Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds
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The lean (0 units — logged, not staked)
Chicago Cubs ML (-134, BetOnline.ag) · confidence 57.2% of 10,000 sims · edge -0.1 pts · 0u
Matthew Boyd (4.16 ERA, 1.24 WHIP) vs Nick Lodolo (5.12 ERA, 1.49 WHIP).
Projected 5.7–4.5; sim total 10.2 against a 9 line; park factor 1.04.
Market at board time: moneyline -137 / +118 (consensus at board time) · total 9.
Circuit-breaker log (7 checks)
- Rule 2 check passed: market line -134 within the night-game juice cap (-180; night -180, day -170, day = first pitch before 17:00 venue-local).
- Rule 8 check passed: raw model 58.6% vs de-vigged market 55.8%: 2.8-point divergence within the 12-point cap (blended to 57.2% at MODEL_WEIGHT=0.5).
- Edge gate: model edge vs offered price is -0.1 pts (minimum 2). No allocation; a good side at a bad price is a bad bet.
- Rule 4 check passed: both starters carry full-season workloads.
- Rule 6 check passed: away 14-day wOBA 0.344 vs league 0.322 (gap -0.023, threshold 0.035).
- Rules 3/5 (velocity/spin telemetry): manual review required: Statcast feed not wired.
- Weather (totals paper track ONLY): 82°F at first pitch: run environment x1.049. Applied to the paper totals pick; the staked board ignores weather entirely.
Open vs close
| Market | Board time | Close |
|---|---|---|
| Moneyline (away / home) | -137 / +118 | -145 / +125 |
| Total | 9 | 9 (o-115 / u-105) |
The close is the last pre-first-pitch capture. Movement toward a side after we post is the fastest honest read on pick quality — see the CLV column on the ledger.
No stake rode on this game. The lean and its failed gates above are the whole position: passing is a position too.
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