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Cincinnati Reds at Chicago White Sox

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MLB · Wednesday, August 12, 2026 · 7:40 PM · Final: 0-5

The model's call
Chicago White Sox to win
Model confidence 57.6%
Books consensus 57.6%
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 Cincinnati RedsChicago White Sox
BetMGM +125 -155
BetRivers +130 -148
DraftKings +132 -142
ESPN BET +125 -145
Fanatics +125 -150
FanDuel +130 -140
Hard Rock Bet +130 -140
Caesars +135 -145

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 40.0% to cover · 8 books
Chicago White Sox covered −1.5
Total · closing
O/U 8.5
priced 52.2% over · 7 books, 1 on another number
opened 9.5
Under 8.5 (5 scored)
Spread by book RedsWhite Sox
BetMGM +1.5 -170 −1.5 +140
BetRivers +1.5 -167 −1.5 +138
DraftKings +1.5 -169 −1.5 +139
ESPN BET +1.5 -165 −1.5 +140
Fanatics +1.5 -165 −1.5 +135
FanDuel +1.5 -170 −1.5 +140
Hard Rock Bet +1.5 -160 −1.5 +150
Caesars +1.5 -165 −1.5 +140
Total by bookOverUnder
BetMGM 8.5 -115 8.5 -105
BetRivers 8.5 -115 8.5 -105
DraftKings 8.5 -123 8.5 +102
ESPN BET 8.5 -120 8.5 +100
Fanatics 8.5 -120 8.5 +100
FanDuel 8.5 -120 8.5 -102
Hard Rock Bet 8.5 -115 8.5 +105
Caesars 9 +100 9 -120

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 RedsChicago White Sox
Books consensus fair, de-vigged 42.4% 57.6%
Best book price incl. vig 42.6% 58.3%
Kalshi contract price 42.5% 57.5%
Polymarket contract price 41.5% 58.5%
Markets average 42.0% 58.0%

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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