Receipt for one NFL pick. Published 20 September 2026, 11:00 UTC. Graded 20 September 2026, 20:00 UTC.
New England Patriots -5.5 confirmed 6 h 1 min before kickoff; graded a win, 3–20
Spread, Pittsburgh Steelers vs New England Patriots, consensus of 1–11 books via The Odds API, 1163 price snapshots from 26 August 2026 to 20 September 2026, 8 anchor cells (eu, us)
Source: SharpUnit pick record; event clock and odds from The Odds API; score from The Odds API scores feed.
SharpUnit published New England Patriots -5.5 (-109) at 11:00 UTC on 20 September 2026, 6 h 1 min before kickoff (kickoff 17:02 UTC, 20 September 2026); the pick graded a win, final 3–20.
Source: SharpUnit pick record; event clock and odds from The Odds API; score from The Odds API scores feed.
What this receipt does not establish
Every field on this receipt was observed. Nothing here is inferred.
Shorthand: [x] not available, [z] not applicable, [w] none recorded, [u] not provable, [p] provisional. Each is computed from the stored rows for this pick, not written by hand.
This receipt describes one pick. It carries no forecast, makes no claim about any other pick, and is not a recommendation.
SharpUnit, sharp-unit.com/artifact/66c6ec98. Source: SharpUnit pick record; event clock and odds from The Odds API; score from The Odds API scores feed. Graded 20 Sept 2026.
The pick, its price and its close
| Field | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Line at publish | -5.5 | |
| Close | -5.5 | |
| Closing line value | -3.42pp against Pinnacle | |
| Confirmed | 20 September 2026, 11:00 UTC | |
| Scheduled start | 20 September 2026, 17:02 UTC | |
| Lock | Locked before game time, 6 h 1 min before kickoff | Locked before game time — the confirmation timestamp precedes the scheduled start. |
SharpUnit, sharp-unit.com/artifact/66c6ec98. Source: SharpUnit pick record; The Odds API. Graded 20 Sept 2026.
How the consensus spread moved
Consensus spread moved +0.6 pts · T-72h→close (72h) across 4 capture anchors.
| Anchor | Region | Requested (UTC) | Drift (s) | Books | Home spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-72h | eu | 17 September 2026, 17:00 UTC | -48 | 22 | -5.176470588235294 |
| T-72h | us | 17 September 2026, 17:00 UTC | -48 | 11 | -5.045454545454546 |
| T-24h | eu | 19 September 2026, 17:00 UTC | -48 | 22 | -5.264705882352941 |
| T-24h | us | 19 September 2026, 17:00 UTC | -48 | 11 | -5.045454545454546 |
| T-3h | eu | 20 September 2026, 14:00 UTC | -48 | 22 | -5.323529411764706 |
| T-3h | us | 20 September 2026, 14:00 UTC | -48 | 11 | -5.409090909090909 |
| close | eu | 20 September 2026, 16:45 UTC | -48 | 22 | -4.205882352941177 |
| close | us | 20 September 2026, 16:45 UTC | -48 | 11 | -4.590909090909091 |
Drift is the vendor's returned instant minus the requested anchor, in seconds. Generations present: live-anchored-v1.
6 anchored snapshots between first observed and close; net move -1.1 pp (de-vigged, home side).
See the six-mark de-vigged series for this game
SharpUnit, sharp-unit.com/artifact/66c6ec98. Source: The Odds API historical endpoint, captured by SharpUnit. Last snapshot 20 Sept 2026.
Where this pick sits
This pick is one of 681 graded picks in the public record (17 Jun – 20 Sept 2026: 398–267–16). See the record.
This pick is part of the public record shown here.
SharpUnit, sharp-unit.com/artifact/66c6ec98. Source: SharpUnit pick record (pick_stats). As of 20 Sept 2026.
Provenance
Rows read: pick 66c6ec98-cd0a-4ab9-a083-0d62f70aff34, market 11d16390-453e-4482-bed3-75ef5f41a952, 1163 price snapshots (26 Aug 2026 to 20 Sept 2026), 8 anchor cells (live-anchored-v1). Contract v1, generated 20 September 2026, 23:00 UTC. Score source: odds-api:/v4/scores/americanfootball_nfl/2026-09-20.
How every field on this page is derived: the method. The compact receipt for this pick: sharp-unit.com/receipt/66c6ec98. Timestamp checked per pick · graded in public.
SharpUnit, sharp-unit.com/artifact/66c6ec98. Source: SharpUnit pick record; event clock and odds from The Odds API; score from The Odds API scores feed.