MLB · Baseball · Jul 20, 2026 19:05 EDT · avg book margin 7.9%

New York YankeesvsPittsburgh Pirates

Yankees-Pirates totals market splits 4.3% wide across sportsbooks — sharp consensus and a 18-hour window

What happened: Final score: 8–5. The edge paid: the flagged side won, returning +1.35 units on a flat 1-unit stake. The closing line moved against the signal (-9.9% CLV) — honest note: on this one, the market did not confirm the edge. For the record: the flagged price stayed live for about 18 hours after detection before the edge closed.
Offered2.35Fair price2.25+4.3% above fair

The setup — the analysis as published at detection, written 17.9 hours before start and frozen for the record. The market it describes has since closed; the outcome is above.

With 18 hours until New York Yankees vs Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB), the totals market is fragmented across sportsbooks—and the sharpest operators disagree with the highest current price by 4.3%. The edge exists in real time, not in hindsight: bets placed now lock in the mismatch before it closes.

When bookmakers scatter this far apart on the same market, one side is mispriced—and the sharp consensus identifies which. Wide price dispersal is where inefficiency lives.

Three independent sharp sources feed the consensus line behind this edge, so it reflects multiple operators' models, not a single book's view.

The signal triggers 10 patterns in our historical Playbook. The highest-returning variant has posted +14.7% ROI across its settled bets.

Baseball totals in this odds range have a trackable history: 1201 settled bets in the same market segment show +2.3% ROI, indicating how often these gaps compress in the bettor's favor.

Mispricings of this size rarely survive to first pitch. This market segment has historically corrected within roughly 20 hours as sharp action crowds the line.

Historical, aggregate data on settled bets — not betting advice and not a guarantee. Markets adapt; edges fade; variance is real.

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Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals · MLB · Baseball — flagged side Under 8.5 @ 2.15
79 Omen Score

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Why this bet
+4.4%
Entry edge
+0.9%
Edge near close
+0.1%
Risk-adjusted edge
2.13
Fair price (no-vig)
2.25
Entry odds
Quality
80/100
Confidence
9
Sharp books
Prime signal
Class
Market state: Recreational consensus (no sharp anchor) · priced from: Market reference
Sizing
1.55%
Recommended stake
0.8%
Full Kelly (theoretical max)
Insights
Rec-book consensus only — no sharp anchor.High confidence + meaningful price gap — best risk-adjusted segment.
A sample of bookmakers on this betnear close — every price against the same no-vig fair
BookmakerOddsVs fair
Hard Rock2.15+0.9%
espn-bet2.10-1.4%
Hard Rock2.10-1.4%
1xBet2.08-2.3%
Matchbook2.08-2.3%
sport8882.05-3.8%
betparx1.96-7.9%
Bally Bet1.96-7.9%
BetRivers1.96-7.9%
PMU1.83-14.3%
Risk & profitability profile
Heavy favoriteFavoriteCoin flipUnderdogLongshot
2.15 odds → 47% implied win probability
47%
Fair win probability
+4.9% 🔒
Expected ROI (model)
+8.0% 🔒
Cohort realized ROI
The endingthe part only a settled signal can show
Detected Aug 17, 18:51 UTC at 2.25 (+4.4% edge) → fair price at close 2.13 → closing-line value +1.1%
✅ Settled: WON · +1.25 units
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