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NPB · gap rules
Moneyline leans
182-161-5
-8.8% flat 1u · 348 games since 07/16
Totals · 1u at 15+ · unproven
15-8-2
+17.6% ROI · +4.4u on 25u
Team totals leans
377-360
-5.8% flat 1u · 737 picks since 07/16
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Each row is one game. Model is our model's probability that its pick wins. Book is the probability the sportsbook's price implies once its built-in margin (the vig) is removed, so the two sides add up to 100%. Gap is model minus book, in percentage points: a positive gap means the model likes the pick more than the market does, and the bigger the gap, the more they disagree.

Totals are the combined runs both teams score, over or under the posted number; team totals count one team's runs only. Units is the suggested stake, where 1 unit is whatever amount you normally bet; Pass means no bet. Once a game is final, a green row means the model's pick won and red means it lost. Every result is graded at the price posted before first pitch, and no pick is ever removed afterwards.

A gap is a disagreement, not a guarantee: the market is often right, and good picks still lose often. Never bet more than you can afford to lose.

Mostly research only. Since mid-July the book's prices have been more accurate than the NPB model in every market, so moneylines and team totals carry no units. Game totals get 1 unit only when the gap is 15 points or more, as an unproven live test: those few picks have won so far, but on a small sample, and gaps of 10-15 points have lost. When the moneyline gap is 20 points or more, the whole game is a pass.

NPB Moneylines

Model win probability for its pick vs. the book's price with the vig removed. Gap is in percentage points.

2-4 · model leans
GameAway / HomeModel pickModelBookGapResult
Seibu@Lotte
Seibu at Lotte
-143 / +127Lotte
57.3%
42.8%+14.5Lost ✗
Hiroshima@Hanshin
Hiroshima at Hanshin
+146 / -166Hanshin
69.8%
60.6%+9.2Lost ✗
SoftBank@Rakuten
SoftBank at Rakuten
-138 / +123SoftBank
60.6%
56.4%+4.2Lost ✗
Yakult@DeNA
Yakult at DeNA
+133 / -151DeNA
59.4%
58.4%+1.0Won ✓
Chunichi@Giants
Chunichi at Giants
+113 / -127Giants
50.2%
54.4%-4.1Won ✓
ORIX@Nippon-Ham
ORIX at Nippon-Ham
+141 / -161Nippon-Ham
53.5%
59.8%-6.2Lost ✗

NPB Totals

Model probability on its side of the posted total vs. the book's no-vig price. ≈ marks an under price derived from the over price. Units: pass under a 15-point gap, 1u at 15+ (unproven live test).

2-3 · model leans
GameTotalOver / UnderLeanModelBookGapUnitsResult
ORIX@Nippon-Ham
ORIX at Nippon-Ham
8+120 / ≈-141Under
69.6%
56.3%+13.3PassLost ✗
pass
SoftBank@Rakuten
SoftBank at Rakuten
7-108 / ≈-108Under
61.6%
50.0%+11.6PassPush –
pass
Yakult@DeNA
Yakult at DeNA
7.5+120 / ≈-140Under
66.3%
56.2%+10.1PassLost ✗
pass
Hiroshima@Hanshin
Hiroshima at Hanshin
5+102 / ≈-119Over
54.0%
47.7%+6.3PassWon ✓
pass
Chunichi@Giants
Chunichi at Giants
7+106 / ≈-124Under
56.9%
53.3%+3.6PassLost ✗
pass
Seibu@Lotte
Seibu at Lotte
7+102 / ≈-120Under
55.9%
52.4%+3.5PassWon ✓
pass

Rule record from 10/05 on: 0-0 · +0.00u on 0u · starts with the next game

NPB Team Totals

Each team's runs over or under its posted team total: model vs. the book's no-vig price.

3-9 · model leans
GameTeamTotalOver / UnderLeanModelBookGapResult
Chunichi@Giants
Chunichi at Giants
Chunichi2.5-145 / ≈+119Over
56.5%
56.5%+0.0Lost ✗
Chunichi@Giants
Chunichi at Giants
Giants3.5+111 / ≈-135Under
54.2%
54.8%-0.6Lost ✗
Hiroshima@Hanshin
Hiroshima at Hanshin
Hiroshima1.5-139 / ≈+114Over
54.8%
55.5%-0.7Won ✓
Hiroshima@Hanshin
Hiroshima at Hanshin
Hanshin2.5-109 / ≈-111Over
53.7%
49.8%+3.9Lost ✗
ORIX@Nippon-Ham
ORIX at Nippon-Ham
ORIX3.5+116 / ≈-141Under
60.7%
55.8%+4.9Lost ✗
ORIX@Nippon-Ham
ORIX at Nippon-Ham
Nippon-Ham3.5-137 / ≈+113Under
57.1%
44.8%+12.2Lost ✗
Seibu@Lotte
Seibu at Lotte
Seibu3.5-103 / ≈-117Under
57.6%
51.5%+6.1Lost ✗
Seibu@Lotte
Seibu at Lotte
Lotte2.5-117 / ≈-103Over
58.2%
51.5%+6.7Lost ✗
SoftBank@Rakuten
SoftBank at Rakuten
SoftBank3.5-115 / ≈-105Over
50.5%
51.1%-0.6Lost ✗
SoftBank@Rakuten
SoftBank at Rakuten
Rakuten2.5-136 / ≈+112Over
51.8%
55.0%-3.2Won ✓
Yakult@DeNA
Yakult at DeNA
Yakult2.5-144 / ≈+118Over
50.6%
56.3%-5.6Won ✓
Yakult@DeNA
Yakult at DeNA
DeNA3.5-109 / ≈-111Under
52.3%
50.2%+2.1Lost ✗
Model's pick wonLost