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NPB · gap rules
Moneyline leans
181-161-5
-9.0% flat 1u · 347 games since 07/16
Totals · 1u at 15+ · unproven
15-8-2
+17.6% ROI · +4.4u on 25u
Team totals leans
377-358
-5.5% flat 1u · 735 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.

2-3 · model leans
GameAway / HomeModel pickModelBookGapResult
Lotte@Seibu
Lotte at Seibu
+128 / -144Lotte
53.9%
42.6%+11.3Won ✓
Giants@Hiroshima
Giants at Hiroshima
-153 / +135Giants
63.5%
58.7%+4.8Lost ✗
Chunichi@Yakult
Chunichi at Yakult
-108 / -104Chunichi
54.2%
50.5%+3.8Lost ✗
SoftBank@ORIX
SoftBank at ORIX
-202 / +175SoftBank
65.4%
64.8%+0.6Won ✓
Hanshin@DeNA
Hanshin at DeNA
-126 / +112Hanshin
54.4%
54.2%+0.2Lost ✗

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).

1-4 · model leans
GameTotalOver / UnderLeanModelBookGapUnitsResult
SoftBank@ORIX
SoftBank at ORIX
7.5-105 / ≈-111Under
59.7%
50.7%+9.0PassLost ✗
pass
Hanshin@DeNA
Hanshin at DeNA
7.5+107 / ≈-125Under
60.6%
53.5%+7.1PassWon ✓
pass
Lotte@Seibu
Lotte at Seibu
6.5-117 / ≈-100Under
53.6%
48.1%+5.5PassLost ✗
pass
Giants@Hiroshima
Giants at Hiroshima
6.5-109 / ≈-107Over
50.9%
50.2%+0.7PassLost ✗
pass
Chunichi@Yakult
Chunichi at Yakult
7.5+120 / ≈-141Under
54.6%
56.3%-1.6PassLost ✗
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.

5-5 · model leans
GameTeamTotalOver / UnderLeanModelBookGapResult
Chunichi@Yakult
Chunichi at Yakult
Chunichi3.5-101 / ≈-120Under
55.7%
52.0%+3.6Lost ✗
Chunichi@Yakult
Chunichi at Yakult
Yakult3.5+121 / ≈-148Under
62.7%
56.9%+5.8Lost ✗
Giants@Hiroshima
Giants at Hiroshima
Giants3.5-110 / ≈-110Under
53.7%
50.0%+3.7Won ✓
Giants@Hiroshima
Giants at Hiroshima
Hiroshima2.5+114 / ≈-139Under
51.6%
55.5%-3.8Lost ✗
Hanshin@DeNA
Hanshin at DeNA
Hanshin3.5-119 / ≈-102Under
56.0%
48.2%+7.8Won ✓
Hanshin@DeNA
Hanshin at DeNA
DeNA3.5+118 / ≈-144Under
62.2%
56.3%+6.0Won ✓
Lotte@Seibu
Lotte at Seibu
Lotte2.5-130 / ≈+107Over
58.8%
53.9%+4.9Won ✓
Lotte@Seibu
Lotte at Seibu
Seibu3.5+104 / ≈-127Under
64.8%
53.3%+11.5Won ✓
SoftBank@ORIX
SoftBank at ORIX
SoftBank4.5-108 / ≈-112Under
57.5%
50.4%+7.0Lost ✗
SoftBank@ORIX
SoftBank at ORIX
ORIX2.5-103 / ≈-117Over
53.1%
48.5%+4.6Lost ✗
Model's pick wonLost