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Pick report

Over 226.5 Jazz vs Mavericks Prediction & Odds (Nov 6, 2026)

Pick ID 2026-11-06-utah-dallas-over-226-5 · Utah Jazz @ Dallas Mavericks

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ClosedStandardNBA

Over 226.5

Jazz vs Mavericks (Utah Jazz @ Dallas Mavericks) · released Nov 6, 2026 · 0 days to kickoff at issuance

Issued odds: -104
Book: DraftKings
Stake: 0.50u

Market tape

Book prices

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Min playable: 226.5 / -112 · PLAYABLE · model pinnacle-powerdevig-2026-11-06T15:17:00Z+unabated-fair-2026-11-06

Issued

226.5 / -104

DraftKings · Nov 6, 2026, 3:20 PM UTC

226.5 / -107

Nov 7, 2026, 5:14 AM UTC

Result: LOSS
CLV: 0.00
Net: −0.50u

Information uncertaintyPinnacle EV +4.26% (alt 226.5 o-121/u+106), Unabated EV +1.93% (off-number estimate from o227.5 +101), blend +3.10%. Board pulled from The Odds API ~9:11 AM CT; candidate events re-pulled with alternate markets ~9:13 AM CT and UTA@DAL/WAS@ATL/TOR@MIL/UNM@NEV reconfirmed ~9:17 AM CT (non-FanDuel books). Unabated fair read from tools.unabated.com /nba and /cfb odds ~9:13-9:15 AM CT (signed in). Off-number Unabated adjustments are estimates (normal approximation; NBA margin sd 12.5, NBA total sd 18, CFB total sd 14, CFB margin sd 15). Friday board: NBA 9, CFB 5 tracker-eligible; no NFL Friday, no MLB. NHL (3) and NCAAB (59) screened but not tracker-eligible. FanDuel excluded. Jazz: Jackson Jr. OUT (MCL), Nurkic OUT; Mavs: Lively II OUT, Aldama/Christie probable. Close/CLV empty until grade.

Issued reasons

Immutable

Locked at post. Later notes do not rewrite this ticket.

Same-day board screened first on a fresh Odds API pull ~9:11 AM CT: NBA (9) and CFB (5) are the tracker-eligible slates; no NFL Friday, no MLB; NHL (3) and NCAAB (59) screened but not tracker-eligible. FanDuel excluded.
DraftKings alternate Over 226.5 is -104 at ~9:17 AM CT while ESPN Bet main 226.5 is -110, BetMGM/Hard Rock -115, and Pinnacle alt 226.5 is o-121/u+106. DK's main total has already moved down to 225.5 (-115/-105), so 226.5 is the softest playable Over number vs the sharp book.
Pinnacle alt 226.5 o-121/u+106 → power-devig fair 53.15%, EV +4.26%. Unabated fair is o227.5 +101 (P(over) 49.75%); shifting to 226.5 with a normal approximation (NBA total sd 18) gives Unabated fair Over 226.5 51.97% (ESTIMATE) → EV +1.93%. Blend 52.56% → EV +3.10%. Positive vs both models; Una min playable ≈ -112.
Context: 7:10 PM CT at Dallas. Utah without Jaren Jackson Jr. (right MCL tear) and Jusuf Nurkic (plantar plate); Dallas without Dereck Lively II (foot) with Santi Aldama and Max Christie probable. Unabated already prices the main total 227.5; the edge is the DK 226.5 alt hanging -104.

Research addendum

Daily log

Nov 6, 2026 · 2026-11-06-utah-dallas-over-226-5 · not part of issued reasons

Friday Best Bet (not forced; positive vs both models). UTA@DAL Over 226.5 -104 DraftKings: Pinnacle alt fair 53.15% EV +4.26%; Unabated 51.97% EV +1.93% (estimate from o227.5 +101); blend EV +3.10%. Research: /workspace/daily-slate-2026-11-06/.

Source: daily research log. Does not change line, odds, stake, or issued reasons.

Total · posted 2026-11-06T15:20:46.657Z · report /picks/2026-11-06-utah-dallas-over-226-5 · X PUBLISHED

About this Pick Report

What is Don’s Daily Best Bet?: Daily Best Bet = Don’s strongest qualifying wager released that day. The game may be played today or later. If no wager meets the standard, Don passes.
What is closing-line value (CLV)?: Closing-line value is the difference between Don’s issued line or odds and the market close after the game. Official Pick Reports freeze the issued number and append the close and CLV when a reliable close is logged. CLV is a tracking metric, not a claim that the wager won.
Does this official Pick Report change after the game?: Pregame analysis, issued line, odds, stake, and timestamp never change. Result, close, and closing-line value append after the game.