Wednesday's board is almost entirely one kind of bet: NBA player props on the under. Nine of the ten top picks are unders on threes made or assists, and most of them sit at plus-money prices, meaning a winning bet pays more than it risks. The model's case is that these lines look too generous to the over. Expected profit is a long-run average across many similar bets, not a promise for any one night, and these ten picks share a lot of the same logic, so they could rise or fall together.
This is the top pick, with an expected profit of +$29.39 per $100. Bane needs to hit one three or none for the bet to win. It starts at 7:00 PM ET, and 720 look-alike games back it. The +185 price implies the book thinks the under hits roughly 35% of the time, and the look-alike games suggest it happens more often than that.
Same bet, different player: Nesmith stays at one three or fewer. The game starts at 8:00 PM ET, and the expected profit is +$28.69 per $100 across 555 look-alike games. A +180 price asks for the under to win only about 36% of the time to break even, so the model sees a gap.
McCollum rounds out the top three at +175, with an expected profit of +$26.17 per $100. The 7:00 PM ET game has 677 look-alike games behind it. Again the price seems to lean on the idea that a shooter will get hot, while the similar games say one three or fewer shows up more often than the odds suggest.
Anthony Edwards under 2.5 threes (+165, Bovada) is fourth at +$24.04, with 422 look-alike games. Andrew Wiggins under 1.5 assists (+154, BetOnline.ag) follows at +$20.80 with 447. Kevin Durant under 1.5 threes (+165, Bovada) is +$19.94 on 427, and Matas Buzelis under 1.5 threes (+165, Bovada) is +$19.72 on 411. Jalen Suggs under 1.5 threes (+154, FanDuel) is the only pick not at Bovada or BetOnline.ag, at +$19.58 on 720. LaMelo Ball under 7.5 assists (+125, Bovada) is +$18.24 on 473, and Kris Dunn under 3.5 assists (+150, Bovada) closes the list at +$17.95, backed by the deepest sample of the day at 1,309 look-alike games. Prices can move before tip-off, so check that the number you see still matches.
The top 10 bets on our NBA board for Wednesday, October 21, 2026, ranked by expected profit per $100 after the sportsbook's cut. Each one is priced from how look-alike past games turned out (similar line, home or away, rest), at the best price we found across up to 11 sportsbooks.
| # | Bet | Profit per $100 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desmond Bane under 1.5 threes made +185 NBA · Bovada · 720 look-alikes | +$29.39 | Pending |
| 2 | Aaron Nesmith under 1.5 threes made +180 NBA · Bovada · 555 look-alikes | +$28.69 | Pending |
| 3 | CJ McCollum under 1.5 threes made +175 NBA · Bovada · 677 look-alikes | +$26.17 | Pending |
| 4 | Anthony Edwards under 2.5 threes made +165 NBA · Bovada · 422 look-alikes | +$24.04 | Pending |
| 5 | Andrew Wiggins under 1.5 assists +154 NBA · BetOnline.ag · 447 look-alikes | +$20.80 | Pending |
| 6 | Kevin Durant under 1.5 threes made +165 NBA · Bovada · 427 look-alikes | +$19.94 | Pending |
| 7 | Matas Buzelis under 1.5 threes made +165 NBA · Bovada · 411 look-alikes | +$19.72 | Pending |
| 8 | Jalen Suggs under 1.5 threes made +154 NBA · FanDuel · 720 look-alikes | +$19.58 | Pending |
| 9 | LaMelo Ball under 7.5 assists +125 NBA · Bovada · 473 look-alikes | +$18.24 | Pending |
| 10 | Kris Dunn under 3.5 assists +150 NBA · Bovada · 1,309 look-alikes | +$17.95 | Pending |
Profit per $100 is the expected long-run average, not a promise: even the best edges lose often. Our full track record shows how the method has done over eight NFL seasons.
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