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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.

1-3 · model leans
GameAway / HomeModel pickModelBookGapResult
ORIX@Rakuten
ORIX at Rakuten
-110 / -102ORIX
54.1%
50.9%+3.2Lost ✗
DeNA@Giants
DeNA at Giants
+138 / -157Giants
62.4%
59.2%+3.1Lost ✗
SoftBank@Lotte
SoftBank at Lotte
-224 / +193SoftBank
64.3%
67.0%-2.7–
Chunichi@Yakult
Chunichi at Yakult
-132 / +117Chunichi
51.3%
55.2%-3.9Won ✓
Hanshin@Hiroshima
Hanshin at Hiroshima
-186 / +162Hanshin
54.0%
63.0%-9.1Lost ✗

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).

2-0 · model leans
GameTotalOver / UnderLeanModelBookGapUnitsResult
SoftBank@Lotte
SoftBank at Lotte
8-114 / ≈-103Under
61.1%
48.8%+12.3PassWon ✓
pass
Chunichi@Yakult
Chunichi at Yakult
7+110 / ≈-128Under
62.2%
54.1%+8.1PassWon ✓
pass
Hanshin@Hiroshima
Hanshin at Hiroshima
6.5+108 / ≈-126Under
55.5%
53.7%+1.8Pass–
DeNA@Giants
DeNA at Giants
5.5-123 / ≈+105Over
54.5%
53.1%+1.4Pass–
ORIX@Rakuten
ORIX at Rakuten
6.5-101 / ≈-115Under
51.0%
51.6%-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.

2-4 · model leans
GameTeamTotalOver / UnderLeanModelBookGapResult
Chunichi@Yakult
Chunichi at Yakult
Chunichi3.5+102 / ≈-123Under
58.1%
52.7%+5.4Won ✓
Chunichi@Yakult
Chunichi at Yakult
Yakult2.5-121 / ≈+100Over
50.1%
52.3%-2.2–
DeNA@Giants
DeNA at Giants
DeNA2.5+101 / ≈-123Under
52.6%
52.6%+0.0–
DeNA@Giants
DeNA at Giants
Giants2.5-149 / ≈+122Over
61.0%
57.0%+4.0Lost ✗
Hanshin@Hiroshima
Hanshin at Hiroshima
Hanshin3.5-106 / ≈-114Under
61.8%
50.9%+10.9Lost ✗
Hanshin@Hiroshima
Hanshin at Hiroshima
Hiroshima2.5+117 / ≈-142Under
52.8%
56.0%-3.2Lost ✗
ORIX@Rakuten
ORIX at Rakuten
ORIX2.5-145 / ≈+119Over
63.7%
56.5%+7.2Lost ✗
ORIX@Rakuten
ORIX at Rakuten
Rakuten2.5-126 / ≈+104Over
54.8%
53.2%+1.6–
SoftBank@Lotte
SoftBank at Lotte
SoftBank4.5-125 / ≈+103Under
59.8%
47.0%+12.8Won ✓
SoftBank@Lotte
SoftBank at Lotte
Lotte2.5-119 / ≈-102Over
52.3%
51.8%+0.5–
Model's pick wonLost