NBA · Tonight

Thursday, Nov 5: 2 games.
A compass, not the map.

Minutes first. Every number on the site starts with how long we expect each player to be on the floor, then turns that into points, rebounds, assists and threes. Every number is logged before tip and graded on the record. We point the way; you make the call.

Injury report Nov 5, 8:15 PM ET

Analysts

Minutes with their range, the stat line built on them, and a pre-tip record you can audit.

Fantasy players

Who plays tonight and for how long, DraftKings and FanDuel points, and who picks up the minutes when a starter sits.

Writers and researchers

The official injury report turned into minutes, team defense by position, and methods in plain English.

Fans

Player pages with season stats, splits and game logs, and every night's board.

BTB scores · the record

Our own metrics, said plainly.

Defense, Matchup, Role and Form score every player and team from 0 to 100. Every minutes projection is logged before tip and graded against each player's own last ten games. Each one says what it measures.

What the scores mean ›
Players projected tonight54
Prop lines tracked tonight126
Numbers logged before tip3,496
Average miss, minutes5.03his own last ten: 5.79

The misses are on the record, with every market and every night.

Who to watch tonight

Fantasy ›

Each team's leading scorer by points per game (this season once he has three games, else last season), not listed Out or Doubtful, for games still to tip, in tip order. Members see his minutes and line.

Lines that moved

Props ›
No line has moved since we first logged tonight's props.

Player lines that moved since we first logged them tonight, one per player, games still to tip, in tip order. Members see the open, the line now and the move.

On tonight's injury report

Injuries ›
  • Orlando MagicMembers

    Paolo Banchero Out, Jalen Suggs Out, Jonathan Isaac Out, Noah Penda Out, Izaiyah Nelson Out

  • Phoenix SunsMembers

    Mark Williams Out, Jordan Goodwin Out, Drew Timme Out, Rasheer Fleming Out

  • Miami HeatMembers

    Vladislav Goldin Out, Tre Donaldson Out

  • Golden State WarriorsMembers

    Jimmy Butler III Out, Moses Moody Out, Kristaps Porzingis Out, Gui Santos Out

Players the league lists Out, Doubtful or Questionable, in tip order. Members see the minutes each one frees up and who picks them up.

Members · BTB Pro

Tonight's numbers are for members.

  • Minutes for every player tonight if he plays, with the range we expect
  • Points, rebounds, assists and threes built from those minutes
  • Each team's projected points
  • The minutes each injury frees up, and who picks them up
  • A page for every player with every night we logged for him

The record

Every night ›
MIN: testing · PTS: testing · REB: testing · AST: testing · 3PM: testing. The record page says what each grade takes.