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first pitch 7:10 PM CDT

Chicago White Sox @ Houston Astros

Thu 9/3 · 7:10 PM CDT · forecast weather in the grade · ump: confirmed
TOTAL · UNDER 8.5 RUNS
C
C cards like this have won 52% under · market 48%
FIRST 5 INNINGS
no lean
model 52% over · market 52%
the letter is how far we sit from the market, not how sure we are
THE PICTURE — what's driving the 7-point gapsized against each other · measured against the line — a stat the market already prices can point opposite its usual read
The away starter threw 35 pitches last start26%
The away team walking more than league average, last 30 gamesagainst the under19%
Strike-throwing umpire zone17%
Team strength & form leans under — mostly the away team15%
Schedule spot leans over — mostly the home teamagainst the under9%
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 average14%
Market: Under 8.5 runs at +102 (pinnacle, quoted 6:00 PM CDT) · model expects ~8.7 runs · divergence 7 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 52.2% of 2,317 out-of-sample grades (2021-2024), +1.0 points over break-even at the close. Not a betting-plan cell.
Frozen C at 8:15 AM CDT · the number held.
anchor Under 8.5 runs +102 → closed -105 · our way
SITUATIONAL CONDITIONSdetected for this game · not a grade input — anything that carries weight appears in THE PICTURE
Heavily used bullpen
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.
Raw grade details (all passes)
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