diff --git a/public/js/players.js b/public/js/players.js
index 1eaa5db..a240457 100644
--- a/public/js/players.js
+++ b/public/js/players.js
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ let openPdgaNumber = null;
 
 // ── Delta-pill helper ─────────────────────────────
 function renderDeltaPill(value, extraClass) {
-    if (value == null) return null;
-    const cls   = value > 0 ? 'up' : value < 0 ? 'down' : 'flat';
-    const glyph = value > 0 ? '▲' : value < 0 ? '▼' : '–';
-    const num   = value > 0 ? '+' + value : String(value);
+    const isNull = (value == null);
+    const cls   = isNull ? 'flat' : value > 0 ? 'up' : value < 0 ? 'down' : 'flat';
+    const glyph = (isNull || value === 0) ? '–' : value > 0 ? '▲' : '▼';
+    const num   = isNull ? '—' : value > 0 ? '+' + value : String(value);
     return { glyph, num, cls };
 }
 
 function applyDeltaPill(pillEl, value) {
-    if (!pillEl || value == null) return;
+    if (!pillEl) return;
     const pill = renderDeltaPill(value);
     pillEl.className = 'delta-pill ' + pill.cls;
     while (pillEl.firstChild) pillEl.removeChild(pillEl.firstChild);
diff --git a/views/partials/delta-pill.ejs b/views/partials/delta-pill.ejs
index 4fb7cf9..0b1c367 100644
--- a/views/partials/delta-pill.ejs
+++ b/views/partials/delta-pill.ejs
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 <%/* delta-pill.ejs — renders a Δ-pill span.
    Locals:
-     value      {number|null}  — the delta value
+     value      {number|null}  — the delta value (null/undefined → flat pill with '—')
      extraClass {string}       — optional additional CSS class (e.g. 'delta-predicted-pill')
 */%>
-<% if (typeof value !== 'undefined' && value != null) {
-    const _cls   = value > 0 ? 'up' : value < 0 ? 'down' : 'flat';
-    const _glyph = value > 0 ? '▲' : value < 0 ? '▼' : '–';
-    const _num   = value > 0 ? '+' + value : value.toString();
-    const _xtra  = (typeof extraClass !== 'undefined' && extraClass) ? ' ' + extraClass : '';
-%><span class="delta-pill <%= _cls %><%= _xtra %>"><span class="delta-glyph"><%= _glyph %></span><span class="delta-num"><%= _num %></span></span><% } %>
+<%
+const _isNull = (typeof value === 'undefined' || value == null);
+const _cls   = _isNull ? 'flat' : value > 0 ? 'up' : value < 0 ? 'down' : 'flat';
+const _glyph = (_isNull || value === 0) ? '–' : value > 0 ? '▲' : '▼';
+const _num   = _isNull ? '—' : value > 0 ? '+' + value : value.toString();
+const _xtra  = (typeof extraClass !== 'undefined' && extraClass) ? ' ' + extraClass : '';
+%><span class="delta-pill <%= _cls %><%= _xtra %>"><span class="delta-glyph"><%= _glyph %></span><span class="delta-num"><%= _num %></span></span>
diff --git a/views/partials/player-history.ejs b/views/partials/player-history.ejs
index 3e082aa..29af37b 100644
--- a/views/partials/player-history.ejs
+++ b/views/partials/player-history.ejs
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ const chartPdgaNumber = hasPlayer ? player.pdgaNumber : pdgaNumber;
       </div>
       <div>
         <dt>Change vs last month</dt>
-        <dd>
-          <% if (player.ratingChange != null) { %><%- include('delta-pill', { value: player.ratingChange }) %><% } else { %>—<% } %>
-        </dd>
+        <dd><%- include('delta-pill', { value: player.ratingChange }) %></dd>
       </div>
       <div>
         <dt>Predicted next update</dt>
@@ -26,9 +24,7 @@ const chartPdgaNumber = hasPlayer ? player.pdgaNumber : pdgaNumber;
       </div>
       <div>
         <dt>Gap to predicted</dt>
-        <dd>
-          <% if (player.deltaPredicted != null) { %><%- include('delta-pill', { value: player.deltaPredicted, extraClass: 'delta-predicted-pill' }) %><% } else { %>—<% } %>
-        </dd>
+        <dd><%- include('delta-pill', { value: player.deltaPredicted, extraClass: 'delta-predicted-pill' }) %></dd>
       </div>
     </dl>
     <button class="link-btn" onclick="showDebugInfo(<%= player.pdgaNumber %>)" style="margin-top: 4px;">View calculation details →</button>