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Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals

All Cincinnati Reds predictions · All St. Louis Cardinals predictions

MLB · Saturday, July 25, 2026 · 7:16 PM · Final: 0-7

The model's call
Cincinnati Reds to win
Model confidence 50.0%
Books consensus 50.0%
Result St. Louis Cardinals 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 Cincinnati RedsSt. Louis Cardinals
BetMGM -110 -110
BetRivers -107 -107
DraftKings -112 -108
ESPN BET -110 -110
Fanatics -110 -110
FanDuel -104 -112
Hard Rock Bet -110 -110
Caesars -110 -110

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
Reds −1.5
priced 37.4% to cover · 7 books, 1 on another number
St. Louis Cardinals covered +1.5
Total · closing
O/U 8
priced 48.9% over · 5 books, 3 on another number
Under 8 (7 scored)
Spread by book RedsCardinals
BetMGM −1.5 +155 +1.5 -190
BetRivers −1.5 +160 +1.5 -200
DraftKings −1.5 +151 +1.5 -183
ESPN BET −1.5 +160 +1.5 -190
Fanatics −1.5 +145 +1.5 -180
FanDuel −1.5 +158 +1.5 -192
Hard Rock Bet −1.5 +155 +1.5 -190
Caesars +1.5 -220 −1.5 +180
Total by bookOverUnder
BetMGM 8 -105 8 -115
BetRivers 8 -110 8 -109
DraftKings 8 -102 8 -118
ESPN BET 7.5 -120 7.5 +100
Fanatics 7.5 -120 7.5 +100
FanDuel 8 -105 8 -115
Hard Rock Bet 7.5 -125 7.5 +105
Caesars 8 -110 8 -110

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 Cincinnati RedsSt. Louis Cardinals
Books consensus fair, de-vigged 50.0% 50.0%
Best book price incl. vig 51.0% 51.7%
Kalshi contract price 50.5% 49.5%
Polymarket contract price 51.5% 48.5%
Markets average 51.0% 49.0%

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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