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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.

2-1 · model leans
GameAway / HomeModel pickModelBookGapResult
Seibu@Lotte
Seibu at Lotte
-125 / +111Lotte
61.0%
46.0%+15.0–
SoftBank@Rakuten
SoftBank at Rakuten
-153 / +135SoftBank
62.3%
58.7%+3.6–
DeNA@Hanshin
DeNA at Hanshin
-109 / -103DeNA
52.8%
50.7%+2.1Lost ✗
ORIX@Nippon-Ham
ORIX at Nippon-Ham
+163 / -187Nippon-Ham
63.9%
63.1%+0.7Won ✓
Hiroshima@Chunichi
Hiroshima at Chunichi
+160 / -183Chunichi
55.6%
62.7%-7.1Won ✓

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).

3-0 · model leans
GameTotalOver / UnderLeanModelBookGapUnitsResult
SoftBank@Rakuten
SoftBank at Rakuten
7.5-113 / ≈-103Under
63.1%
48.9%+14.2Pass–
Hiroshima@Chunichi
Hiroshima at Chunichi
6-135 / ≈+115Over
64.6%
55.3%+9.3PassWon ✓
pass
Seibu@Lotte
Seibu at Lotte
7+102 / ≈-119Over
56.2%
47.7%+8.5Pass–
DeNA@Hanshin
DeNA at Hanshin
6.5-106 / ≈-110Under
57.8%
50.4%+7.3PassWon ✓
pass
ORIX@Nippon-Ham
ORIX at Nippon-Ham
8.5+123 / ≈-144Under
56.0%
56.8%-0.8PassWon ✓
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.

3-3 · model leans
GameTeamTotalOver / UnderLeanModelBookGapResult
DeNA@Hanshin
DeNA at Hanshin
DeNA2.5-143 / ≈+117Over
54.8%
56.1%-1.3Lost ✗
DeNA@Hanshin
DeNA at Hanshin
Hanshin2.5-124 / ≈+102Under
52.1%
47.2%+4.9Lost ✗
Hiroshima@Chunichi
Hiroshima at Chunichi
Hiroshima2.5+108 / ≈-131Over
55.1%
45.9%+9.3Lost ✗
Hiroshima@Chunichi
Hiroshima at Chunichi
Chunichi3.5-102 / ≈-118Over
51.2%
48.3%+2.9Won ✓
ORIX@Nippon-Ham
ORIX at Nippon-Ham
ORIX3.5+120 / ≈-146Under
54.5%
56.6%-2.1Won ✓
ORIX@Nippon-Ham
ORIX at Nippon-Ham
Nippon-Ham4.5+106 / ≈-129Over
51.2%
46.3%+4.9Won ✓
Seibu@Lotte
Seibu at Lotte
Seibu3.5-100 / ≈-121Under
56.4%
52.3%+4.2–
Seibu@Lotte
Seibu at Lotte
Lotte2.5-134 / ≈+110Over
67.8%
54.6%+13.2–
SoftBank@Rakuten
SoftBank at Rakuten
SoftBank4.5+107 / ≈-130Under
61.1%
53.9%+7.1–
SoftBank@Rakuten
SoftBank at Rakuten
Rakuten2.5-147 / ≈+120Under
53.8%
43.3%+10.5–
Model's pick wonLost