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The slate for Sunday, August 30, 2026: 14 games, no qualifying plays, 12 on watch

14 games on the slate, 14 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 29, 2026 — the gates published nothing, so nothing rode. Passing is a position too, and it grades itself.

The watch list — tracked, not staked — went 4-3-3 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 ETMiami Marlins @ Washington NationalsJanson Junk (4.21) vs Andrew Alvarez (3.72)4.4–4.99.3 / 9
1:35 PM ETColorado Rockies @ Atlanta BravesMason Adams (2.25) vs Tyler Mahle (4.41)4.4–4.99.2 / 8.5
1:35 PM ETBoston Red Sox @ New York YankeesRanger Suarez (3.35) vs Will Warren (4.39)4.4–4.18.5 / 8
1:37 PM ETSeattle Mariners @ Toronto Blue JaysLogan Gilbert (3.36) vs Max Scherzer (7.02)4.4–4.18.5 / 8
1:40 PM ETKansas City Royals @ Cleveland GuardiansSeth Lugo (4.61) vs Parker Messick (2.50)3.8–4.48.2 / 7.5
1:40 PM ETLos Angeles Dodgers @ Detroit TigersTyler Glasnow (3.02) vs Framber Valdez (4.35)4.5–4.28.6 / 7.5
1:40 PM ETSan Diego Padres @ Tampa Bay RaysRobbie Ray (3.21) vs Drew Rasmussen (2.95)3.9–4.38.3 / 7
2:10 PM ETChicago White Sox @ Minnesota TwinsJordan Hicks (3.83) vs Zebby Matthews (4.86)5–4.49.4 / 8.5
2:10 PM ETTexas Rangers @ Milwaukee BrewersKumar Rocker (4.41) vs Dustin May (4.56)3.8–58.8 / 8.5
2:15 PM ETPittsburgh Pirates @ St. Louis CardinalsBraxton Ashcraft (3.59) vs Matthew Liberatore (5.44)4.4–4.28.7 / 7.5
3:10 PM ETHouston Astros @ New York MetsEthan Pecko (7.88) vs Zac Thornton (2.88)4–4.48.4 / 9
4:05 PM ETBaltimore Orioles @ AthleticsChris Bassitt (4.74) vs Jeffrey Springs (6.08)5.4–4.610 / 10
4:07 PM ETPhiladelphia Phillies @ Los Angeles AngelsZack Wheeler (3.40) vs Yusei Kikuchi (6.25)4.7–4.18.8 / 7.5
7:20 PM ETCincinnati Reds @ Chicago CubsChase Burns (2.77) vs Shota Imanaga (3.78)4.2–4.99.2 / 9

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: Chicago White Sox ML (+106, DraftKings) — Chicago White Sox @ Minnesota Twins, 2:10 PM ET. Edge +2.8 pts at the best price, ranking score 0.683. 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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