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Free daily card · priced twice a day, re-checked before games

The day's best plays, graded in public.

Every check prices every spread and moneyline at the major US books against Pinnacle, the sharpest book in the world, and runs the best of them past today's injury and lineup news. The strongest plays at sensible prices go on the card; long shots stay off it. Every pick is graded after the game, wins and losses alike.

Today's card

The best 10 plays on today's slate, at the best price among the major US books, checked against the sharp market and against today's injury and lineup news. Edge means the price beats the sharp market. Lean means a read on the matchup at a fair price, no price edge. Every play is graded in public. Shortly before games start, a late check reads the news again and pulls any pick it has turned against.

Saturday, Nov 7

  1. EdgeNHL · Tampa Bay Lightning at Minnesota Wild · Saturday, Nov 7, 5:10 PM PT

    Tampa Bay Lightning -1.5 +215 at BetRivers

    Best price +215 at BetRivers against a fair +193 (consensus of 4 books); +7.5% expected value at that price.

    Fair +193 · +7.5% vs the sharp price

  2. EdgeNHL · Chicago Blackhawks at Carolina Hurricanes · Saturday, Nov 7, 5:10 PM PT

    Chicago Blackhawks +2.5 -115 at BetMGM

    Best price -115 at BetMGM against a fair -124 (Pinnacle); +3.6% expected value at that price.

    Fair -124 · +3.6% vs the sharp price

  3. EdgeNHL · Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche · Saturday, Nov 7, 6:10 PM PT

    Detroit Red Wings +1.5 -120 at BetMGM

    Best price -120 at BetMGM against a fair -124 (Pinnacle); +1.6% expected value at that price.

    Fair -124 · +1.6% vs the sharp price

Sunday, Nov 8

  1. EdgeNFL · New York Jets at Kansas City Chiefs · Sunday, Nov 8, 10:00 AM PT

    Kansas City Chiefs -9.5 +100 at LowVig

    The Jets ruled out WR Garrett Wilson (concussion), their top receiver. Patrick Mahomes practiced fully all week, and we get Chiefs -9.5 at even money when the fair price is -103.

    Fair -103 · +1.5% vs the sharp price · Risk: Breece Hall returns for the Jets and gives them a backdoor cover

  2. EdgeNFL · Detroit Lions at Miami Dolphins · Sunday, Nov 8, 10:00 AM PT

    Miami Dolphins +6.5 -102 at DraftKings

    Detroit ruled out five players: LB Jack Campbell, S Kerby Joseph, C Cade Mays, CB D.J. Reed and EDGE DJ Wonnum, and Amon-Ra St. Brown (rib) is questionable. Miami's final report had only three players, all questionable at worst, and QB Malik Willis has no game status.

    Fair -105 · +1.3% vs the sharp price · Risk: Detroit (5-2) is still much better than Miami (1-6)

  3. LeanNFL · Dallas Cowboys at Indianapolis Colts · Sunday, Nov 8, 10:00 AM PT

    Indianapolis Colts +5.5 -115 at FanDuel

    Best price -115 at FanDuel against a fair -117 (Pinnacle); +0.9% expected value at that price.

    Fair -117 · +0.9% vs the sharp price

  4. LeanNFL · New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles · Sunday, Nov 8, 10:00 AM PT

    Philadelphia Eagles +3 +100 at FanDuel

    Best price +100 at FanDuel against a fair -100 (Pinnacle); +0.0% expected value at that price.

    Fair -100 · +0% vs the sharp price

  5. EdgeNHL · Tampa Bay Lightning at Winnipeg Jets · Sunday, Nov 8, 3:10 PM PT

    Tampa Bay Lightning -1.5 +180 at BetRivers

    Winnipeg is playing without Hellebuyck, who was traded to New Jersey, and starter Stuart Skinner has an .882 save percentage. The +180 price is better than the +175 fair price.

    Fair +175 · +1.8% vs the sharp price · Risk: Vasilevskiy's .887 save percentage gives Winnipeg's offense a chance

  6. EdgeNHL · New Jersey Devils at Toronto Maple Leafs · Sunday, Nov 8, 4:10 PM PT

    New Jersey Devils -1.5 +180 at BetRivers

    Toronto played Montreal on Saturday with Bobrovsky in goal, so it's on the second night of a back-to-back and will likely start a different goalie. New Jersey is 11-5-0, has won three straight and now has Connor Hellebuyck.

    Fair +177 · +1.1% vs the sharp price · Risk: One-goal game or no empty-net goal

  7. EdgeNHL · Pittsburgh Penguins at Anaheim Ducks · Sunday, Nov 8, 5:10 PM PT

    Pittsburgh Penguins moneyline +112 at BetRivers

    Anaheim is missing Troy Terry and AJ Greer, and likely starter Lukas Dostal has an .865 save percentage. +112 is better than the +108 fair price.

    Fair +108 · +2.2% vs the sharp price · Risk: Penguins are on the second night of a back-to-back after playing in LA

Card record: 13–19, -8.89 units, beat the closing line 27% of the time.

News checked: NFL Week 10 injury report: Player statuses for all 14 games · Week 10 injury report for Sunday's slate of NFL action · NFL Week 10 inactives: Players ruled out for Sunday's 12 games · NFL Week 10 Injury Report, Inactives: QB C.J. Stroud, WR Brian Thomas Jr. Out

How to read the card

Each pick is one bet at one sportsbook's price. Here is what every part of it means.

Edge
The price at the book beats the fair price by 1% or more. The fair price is Pinnacle's line, the sharpest market in the world, with its margin removed.
Lean
A read on the matchup (injuries, lineups, rest, news) at a fair price, without a price edge.
The price
American odds. A minus price is what you risk to win $100: -110 means risk $110 to win $100. A plus price is what $100 wins: +135 means $100 wins $135.
Fair and % vs the sharp price
Fair is what the price would be with no bookmaker margin, from Pinnacle's line. The % is how much the price beats fair, as expected value: +3% means about 3 cents per dollar over many bets like it. An estimate from market prices, not a promise.
Every other term on the board (6)
Beat the closing line
The price taken was better than Pinnacle's last price before the game. Doing that over many picks is the early sign of a real edge, long before wins and losses settle.
Late check
Shortly before games start, the news is read again. A note shows what it found, and a pick it turns against is pulled and never graded.
Units
The record counts every pick as 1 unit, so it adds up in units, not dollars. A unit is whatever one standard bet is for you.
Stake up to
On the sharp-price alerts: the most to put on that price, as a share of your betting bankroll (a quarter of the Kelly amount, capped).
Side plays
Long shots with a clear price edge (4% or more), kept off the main card. Small stakes only.
Sharp moves
Pinnacle's price moved since the last check. The numbers are its implied chance before and after.

Sharp-price alerts

Only plays at sensible prices that beat the sharp price. Soonest games first, because those prices go first. Check the book before you bet; if the price is gone, skip it.

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No price at BetMGM and Caesars beats the sharp market right now. That's normal: most checks find only a few, and some find none.

The record

Every card pick is logged when it's made and graded from the final score, wins and losses alike. The closing-line number is the early test: beating Pinnacle's last price before the game over many picks is how a real edge shows up, long before wins and losses settle.

13–19Card picks won and lost
-8.89Units, 1 unit per pick
27%Beat the closing line
44Picks logged, 12 still to play
Recent results
GamePickPriceFinalResult
NHL St Louis Blues at Nashville PredatorsSt Louis Blues moneyline-104 BetOnlineSt Louis Blues 1 – Nashville Predators 3Lost (-1.00u)
NCAAF TCU Horned Frogs at Arizona WildcatsArizona Wildcats -7.5+101 LowVigTCU Horned Frogs 28 – Arizona Wildcats 29Lost (-1.00u)
NBA Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers moneyline-139 BetRiversPortland Trail Blazers 118 – Los Angeles Lakers 124Won (+0.72u)
NBA Toronto Raptors at Milwaukee BucksMilwaukee Bucks +7.5-105 ESPN BetToronto Raptors 121 – Milwaukee Bucks 107Lost (-1.00u)
NBA Minnesota Timberwolves at New Orleans PelicansMinnesota Timberwolves moneyline-162 BetRiversMinnesota Timberwolves 115 – New Orleans Pelicans 109Won (+0.62u)
NBA Utah Jazz at Dallas MavericksDallas Mavericks moneyline-246 DraftKingsUtah Jazz 100 – Dallas Mavericks 112Won (+0.41u)
NBA Minnesota Timberwolves at New Orleans PelicansNew Orleans Pelicans moneyline+152 FanDuelMinnesota Timberwolves 115 – New Orleans Pelicans 109Lost (-1.00u)
NBA Oklahoma City Thunder at Memphis GrizzliesMemphis Grizzlies moneyline+148 FanDuelOklahoma City Thunder 128 – Memphis Grizzlies 97Lost (-1.00u)
NHL Nashville Predators at Colorado AvalancheNashville Predators +1.5-130 FanDuelNashville Predators 3 – Colorado Avalanche 2Won (+0.77u)
NFL Jacksonville Jaguars at Baltimore RavensBaltimore Ravens +10-108 BetMGMJacksonville Jaguars 33 – Baltimore Ravens 10Lost (-1.00u)
NHL Vancouver Canucks at Winnipeg JetsVancouver Canucks +1.5-124 FanDuelVancouver Canucks 2 – Winnipeg Jets 6Lost (-1.00u)
NHL St Louis Blues at New Jersey DevilsSt Louis Blues +1.5-150 FanDuelSt Louis Blues 4 – New Jersey Devils 5Won (+0.67u)
NHL Utah Mammoth at Montréal CanadiensMontréal Canadiens moneyline+110 BetOnlineUtah Mammoth 4 – Montréal Canadiens 5Won (+1.10u)
NBA Miami Heat at Los Angeles ClippersMiami Heat moneyline-194 FanDuelMiami Heat 117 – Los Angeles Clippers 116Won (+0.52u)
NHL San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles KingsLos Angeles Kings -1.5+165 BetRiversSan Jose Sharks 2 – Los Angeles Kings 7Won (+1.65u)
NBA Utah Jazz at New Orleans PelicansNew Orleans Pelicans moneyline-215 FanDuelUtah Jazz 113 – New Orleans Pelicans 120Won (+0.47u)
NHL Ottawa Senators at Buffalo SabresBuffalo Sabres -1.5+190 BetRiversOttawa Senators 2 – Buffalo Sabres 1Lost (-1.00u)
NHL Chicago Blackhawks at Florida PanthersFlorida Panthers -1.5+108 BetRiversChicago Blackhawks 3 – Florida Panthers 5Won (+1.08u)
NHL Chicago Blackhawks at Florida PanthersChicago Blackhawks +1.5-114 FanDuelChicago Blackhawks 3 – Florida Panthers 5Lost (-1.00u)
NCAAF Central Michigan Chippewas at Eastern Michigan EaglesEastern Michigan Eagles -1.5+104 LowVigCentral Michigan Chippewas 35 – Eastern Michigan Eagles 7Lost (-1.00u)

Older sharp-price alerts (before the daily card, including some long shots): 2–7, +1.99 units.

A real edge still loses often. The record means something after a few hundred graded picks. Until then, watch the closing-line number.

Crypto read

Trend, momentum and market mood for the big three. Every rule is backtested on years of daily prices against an ordinary 7-day stretch, and only rules with a proven edge are sent as signals.

Coin prices and indicators
CoinPrice7 days30 daysRSIvs 200-day
BTC$75,511-2.5%-7.6%37.6+3.2%
ETH$2,225-1.2%-10.0%38.9+3.2%
SOL$88.77-6.9%-19.0%29.6 · oversold-0.2%
  • Fell below 200-day averageunprovenHistory: 64 signals, +1.6% vs a normal stretch, right 50% (normal 48%)Live: 1 flag, first score due 7 days after each
  • Extreme fearunprovenHistory: 99 signals, +0.3% vs a normal stretch, right 55% (normal 52%)Live: no flags yet
  • Back above 200-day averageunprovenHistory: 65 signals, +0.3% vs a normal stretch, right 57% (normal 52%)Live: no flags yet
  • RSI oversoldunprovenHistory: 101 signals, +0.1% vs a normal stretch, right 56% (normal 52%)Live: 3 of 4 right, average +1.8% after 7 days
  • Extreme greedno edgeHistory: 34 signals, -2.1% vs a normal stretch, right 47% (normal 48%)Live: no flags yet
  • RSI overboughtno edgeHistory: 237 signals, -4.0% vs a normal stretch, right 41% (normal 48%)Live: no flags yet
Trend rules vs just holding, daily since each coin's first full year (0.1% cost per switch). The past, not a promise.
Coin and rulePer yearWorst dropSharpeIn market
BTC Just hold+63.7%-84%1.08100%
BTC Hold above 200-day+60.4%-71%1.1662%
BTC 50-day above 200-day+56.7%-72%1.0962%
BTC Above 200-day, vol-sized+50.0%-53%1.2562%
ETH Just hold+79.8%-94%1.1100%
ETH Hold above 200-day+94.2%-81%1.2756%
ETH 50-day above 200-day+71.1%-87%1.155%
ETH Above 200-day, vol-sized+62.0%-43%1.3856%
SOL Just hold-12.2%-94%0.33100%
SOL Hold above 200-day+18.1%-59%0.5742%
SOL 50-day above 200-day-5.9%-69%0.1944%
SOL Above 200-day, vol-sized+16.2%-38%0.642%

How it works

  1. Check

    Twice a day it pulls the spreads and moneylines for the NFL, NBA, NHL, college football and MLB, at the books you can bet and at Pinnacle.

  2. Compare

    It strips the bookmaker's margin from Pinnacle's price to get a fair price, then measures how much each available price beats it.

  3. Alert

    Prices with an edge go on this board and out on Telegram, with a suggested stake (quarter-Kelly, capped). It never places a bet.

  4. Grade

    After the final score, each price is graded and checked against Pinnacle's closing line. Nothing is deleted.

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