Best Bets

Games where our model and the no-vig DraftKings price disagree by 5+ points
Value Plays
16
Total Games
57
Priced so far
27
Track record of this rule
BetsRecordUnitsROI95% range
This season88 48-35-5 +7.7 +8.7% -13 to +30%
Last season (from Feb 14)45 15-27-3 -9.0 -20.0% -54 to +14%
This season: every bet (88)
DateBetOddsModelMarketScoreResult
11-01 Ohio State vs Michigan +325 draftkings 28% 20% 4-5 L −1
10-31 Quinnipiac vs Providence -115 draftkings 55% 50% 5-1 W +0.87
10-31 Stonehill vs Princeton +210 draftkings 38% 29% 2-3 L −1
10-31 Penn State at Minnesota +160 draftkings 47% 35% 3-4 L −1
10-31 North Dakota at Michigan State +124 draftkings 48% 42% 3-5 L −1
10-31 Clarkson vs Niagara -195 draftkings 73% 63% 2-6 L −1
10-31 Ohio State vs Michigan +380 draftkings 28% 18% 5-2 W +3.80
10-31 Colgate vs Mass.-Lowell +114 draftkings 49% 44% 4-3 W +1.14
10-31 Maine at Boston University +145 draftkings 43% 38% 2-3 L −1
10-31 Minnesota State vs Lake Superior -298 draftkings 79% 72% 2-2 Push
10-31 Bentley vs Holy Cross -180 draftkings 69% 61% 4-3 W +0.56
10-31 Robert Morris vs Air Force +120 draftkings 52% 42% 3-2 W +1.20
10-30 Army vs RIT -140 draftkings 62% 55% 2-0 W +0.71
10-30 Stonehill vs Princeton +195 draftkings 38% 31% 0-3 L −1
10-30 Penn State at Minnesota +154 draftkings 47% 36% 1-1 Push
10-30 Wisconsin vs Notre Dame -444 draftkings 85% 79% 7-1 W +0.23
10-30 Boston College vs Northeastern -130 draftkings 64% 53% 3-2 W +0.77
10-30 Clarkson vs Niagara -200 draftkings 73% 64% 2-2 Push
10-30 Minnesota State vs Lake Superior -315 draftkings 79% 73% 2-2 Push
10-30 Massachusetts vs Harvard -160 draftkings 74% 58% 4-2 W +0.62
10-30 Bemidji State vs Ferris State -175 draftkings 67% 61% 6-1 W +0.57
10-30 Robert Morris vs Air Force +124 draftkings 53% 42% 2-3 L −1
10-29 Massachusetts at Harvard +108 betrivers 65% 44% 1-2 L −1
10-24 Union at Niagara -260 draftkings 76% 69% 4-5 L −1
10-24 Bemidji State vs Minnesota Duluth +310 draftkings 27% 21% 0-3 L −1
10-24 Sacred Heart vs Holy Cross -160 draftkings 67% 58% 4-3 W +0.62
10-24 Connecticut at Boston University +124 draftkings 51% 42% 3-6 L −1
10-24 Air Force vs Colorado College +300 draftkings 40% 22% 0-4 L −1
10-24 Penn State vs Canisius -280 draftkings 76% 71% 3-2 W +0.36
10-24 Ohio State vs Augustana -105 draftkings 58% 48% 3-4 L −1
10-24 Miami vs Alaska-Anchorage -345 draftkings 80% 74% 3-2 W +0.29
10-23 Union at Niagara -245 draftkings 76% 68% 4-1 W +0.41
10-23 RPI at RIT -125 betmgm 59% 52% 4-1 W +0.80
10-23 North Dakota at Minnesota -220 draftkings 76% 66% 3-5 L −1
10-23 Penn State vs Canisius -280 draftkings 76% 71% 5-1 W +0.36
10-23 Ohio State vs Augustana -105 draftkings 58% 48% 2-3 L −1
10-23 Miami vs Alaska-Anchorage -315 draftkings 80% 73% 5-1 W +0.32
10-22 North Dakota at Minnesota -250 draftkings 77% 68% 3-5 L −1
10-22 Connecticut vs Boston University +114 draftkings 58% 44% 5-4 W +1.14
10-17 Stonehill at Northern Michigan -115 draftkings 59% 50% 2-1 W +0.87
10-17 Ohio State at Sacred Heart -115 draftkings 57% 50% 5-1 W +0.87
10-17 Massachusetts vs Northeastern -130 draftkings 59% 53% 1-4 L −1
10-17 Bowling Green vs Niagara -270 draftkings 79% 70% 1-2 L −1
10-17 Merrimack vs Minnesota State -135 draftkings 61% 54% 8-2 W +0.74
10-17 Denver vs Michigan +114 draftkings 65% 44% 3-4 L −1
10-17 Robert Morris vs Miami +150 draftkings 49% 37% 2-3 L −1
10-17 Connecticut vs Colorado College -110 draftkings 58% 49% 1-4 L −1
10-17 Clarkson vs Canisius -180 draftkings 73% 61% 5-0 W +0.56
10-17 Boston University at Vermont -280 draftkings 77% 71% 2-1 W +0.36
10-17 Omaha vs Augustana +124 draftkings 49% 42% 2-3 L −1
10-17 Mass.-Lowell vs Arizona State +110 draftkings 50% 45% 2-4 L −1
10-16 Penn State vs Quinnipiac +145 draftkings 48% 38% 3-6 L −1
10-16 Western Michigan vs Notre Dame -395 draftkings 84% 77% 6-1 W +0.25
10-16 Massachusetts vs Northeastern -115 draftkings 59% 50% 4-1 W +0.87
10-16 Bowling Green vs Niagara -298 draftkings 79% 72% 2-3 L −1
10-16 Minnesota Duluth vs Minnesota -175 draftkings 67% 61% 7-1 W +0.57
10-16 Merrimack vs Minnesota State -120 draftkings 61% 51% 4-3 W +0.83
10-16 Denver vs Michigan -105 draftkings 65% 48% 1-4 L −1
10-16 Air Force vs Lindenwood -135 draftkings 68% 54% 4-7 L −1
10-16 Connecticut vs Colorado College -105 draftkings 58% 48% 3-2 W +0.95
10-16 Clarkson vs Canisius -210 draftkings 73% 65% 3-4 L −1
10-16 Michigan Tech vs Alaska -180 draftkings 68% 61% 3-0 W +0.56
10-15 Boston College vs St. Cloud State -180 draftkings 68% 61% 4-0 W +0.56
10-15 Air Force vs Lindenwood -110 draftkings 68% 49% 5-2 W +0.91
10-10 Minnesota State vs Wisconsin +160 draftkings 44% 35% 1-4 L −1
10-10 Mass.-Lowell vs St. Lawrence -250 draftkings 75% 68% 4-2 W +0.40
10-10 Massachusetts vs RIT -245 draftkings 82% 68% 5-1 W +0.41
10-10 Maine vs Quinnipiac +154 draftkings 51% 36% 5-3 W +1.54
10-10 Sacred Heart vs Penn State +210 draftkings 37% 29% 6-3 W +2.10
10-10 Bowling Green at Connecticut +210 draftkings 42% 29% 5-2 W +2.10
10-10 Stonehill vs Colgate +160 draftkings 44% 35% 4-2 W +1.60
10-10 Clarkson at Providence +310 draftkings 29% 21% 0-4 L −1
10-10 Long Island vs Canisius -120 draftkings 59% 51% 3-2 W +0.83
10-10 Union vs Alaska -154 draftkings 67% 58% 7-1 W +0.65
10-10 St. Thomas vs Air Force -210 draftkings 71% 65% 4-2 W +0.48
10-09 Bentley vs Vermont -154 draftkings 67% 58% 3-0 W +0.65
10-09 Massachusetts vs RIT -250 draftkings 82% 68% 2-2 Push
10-09 Maine vs Quinnipiac +145 draftkings 51% 38% 1-2 L −1
10-09 Notre Dame vs Niagara -220 draftkings 72% 66% 4-0 W +0.45
10-09 Stonehill vs Colgate +175 draftkings 44% 33% 2-1 W +1.75
10-03 Michigan Tech vs Minnesota +120 draftkings 53% 42% 3-2 W +1.20
10-03 Bowling Green vs Michigan +390 draftkings 26% 17% 3-4 L −1
10-03 Merrimack at Quinnipiac +240 draftkings 37% 26% 3-6 L −1
10-03 Alaska vs Boston University +190 draftkings 37% 32% 0-4 L −1
10-03 Lindenwood vs Arizona State +175 draftkings 41% 33% 9-6 W +1.75
10-02 Niagara vs RIT +124 draftkings 52% 42% 4-1 W +1.24
10-02 Colorado College vs Massachusetts +114 draftkings 50% 44% 2-0 W +1.14
10-02 Canisius vs Ferris State -140 draftkings 62% 55% 4-0 W +0.71
Last season (from Feb 14): every bet (45)
DateBetOddsModelMarketScoreResult
04-09 Wisconsin vs North Dakota +160 draftkings 47% 35% 2-1 W +1.60
03-27 Penn State vs Minnesota Duluth +114 draftkings 60% 44% 1-3 L −1
03-27 Bentley vs Michigan +360 betrivers 27% 19% 1-5 L −1
03-27 Cornell vs Denver +173 pinnacle 41% 34% 0-5 L −1
03-26 Quinnipiac vs Providence -111 pinnacle 56% 50% 5-2 W +0.90
03-26 Wisconsin vs Dartmouth -147 draftkings 65% 56% 5-1 W +0.68
03-20 Princeton at Cornell +280 betrivers 34% 23% 3-2 W +2.80
03-20 Clarkson vs Dartmouth +150 draftkings 58% 37% 0-4 L −1
03-14 Augustana at St. Thomas +114 draftkings 57% 44% 1-2 L −1
03-14 Robert Morris at Sacred Heart +210 draftkings 40% 29% 5-2 W +2.10
03-14 Minnesota Duluth at North Dakota +175 draftkings 39% 33% 5-1 W +1.75
03-14 Michigan Tech at Minnesota State +130 draftkings 56% 40% 2-7 L −1
03-14 Colgate at Dartmouth +210 draftkings 43% 29% 1-4 L −1
03-13 Robert Morris at Sacred Heart +190 draftkings 43% 32% 1-5 L −1
03-13 Clarkson at Quinnipiac +325 draftkings 31% 20% 3-0 W +3.25
03-13 Colgate at Dartmouth +195 draftkings 40% 31% 1-4 L −1
03-11 Ohio State at Wisconsin +154 draftkings 45% 36% 7-1 W +1.54
03-11 Minnesota at Penn State +160 draftkings 48% 35% 2-6 L −1
03-11 New Hampshire at Northeastern +130 draftkings 51% 40% 3-7 L −1
03-11 Mass.-Lowell at Merrimack +130 draftkings 50% 40% 3-5 L −1
03-07 St. Cloud State at Minnesota Duluth +160 draftkings 45% 35% 1-2 L −1
03-07 Boston University at Mass.-Lowell +122 pinnacle 69% 43% 3-4 L −1
03-07 Miami at Denver +360 draftkings 27% 18% 2-6 L −1
03-07 Yale at Colgate +180 draftkings 39% 33% 2-3 L −1
03-07 Union vs Brown -400 draftkings 88% 77% 9-0 W +0.25
03-07 Bowling Green at Michigan Tech +124 draftkings 49% 41% 2-3 L −1
03-07 Bemidji State at Augustana +165 draftkings 40% 35% 1-2 L −1
03-06 Penn State vs Wisconsin -134 pinnacle 66% 55% 2-5 L −1
03-06 Ohio State vs Notre Dame -181 pinnacle 71% 62% 3-4 L −1
03-06 St. Cloud State at Minnesota Duluth +160 draftkings 47% 35% 3-4 L −1
03-06 Michigan State at Minnesota -162 pinnacle 72% 59% 3-3 Push
03-06 Miami at Denver +360 draftkings 25% 18% 0-3 L −1
03-06 RPI at Clarkson +195 draftkings 46% 31% 1-2 L −1
03-06 Bowling Green at Michigan Tech +120 draftkings 48% 42% 3-5 L −1
03-05 Ohio State vs Notre Dame -222 draftkings 72% 66% 4-5 L −1
03-05 Michigan State at Minnesota -213 draftkings 73% 65% 7-1 W +0.47
02-28 Michigan State vs Ohio State -400 draftkings 84% 77% 3-3 Push
02-27 Penn State at Notre Dame -333 draftkings 79% 74% 3-3 Push
02-21 North Dakota vs St. Cloud State -400 draftkings 83% 77% 6-4 W +0.25
02-21 Connecticut vs Boston College +120 draftkings 54% 42% 1-2 L −1
02-20 Michigan at Wisconsin -196 draftkings 71% 63% 1-4 L −1
02-14 Ohio State vs Wisconsin +114 draftkings 56% 44% 3-2 W +1.14
02-14 Providence vs Northeastern -250 draftkings 76% 68% 4-1 W +0.40
02-14 Michigan vs Penn State -182 draftkings 69% 61% 6-3 W +0.55
02-14 Western Michigan vs Arizona State -323 draftkings 84% 73% 7-2 W +0.31
Flat 1 unit on the model's side whenever the gap is 5+ points, at the last DraftKings price before puck drop (another book when DraftKings is missing); ties push. Last season counts only games after Feb 14, when the current model weights stop overlapping the games they're scored on. The model's number is a fitted mix of the original model and Elo, applied to every past pick; last season's picks use a fit that never saw that season. In testing it was about level with the market, not ahead of it.
Thu, Nov 05 +14.4% Edge
Vermont 4-3
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Boston College 2-4-1
Pick Boston College high
-175 DK · 21:30 UTC
Model Prob
75%
Market (no-vig)
61%
Edge
+14.4%
Fri, Nov 06 +10.5% Edge
Alaska 1-7
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Stonehill 3-4
Pick Stonehill low
+145 DK · 21:30 UTC
Model Prob
48%
Market (no-vig)
38%
Edge
+10.5%
Fri, Nov 06 +9.9% Edge
Alaska-Anchorage 1-7
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St. Thomas 2-4
Pick St. Thomas high
-360 DK · 21:30 UTC
Model Prob
85%
Market (no-vig)
75%
Edge
+9.9%
Fri, Nov 06 +8.9% Edge
RIT 2-6-1
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Bentley 4-4
Pick Bentley high
-215 DK · 21:30 UTC
Model Prob
74%
Market (no-vig)
65%
Edge
+8.9%
Fri, Nov 06 +8.5% Edge
Lindenwood 3-5
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Colorado College 6-2
Pick Colorado College high
-395 DK · 21:30 UTC
Model Prob
85%
Market (no-vig)
77%
Edge
+8.5%
Fri, Nov 06 +8.2% Edge
St. Cloud State 3-4
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Omaha 2-4
Pick Omaha low
+100 DK · 21:30 UTC
Model Prob
55%
Market (no-vig)
47%
Edge
+8.2%
Fri, Nov 06 +7.5% Edge
Brown 0-1
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Harvard 1-1
Pick Harvard high
-270 DK · 21:30 UTC
Model Prob
77%
Market (no-vig)
70%
Edge
+7.5%
Fri, Nov 06 +7.0% Edge
Holy Cross 4-6
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Merrimack 5-1-2
Pick Merrimack high
-298 DK · 21:30 UTC
Model Prob
79%
Market (no-vig)
72%
Edge
+7.0%
Fri, Nov 06 +7.0% Edge
Western Michigan 6-1
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North Dakota 4-3
Pick North Dakota low
+114 DK · 21:30 UTC
Model Prob
51%
Market (no-vig)
44%
Edge
+7.0%
Fri, Nov 06 +6.9% Edge
Union 5-2
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Clarkson 3-4-1
Pick Clarkson low
+140 DK · 21:30 UTC
Model Prob
46%
Market (no-vig)
39%
Edge
+6.9%
Fri, Nov 06 +6.8% Edge
Army 5-1
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Air Force 3-5
Pick Air Force low
-105 DK · 21:30 UTC
Model Prob
55%
Market (no-vig)
48%
Edge
+6.8%
Fri, Nov 06 +6.2% Edge
Notre Dame 2-6
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Penn State 2-5-1
Pick Penn State high
-180 DK · 21:30 UTC
Model Prob
68%
Market (no-vig)
61%
Edge
+6.2%
Fri, Nov 06 +5.9% Edge
Canisius 3-4-1
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Sacred Heart 4-4
Pick Sacred Heart high
-200 DK · 21:30 UTC
Model Prob
70%
Market (no-vig)
64%
Edge
+5.9%
Fri, Nov 06 +5.8% Edge
New Hampshire 3-4-1
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Mass.-Lowell 2-6
Pick Mass.-Lowell low
+124 DK · 21:30 UTC
Model Prob
47%
Market (no-vig)
42%
Edge
+5.8%
Fri, Nov 06 +5.4% Edge
Princeton 2-0
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Colgate 1-7
Pick Princeton high
-210 DK · 21:30 UTC
Model Prob
70%
Market (no-vig)
65%
Edge
+5.4%
Fri, Nov 06 +5.3% Edge
Quinnipiac 5-2
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Cornell 1-1
Pick Cornell low
+150 DK · 21:30 UTC
Model Prob
42%
Market (no-vig)
37%
Edge
+5.3%