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š„ July 10, 2026 Degenerate Special š„
Evening slate locked with high-K arms! š„
Your Locked Open Bets (placed & pending):
1. 3-Leg Parlay ā Odds: -137
⢠Chris Sale 5+ Strikeouts (-500) ā ATL Braves @ STL Cardinals 8:16 PM ET
⢠Braxton Ashcraft 5+ Strikeouts (-410) ā MIL Brewers @ PIT Pirates 8:20 PM ET
⢠Robbie Ray 4+ Strikeouts (-620) ā COL Rockies @ SF Giants 10:16 PM ET
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MiracleManDanās AI Baseball 7/10/26
Experimental :
It doesnāt seem that we should be getting so many FG plays. I questioned this one, and well, maybe so.
Orioles vs Royals today
Starters are real: Young 3.21 / 1.39 vs Avila 6.64 / 1.57 (ERA delta +3.43).
Why isnāt the model ~35ā40% on KC?
The number is aĀ 65% form / 35% LightGBMĀ blend, and neither half treats season ERA like a human does:
Form leg (~50.5% KC)Ā ā both clubs are .400; ratings are basically even (4.20Ā /Ā 4.30). This legĀ doesnāt use SP ERA at all.
LightGBM (~49.3% KC after calibration)Ā ā SP ERA is a feature, but for this row it barely moves the needle. Counterfactuals:
Set Avilaās ERA/WHIP = Youngās ā blendĀ unchangedĀ (~0.0%)
Swap the two SPs ā blend onlyĀ ā1.8%Ā on KC
So the model is mostly saying: āeven teams, Royals score more (5.3 vs 4.0 rpg), market has BAL at ~61% ā weāre closer to a coin flip.ā It isĀ notĀ saying Avila matches Young.
Should you bet it?
F5: noĀ ā already filtered out (1.8% edge, no angle).
Full game: yes per live policyĀ ā dog, edge ā„ 3%, price ⤠+175 ā 1u. That angleĀ intentionally ignores SP quality; our soft-SP sweeps found those dogs wereĀ moreĀ profitable on rate, not less.
How to think about it
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