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Why Last 5 Hit Rate Can Be Misleading

Five games is noise wearing a trend’s clothes. Here’s what a small-sample streak hides.

2 MIN READ · BETTORWISE RESEARCH · EXAMPLES MARKED AS ILLUSTRATIVE

Take any player over any five-game window and randomness alone will produce streaks and slumps that look like meaning. With samples that small, the hottest and coldest stretches are mostly variance.

Everything else moved too

Minutes shift with matchups and blowouts. Usage shifts with injuries. The line itself has moved — a 4-for-5 streak “over 26.5” says little about “over 29.0”.

What to check instead

The inputs that predict the next game: projected minutes, usage, opponent pace and style, rest — and the price. Recent results earn a glance, not a verdict.

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