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first pitch 9:10 PM CDT

St. Louis Cardinals @ Los Angeles Dodgers

Thu 9/3 · 9:10 PM CDT · forecast weather in the grade · ump: confirmed
FIRST 5 INNINGS · OVER 4.5
C
C cards like this have won 51% over · market 48%
TOTAL
no lean
model 49% over · market 49%
the letter is how far we sit from the market, not how sure we are
THE PICTURE — what's driving the 6-point gapsized against each other · measured against the line — a stat the market already prices can point opposite its usual read
Umpire's strike zone runs narrower than most — fewer called strikes37%
Wind blowing out, ~4 mph net34%
Team strength & form leans under — mostly the away teamagainst the over16%
Offense profile leans under — mostly the away teamagainst the over3%
WHAT WE COULDN'T SEEpriced into our number — not evidence about this game
No 2025 record of strikes gained behind the plate for the away catcher — graded at league average6%
No prior major-league start on record for the away starter — graded on league-typical assumptionsagainst the over4%
Market: First-5-innings Over 4.5 at +102 (pinnacle, quoted 8:00 PM CDT) · model expects ~5.6 runs · divergence 6 points — band C. lean, not edge-demonstrated C-band cutoffs fitted on OOF 2021-2024; the live record starts with this log. C cards in this market have won 50.9% of 1,034 out-of-sample grades (2021-2024), -0.5 points over break-even at the close. Not a betting-plan cell.
FIRST 5Frozen C at 8:15 AM CDT · the number held.
TOTALFrozen C at 8:15 AM CDT · the market came toward our number · final grade no lean.
anchor First-5 Over 4.5 +102 → closed +100 · our way
SITUATIONAL CONDITIONSdetected for this game · not a grade input — anything that carries weight appears in THE PICTURE
Time-zone spot (playing 2+ zones from home)High-scoring umpireStarter threw 105+ pitches last start
Honest row: grades cap at the band — extreme disagreement is as often our error as the market's. Moneyline gets no grade because our model hasn't beaten that market and says so. Graded against the line at grade time; the model was validated against closing lines. Weather from forecast; regrade if conditions flip. F5 grades ride a shorter history (2023-2025).
Raw grade details (all passes)
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