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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.

3-2 · model leans
GameAway / HomeModel pickModelBookGapResult
Hiroshima@DeNA
Hiroshima at DeNA
-111 / -101DeNA
62.1%
48.9%+13.2Lost ✗
Nippon-Ham@Lotte
Nippon-Ham at Lotte
-114 / +101Lotte
50.6%
48.3%+2.3Won ✓
Rakuten@Seibu
Rakuten at Seibu
-116 / +103Rakuten
52.1%
52.2%-0.0Lost ✗
ORIX@SoftBank
ORIX at SoftBank
+250 / -300SoftBank
70.4%
72.4%-2.0Won ✓
Yakult@Giants
Yakult at Giants
+139 / -158Giants
57.0%
59.4%-2.4Won ✓

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).

3-2 · model leans
GameTotalOver / UnderLeanModelBookGapUnitsResult
Rakuten@Seibu
Rakuten at Seibu
7-119 / ≈+102Under
60.2%
47.7%+12.6PassWon ✓
pass
Nippon-Ham@Lotte
Nippon-Ham at Lotte
6.5-128 / ≈+109Over
59.6%
54.0%+5.6PassWon ✓
pass
Yakult@Giants
Yakult at Giants
6-104 / ≈-112Over
54.6%
49.1%+5.4PassWon ✓
pass
ORIX@SoftBank
ORIX at SoftBank
8-102 / ≈-115Under
56.7%
51.4%+5.3PassLost ✗
pass
Hiroshima@DeNA
Hiroshima at DeNA
7+109 / ≈-127Under
58.8%
53.9%+4.9PassLost ✗
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.

7-3 · model leans
GameTeamTotalOver / UnderLeanModelBookGapResult
Hiroshima@DeNA
Hiroshima at DeNA
Hiroshima3.5+110 / ≈-134Under
62.7%
54.6%+8.1Lost ✗
Hiroshima@DeNA
Hiroshima at DeNA
DeNA2.5-143 / ≈+118Over
64.4%
56.2%+8.2Won ✓
Nippon-Ham@Lotte
Nippon-Ham at Lotte
Nippon-Ham3.5+106 / ≈-129Under
50.3%
53.7%-3.5Won ✓
Nippon-Ham@Lotte
Nippon-Ham at Lotte
Lotte2.5-142 / ≈+116Over
62.8%
55.9%+6.9Won ✓
ORIX@SoftBank
ORIX at SoftBank
ORIX2.5-107 / ≈-114Over
52.8%
49.2%+3.5Won ✓
ORIX@SoftBank
ORIX at SoftBank
SoftBank4.5-126 / ≈+104Under
51.8%
46.8%+5.0Lost ✗
Rakuten@Seibu
Rakuten at Seibu
Rakuten3.5-110 / ≈-110Under
55.7%
50.0%+5.7Won ✓
Rakuten@Seibu
Rakuten at Seibu
Seibu3.5+111 / ≈-135Under
63.1%
54.8%+8.3Won ✓
Yakult@Giants
Yakult at Giants
Yakult2.5-101 / ≈-120Over
51.0%
47.9%+3.1Lost ✗
Yakult@Giants
Yakult at Giants
Giants2.5-148 / ≈+121Over
56.3%
56.9%-0.5Won ✓
Model's pick wonLost