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NBA Picks – Oct 29

NBA Value Slate — Oct 29: Model edge on Cleveland Cavaliers @ Atlanta Hawks. 16 plays inside with edge-focused breakdowns.

📅 Results updated: 7:05 AM ET•16 free picks
6-10 (-4.5u)
NBA Cleveland Cavaliers @ Atlanta Hawks
WON ✓Final
Our Pick
Hawks ML (-115)
Final Score111-114
Result+0.87u

📊 Recap

The Hawks held on at home, 114-111, validating the model's read on a mispriced line. With both teams on equal rest, Atlanta's home edge proved to be the differentiator, exactly the edge our projection identified.

Posted: 10/29/2026 9:25 AM ET
NBA Cleveland Cavaliers @ Atlanta Hawks
LOST ✗Final
Our Pick
James Harden UNDER 17.5 points (-124)
Final Score24
Result-1u

📊 Recap

Harden finished with 24 points, clearing the 17.5 threshold comfortably. The back-to-back concern and facilitator role didn't suppress his scoring tonight — he simply had it going, and the number didn't hold.

Posted: 10/29/2026 9:25 AM ET
NBA Cleveland Cavaliers @ Atlanta Hawks
LOST ✗Final
Our Pick
Evan Mobley OVER 16.5 points (-120)
Final Score11
Result-1u

📊 Recap

Mobley finished with just 11 points, well short of the 16.5 threshold. The projection was grounded in a strong underlying case, but tonight he simply didn't produce — no excuses, just a result that didn't go our way.

Posted: 10/29/2026 9:25 AM ET
NBA Cleveland Cavaliers @ Atlanta Hawks
WON ✓Final
Our Pick
Jalen Johnson UNDER 21.5 points (-105)
Final Score17
Result+0.95u

📊 Recap

Jalen Johnson finished with 17 points, well within our projected range and comfortably below the 21.5 threshold. The back-to-back fatigue narrative held up, and the line's disconnect from his season average gave us exactly the margin we needed.

Posted: 10/29/2026 9:25 AM ET
NBA Cleveland Cavaliers @ Atlanta Hawks
WON ✓Final
Our Pick
Nickeil Alexander-Walker OVER 2.5 threes (-147)
Final Score4
Result+0.68u

📊 Recap

Alexander-Walker delivered exactly what the volume math suggested, finishing with 4 threes on his typically heavy attempt diet. High-frequency shooters against modest thresholds is a repeatable edge, and this result reflected sound process more than luck.

Posted: 10/29/2026 9:25 AM ET
NBA Sacramento Kings @ New Orleans Pelicans
WON ✓Final
Our Pick
Pelicans ML (-230)
Final Score120-132
Result+0.43u

📊 Recap

Sacramento's defensive issues proved decisive, as New Orleans pulled away at home for a 132-120 victory. The structural edge we identified held up cleanly — the Kings' porous defense gave the Pelicans exactly the kind of environment our projections anticipated.

Posted: 10/29/2026 9:25 AM ET
NBA Sacramento Kings @ New Orleans Pelicans
LOST ✗Final
Our Pick
Zach LaVine OVER 21.5 points (-120)
Final Score21
Result-1u

📊 Recap

LaVine finished with 21 points, one short of the threshold — a tough beat on a line where our process and projection were sound. The edge was real; tonight the number just didn't fall our way.

Posted: 10/29/2026 9:25 AM ET
NBA Sacramento Kings @ New Orleans Pelicans
LOST ✗Final
Our Pick
De'Andre Hunter UNDER 12.5 points (-116)
Final Score24
Result-1u

📊 Recap

Hunter went for 24 points, well clear of the 12.5 threshold and nearly double our projection. The role-based thesis was sound, but he found his shot in a big way tonight — that's the variance side of player props.

Posted: 10/29/2026 9:25 AM ET
NBA Sacramento Kings @ New Orleans Pelicans
LOST ✗Final
Our Pick
Trey Murphy UNDER 18.5 points (-120)
Final Score19
Result-1u

📊 Recap

Trey Murphy finished with 19 points, just clearing the 18.5 threshold and handing us a loss. The process was sound — his season average supported the under — but he edged past the line on a night where he outperformed his baseline.

Posted: 10/29/2026 9:25 AM ET
NBA Sacramento Kings @ New Orleans Pelicans
LOST ✗Final
Our Pick
Jeremiah Fears UNDER 11.5 points (-118)
Final Score22
Result-1u

📊 Recap

Fears went for 22 points, well clear of our 11.5 under — a tough result. The process was sound given his efficiency numbers and recent output, but tonight he delivered well above both his season average and our projection.

Posted: 10/29/2026 9:25 AM ET
NBA Memphis Grizzlies @ Portland Trail Blazers
LOST ✗Final
Our Pick
Blazers -7.5 (-105)
Final Score124-103
Result-0.5u

📊 Recap

Memphis controlled this one comfortably, 124-103, leaving our Blazers -7.5 ticket on the wrong side of a 21-point loss. The model liked Portland's offensive profile and home advantage, but the Grizzlies didn't cooperate — a clean miss.

Posted: 10/29/2026 9:25 AM ET
NBA Memphis Grizzlies @ Portland Trail Blazers
LOST ✗Final
Our Pick
OVER 234.5 (-110)
Final Score124-103
Result-0.5u

📊 Recap

Memphis held Portland to 103 points, and the final total of 227 came in well short of our 234.5 projection. The scoring baseline we leaned on didn't materialize — a clean miss with no mitigating factors.

Posted: 10/29/2026 9:25 AM ET
NBA Memphis Grizzlies @ Portland Trail Blazers
LOST ✗Final
Our Pick
Ty Jerome OVER 23.5 points (-110)
Final Score10
Result-1u

📊 Recap

Ty Jerome finished well short of the 23.5 target, scoring just 10 points in a result that didn't reflect the usage trends we leaned on. The process was sound, but tonight the volume simply wasn't there.

Posted: 10/29/2026 9:25 AM ET
NBA Memphis Grizzlies @ Portland Trail Blazers
LOST ✗Final
Our Pick
Zach Edey UNDER 8.5 points (-112)
Final Score13
Result-1u

📊 Recap

Edey finished with 13 points, well clear of the 8.5 threshold and more than double his seasonal average. The baseline projection didn't hold tonight — credit to Edey for a breakout performance, but the process behind fading an undersized role remains sound.

Posted: 10/29/2026 9:25 AM ET
NBA Memphis Grizzlies @ Portland Trail Blazers
WON ✓Final
Our Pick
Ja Morant UNDER 18.5 points (-125)
Final Score14
Result+0.8u

📊 Recap

Morant came in right where we projected, finishing with 14 points as the distributed usage in Portland's offense kept his scoring in check. The structural read held up cleanly.

Posted: 10/29/2026 9:25 AM ET
NBA Memphis Grizzlies @ Portland Trail Blazers
WON ✓Final
Our Pick
Toumani Camara OVER 10.5 points (-125)
Final Score13
Result+0.8u

📊 Recap

Camara came through with 13 points, clearing the 10.5 line with room to spare. The expanded role and elevated scoring baseline we identified held up exactly as projected.

Posted: 10/29/2026 9:25 AM ET

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