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Cavaliers at Heat

NBA · Fri, Nov 13, 8:10 PM ET · Numbers as of Nov 12, 11:20 PM ET

The market favourite is Heat at 55%, from sportsbook prices with the vig removed. VEMScore’s model has Heat at 40%.

OutcomeMarket (vig removed)VEMScore model
Cavaliers45%60%
Heat55%40%

Point spread: Heat -2.5 · Total: 235.5

How to read this

The market number is what the sportsbooks’ prices say about each outcome once the vig, the sportsbook’s built-in cut, is taken out. The model number is VEMScore’s own estimate, built from the final scores of past games. It never sees sportsbook prices. Where the two differ a lot, that is information, not a pick.

VEMScore locks each forecast before the game starts and grades it in public against the market, wins and losses both.

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