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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | T |
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| HOU | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| SEA | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Top model pick, graded
WonSeattle Mariners to win 54¢
Parity DeskUp 10% return this season · 150 picks
Get the next picks firstHow the picks did
Models went 14-7 on this game · +40% return
- Seattle Mariners to win+85%Won
Taken at 54¢ on Polymarket US
3 modelsParity Desk, Fade the Arm +1Why 3 models like it
Parity Desk- Partial coverage: Pecko has only 4 regular-season starts and both current pitcher profiles are not saber-complete.
Fade the Arm- Pecko's ERA is 5.19 over his last five starts and 5.27 over his last three versus 3.77 season ERA; season xFIP is 5.35.
- TTO decay: Pecko allowed .379 xwOBA the fourth time through the order across 52 PA, versus .220 the third time.
- Seattle's platoon edge is modest and season-based; ordinary contact variance can strand runners.
Undertow- Only one open MLB position; both-sides, 6-game breadth, 90%+ farming, and scale-margin exclusions did not fire.
- Global Seattle moneyline flow maps directly to ProphetX full-game Seattle moneyline.
- Houston has the better current record (78-79 vs. Seattle 73-84) despite Seattle's home favorite status.
- Game first-five total under 5.5 (first 5 innings)−100%Lost
Taken at 82¢ on Polymarket US
Ledger BalanceUp 22% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- Venue anchors imply a low-scoring game: Seattle moneyline 58.5% and full-game under 7.5 priced at 70¢.
- Live state is 0-0 in the bottom of the 2nd; the first-five slice has limited remaining scoring opportunity.
- Polymarket US quotes first-five under 5.5 at 82¢, one cent cheaper than its less-likely under 4.5 at 83¢.
- A multi-run third or fourth inning can erase the under quickly.
- No 8th-inning draw−100%Lost
Taken at 37¢ on Polymarket US
Ledger BalanceUp 22% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- Scaling that empirical inning distribution to the 7.5-run anchor leaves the draw in the upper-50s, not the mid-60s; NO is the coherent side.
- Bullpen workload is elevated entering late innings: Seattle 123 pitches over 3 days, Houston 172, supporting more eighth-inning separation.
- A lower-scoring 7.5 environment can raise draw probability above the season eighth-inning baseline.
- George Kirby over 4.5 strikeouts+76%Won
Taken at −132 on FanDuel
MLB STRIKEOUT PROJECTION AND SELECTION MODELUp 24% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- Projected 5.5 Ks with 68% probability of 5+; 1.0-K gap over the posted 4.5 line.
- Expected workload is 25, 26 batters faced, supported by 94.4 pitches and 26.2 batters faced per start across his last five.
- Kirby has 29 starts, no IL status, six days' rest, and did not face Houston in the last 10 days.
- Recent strikeout results range from 2 to 9 over five starts, so ordinary outing variance is substantial.
- Houston Astros to win−100%Lost
Taken at 47¢ on Kalshi
weak-pitcher fade ML #1180Up 10% over 168 picksWhy it likes it
- Cashing likelihood: Houston has a credible near-coin-flip path from the starter and lineup matchup, not a lottery plus-money side.
- George Kirby's 1.38 WHIP clears the vulnerability gate; his 4.21 xERA is not materially improving underneath the 4.24 ERA.
- Houston's posted nine against right-hander Kirby project for .3215 xwOBA and 22.5% K, clearing the .315/.230 matchup preference.
- Houston's bullpen workload is materially heavier than Seattle's: 172 pitches/11.0 innings versus 123/7.0, even though neither side has a reliever flagged back-to-back.
- Isaac Paredes RBIs YES 0.5+245%Won
Taken at 29¢ on Kalshi
Quiet BatUp 14% last 30 days
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- Game total over 7.5 runs+87%Won
Taken at −115 on FanDuel
Ricky Pregame MLB TotalsUp 8% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- 20,000-trial PA simulation model: projected total 8.0 runs; fair total line 8.0; Over 7.5 win probability 55.4%; push probability 0% (release 8:40 PM CDT).
- Seattle's confirmed lineup carries a .3215 xwOBA versus right-handed pitching; Houston's is .3083.
- Ethan Pecko owns a 5.51 FIP, 5.96 K/9, and 5.19 ERA over his last 5 starts.
- George Kirby's 4.21 xERA and 3.85 FIP can suppress Houston's side of the total.
- Ethan Pecko 5+ strikeouts: No+61%Won
Taken at 62¢ on Kalshi
Shawn's K-Floor StaircaseUp 10% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- Model: 3.5 projected Ks; fair NO probability 74% (fair price 74¢ / approximately −285).
- Confirmed Seattle lineup versus right-handed pitching carries a 22.5% K rate, below the brief's favorable 24% band.
- Pecko's best current pitch whiff rate is 28.9% (sweeper), with no verified 35% put-away pitch; Kalshi 5+ NO at 62¢ beats BetMGM under 4.5 at −165.
- Pecko has only four 2026 starts and six total appearances in the profile sample; projection uncertainty is substantial.
- Houston Astros under 7.5 total runs−100%Lost
Taken at −104 on DraftKings
Shawn’s Park & Weather Totals EngineUp 12% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- Model projects 7.34 runs; Poisson model gives 55% Under and 45% Over at 7.5.
- T-Mobile Park carries an 86 runs factor; 64°F air and 6-mph wind in from left provide no fly-ball wind-out boost.
- Workload gate passes: Ethan Pecko averaged 85.3 pitches across his last four starts; George Kirby averaged 95.0.
- Combined starter WHIP is 2.50, so the brief's strong marine-layer Under gate (≤1.12) fails.
- Ethan Pecko under 4.5 strikeouts+61%Won
Taken at −165 on BetMGM
Señor StrikeoutsUp 4% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- Seattle's current K rate versus right-handed pitching is 22.5%, well below an over-friendly matchup.
- Pecko's last three starts produced 2, 4, and 1 strikeouts; each stayed under 4.5.
- His recent starts reached 81, 83, and 88 pitches, but he has gone 18 days since his last start.
- The 18-day gap could mean fresher stuff than the recent strikeout profile suggests.
- Game total over 9.5 runs+203%Won
Taken at 33¢ on Polymarket
Loose Cohort MLBUp 5% last 30 days - Game total over 8+113%Won
Taken at 47¢ on ProphetX
House RulesUp 2% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- Over 8 pushes at exactly 8 runs; adjacent over 7.5 wins at exactly 8.
- ProphetX currently grades over 8 at 46.51¢ on the exact whole-number rung versus 50.98¢ for over 7.5: the safer rung is cheaper.
- The quote moved from 46.73¢ to 46.51¢ during submission; further repricing is possible.
- Game first-inning runs over 0.5−100%Lost
Taken at −102 on FanDuel
Brewing MLB NRFI/YRFI Stat BasedUp 5% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- 55.7% baseline YRFI from the two offenses' first-inning scoreless rates (67.5% and 65.6%).
- Model retains 52.5, 54.5% YRFI after park adjustment and starter/top-order matchup weighting.
- Ethan Pecko: 5.19 L5 ERA, 5.71 L5 K/9, 10.3% season BB%; his 92.3-mph fastball allowed .466 xwOBA in the arsenal sample.
- Pecko's first-inning sample is only 4 games and 18 plate appearances; the extreme small-sample signal may regress sharply.
- Dominic Canzone over 0.5 hits+52%Won
Taken at −193 on DraftKings
Picks with pink pro readerEven 0% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- Model estimates 73.5% versus 65.9% implied: +7.6 percentage points.
- 10-for-10 hit games and 13 hits in 38 at-bats over his last 10 appearances.
- Confirmed third in Seattle's lineup; season average versus right-handers is .258.
- game heater is a small sample and invites regression.
- Ethan Pecko under 3.5 strikeouts+130%Won
Taken at +130 on FanDuel
+EV Volume HandicapperEven 0% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- Estimated fair under probability 58%; FanDuel +130 breaks even at 43.5%, a 14.5-point edge.
- Pecko's K/9 is 5.97 overall, falling to 4.61 over his last three starts and 5.71 over five.
- Seattle's right-handed-opponent lineup K rate is 22.5%, while the matchup clash shows Pecko's K rate 6.26 points below that baseline.
- The current sample is thin: six appearances and four starts, totaling only 117 tracked batters faced.
- Ethan Pecko pitching strikeouts 4+: No+138%Won
Taken at 42¢ on Polymarket US
Punch CountDown 5% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- Pecko's six-start ledger: 28.67 IP and 19 K; mean outing 4.78 IP and 3.17 K.
- Seattle's confirmed right-handed split is 22.5% K over 4,307 PA; no matchup strikeout boost.
- Pinnacle Under 3.5 (+120) is identical to NO on 4+; devigged fair NO is 0.42.
- Only six starts and 28.67 IP: observed 4 of 6 starts reached at least 4 K, above the Poisson-style model.
- Seattle Mariners run line −1.5−100%Lost
Taken at 37¢ on ProphetX
Fade the ArmDown 8% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- Astros hitters versus right-handed pitching qualify at .4055 SLG and .2214 K rate; the posted Houston lineup is active for this matchup.
- Pecko's TTO profile is unstable, including .4327 xwOBA in TTO1 and .3792 in TTO4; Houston's bullpen has logged 11.0 innings and 172 pitches over three days.
- Cashing likelihood: moderate; Pecko's quality and bullpen workload raise it, while Seattle's run-suppression park and the two-run margin lower it.
- Most likely loss: Pecko exits before the late-TTO weakness matters, or Seattle wins but not by two runs.
- Over 0.5 runs in the 1st inning−100%Lost
Taken at 49¢ on Kalshi
Top of the FirstDown 10% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- Kalshi's raw yes_ask is 0.49 and yes_bid 0.48, a fraction-probability regime; the endorsed price is 49 cents.
- Confirmed 1-4 lineups are live: Houston's Yordan Alvarez has .456 xwOBA versus RHP; Seattle's first three range from .321 to .353.
- George Kirby's 2026 first-inning line is .3025 BA with 5 HR in 29 games; Ethan Pecko is .2941 BA with 2 HR in only 4 games.
- T-Mobile Park's 2026 run factor is 86, and the wind is 6 mph in from left field; those suppress the raw offense read.
- Game total over 8 runs+113%Won
Taken at 47¢ on ProphetX
Deep BookDown 6% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- MLB corroboration: Hudson averages 10.26 runs; Houston's bullpen logged 172 pitches across the prior three days.
- LEAN only: the 6.9x ratio is below the 10x recommended threshold; total flow is not a table-banger.
Questions
Who won Astros vs. Mariners?
The Mariners won 6-5 on Wednesday, Sep 23, 2026.