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NBA scores and lines
Today's games, the number the book is publishing, and what that number actually says about who wins. No picks, no bets, no sportsbook links. Just the math.
NBA
| Game | Line | Total | Chronicle Line | Best price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Bucks 1-9 0 New York Knicks 5-4 0 | NY -15.5+670 / -1040 | O/U 222.5 | 12% MIL · 88% NY | DraftKings |
| Boston Celtics 8-2 0 Philadelphia 76ers 9-2 0 | BOS -1.5-117 / -101 | O/U 217.5 | 52% BOS · 48% PHI | DraftKings |
| LA Clippers 2-7 0 Phoenix Suns 3-6 0 | PHX -3.5+145 / -173 | O/U 224.5 | 39% LAC · 61% PHX | DraftKings |
| Miami Heat 4-6 0 Utah Jazz 1-9 0 | MIA -9.5-438 / +341 | O/U 227.5 | 78% MIA · 22% UTAH | DraftKings |
| Orlando Magic 2-7 0 Sacramento Kings 1-9 0 | ORL -6.5-229 / +190 | O/U 222.5 | 67% ORL · 33% SAC | DraftKings |
| Oklahoma City Thunder 8-2 0 Portland Trail Blazers 6-3 0 | OKC -1.5-125 / +106 | O/U 226.5 | 53% OKC · 47% POR | DraftKings |
Last night's results
| Los Angeles Lakers 124 Atlanta Hawks 114 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers 112 Charlotte Hornets 124 |
| Washington Wizards 111 Detroit Pistons 122 |
| Memphis Grizzlies 118 Toronto Raptors 102 |
| Indiana Pacers 122 Dallas Mavericks 125 |
| Denver Nuggets 100 Houston Rockets 110 |
| San Antonio Spurs 122 Phoenix Suns 96 |
| New Orleans Pelicans 87 Golden State Warriors 138 |
What the Chronicle Line is
A sportsbook does not publish a probability. It publishes a price, and the price has the book's cut baked into it. Convert both sides of a moneyline into probabilities and they add up to more than 100%. That extra is the margin, and it is why the number on the screen always looks slightly worse for you than reality.
The Chronicle Line takes the cut out. We convert each side, then scale both so they sum to exactly 100. What is left is the clean probability the market is actually pricing: a team at 65% is the market saying it wins about two times in three. It is arithmetic on a published price, not a forecast of ours and not a recommendation.
Where several books are pricing a game we de-vig each one on its own and take the median, so one outlier cannot drag the number around. The book count is shown under each probability. When the books disagree by three points or more we flag it, because that gap is the market telling you it is not sure.
Best price is simply which book is paying the most on each side right now. We publish it as a fact about the market. We are not telling you to go use it, and we get nothing if you do.
Lines move. The numbers here are from the last refresh, shown above.
Scores update live; prices are shopped across multiple books. The Company Chronicle does not take bets, does not sell picks and has no sportsbook affiliations. If gambling stops being fun, call 1-800-GAMBLER. 21+.
