnacle first had IND expected to win by 1, expected total 183.5 () and later IND expected to win by 1, expected total 183 ().

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 · 8
Makayla Timpson · O 13.5 pr+140value_edge_pct +22.29 · kelly 2.00u · price_check unchecked · rank 1
Aliyah Boston · U 14.5 points+127value_edge_pct +15.20 · kelly 2.00u · price_check unchecked · rank 5
Caitlin Clark · O 36.5 pra+115value_edge_pct +9.55 · kelly 2.00u · price_check unchecked · rank 11
A'ja Wilson · U 41.5 pra+115value_edge_pct +9.55 · kelly 2.00u · price_check unchecked · rank 12
A'ja Wilson · O 29.5 points+115value_edge_pct +8.93 · kelly 1.95u · price_check unchecked · rank 14
A'ja Wilson · U 38.5 pr+114value_edge_pct +8.93 · kelly 1.95u · price_check unchecked · rank 15
Aliyah Boston · O 16.5 points+120value_edge_pct +8.63 · kelly 1.80u · price_check unchecked · rank 16
A'ja Wilson · U 27.5 points+120value_edge_pct +7.91 · kelly 1.65u · price_check unchecked · rank 17
Checked results, raw (basketball-stats shorthand) · 8
Makayla Timpson Over 13.5 PRLOSS −1.00ubet +140 → close +100 · CLV +8.3¢ · bet_clv:2022884 · consensus_devig · captured 2026-09-29T00:00:00Z · grade_v2 PASS · p_hit 51.0% · blowout_foul_trouble · actual 10 · 9.2 min · bench · excused
Caitlin Clark Over 36.5 PRAWIN +1.15ubet +115 → close −118 · CLV +7.6¢ · bet_clv:2022883 · consensus_devig · captured 2026-09-29T00:00:00Z · grade_v2 PASS · p_hit 51.0% · actual 49 · 33.3 min · started
A'ja Wilson Under 41.5 PRAWIN +1.15ubet +115 → close −114 · CLV +6.8¢ · bet_clv:2011964 · consensus_devig · captured 2026-09-29T00:00:00Z · grade_v2 PASS · p_hit 51.0% · actual 33 · 34.1 min · started
A'ja Wilson Under 38.5 PRWIN +1.14ubet +114 → close −104 · CLV +4.3¢ · bet_clv:2011963 · consensus_devig · captured 2026-09-29T00:00:00Z · grade_v2 PASS · p_hit 50.9% · actual 31 · 34.1 min · started
Aliyah Boston Over 16.5 PTSWIN +1.20ubet +120 → close −110 · CLV +6.9¢ · bet_clv:2008584 · consensus_devig · captured 2026-09-29T00:00:00Z · grade_v2 PASS · p_hit 49.4% · actual 22 · 29.9 min · started
A'ja Wilson Over 29.5 PTSLOSS −1.00ubet +115 → close −103 · CLV +4.2¢ · bet_clv:2011962 · consensus_devig · captured 2026-09-29T00:00:00Z · grade_v2 PASS · p_hit 50.7% · conversion_unlucky · actual 22 · 34.1 min · started
Aliyah Boston Under 14.5 PTSLOSS −1.00ubet +127 → close −113 · CLV +9.0¢ · bet_clv:2008583 · consensus_devig · captured 2026-09-29T00:00:00Z · grade_v2 PASS · p_hit 50.7% · conversion_unlucky · actual 22 · 29.9 min · started
A'ja Wilson Under 27.5 PTSWIN +1.20ubet +120 → close −108 · CLV +6.5¢ · bet_clv:2008582 · consensus_devig · captured 2026-09-29T00:00:00Z · grade_v2 PASS · p_hit 49.1% · actual 22 · 34.1 min · started
Data fetches · 37
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odds player timeline (pra)failed 503 · 206 ms
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