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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
Lotte@SoftBank
Lotte at SoftBank
+173 / -200SoftBank
81.6%
64.5%+17.1Won ✓
Nippon-Ham@Seibu
Nippon-Ham at Seibu
+113 / -127Nippon-Ham
51.6%
45.6%+6.0Won ✓
Giants@DeNA
Giants at DeNA
+106 / -119Giants
52.1%
47.2%+4.9Lost ✗
Hiroshima@Yakult
Hiroshima at Yakult
+102 / -115Yakult
55.7%
51.9%+3.8Won ✓
Chunichi@Hanshin
Chunichi at Hanshin
+155 / -177Hanshin
65.1%
62.0%+3.1Lost ✗

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).

3-2 · model leans
GameTotalOver / UnderLeanModelBookGapUnitsResult
Hiroshima@Yakult
Hiroshima at Yakult
6.5-126 / ≈+108Over
60.2%
53.7%+6.5PassLost ✗
pass
Lotte@SoftBank
Lotte at SoftBank
7.5-130 / ≈+111Over
57.2%
54.4%+2.8PassWon ✓
pass
Chunichi@Hanshin
Chunichi at Hanshin
5.5-106 / ≈-110Over
52.2%
49.5%+2.7PassLost ✗
pass
Giants@DeNA
Giants at DeNA
8+115 / ≈-135Under
57.8%
55.3%+2.5PassWon ✓
pass
Nippon-Ham@Seibu
Nippon-Ham at Seibu
6-134 / ≈+115Over
53.8%
55.2%-1.4PassWon ✓
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.

7-4 · model leans
GameTeamTotalOver / UnderLeanModelBookGapResult
Chunichi@Hanshin
Chunichi at Hanshin
Chunichi2.5+117 / ≈-142Under
57.6%
56.0%+1.6Won ✓
Chunichi@Hanshin
Chunichi at Hanshin
Hanshin2.5-145 / ≈+119Over
57.3%
56.5%+0.9Lost ✗
Giants@DeNA
Giants at DeNA
Giants3.5-104 / ≈-116Under
52.8%
51.3%+1.5Won ✓
Giants@DeNA
Giants at DeNA
DeNA3.5-100 / ≈-121Under
57.4%
52.3%+5.2Lost ✗
Hiroshima@Yakult
Hiroshima at Yakult
Hiroshima3.5+115 / ≈-139Under
53.3%
55.6%-2.3Won ✓
Hiroshima@Yakult
Hiroshima at Yakult
Yakult3.5+117 / ≈-143Under
51.8%
56.1%-4.3Won ✓
Lotte@SoftBank
Lotte at SoftBank
Lotte2.5-147 / ≈+121Under
52.4%
43.2%+9.2Lost ✗
Lotte@SoftBank
Lotte at SoftBank
SoftBank4.5-106 / ≈-114Over
62.2%
49.1%+13.1Won ✓
Nippon-Ham@Seibu
Nippon-Ham at Seibu
Nippon-Ham2.5-147 / ≈+120Over
58.4%
56.7%+1.7Won ✓
Nippon-Ham@Seibu
Nippon-Ham at Seibu
Seibu3.5+121 / ≈-148Under
64.4%
56.9%+7.5Won ✓
Nippon-Ham@Seibu
Nippon-Ham at Seibu
Seibu2.5-144 / ≈+118Over
54.3%
56.3%-2.0Lost ✗
Model's pick wonLost