Thanks for the "support" of my off the cuff push percentages, Skeeter. I agree that it is likely mine are a little high, but I don't think by much. I'm trying to get a friend to share his opinion based on the 3 years of CBB data he has collected. We'll see.
I typically feel Pinnacle way overcharges for buying points. In the NFL they charge something like 18 cents to buy on/off a pro 7, which is ridiculous. Most of the points they sell in football I would never pay for from them. That would make a case for the push percentages being lower but as you mentioned, Pinnacle lets you sell the points at a price only a cent or two less than what they charge to buy them, so I can't accuse them of way overcharging for points in baskets.
