MACHINEPregame forecasts

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026

Before tip-off MACHINE plays each regular-season game 10,000 times, possession by possession. A game is first run about 12 hours before the tip and rerun when injury or lineup news changes who is expected to play; the newest run before the tip is the forecast shown and graded.

Games3
Forecasts3
Day record1–2
Season record39–25

Hit = the team MACHINE gave more than a 50% chance won. Every forecast is labelled experimental. Season: 64 graded forecasts in 2026-27.

3:00 PM ET Made 16 m before tip · updated after lineup news Game BOS at DET
BOSCeltics
43.8%56.2%
PistonsDET
113–121
Hit
Expected score
BOS 111.7 – DET 114.4
Margin
DET by 2.6 · 80% BOS +20 to DET +25
Total
226.1 · 80% 201–252
7:00 PM ET Made 10 m before tip · updated after lineup news Game PHI at NYK
PHI76ers
38.3%61.7%
KnicksNYK
106–100
Miss
Expected score
PHI 111.6 – NYK 116.6
Margin
NYK by 5.0 · 80% PHI +17 to NYK +26
Total
228.2 · 80% 203–254
9:30 PM ET Made 13 m before tip · updated after lineup news Game OKC at SAS
OKCThunder
46.3%53.7%
SpursSAS
116–104
Miss
Expected score
OKC 110.6 – SAS 112.1
Margin
SAS by 1.5 · 80% OKC +20 to SAS +23
Total
222.7 · 80% 198–248
Days2026-27 regular season

October 2026