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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.

4-1 · model leans
GameAway / HomeModel pickModelBookGapResult
Nippon-Ham@ORIX
Nippon-Ham at ORIX
-113 / +100Nippon-Ham
59.9%
51.5%+8.4Won ✓
Lotte@Seibu
Lotte at Seibu
+117 / -131Lotte
52.3%
44.8%+7.5Lost ✗
Hanshin@DeNA
Hanshin at DeNA
-137 / +121Hanshin
58.0%
56.1%+1.9Won ✓
Chunichi@Yakult
Chunichi at Yakult
-104 / -108Yakult
51.5%
50.5%+1.0Won ✓
Rakuten@SoftBank
Rakuten at SoftBank
+321 / -400SoftBank
69.0%
77.1%-8.1Won ✓

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
Hanshin@DeNA
Hanshin at DeNA
7-104 / ≈-112Under
60.1%
50.9%+9.2PassLost ✗
pass
Nippon-Ham@ORIX
Nippon-Ham at ORIX
5.5-132 / ≈+112Over
59.4%
54.7%+4.7PassLost ✗
pass
Chunichi@Yakult
Chunichi at Yakult
7.5+105 / ≈-122Over
50.7%
47.0%+3.7PassWon ✓
pass
Lotte@Seibu
Lotte at Seibu
6.5-119 / ≈+102Under
50.3%
47.7%+2.7PassLost ✗
pass
Rakuten@SoftBank
Rakuten at SoftBank
8+117 / ≈-137Under
57.6%
55.6%+2.0PassWon ✓
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.

6-4 · model leans
GameTeamTotalOver / UnderLeanModelBookGapResult
Chunichi@Yakult
Chunichi at Yakult
Chunichi3.5-104 / ≈-116Under
54.5%
51.3%+3.2Won ✓
Chunichi@Yakult
Chunichi at Yakult
Yakult3.5+101 / ≈-123Over
51.2%
47.4%+3.8Won ✓
Hanshin@DeNA
Hanshin at DeNA
Hanshin3.5-117 / ≈-104Under
53.5%
48.6%+4.9Lost ✗
Hanshin@DeNA
Hanshin at DeNA
DeNA2.5-137 / ≈+112Over
55.5%
55.1%+0.5Won ✓
Lotte@Seibu
Lotte at Seibu
Lotte2.5-137 / ≈+113Over
55.0%
55.2%-0.1Won ✓
Lotte@Seibu
Lotte at Seibu
Seibu3.5+109 / ≈-132Under
60.0%
54.3%+5.7Lost ✗
Nippon-Ham@ORIX
Nippon-Ham at ORIX
Nippon-Ham2.5-131 / ≈+108Over
60.2%
54.1%+6.0Lost ✗
Nippon-Ham@ORIX
Nippon-Ham at ORIX
ORIX2.5-111 / ≈-109Over
50.1%
50.2%-0.1Lost ✗
Rakuten@SoftBank
Rakuten at SoftBank
Rakuten2.5+126 / ≈-155Under
53.1%
57.9%-4.8Won ✓
Rakuten@SoftBank
Rakuten at SoftBank
SoftBank4.5-133 / ≈+109Under
56.7%
45.6%+11.1Won ✓
Model's pick wonLost