MLB · Baseball · Aug 01, 2026 18:40 EDT

Cincinnati RedsvsPittsburgh Pirates

Reds–Pirates Asian handicap: Hard Rock soft by 3.3% to sharp consensus, 7 hours until first pitch

What happened: Final score: 1–4. The edge paid: the flagged side won, returning +1.50 units on a flat 1-unit stake. The closing line moved against the signal (-2.5% CLV) — honest note: on this one, the market did not confirm the edge. For the record: the flagged price stayed live for about 7 hours after detection before the edge closed.
Offered at Hard Rock2.50Fair price2.42+3.3% above fair

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The setup — the analysis as published at detection, written 6.6 hours before start and frozen for the record. The market it describes has since closed; the outcome is above.

Hard Rock is quoting decimal odds of 2.50 on one side of the Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates Asian handicap—a price that trades 3.3% below where sharp operators have converged, with 7 hours until first pitch. The dislocation is live and measurable; the market is still moving as this page loads.

The Hard Rock quote sits 2.6 standard deviations outside the cluster of competing prices, placing it beyond the threshold of routine daily fluctuation.

Two independent sharp sources anchor the consensus, so the fair value behind this edge reflects professional alignment rather than a single operator's view.

Six patterns from our Playbook apply to this setup; the highest-conviction variant has posted +19.0% ROI on its settled bets.

Baseball Asian handicap trades at mid-range odds have shown durability: 135 settled bets in this category have returned +18.4% ROI across our tracked board.

Mispricings in this market segment typically erode before first pitch—comparable edges have held for roughly 15 minutes on average before repricing compresses the advantage.

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

This is the complete breakdown members get for every live signal. The example below is a DIFFERENT match, already settled — its market is closed, so full disclosure costs nothing. Everything is real except values marked 🔒, which are members-only (decoy digits shown).

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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Record settled · last updated Aug 02, 2026 02:43 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).