MLB · Baseball · Aug 28, 2026 14:20 EDT · avg book margin 4.4%

Chicago CubsvsCincinnati Reds

YouWager is paying 4.1% over the sharp consensus in the moneyline market, 11 hours before first pitch

Offered at YouWager2.78Fair price2.67+4.1% above fair

Omenizer detected 9 bookmakers pricing this bet above the no-vig fair at last refresh — this story covers one of them. Members see the full board, live.

LIVE SIGNAL · exactly as it appears on the member board
87
Omen Score
+2.9%
Edge vs sharp consensus
95
Confidence
4
Sharp sources
Flagged side: Cincinnati Reds @ 2.78 — best price at YouWager
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A SAMPLE OF BOOKMAKERS ON THIS MATCH · right now — every price against the same no-vig fair
BookmakerSideOddsVs fair
youwagerCincinnati Reds2.78+2.9%
Hard RockCincinnati Reds2.75+1.8%
novigCincinnati Reds2.74+1.5%
sportsbetting-agCincinnati Reds2.71+0.3%
betonlineCincinnati Reds2.71+0.3%
isnCincinnati Reds2.71+0.3%
prophet-xCincinnati Reds2.71+0.3%
caesarsCincinnati Reds2.70+-0.0%
williamhillCincinnati Reds2.70+-0.0%
boomersCincinnati Reds2.70+-0.0%
4cxCincinnati Reds2.67-1.1%
superbetCincinnati Reds2.67-1.1%
marcaapuestasCincinnati Reds2.67-1.1%
STN SportsCincinnati Reds2.66-1.5%
betusCincinnati Reds2.66-1.5%
FliffCincinnati Reds2.65-1.9%
playnowCincinnati Reds2.65-1.9%
matchbookCincinnati Reds2.65-1.9%
espn-betCincinnati Reds2.65-1.9%
theScoreCincinnati Reds2.65-1.9%

Margins and best-price rates for every book we track

11 hours before Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds (MLB), bookmakers disagree about the moneyline market — and one side of that disagreement is currently priced 4.1% above the sharp consensus at YouWager, at decimal odds of 2.78. This is a live edge, not a post-mortem: the window is open as this page is generated.

One price sits 2.5 standard deviations away from where the rest of the market has settled — a genuine outlier, not ordinary noise.

4 independent sharp sources price this market, so the fair line behind that edge isn't one book's opinion.

This signal fits 1 historically profitable pattern from our Playbook — the strongest has realized +11.7% on settled bets.

Similar bets have paid before: signals in this exact segment — baseball moneyline, mid-range odds — have returned +12.5% ROI across 641 settled bets tracked on our board.

Edges like this don't wait for first pitch: in this market, they have typically held for about 9 hours before the price corrects.

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

AN EXAMPLE OF THE MEMBER VIEW · what members see on a bet like this — shown for a different, already-settled match PRO
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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