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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.

3-2 · model leans
GameAway / HomeModel pickModelBookGapResult
Seibu@Lotte
Seibu at Lotte
-133 / +118Lotte
51.7%
44.6%+7.1–
Hiroshima@Chunichi
Hiroshima at Chunichi
+136 / -154Chunichi
60.1%
58.9%+1.2Won ✓
SoftBank@Rakuten
SoftBank at Rakuten
-178 / +156SoftBank
59.8%
62.1%-2.3Lost ✗
Yakult@Giants
Yakult at Giants
+128 / -144Giants
54.7%
57.4%-2.7Won ✓
DeNA@Hanshin
DeNA at Hanshin
+157 / -180Hanshin
58.0%
62.3%-4.3Won ✓
ORIX@Nippon-Ham
ORIX at Nippon-Ham
+180 / -208Nippon-Ham
58.8%
65.4%-6.6Lost ✗

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).

0-6 · model leans
GameTotalOver / UnderLeanModelBookGapUnitsResult
DeNA@Hanshin
DeNA at Hanshin
6.5-104 / ≈-112Under
62.5%
50.9%+11.6PassLost ✗
pass
Yakult@Giants
Yakult at Giants
6+104 / ≈-121Over
55.4%
47.2%+8.2PassLost ✗
pass
ORIX@Nippon-Ham
ORIX at Nippon-Ham
8-103 / ≈-113Under
57.8%
51.1%+6.6PassLost ✗
pass
DeNA@Hanshin
DeNA at Hanshin
5.5-136 / ≈+116Under
50.5%
44.5%+5.9PassLost ✗
pass
SoftBank@Rakuten
SoftBank at Rakuten
7.5-112 / ≈-104Under
54.7%
49.1%+5.6PassLost ✗
pass
Hiroshima@Chunichi
Hiroshima at Chunichi
6-123 / ≈+105Under
50.9%
46.9%+4.0PassLost ✗
pass
Seibu@Lotte
Seibu at Lotte
7+103 / ≈-120Under
53.1%
52.6%+0.5Pass–

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.

5-6 · model leans
GameTeamTotalOver / UnderLeanModelBookGapResult
DeNA@Hanshin
DeNA at Hanshin
DeNA2.5-103 / ≈-118Under
55.4%
51.6%+3.7Won ✓
DeNA@Hanshin
DeNA at Hanshin
Hanshin3.5-107 / ≈-114Under
63.7%
50.8%+12.9Lost ✗
Hiroshima@Chunichi
Hiroshima at Chunichi
Hiroshima2.5-101 / ≈-120Under
50.7%
52.0%-1.3Lost ✗
Hiroshima@Chunichi
Hiroshima at Chunichi
Chunichi3.5+118 / ≈-144Under
64.1%
56.3%+7.8Lost ✗
Hiroshima@Chunichi
Hiroshima at Chunichi
Chunichi2.5-149 / ≈+122Over
53.0%
57.0%-4.1Won ✓
ORIX@Nippon-Ham
ORIX at Nippon-Ham
ORIX3.5+120 / ≈-147Under
57.6%
56.7%+0.9Lost ✗
ORIX@Nippon-Ham
ORIX at Nippon-Ham
Nippon-Ham4.5-110 / ≈-110Under
56.7%
50.0%+6.7Lost ✗
Seibu@Lotte
Seibu at Lotte
Seibu3.5-107 / ≈-114Under
57.5%
50.8%+6.8–
Seibu@Lotte
Seibu at Lotte
Lotte2.5-134 / ≈+110Over
56.8%
54.6%+2.1–
SoftBank@Rakuten
SoftBank at Rakuten
SoftBank4.5+100 / ≈-121Under
52.8%
52.3%+0.6Won ✓
SoftBank@Rakuten
SoftBank at Rakuten
Rakuten2.5-126 / ≈+104Over
53.6%
53.2%+0.4Won ✓
Yakult@Giants
Yakult at Giants
Yakult2.5-102 / ≈-118Over
52.7%
48.3%+4.5Lost ✗
Yakult@Giants
Yakult at Giants
Giants2.5-135 / ≈+111Over
57.7%
54.8%+2.9Won ✓
Model's pick wonLost