WNBA · Basketball · Jul 22, 2026 15:00 EDT · avg book margin 6.4%

Los Angeles SparksvsPhoenix Mercury

Sparks–Mercury WNBA line: 6.1% overpriced at one book, closed tighter before tipoff — the gap compression is what counts

Offered at heritage2.20Fair price2.07+6.1% above fair

Omenizer detected 2 bookmakers pricing this bet above the no-vig fair near close — this story covers one of them. Members see the full board, live.

The setup — the analysis as published at detection, written before the game and frozen for the record. The market it describes has since closed; the outcome is above.

On the Los Angeles Sparks versus Phoenix Mercury matchup, one sportsbook priced the Asian handicap at decimal 2.20—roughly 6.1% softer than sharp consensus. The board identified and published the signal before the game started, while the mispricing remained accessible to bettors.

Sparks fell 82–86. The flagged bet did not cash. In isolation, a single game is a coin flip; we publish losses and wins without filtering.

The metric that survives across many bets: the book tightened its pricing by +1.3% before tipoff, moving in the direction the signal had identified. This closing-line value is what professionals track, because individual outcomes hide beneath variance while market corrections are structural.

Detection happens live—the algorithm catches these mispricings the moment bookmakers post them, well before tipoff. The board stays live while betting windows are still open, not after final scores appear.

Historical, aggregate data on settled bets — not betting advice and not a guarantee. Markets adapt; edges fade; variance is real.

AN EXAMPLE OF THE MEMBER VIEW · what members see on a bet like this — shown for a different, already-settled match PRO
Chicago Sky vs Los Angeles Sparks · WNBA · Basketball — flagged side Chicago Sky @ 2.08
92 Omen Score

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Why this bet
+2.9%
Entry edge
+3.5%
Edge near close
+1.1%
Risk-adjusted edge
2.01
Fair price (no-vig)
2.12
Entry odds
Quality
85/100
Confidence
3
Sharp books
Prime signal
Class
Market state: Strong sharp consensus (3+ books) · priced from: Market consensus (no-vig)
Sizing
2.6%
Recommended stake
3.3%
Full Kelly (theoretical max)
Insights
High confidence + meaningful price gap — best risk-adjusted segment.
A sample of bookmakers on this betnear close — every price against the same no-vig fair
BookmakerOddsVs fair
BC.Game2.08+3.5%
betplay2.08+3.5%
rivalry2.08+3.5%
betwhale2.08+3.5%
Heritage Sports2.04+1.6%
Betway2.00-0.4%
FanDuel2.00-0.4%
Bet991.95-2.8%
espn-bet1.95-2.8%
theScore1.95-2.8%
DraftKings1.95-2.8%
BetRight1.94-3.3%
Risk & profitability profile
Heavy favoriteFavoriteCoin flipUnderdogLongshot
2.08 odds → 48% implied win probability
50%
Fair win probability
+7.1% 🔒
Expected ROI (model)
+3.0% 🔒
Cohort realized ROI
The endingthe part only a settled signal can show
Detected Aug 05, 03:20 UTC at 2.12 (+2.9% edge) → fair price at close 2.02 → closing-line value +1.8%
✅ Settled: WON · +1.12 units
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Record settled · last updated Jul 24, 2026 05:22 UTC · How these numbers are made: methodology · the dataset — fair prices shown are margin-free. Spotted an error? Request a correction (include this page's URL).