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Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros

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MLB · Tuesday, September 1, 2026 · 8:11 PM · Final: 5-1

The model's call
Chicago White Sox to win
Model confidence 51.1%
Books consensus 51.1%
Result Chicago White Sox won model ✓
Identical on purpose: the model applies no adjustment to the de-vigged consensus of the books and Novig, a no-cut exchange, until a candidate signal proves itself in shadow audit — none has yet. Kalshi and Polymarket below are a comparison, not an input.

Closing moneyline by book

The last price each book posted before first pitch — the prices this call could actually have been bet at. Best on each side is highlighted. In-game odds are deliberately excluded: once the game starts, the price tracks the score, not the matchup.

Book Chicago White SoxHouston Astros
BetMGM -115 -105
BetRivers -122 +102
DraftKings -116 -104
ESPN BET -111 -102
Fanatics -110 -110
FanDuel -112 -104
Hard Rock Bet -115 -105
Caesars -111 +101

Spread & total

Not part of the model's call. Collected from every book and graded in public so the prices can be checked — how spreads and totals have graded so far. The percent is what the price itself implies, vig removed.

Spread · closing
White Sox −1.5
priced 39.1% to cover · 8 books
Chicago White Sox covered −1.5
Total · closing
O/U 8.5
priced 50.6% over · 8 books
Under 8.5 (6 scored)
Spread by book White SoxAstros
BetMGM −1.5 +145 +1.5 -175
BetRivers −1.5 +130 +1.5 -159
DraftKings −1.5 +144 +1.5 -175
ESPN BET −1.5 +150 +1.5 -180
Fanatics −1.5 +145 +1.5 -180
FanDuel −1.5 +140 +1.5 -170
Hard Rock Bet −1.5 +145 +1.5 -175
Caesars −1.5 +148 +1.5 -175
Total by bookOverUnder
BetMGM 8.5 -115 8.5 -105
BetRivers 8.5 -114 8.5 -107
DraftKings 8.5 -112 8.5 -108
ESPN BET 8.5 -110 8.5 -110
Fanatics 8.5 -115 8.5 -105
FanDuel 8.5 -110 8.5 -110
Hard Rock Bet 8.5 -110 8.5 -110
Caesars 8.5 -115 8.5 -105

Prediction markets vs the books

Every venue sells the same thing — a dollar if that side wins — at a different price. Implied cost per venue below; amber = the cheapest way to buy that side at the close.

Venue Chicago White SoxHouston Astros
Books consensus fair, de-vigged 51.1% 48.9%
Best book price incl. vig 52.4% 49.5%
Kalshi contract price 50.5% 49.5%
Polymarket contract price 50.5% 49.5%
Markets average 50.5% 49.5%

Contract prices exclude exchange trading fees (Kalshi ~1–2¢ midrange), which narrow small gaps. A venue meaningfully below the books consensus is either a bargain or an early opinion — the graded record decides which.

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