Recent form
7-3
IND +8.4 vs LV +7.2 margin
IND brings the hotter last-ten margin into this matchup tonight with balance.

LV
21-9

IND
19-11
Verdict
Pass · no edge tonight.
The model doesn't see daylight against the posted line on this game. We don't surface negative-EV picks; check the drill-down for sub-model context.
Why this matchup
3 signals · model + marketPreview · WNBA
as Vegas Aces visit Indiana Fever Thursday at 8/6 - 7:00 PM EDT. LV is 4-2 in their last 6. IND is rolling — 5-1 in their last 6.
Vegas opened LV as a 1.5-point favorite with the total at 194.5. IND's moneyline implies a 52% break-even, LV the inverse.
For bettors: the LV side carries the favorite-tax, the dog gets the points and a plus-money payout. The 194.5 total reads high-scoring vs the league average.
ByTheOnemodel/auto-generated · live odds + scouting data/refreshes with the page
Team stats
LV
Away
Stat
IND
Home
49
FG %
49
Season series
IND leads series 2-0
Model & market
Vegas line center
DraftKings via ESPN · 21+
Spread
LV -1.5
Between — and 5
Total
194.5
High-scoring · +29.5 vs avg
1.0pt· 6.3h
Moneyline
10· 6.3h
Implied probabilities back-computed from American odds — break-even win % a moneyline bet needs to be +EV.
Line movement · 200 snapshots
ESPN-tracked · 21+
Spread
1.5
0.0 since open
Total
194.5
+2.0 since open
Scouting report
LV @ IND
Rest going in
IND +1 day
2 days
last game Aug 3
3 days
last game Aug 2
Model edge vs market
Pass · split signalMarket
LV -1.5
Model
IND -11.8
Edge
split
Market
194.5
Model
On the roadmap
Edge
—
Market
LV -112
Model
IND
Edge
fading market
Model spread derived from 21-day power-rank delta · not a true point-spread model. Total + ML model wires roadmap. Bet responsibly · 21+
Tale of the tape
21-9
Record
19-11
#3
Conf rank
#1
+5.4
Pt diff
+5.8
W1
Streak
L1
6-4
Last 10
7-3
74.7
Power score
86.4
#4
Power rank
#2
75.0
Sched ahead
66.5
Composite signals from ESPN standings + 21-day power rolling. NBA pace / ORtg / DRtg from ESPN core team-stats; NFL yards-per-game from nflverse aggregation. Park factors, weather, KenPom-class metrics still on the roadmap.
Betting line
LV -1.5·O/U 194.5·LV -112/IND -108
Drill down
Sub-model tables · ensemble breakdown · last meeting · book shop · player props
Scouting report · pre-game
IND is 7-3 recently; LV is 6-4.
44.5%
model · IND win prob
Recent form
Situational
IND has 1 more rest day. IND has 3 straight road games; LV has 2.
Model angle
LV's edge is mostly model confidence plus line steam. Venue split is the main caution flag.
Players to watch
A'ja Wilson · 26.5 pts · last-10 26.9 vs season 25.9.
Kelsey Mitchell · 26.2 pts · last-10 28.1 vs season 23.3.
Caitlin Clark · 21.2 pts · last-10 21.7 vs season 20.6.
Head-to-head · 6-4 · last 10
IND is 6-4 in the recent head-to-head sample.
Line move
The market has moved 2.3pp toward the away side.
Aggregated from r107 anatomy · r109 CLV history · r112 calibration · r118 line moves · r124 player projections · refreshes every 5 minutes
Model ensemble · how the prediction is built
Each sub-model uses a different rating substrate. Bayesian model averaging weights them by rolling Brier score so the ensemble inherits each model's strengths. Disagreement flags games where the sub-models don't see eye-to-eye — lower confidence, wider band.
44.7%
ensemble · LV favored
Elo Static
51.4%
P(IND win)
33%
weight
Elo Recent
50.9%
P(IND win)
34%
weight
Pace Efficiency
52.5%
P(IND win)
33%
weight
Disagreement
0.67 pp
weighted σ across sub-models
Confidence
96% · high
maps from disagreement
Substrate count
3 / 3 active
ones with full inputs tonight
Weights recalibrated nightly on a 90-day rolling window with strict point-in-time correctness — no model gets credit for a game it hasn't seen. Headline % is Platt-scaled per league; sub-model rows show raw BMA inputs.
The receipts
LV's edge is mostly model confidence plus line steam. Venue split is the main caution flag.
+5.2
pp edge · LV
66.8%
±8.9pp band
5u large — +14pp edge, quarter Kelly capped.
Edge
+16.4pp
+11.2pp post-cal
Kelly
29.6%
5.0% sized
Decimal
1.89
+14.0pp vs price
Contributor breakdown · sums to 5.2pp · LV over IND
LV grades as a real model edge, not just noise.
The market moved 2.2pp toward LV since open.
IND's venue form trims LV's edge by 10pp.
LV is carrying the heavier road load, so the edge gets a haircut.
IND has the rest edge entering this game.
IND has controlled the recent head-to-head sample.
How we read this game
Line shopping · 1 book
Same model, different prices. The same moneyline can vary 25¢ across books — taking the worst price wipes out a real edge instantly. Star marks the best-paying book per side.
+5.2pp
best edge · LV · DraftKings
LV
★ bestedge +5.2pp · implied 50.4%
IND
no live price
| Book | LV | IND | Best edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| DraftKings | -112★ | -108 | +5.2 |
Edges shown are model probability minus no-vig implied probability for that side at that book. Stars mark the highest-paying cell per side. Lines refresh every 60 seconds.
Player projections
Per-player stat projections built from a recency-weighted blend of the last ten games, season average, and matchup context. Confidence reflects sample size and stability — the top of each list is who to watch.
120
projections · 95 high confidence
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Blocks
Steals
Projections recompute every 30 minutes · prop lines plug in once sportsbook ingest lands
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