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Houston Astros at San Diego Padres

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MLB · Saturday, August 8, 2026 · 7:16 PM · Final: 2-3

The model's call
San Diego Padres to win
Model confidence 53.2%
Books consensus 53.2%
Result San Diego Padres 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 Houston AstrosSan Diego Padres
BetMGM +105 -125
BetRivers +110 -124
DraftKings +108 -116
ESPN BET +105 -125
Fanatics +105 -125
FanDuel +106 -116
Hard Rock Bet +105 -115
Caesars +110 -121

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
Padres −1.5
priced 35.8% to cover · 6 books, 2 on another number
opened Astros −1.5
Houston Astros covered +1.5
Total · closing
O/U 8
priced 48.9% over · 5 books, 3 on another number
Under 8 (5 scored)
Spread by book AstrosPadres
BetMGM +1.5 -200 −1.5 +165
BetRivers +1.5 -225 −1.5 +170
DraftKings +1.5 -205 −1.5 +168
ESPN BET +1.5 -215 −1.5 +170
Fanatics +1.5 -205 −1.5 +165
FanDuel −1.5 +172 +1.5 -210
Hard Rock Bet −1.5 +180 +1.5 -190
Caesars +1.5 -195 −1.5 +162
Total by bookOverUnder
BetMGM 8 -105 8 -115
BetRivers 7.5 -120 7.5 +100
DraftKings 8 -105 8 -115
ESPN BET 7.5 -125 7.5 +105
Fanatics 8 -105 8 -115
FanDuel 8 -105 8 -115
Hard Rock Bet 7.5 -120 7.5 +110
Caesars 8 -105 8 -115

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 Houston AstrosSan Diego Padres
Books consensus fair, de-vigged 46.8% 53.2%
Best book price incl. vig 47.6% 53.5%
Kalshi contract price 47.5% 52.5%
Polymarket contract price 47.5% 52.5%
Markets average 47.5% 52.5%

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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