MLB · Baseball · Jul 28, 2026 23:40 UTC · avg book margin 6.8%

Twins–Royals 3–2: totals pricing was 3.7% soft at PointsBet, closing-line value turned the profit from luck into edge

Offered at PointsBet2.00Fair price1.93+3.7% above fair

A mismatch appeared in the totals market for the Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals matchup before the first pitch. PointsBet was quoting decimal 2.00, roughly 3.7% above where sharp books had settled. The board identified the slack and published it while the window remained open for action.

The teams finished 3–2. Bettors who seized the flagged price collected +1.00 units per unit wagered.

Where professionals separate skill from randomness: the market had drifted +2.1% in the flagged direction by game time. That closing-line value movement—not the final score—is how bankrolls grow. One game landing right tells you nothing. Markets moving toward your position before kickoff tells you the original price was indeed soft.

Over 1271 completed bets, this category of signal (baseball totals in the mid-odds range) has tracked to +2.0% ROI.

The system runs every day at post time, surfacing pricing gaps while they exist—not after the final out is recorded. The live board remains the place to find them before they collapse.

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

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Boston Red Sox vs Baltimore Orioles · MLB · Baseball — pick Boston Red Sox @ 2.32
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Why this bet
+2.5%
Entry edge
+0.1%
Edge near close
+0.0%
Risk-adjusted edge
2.32
Fair price (no-vig)
2.50
Entry odds
Quality
60/100
Confidence
2
Sharp books
Standard
Class
Market state: Sharp consensus (2 books) · priced from: Sharp price
Sizing
1.7%
Recommended stake
0.1%
Full Kelly (theoretical max)
EV by devig methodthe same price run through every de-margining method
+1.9%
Shin
+1.7%
Power
+2.5%
Additive
-4.9%
Worst case
+2.5%
Multiplicative
A sample of bookmakers on this betnear close — every price against the same no-vig fair
BookmakerOddsVs fair
FanDuel2.32+0.1%
Bovada2.30-0.8%
Espn-Bet2.30-0.8%
Betanysports2.30-0.8%
1xBet2.29-1.2%
Matchbook2.26-2.5%
BetUS2.25-2.9%
Gtbets2.25-2.9%
BetMGM2.25-2.9%
Coolbet2.25-2.9%
Sport8882.25-2.9%
Everygame2.25-2.9%
Risk & profitability profile
Heavy favoriteFavoriteCoin flipUnderdogLongshot
2.32 odds → 43% implied win probability
43%
Fair win probability
+1.5% 🔒
Expected ROI (model)
+6.2% 🔒
Cohort realized ROI
Proven Playbook matchesconditions are members-only
steam entry + home side 🔒 (Baseball) — +26.5% settled ROI on 53% winners
closing drift + liquid market 🔒 (Baseball) — +23.3% settled ROI on 57% winners
early value + short odds 🔒 (Baseball) — +14.7% settled ROI on 48% winners
consensus fade + late entry 🔒 (Any) — +7.1% settled ROI on 43% winners
Past performance

Based on 58 bets exactly like this one over the last 60 days

+1.2% 🔒
Closing line value
+2.7% 🔒
Average return
+2.0% 🔒
Beat the closing line
59%
Win rate
Likely ROI range: +7.2% to +3.0% 🔒
Statistically reliable winner: even the worst case is profitable
The endingthe part only a settled signal can show
Detected Jul 20, 14:54 UTC at 2.50 (+2.5% edge) → fair price at close 2.32 → closing-line value +5.2%
✅ Settled: WON · +1.50 units
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Record settled · last updated Jul 29, 2026 05:51 UTC · How these numbers are made: methodology · the dataset — fair prices shown are margin-free. Spotted an error? Request a correction (include this page's URL).