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The slate for Saturday, August 8, 2026: 15 games, no qualifying plays, 8 on watch

15 games on the slate, 14 simulated 10,000 times each, and nothing cleared the gates — no manufactured pick, no exceptions. 1 scratched by rule. 8 on the watch list at 0 units. The full board, with every circuit-breaker check printed, is on the site.

Yesterday on the ledger

No staked plays were graded for Friday, August 7, 2026 — the gates published nothing, so nothing rode. Passing is a position too, and it grades itself.

The watch list — tracked, not staked — went 3-4 on paper. That record accumulates toward the promotion criteria; it never touches the staked ledger.

Running ledger: 4-6 · -2.25u · ROI -34.7%, every entry public and append-only.

Today's slate, game by game

First pitchGameStarters (ERA)Projected scoreSim total / line
3:05 PM ETAtlanta Braves @ New York YankeesChris Sale (2.08) vs Gerrit Cole (3.42)4.4–4.18.6 / 7.5
4:10 PM ETAthletics @ Boston Red SoxGage Jump (4.59) vs Jake Bennett (2.90)3.8–5.39 / 9
4:10 PM ETLos Angeles Angels @ Miami MarlinsWalbert Ureña (2.54) vs Sandy Alcantara (3.68)3.6–4.17.7 / 7.5
6:05 PM ETToronto Blue Jays @ Philadelphia PhilliesMax Scherzer (7.92) vs Aaron Nola (5.55)4.4–4.99.3 / 9.5
6:40 PM ETNew York Mets @ Pittsburgh PiratesRobert Stock (1.80) vs Bubba Chandler (4.49)4.2–4.68.8 / 9
6:45 PM ETCincinnati Reds @ Washington NationalsChase Burns (2.35) vs Andrew Alvarez (3.94)4.2–4.78.9 / 8.5
7:10 PM ETChicago Cubs @ Kansas City RoyalsClay Holmes (2.39) vs Seth Lugo (4.41)5.4–4.29.5 / 9.5
7:10 PM ETMinnesota Twins @ Milwaukee BrewersTaj Bradley (3.69) vs Robert Gasser (4.48)4.5–4.99.3 / 8
7:15 PM ETHouston Astros @ San Diego PadresPeter Lambert (3.06) vs Michael King (3.45)4.2–48.2 / 8
7:15 PM ETColorado Rockies @ St. Louis CardinalsKyle Freeland (6.81) vs Matthew Liberatore (4.97)4.6–4.89.5 / 8.5
7:15 PM ETBaltimore Orioles @ Texas RangersKyle Bradish (3.79) vs Jacob deGrom (3.96)3.9–4.28.2 / 7.5
7:15 PM ETCleveland Guardians @ Chicago White SoxGavin Williams (3.56) vs Anthony Kay (4.01)4.3–4.68.9 / 7.5
8:10 PM ETLos Angeles Dodgers @ Arizona DiamondbacksYoshinobu Yamamoto (2.76) vs Brandon Pfaadt (3.66)5–4.59.5 / 8.5
9:50 PM ETTampa Bay Rays @ Seattle MarinersGriffin Jax (3.63) vs George Kirby (3.76)3.9–3.87.7 / 7
7:15 PM ETDetroit Tigers @ San Francisco GiantsScratched — Rule 7: Late-Line Circuit Breaker: Starter TBD for DET inside the pre-game window. Automatic scratch, no position.

Projections are the engine's 10,000-simulation averages, already blended toward the de-vigged market. ★ marks the free pick. Held plays show no numbers on purpose: a projection plus a total is most of a pick. Every matchup links to its permanent pick page, which completes once the game grades.

No qualifying plays — and the best of what remained

Today's ✳ Best of Board is Pittsburgh Pirates ML (-120, BetOnline.ag) (New York Mets @ Pittsburgh Pirates) at 0 units: the model's top remaining choice, published with every gate it failed. We show it so you can see the reasoning; we don't stake it, and it never enters the ledger.

Three angles a bettor would actually check

The watch list: tracked, not staked

Watch picks clear some but not all gates, or belong to a market still proving itself on paper. Each is graded like a real pick at 0 units, on a record that never mixes with the staked ledger. When a segment reaches 100 graded picks with non-negative units and calibration inside 4 points, it gets promoted — publicly, as a version bump. Until then it is exactly this: watched.

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