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The slate for Sunday, August 16, 2026: 15 games, no qualifying plays, 12 on watch

15 games on the slate, 15 simulated 10,000 times each, and nothing cleared the gates — no manufactured pick, no exceptions. 12 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 Saturday, August 15, 2026 — the gates published nothing, so nothing rode. Passing is a position too, and it grades itself.

The watch list — tracked, not staked — went 4-7 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
12:15 PM ETBaltimore Orioles @ Tampa Bay RaysTrevor Rogers (4.21) vs Freddy Peralta (5.33)4.6–4.69.2 / 7.5
1:35 PM ETBoston Red Sox @ Pittsburgh PiratesPatrick Sandoval (3.30) vs Lake Bachar (3.97)4.4–4.48.8 / 8
1:35 PM ETArizona Diamondbacks @ Atlanta BravesMichael Soroka (2.92) vs Bryce Elder (4.03)4.3–4.48.8 / 9
1:37 PM ETNew York Yankees @ Toronto Blue JaysRyan Weathers (3.69) vs Dylan Cease (2.40)3.9–3.97.8 / 6.5
1:40 PM ETWashington Nationals @ New York MetsJake Irvin (5.79) vs Christian Scott (3.45)4.4–4.69 / 8.5
1:40 PM ETSan Diego Padres @ Cleveland GuardiansCasey Mize (3.38) vs Tanner Bibee (3.99)4.2–3.88 / 8
1:40 PM ETChicago White Sox @ Detroit TigersSean Burke (2.99) vs Drew Anderson (3.91)4.4–4.18.5 / 8
1:40 PM ETMiami Marlins @ Cincinnati RedsEury Pérez (3.39) vs Nick Lodolo (4.86)4.8–4.39.1 / 8.5
2:10 PM ETPhiladelphia Phillies @ Minnesota TwinsAndrew Painter (6.27) vs Dean Kremer (5.25)4.7–59.7 / 9.5
3:15 PM ETSt. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago CubsHunter Dobbins (3.40) vs Edward Cabrera (5.10)4.6–59.6 / 9
4:05 PM ETColorado Rockies @ San Francisco GiantsGabriel Hughes (5.61) vs Blade Tidwell (2.78)4.3–4.38.5 / 8
4:05 PM ETTexas Rangers @ AthleticsCody Bradford (2.38) vs Jacob Lopez (5.38)4.4–4.69 / 10
4:07 PM ETKansas City Royals @ Los Angeles AngelsNoah Cameron (4.45) vs Ryan Johnson (6.71)4.3–4.68.9 / 9
4:10 PM ETMilwaukee Brewers @ Los Angeles DodgersLogan Henderson (2.88) vs Tarik Skubal (2.93)4.3–4.48.7 / 7.5
7:20 PM ETSeattle Mariners @ Houston AstrosBryan Woo (4.15) vs Hunter Brown (3.68)4–4.48.4 / 7.5

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: San Diego Padres ML (-105, DraftKings) — San Diego Padres @ Cleveland Guardians, 1:40 PM ET. Edge +1.1 pts at the best price, ranking score 0.681. 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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