Tuesday, November 3, 2026 · 19 games · KenPom on 19 · StatSharp on 12 · built 9:36 PM CT
College Basketball Board
Every game on tonight's slate with KenPom's number next to DraftKings' line, how the line has moved, and the StatSharp systems that apply. These are leans for research, not locks. Confirm injuries and lineups before tip.
Paper mode through Nov 23. Every play is logged at 0 units while ratings are still mostly preseason. Nothing here is a recommendation.
Top 10 for Tue Nov 3
19 plays flagged (15 from the KenPom edge, 4 from StatSharp systems, 0 where every model agrees). Ranked by edge, line movement, systems support and model agreement, two per game at most.
1
Under 172.5
Sam Houston St Bearkats @ Alabama Crimson Tide · 6:30 PM CT
6.7 ptsprice -108
The model blend projects 166 vs a DK total of 172.5: 6.7 pts toward the under. Total moved 171.5 to 172.5. 9 StatSharp systems back this side (best ROI 47%). KenPom 166 (agrees); StatSharp's sim 170 (agrees); Torvik 167 (agrees); EvanMiya 162 (agrees).
totalhigh-majoragainst the moveStatSharp +9/47%all 4 models agreesim agreesTorvik agreesEvanMiya agreesearly season
The model blend projects 161 vs a DK total of 166.5: 5.1 pts toward the under. Total moved 167.5 to 166.5. KenPom 161 (agrees); StatSharp's sim 170 (disagrees); Torvik 158 (agrees); EvanMiya 161 (agrees).
totalhigh-majorwith the movesim disagreesTorvik agreesEvanMiya agreesearly season
The model blend has Virginia by 27.3; DK has Virginia by 31.5, so 4.2 pts of value on Drexel. No move yet since the first snapshot at 5:00 PM. 2 StatSharp systems back this side (best ROI 26%). KenPom has Virginia by 25 (agrees); StatSharp's sim has Virginia by 18; Torvik has Virginia by 30 (agrees); EvanMiya has Virginia by 26 (agrees).
spreadhigh-majorStatSharp +2/26%Torvik agreesEvanMiya agreesearly season
South Dakota St Jackrabbits @ Kansas St Wildcats · 7:00 PM CT
4.7 ptsprice -105
The model blend projects 155 vs a DK total of 159.5: 4.7 pts toward the under. No move yet since the first snapshot at 5:00 PM. KenPom 157 (agrees); StatSharp's sim 151 (agrees); Torvik 156 (agrees); EvanMiya 152 (agrees).
totalotherall 4 models agreesim agreesTorvik agreesEvanMiya agreesearly season
The model blend has Texas A&M by 27.9; DK has Texas A&M by 32.5, so 4.6 pts of value on Alabama St. No move yet since the first snapshot at 5:00 PM. KenPom has Texas A&M by 26 (agrees); StatSharp's sim has Texas A&M by 17 (agrees); Torvik has Texas A&M by 27 (agrees); EvanMiya has Texas A&M by 30 (agrees).
spreadhigh-majorall 4 models agreesim agreesTorvik agreesEvanMiya agreesearly season
The model blend projects 157 vs a DK total of 163.5: 6.4 pts toward the under. Total moved 161.5 to 163.5. KenPom 160 (agrees); StatSharp's sim 149 (agrees); Torvik 159 (agrees); EvanMiya 155 (agrees).
totalhigh-majoragainst the moveall 4 models agreesim agreesTorvik agreesEvanMiya agreesearly season
The model blend projects 151 vs a DK total of 155.5: 4.5 pts toward the under. No move yet since the first snapshot at 5:00 PM. 1 StatSharp system on the other side. KenPom 151 (agrees); StatSharp's sim 154 (agrees); Torvik 152 (agrees); EvanMiya 148 (agrees).
totalhigh-majorStatSharp -1all 4 models agreesim agreesTorvik agreesEvanMiya agreesearly season
Fort Wayne Mastodons @ Duquesne Dukes · 6:00 PM CT
3.8 ptsprice -115
The model blend has Duquesne by 13.3; DK has Duquesne by 9.5, so 3.8 pts of value on Duquesne. No move yet since the first snapshot at 5:00 PM. KenPom has Duquesne by 12 (agrees); StatSharp's sim has Duquesne by 7 (agrees); Torvik has Duquesne by 15 (agrees); EvanMiya has Duquesne by 10.
Stetson Hatters @ South Carolina Gamecocks · 6:00 PM CT
4.8 ptsprice -108
The model blend has South Carolina by 15.7; DK has South Carolina by 20.5, so 4.8 pts of value on Stetson. Line moved -19.5 to -20.5 (toward South Carolina). KenPom has South Carolina by 14 (agrees); StatSharp's sim has Stetson by 0 (agrees); Torvik has South Carolina by 17 (agrees); EvanMiya has South Carolina by 18 (agrees).
spreadhigh-majoragainst the moveall 4 models agreesim agreesTorvik agreesEvanMiya agreesearly season
The model blend has Iowa by 20.8; DK has Iowa by 23.5, so 2.7 pts of value on Lipscomb. No move yet since the first snapshot at 5:00 PM. 1 StatSharp system back this side (best ROI 46%). KenPom has Iowa by 20 (agrees); StatSharp's sim has Iowa by 15 (disagrees); Torvik has Iowa by 21 (agrees); EvanMiya has Iowa by 18 (agrees).
spreadhigh-majorStatSharp +1/46%sim disagreesTorvik agreesEvanMiya agreesearly season
Spreads are the home team's number. Edge is the market minus the model blend (a weighted average of KenPom, the StatSharp sim, Torvik and EvanMiya, with weights set by each model's season record): positive likes the home side, and on totals positive likes the over. Gold edges clear the flag thresholds (2.5 on spreads, 4 on totals). Sim is StatSharp's game simulation, T-Rank is Torvik and EM is EvanMiya; the number in brackets is that model's edge against the line, same sign rules. Plays are flagged off the blend; each model's agreement or disagreement also moves a play's rank, in proportion to its weight. The sim leans toward the underdog in nearly every game, so its vote is measured against that usual lean (+13.5 pts today).
ML Wofford +2500 · Tennessee -9000StatSharp: Tennessee 3, Over 1Sim 1H: Tennessee -7.0, total 73.0Line shop ›
6:00 PM CThigh-major
Wagner Seahawks@ Boston College Eagles
Spread Boston College
Line-19.5 → -20.5(-1)
KP-16.0
Sim-4.0(-16.5)
TR-22.0(+1.5)
EM-20.2(-0.3)
Blend-18.8
Edge-1.7 Wagner
Total
Line142.5 → 143.5(+1)
KP142.0
Sim136.0(-7.5)
TR146.0(+2.5)
EM146.4(+2.9)
Blend143.3
Edge-0.2 Under
ML Wagner +1600 · Boston College -4000Sim 1H: Boston College -1.0, total 65.0Line shop ›
6:00 PM CTOn the boardother
Fort Wayne Mastodons@ Duquesne Dukes
Spread Duquesne
Line-9.5
KP-12.0
Sim-7.0(-2.5)
TR-15.0(+5.5)
EM-10.2(+0.7)
Blend-13.3
Edge+3.8 Duquesne
Total
Line153.5
KP152.0
Sim145.0(-8.5)
TR153.0(-0.5)
EM151.0(-2.5)
Blend151.1
Edge-2.4 Under
ML Purdue Fort Wayne +380 · Duquesne -500Sim 1H: Duquesne -4.0, total 68.0Line shop ›
6:00 PM CThigh-major
Hampton Pirates@ Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Spread Georgia Tech
Line-14.5 → -13.5(+1)
KP-12.0
Sim-6.0(-7.5)
TR-9.0(-4.5)
EM-11.8(-1.7)
Blend-12.0
Edge-1.5 Hampton
Total
Line148.5 → 149.5(+1)
KP146.0
Sim144.0(-5.5)
TR151.0(+1.5)
EM149.4(-0.1)
Blend147.8
Edge-1.7 Under
ML Hampton +800 · Georgia Tech -1350Sim 1H: Georgia Tech -3.0, total 69.0Line shop ›
6:00 PM CTOn the boardhigh-major
Manhattan Jaspers@ Kentucky Wildcats
Spread Kentucky
Line-33.5
KP-29.0
Sim-17.0(-16.5)
TR-35.0(+1.5)
EM-34.3(+0.8)
Blend-32.1
Edge-1.4 Manhattan
Total
Line158.5
KP157.0
Sim153.0(-5.5)
TR157.0(-1.5)
EM153.5(-5.0)
Blend155.6
Edge-2.9 Under
ML Manhattan – · Kentucky –StatSharp: Over 3Sim 1H: Kentucky -8.0, total 72.0Line shop ›
6:00 PM CTother
Holy Cross Crusaders@ Rhode Island Rams
Spread Rhode Island
Line-20.5
KP-19.0
Sim-6.0(-14.5)
TR-17.0(-3.5)
EM-17.5(-3.0)
Blend-18.2
Edge-2.3 Holy Cross
Total
Line147.5
KP145.0
Sim138.0(-9.5)
TR149.0(+1.5)
EM144.9(-2.6)
Blend145.0
Edge-2.5 Under
ML Holy Cross +1700 · Rhode Island -4500Sim 1H: Rhode Island -3.0, total 65.0Line shop ›
6:00 PM CTOn the boardhigh-major
Stetson Hatters@ South Carolina Gamecocks
Spread South Carolina
Line-19.5 → -20.5(-1)
KP-14.0
Sim-0.0(-20.5)
TR-17.0(-3.5)
EM-17.9(-2.6)
Blend-15.7
Edge-4.8 Stetson
Total
Line149.5
KP150.0
Sim148.0(-1.5)
TR147.0(-2.5)
EM147.5(-2.0)
Blend148.4
Edge-1.1 Under
ML Stetson +1800 · South Carolina -5000StatSharp: Under 1Sim 1H: South Carolina +0.0, total 70.0Line shop ›
6:00 PM CThigh-major
Coppin St Eagles@ Virginia Tech Hokies
Spread Virginia Tech
Line-31.5
KP-30.0
Sim-17.0(-14.5)
TR-34.0(+2.5)
EM-30.4(-1.1)
Blend-31.2
Edge-0.3 Coppin St
Total
Line150.5
KP146.0
Sim143.0(-7.5)
TR152.0(+1.5)
EM147.2(-3.3)
Blend147.4
Edge-3.1 Under
ML Coppin St – · Virginia Tech –Sim 1H: Virginia Tech -8.0, total 68.0Line shop ›
6:30 PM CTOn the boardhigh-major
Sam Houston St Bearkats@ Alabama Crimson Tide
Spread Alabama
Line-26.5 → -27.5(-1)
KP-26.0
Sim-14.0(-13.5)
TR-23.0(-4.5)
EM-27.0(-0.5)
Blend-25.7
Edge-1.8 Sam Houston St
Total
Line171.5 → 172.5(+1)
KP166.0
Sim170.0(-2.5)
TR167.0(-5.5)
EM161.8(-10.7)
Blend165.8
Edge-6.7 Under
ML Sam Houston St +2200 · Alabama -8000StatSharp: Under 9Sim 1H: Alabama -6.0, total 80.0Line shop ›
6:30 PM CTOn the boardhigh-major
Drexel Dragons@ Virginia Cavaliers
Spread Virginia
Line-31.5
KP-25.0
Sim-18.0(-13.5)
TR-30.0(-1.5)
EM-26.0(-5.5)
Blend-27.3
Edge-4.2 Drexel
Total
Line142.5
KP141.0
Sim140.0(-2.5)
TR138.0(-4.5)
EM139.6(-2.9)
Blend139.8
Edge-2.7 Under
ML Drexel – · Virginia –StatSharp: Drexel 2Sim 1H: Virginia -8.0, total 66.0Line shop ›
7:00 PM CTOn the boardhigh-major
Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions@ Arkansas Razorbacks
Spread Arkansas
Line-41.5
KP-35.0
Sim-24.0(-17.5)
TR-40.0(-1.5)
EM-42.3(+0.8)
Blend-38.4
Edge-3.1 Arkansas Pine Bluff
Total
Line167.5 → 166.5(-1)
KP161.0
Sim170.0(+3.5)
TR158.0(-8.5)
EM160.9(-5.6)
Blend161.4
Edge-5.1 Under
ML Arkansas Pine Bluff – · Arkansas –StatSharp: Arkansas 3Sim 1H: Arkansas -11.0, total 81.0Line shop ›
7:00 PM CTOn the boardhigh-major
Lipscomb Bisons@ Iowa Hawkeyes
Spread Iowa
Line-23.5
KP-20.0
Sim-15.0(-8.5)
TR-21.0(-2.5)
EM-18.3(-5.2)
Blend-20.8
Edge-2.7 Lipscomb
Total
Line145.5 → 149.5(+4)
KP150.0
Sim151.0(+1.5)
TR145.0(-4.5)
EM150.1(+0.6)
Blend148.9
Edge-0.6 Under
ML Lipscomb +2200 · Iowa -8000StatSharp: Lipscomb 1Sim 1H: Iowa -7.0, total 71.0Line shop ›
7:00 PM CTOn the boardother
South Dakota St Jackrabbits@ Kansas St Wildcats
Spread Kansas St
Line-11.5 → -10.5(+1)
KP-13.0
Sim-1.0(-9.5)
TR-20.0(+9.5)
EM-12.8(+2.3)
Blend-14.9
Edge+4.4 Kansas St
Total
Line159.5
KP157.0
Sim151.0(-8.5)
TR156.0(-3.5)
EM152.4(-7.1)
Blend154.8
Edge-4.7 Under
ML South Dakota St +490 · Kansas St -675Sim 1H: Kansas St +0.0, total 72.0Line shop ›
7:00 PM CTOn the boardhigh-major
New Orleans Privateers@ LSU Tigers
Spread LSU
Line-27.5
KP-24.0
Sim-4.0(-23.5)
TR-19.0(-8.5)
EM-30.0(+2.5)
Blend-23.5
Edge-4.0 LSU New Orleans
Total
Line159.5
KP158.0
Sim156.0(-3.5)
TR155.0(-4.5)
EM155.0(-4.5)
Blend156.2
Edge-3.3 Under
ML LSU New Orleans +3000 · LSU -10000Sim 1H: LSU -2.0, total 74.0Line shop ›
7:00 PM CThigh-major
Cleveland St Vikings@ Missouri Tigers
Spread Missouri
Line-26.5
KP-26.0
Sim-13.0(-13.5)
TR-29.0(+2.5)
EM-26.9(+0.4)
Blend-27.1
Edge+0.6 Missouri
Total
Line159.5 → 160.5(+1)
KP160.0
Sim167.0(+6.5)
TR157.0(-3.5)
EM154.3(-6.2)
Blend158.8
Edge-1.7 Under
ML Cleveland St +2200 · Missouri -8000Sim 1H: Missouri -6.0, total 78.0Line shop ›
7:00 PM CTOn the boardhigh-major
Alabama St Hornets@ Texas A&M Aggies
Spread Texas A&M
Line-32.5
KP-26.0
Sim-17.0(-15.5)
TR-27.0(-5.5)
EM-30.3(-2.2)
Blend-27.9
Edge-4.6 Alabama St
Total
Line161.5 → 163.5(+2)
KP160.0
Sim149.0(-14.5)
TR159.0(-4.5)
EM155.3(-8.2)
Blend157.1
Edge-6.4 Under
ML Alabama St – · Texas A&M –Sim 1H: Texas A&M -8.0, total 72.0Line shop ›
9:00 PM CTother
North Florida Ospreys@ Cal Baptist Lancers
Spread Cal Baptist
Line-11.5 → -10.5(+1)
KP-7.0
Sim-12.0(+1.5)
TR-13.0(+2.5)
EM-8.8(-1.7)
Blend-11.1
Edge+0.6 Cal Baptist
Total
Line158.5 → 155.5(-3)
KP157.0
Sim148.0(-7.5)
TR151.0(-4.5)
EM154.4(-1.1)
Blend153.6
Edge-1.9 Under
ML North Florida +470 · Cal Baptist -650Sim 1H: Cal Baptist -6.0, total 70.0Line shop ›
9:00 PM CTOn the boardother
CSU Fullerton Titans@ San Diego St Aztecs
Spread San Diego St
Line-16.5 → -13.5(+3)
KP-14.0
Sim-7.0(-6.5)
TR-22.0(+8.5)
EM-16.1(+2.6)
Blend-17.3
Edge+3.8 San Diego St
Total
Line154.5
KP152.0
Sim151.0(-3.5)
TR152.0(-2.5)
EM155.5(+1.0)
Blend152.7
Edge-1.8 Under
ML Cal St. Fullerton +800 · San Diego St -1350StatSharp: Over 1Sim 1H: San Diego St -3.0, total 71.0Line shop ›
9:00 PM CTOn the boardother
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks@ UNLV Rebels
Spread UNLV
Line-21.5 → -20.5(+1)
KP-18.0
Sim-12.0(-8.5)
TR-22.0(+1.5)
EM-14.2(-6.3)
Blend-18.9
Edge-1.6 Northern Arizona
Total
Line153.5
KP146.0
Sim156.0(+2.5)
TR152.0(-1.5)
EM147.0(-6.5)
Blend149.1
Edge-4.4 Under
ML Northern Arizona +1800 · UNLV -5000StatSharp: Over 6Sim 1H: UNLV -5.0, total 73.0Line shop ›
No games match.
Line shop
Best number on each side across 10 books at the last pull (Nov 3, 5:00 PM CT). Tap a price to open that bet in the book's app or site; DraftKings, FanDuel and BetMGM links go straight to the bet slip when the book allows it. The same links open the game for live betting after tip. Gold outlines are the sides on today's board. Lines move: check the price in the app before you bet.
Best qualifying system per market and side (30+ games). Paper tracking only: these are finely cut historical angles, and some games have systems on both sides.
5:00 PM CTWofford Terriers @ Tennessee Volunteers
SpreadTennessee
75-37 · ROI +27.8% · 3 systems
Favorites of 10 or more points - dominant team from last season - outscored opponents by 9+ PPG, in the 1st 5 games of the season, with just one or fewer starters returning from last year in the first 5 games of the season.
TotalOver
32-10 · ROI +45.5% · 1 system
All teams where the total is between 150 and 159.5 points - team that had a good record last season (60% to 80%) playing a marginal winning team (51% to 60%), in the 1st 5 games of the season, with just one or fewer starters returning from last year in the first 5 games of the season.
6:00 PM CTStetson Hatters @ South Carolina Gamecocks
TotalUnder
55-24 · ROI +32.9% · 1 system
All teams where the total is between 140 and 149.5 points - marginal losing team from last season who won 40-49% of their games, in the 1st 5 games of the season, team from a major division 1-A conference against a team from a weak division 1-A conference.
6:00 PM CTManhattan Jaspers @ Kentucky Wildcats
TotalOver
27-6 · ROI +56.2% · 3 systems
Road teams against the total - first 5 games of the season, after closing out last season with 4 or more straight ATS losses, bad team from last season (20% to 40%) playing a team that had a winning record last year, in the 1st 5 games of the season.
6:30 PM CTDrexel Dragons @ Virginia Cavaliers
SpreadDrexel
62-32 · ROI +25.9% · 2 systems
Home favorites of 10 or more points - good free throw shooting team from last season - made >=72% of their free throws, in the 1st 5 games of the season, with 2 more starters returning from last year than opponent, in the first five games of the season.
1st half totalOver
73-30 · ROI +35.3% · 3 systems
All teams where the first half total is 65.5 to 70.5 - good rebounding team from last season - outrebounded opponents by 4+ per game, in the 1st 5 games of the season, team from a major division 1-A conference against a team from a mid-major division 1-A conference.
6:30 PM CTSam Houston St Bearkats @ Alabama Crimson Tide
TotalUnder
37-11 · ROI +47.2% · 5 systems
All teams where the total is greater than or equal to 170 - in a game involving two teams that had winning records last season, in the 1st 5 games of the season.
1st half totalUnder
47-19 · ROI +36.0% · 1 system
Road teams where the first half total is >=75.5 - team that had a winning record last season, in the 1st 5 games of the season, with just one or fewer starters returning from last season.
7:00 PM CTLipscomb Bisons @ Iowa Hawkeyes
SpreadLipscomb
33-10 · ROI +46.5% · 1 system
Road underdogs of 10 or more points - good offensive team from last season - scored 77 or more points/game, in the 1st 5 games of the season, after a combined score of 165 points or more.
7:00 PM CTSouth Dakota St Jackrabbits @ Kansas St Wildcats
1st half totalUnder
26-8 · ROI +46.0% · 4 systems
Home teams where the first half total is 70.5 to 75.5 - with just one or fewer starters returning from last season, first 5 games of the season, after closing out last season poorly with 10+ losses in last 12 games.
7:00 PM CTArkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions @ Arkansas Razorbacks
SpreadArkansas
75-37 · ROI +27.8% · 3 systems
Favorites of 10 or more points - dominant team from last season - outscored opponents by 9+ PPG, in the 1st 5 games of the season, with just one or fewer starters returning from last year in the first 5 games of the season.
1st half totalOver
55-24 · ROI +32.9% · 1 system
Home teams against the total - first 5 games of the season, after closing out last season strong with 8+ wins in last 10 games, good team from last season (60% to 80%) playing a team who had a losing record last year, in the 1st 5 games of the season.
7:00 PM CTNew Orleans Privateers @ LSU Tigers
1st half totalUnder
26-8 · ROI +46.0% · 4 systems
Home teams where the first half total is 70.5 to 75.5 - with just one or fewer starters returning from last season, first 5 games of the season, after closing out last season poorly with 10+ losses in last 12 games.
Road teams against the total - first 5 games of the season, after closing out last season with 4 or more straight ATS losses, bad team from last season (20% to 40%) playing a team that had a winning record last year, in the 1st 5 games of the season.
1st half totalUnder
49-22 · ROI +31.8% · 3 systems
Home teams where the first half total is 70.5 to 75.5 - poor defensive team from last season - allowed 98 or more points/game, in the 1st 5 games of the season, with just one or fewer starters returning from last year in the first 5 games of the season.
9:00 PM CTCSU Fullerton Titans @ San Diego St Aztecs
TotalOver
32-10 · ROI +45.5% · 1 system
All teams where the total is between 150 and 159.5 points - team that had a good record last season (60% to 80%) playing a marginal winning team (51% to 60%), in the 1st 5 games of the season, with just one or fewer starters returning from last year in the first 5 games of the season.
9:00 PM CTNorth Florida Ospreys @ Cal Baptist Lancers
1st half spreadNorth Florida
40-14 · ROI +41.4% · 2 systems
Home favorites of 6 or more points vs. the first half line - first 5 games of the season, after closing out last season with 3 or more straight spread covers, team that had a winning record last season playing a team that had a losing season, in the 1st 5 games of the season.
Glossary
System
A StatSharp rule built from past games (for example, "home favorites of 10+ points in the first 5 games of the season") with its historical record betting that side.
Market
What the system bets: spread, total (over/under), moneyline, 1st-half spread or 1st-half total.
Side
The team or direction the system backs. "Bet on" a team means take that team; "bet against" means take its opponent.
Record (e.g. 75-37)
Wins and losses for the best qualifying system on that side over the years StatSharp tracks for that system. Pushes are not counted.
ROI
Return on investment for that best system: units won divided by units risked at standard prices. +27.8% means about 28 cents of profit per dollar bet over its history.
Systems count
How many separate qualifying systems point to the same side, after removing near-copies with an identical record. Two or more on one side with a best ROI of 25%+ makes a systems play on the board.
Qualifying
Only systems with 30 or more historical games count. Smaller samples are left out.
Both sides
Some games have systems backing each side. The board nets them out: a play's StatSharp tag shows "+3/41%" for 3 systems behind it (best ROI 41%) and "−2" for 2 systems on the other side.
Caution
Systems are cut from history with many conditions stacked together, so some records are luck. They are tracked on paper to see which hold up this season.
Model scoreboard
Season record for all four models, KenPom, StatSharp sim, Torvik and EvanMiya, against final scores and the closing line: average miss, straight-up, against the spread, over/under and moneyline value. Updated each morning after Big Data Ball's results land.
Season
KenPom
Sim
Torvik
EvanMiya
Weight in the blend, spreads
37%
11%
26%
26%
Weight in the blend, totals
37%
13%
25%
25%
Games graded
116
118
119
118
Through
Nov 2
Nov 2
Nov 2
Nov 2
Avg miss, marginclosing line: 9.91
10.39
14.04
10.37
10.09
Avg miss, totalclosing line: 13.54
13.35
14.28
13.87
14.34
Straight up
95-2181.9%
92-2380.0%
98-2182.4%
98-2083.1%
ATS vs close
60-5651.7%
63-5553.4%
58-6148.7%
55-6147.4%
ATS, 3+ pt disagreement
26-2650.0%
54-4554.5%
18-2146.2%
22-1559.5%
ATS, last 7 days
60-5651.7%
63-5553.4%
58-6148.7%
55-6147.4%
O/U vs close
59-5750.9%
67-5156.8%
63-5652.9%
62-5652.5%
O/U, 4+ pt disagreement
18-869.2%
36-2856.2%
18-1751.4%
21-2347.7%
O/U, last 7 days
59-5750.9%
67-5156.8%
63-5652.9%
62-5652.5%
Moneyline value bets
14-2635.0%
26-7126.8%
17-2045.9%
22-1855.0%
Moneyline units
-7.56
-42.22
-5.23
-3.91
Moneyline ROI
-18.9%
-43.5%
-14.1%
-9.8%
Avg miss, 1st-half margin
–
9.87
–
–
Gold marks the leader in each row. ATS and O/U grade each model against the closing line: it "takes" whichever side its own number favors. Moneyline value bets take the side where the model's win chance beats the no-vig closing price by 3+ points, 1 unit at the closing price.
When the models agree
Each game is placed by how many models sit on the same side of the closing line, and graded on that side. The sim is measured against its usual underdog lean. This answers whether agreement against the line is an edge.
Market
Models vs the close
Games
Record
spread
all models agree, 2+ pts each
10
6-4 (60.0%)
spread
all models agree (any margin)
26
10-16 (38.5%)
spread
all but one agree
45
22-23 (48.9%)
spread
split
37
–
total
all models agree, 3+ pts each
7
4-3 (57.1%)
total
all models agree (any margin)
33
19-14 (57.6%)
total
all but one agree
47
25-22 (53.2%)
total
split
31
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Glossary
Models
KenPom is KenPom's FanMatch projected score. Sim is StatSharp's game simulator (average of its simulated games). Torvik is Bart Torvik's T-Rank projected score. EvanMiya is EvanMiya's game prediction. All four are captured before tip each morning (EvanMiya's are also backfilled from its past-games page).
Blend
Our own projection: a weighted average of the four models for each game, separately for spreads and totals. Plays are flagged when the line differs from the blend by 2.5+ points on a spread or 4+ on a total. The blend is graded here like the others, so we can see whether it beats every single model.
Weight in the blend
How much each model counts. The season starts at KenPom 40%, Torvik 25%, EvanMiya 25%, sim 10%. Each morning the weights move toward each model's record: lower average miss and a better win rate against the closing line (spreads for the spread weight, totals for the total weight) earn more weight. A model's record gets half the say after about 400 graded games and more after that, so one hot week doesn't swing it. The sim's spread is corrected for its usual underdog lean before it goes into the blend.
Games graded
Games where the model had a prediction and Big Data Ball has the final score. Games against non-Division I teams usually have no result and drop out.
Through
The latest game date graded.
Avg miss, margin
Average absolute gap between the model's predicted margin (home minus away) and the real margin. Example: model says home by 8, home wins by 3, miss is 5. The "closing line" figure underneath is the same measure for the closing spread, the market's number to beat. Lower is better.
Avg miss, total
Same idea for total points: the gap between the model's predicted total and the real combined score, next to the closing total's miss.
Straight up
How often the team the model projected to win actually won. Every game counts, no spread involved.
ATS vs close
Against the spread. The model "takes" whichever side its own margin favors relative to the closing spread. Example: close is home −6, model says home by 9, so it takes home −6; home wins by 7 and the model wins the pick. Pushes and exact agreements are left out.
ATS, 3+ pt disagreement
Only the games where the model's margin differed from the closing spread by 3 points or more: the spots where it most strongly disagreed with the market. This is the split that matters most for betting.
O/U vs close
Over/under. The model takes the over when its predicted total is above the closing total and the under when below, graded on the final score.
O/U, 4+ pt disagreement
Only games where the model's total differed from the closing total by 4 points or more.
Last 7 days
The same ATS and O/U records counting only games from the most recent 7 days, to show current form.
Moneyline value bets
The model's win probability for each team (its own when published, otherwise worked out from its predicted margin) is compared with the closing moneyline after removing the bookmaker's margin. When the model is 3+ percentage points higher on a side, that side is a value bet, graded at 1 unit at the closing price.
Moneyline units / ROI
Units won or lost on those value bets, and units divided by bets placed. Underdog wins pay more than 1 unit, so the record and the units can tell different stories.
Avg miss, 1st-half margin
Average miss on the first-half margin. Only the StatSharp sim publishes first-half scores.
Gold
The leader in each row: lowest miss, highest winning percentage, or most units. Early on, small samples make leaders change night to night.
When the models agree
Each game is placed by how many models sit on the same side of the closing line. "All models agree, 2+ pts each" means every model with a number had the same side by at least 2 points on the spread (3 on the total); "all models agree" means the same side by any amount; "all but one" means one model dissented; "split" means no clear side. Each group is graded on the side the models favored. The sim's spread is measured against its usual underdog lean before it counts.
Method & notes
How a play gets on the board
The model blend (KenPom, the StatSharp sim, Torvik and EvanMiya, weighted by how each is doing this season, separately for spreads and totals) is compared with DraftKings' current line. A spread gap of 2.5+ points or a total gap of 4+ points flags the play. Games with two or more StatSharp systems (30+ games, best ROI 25%+) on one side are flagged as systems plays.
StatSharp sim, Torvik and EvanMiya
When KenPom and every other model available (at least three in all) sit 2+ points on the same side of a spread, or 3+ on a total, the game is logged as a consensus play even if KenPom alone is short of the threshold. All three are shown on every game next to KenPom. A play ranks higher when the sim or Torvik also has 1.5+ points on the same side, and lower when either leans the other way. The sim projects underdogs much closer than the market on nearly every game (often by 10+ points), so taken at face value it would back every dog. Its spread vote is measured against the slate's typical lean instead: it only counts when it likes a side more, or less, than it usually does. Neither flags a play on its own yet: after the first night, the sim's average miss on the final margin was well behind KenPom's and the closing line's. The Model scoreboard tracks all three, and the weighting will follow those results.
Why line movement matters
In Big Data Ball's 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2025-26 closing lines, the side a line later moved toward won 54% at the opening number on 1+ point spread moves and 59% on 2+ point total moves. At the closing number the same bets were about break-even. Getting the number early is the edge, so every play is logged with its line at flag time and graded for closing-line value.
What is still unproven
It's opening week. KenPom is mostly preseason ratings until teams have played a few games.
The house box-score model lost to the closing line in backtests. It only fills in where KenPom has no game.
Many small-conference games have thin, late lines; the tier tag keeps them separate in the record.