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The slate for Friday, August 14, 2026: 14 games, no qualifying plays, 5 on watch

14 games on the slate, 11 simulated 10,000 times each, and nothing cleared the gates — no manufactured pick, no exceptions. 3 scratched by rule. 5 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 Thursday, August 13, 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
2:20 PM ETSt. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago CubsMatthew Liberatore (5.15) vs Clay Holmes (2.86)4.2–5.49.6 / 8
6:10 PM ETMiami Marlins @ Cincinnati RedsSandy Alcantara (3.52) vs Chase Burns (2.61)4.3–4.38.7 / 8
6:40 PM ETBoston Red Sox @ Pittsburgh PiratesJake Bennett (3.17) vs Bubba Chandler (4.26)4.3–4.38.6 / 8
6:40 PM ETChicago White Sox @ Detroit TigersSean Newcomb (2.66) vs Jackson Jobe (0.00)4.3–4.28.5 / 8.5
7:10 PM ETWashington Nationals @ New York MetsAndrew Alvarez (3.76) vs Robert Stock (10.13)4.9–4.39.2 / 8.5
7:10 PM ETSan Diego Padres @ Cleveland GuardiansMichael King (3.37) vs Gavin Williams (3.55)3.9–3.97.9 / 7.5
7:15 PM ETNew York Yankees @ Toronto Blue JaysGerrit Cole (3.35) vs Shane Bieber (5.48)4.7–3.88.5 / 8
8:10 PM ETSeattle Mariners @ Houston AstrosGeorge Kirby (3.68) vs Peter Lambert (3.09)3.8–4.38.1 / 8
9:38 PM ETKansas City Royals @ Los Angeles AngelsSeth Lugo (4.41) vs Grayson Rodriguez (7.20)4.6–4.79.3 / 8.5
10:10 PM ETMilwaukee Brewers @ Los Angeles DodgersRobert Gasser (4.57) vs Yoshinobu Yamamoto (2.65)4.3–4.79 / 7.5
10:15 PM ETColorado Rockies @ San Francisco GiantsKyle Freeland (6.63) vs Landen Roupp (4.22)4.3–4.58.8 / 7.5
7:10 PM ETBaltimore Orioles @ Tampa Bay RaysScratched — Rule 7: Late-Line Circuit Breaker: Starter TBD for BAL inside the pre-game window. Automatic scratch, no position.
7:15 PM ETArizona Diamondbacks @ Atlanta BravesScratched — Rule 7: Late-Line Circuit Breaker: Starter TBD for ATL inside the pre-game window. Automatic scratch, no position.
9:40 PM ETTexas Rangers @ AthleticsScratched — Rule 7: Late-Line Circuit Breaker: Starter TBD for ATH 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.

🎯 The Daily Pick

No play cleared the strict Qualified gates today, so the always-on strategy carries the slate: Washington Nationals ML (+106, FanDuel) — Washington Nationals @ New York Mets, 7:10 PM ET. Edge +2.9 pts at the best price, ranking score 0.625. 0 units through the proving window (ends September 8) — it grades onto its own public record, never the Qualified ledger. Full card and analysis on the site.

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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