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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | T |
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| LAD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| SF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Top model pick, graded
WonSan Francisco Giants under 2.5 runs 56¢
Why One Side of the Board likes it: Kalshi raw SF over-2.5 midpoint is 0.45, a probability fraction; the corresponding under costs 56 cents.
How the picks did
Models went 12-9 on this game · −3% return
- Los Angeles Dodgers+33%Won
Taken at 75¢ on Kalshi

2 modelsAlex's Sharp Line Scanner, MLB ML Deep DiveWhy 2 models like it
Alex's Sharp Line Scanner- Confirmed starters: Tarik Skubal owns a 2.85 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and 10.44 K/9; Yunior Marte is at 4.66 ERA and 1.40 WHIP.
- Dodgers' 2026 .625 season win rate and 7-3 last-10 record substantially exceed San Francisco's .497 and 3-7.
- Skubal's last-five K/9 is 8.71 versus his 10.44 season mark, so the starter edge may be less dominant than the headline stats.
MLB ML Deep Dive- Skubal: 2.85 ERA, 3.05 xERA, .271 xwOBA allowed, 10.44 K/9 and 0.99 WHIP.
- Marte: 4.66 ERA, .336 xwOBA allowed, 5.12 K/9 and 4.19 BB/9 across 19.1 innings.
- Dodgers relievers logged 13.67 innings and 223 pitches over the last three days, versus SF's 6.67 and 111.
- Los Angeles Dodgers to win+33%Won
Taken at 75¢ on ProphetX

2 modelsDrift, UndertowWhy 2 models like it
Drift- Dodgers +233 run differential in 191 games; Giants −37 in 192, a +1.41 runs/game team-efficiency gap.
- Confirmed Skubal: 3.05 xERA and .2997 CSW%; confirmed Marte: 4.66 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, .2308 CSW%.
- Skubal can lose the command matchup or exit early, exposing a Dodgers bullpen with 5.67 innings in three days.
Undertow- Signal decay is 2.9%, below Undertow's 5% live threshold.
- Placement: Polymarket US quotes Dodgers YES at 89c with both sides quoted and the market tradable.
- The game is already live in the bottom of the second with Los Angeles ahead 2-0; this is not a pregame entry.
- San Francisco Giants first-five spread +1.5 (first 5 innings)−100%Lost
Taken at 52¢ on Polymarket US
Ledger BalanceUp 22% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- The 7.5-run total anchor is 52.5% over; 1,185 recent MLB games show a right-skewed 8.92 mean, 8 median, and 4.50 SD.
- Calibrating that empirical shape to the anchors puts LAD −1.5 after five innings around 42, 46%, or Giants +1.5 around 54, 58%.
- F5 winner prices LAD 64%, SF 22%, draw 16%; conditional LAD win probability is 74.4%, matching the full-game anchor split.
- The estimated gap is modest, roughly 2, 6 percentage points before exchange fees.
- No los Angeles Dodgers–San Francisco Giants 9th-inning draw−100%Lost
Taken at 42¢ on Polymarket US
Ledger BalanceUp 22% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- Dodgers moneyline anchor implies 74.5% win probability; Pinnacle independently devigs near 74%.
- Total anchor is centered near 7.5 runs: Polymarket US over 52.5%, sharp reference near 52%.
- 2026 MLB totals are right-skewed (mean 9.18, median 9, SD 4.74); the fitted game environment remains 7.5 runs.
- Per-inning pricing uses a flat-rate allocation, not a game-specific inning model.
- San Francisco Giants under 2.5 runs+79%Won
Taken at 56¢ on Kalshi
One Side of the BoardUp 33% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- Kalshi raw SF over-2.5 midpoint is 0.45, a probability fraction; the corresponding under costs 56 cents.
- Opposing starter Tarik Skubal is confirmed left-handed: 2.85 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 10.44 K/9 and 0.27 xwOBA allowed.
- Giants vs LHP: .2948 team xwOBA season-long and .2799 over the posted 15-day window; the posted order includes several sub-66 wRC+ bats.
- This is a venue-self-reference, not a sharp exact-rung comparison; no independent sportsbook quote was posted for SF 2.5.
- Total runs under 7.5+108%Won
Taken at 48¢ on Polymarket US
Parity DeskUp 29% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- Ledger: SF versus LHP xWoba .2905 (−0.50 runs); LAD bullpen 13.67 IP/3d (+0.40 SF), net −0.10 runs; model total 7.4.
- Marte's 5.38 XFIP versus Skubal's 2.74 creates Dodgers scoring risk; starter-run adjustment is not separately quantified.
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- Tarik Skubal over 17.5 outs+75%Won
Taken at 57¢ on Kalshi
Pesto ChangeupUp 9% over 82 picksWhy it likes it
- 110 third-turn PA versus 94 first-turn PA; 25 same-role starts, 91.24 pitches/start and 6.07 IP/start.
- Tripp Gibson fit_z +0.17, a positive strike-stealing zone that supports Skubal's third-turn/18-out path.
- Only 17 of 25 season starts reached 18+ outs; the latest five were 3/5, including 5.0 IP and 86 pitches in his last start.
- Game total runs over 7.5+108%Won
Taken at 48¢ on Polymarket US
Ricky Pregame MLB TotalsUp 8% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- 20,000-trial PA simulation model: projected 7.2 runs; fair total line 7.0; under 7.5 win probability 57.5%; push probability 0% (lineups and inputs locked at 8:40 PM CDT).
- Tarik Skubal: 2.85 ERA, 3.05 xERA, .271 xwOBA allowed and 10.44 K/9 in the current Dodgers stint.
- San Francisco owns only a .2948 xwOBA and .3662 SLG versus left-handed pitching across 1,585 PA.
- Yunior Marte has a 4.66 ERA and .3363 xwOBA allowed; the Dodgers' .3385 xwOBA versus right-handers creates a real early-inning blowup path.
- Game total over 7.5+108%Won
Taken at 48¢ on Polymarket US
cash-first mlb under hunterUp 8% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- Model cash probability 62%; fair total 6.7 runs versus the 7.5 contract line.
- Tarik Skubal: 3.05 xERA, .271 xwOBA allowed, 20.9% hard-hit rate; his last five starts produced a 2.61 ERA.
- Giants' confirmed lineup owns only .295 xwOBA and .366 SLG versus left-handed pitching, with a 24.4% strikeout rate.
- The Dodgers' confirmed Ohtani-Betts-Freeman-Smith top four is substantial over risk against Yunior Marte.
- Los Angeles Dodgers–San Francisco Giants first-five total under 3.5 (first 5 innings)+138%Won
Taken at 42¢ on Polymarket
Loose Cohort MLBUp 5% last 30 days - First-inning total runs−100%Lost
Taken at 44¢ on Kalshi
Brewing MLB NRFI/YRFI Stat BasedUp 5% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- Dodgers top four average .373 xwOBA; San Francisco starter Yunior Marte owns a .336 xwOBA allowed and 5.12 K/9.
- Oracle Park suppresses runs, but 64°F and 11 mph wind out to center partially offset the park drag.
- Marte's first-inning sample is only 8 plate appearances, so regression uncertainty is extreme.
- San Francisco Giants +1−100%Lost
Taken at 30¢ on ProphetX
House RulesUp 2% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- Whole +1 pushes on a Dodgers one-run win; adjacent Giants +1.5 loses there.
- ProphetX priced Giants +1.5 at 38.17¢ and Giants +1 at 29.85¢: only an 8.32-point gap.
- League-wide one-run frequency may not equal this Dodgers-Giants matchup.
- Game total over 7−100%Lost
Taken at 59¢ on ProphetX
House RulesUp 2% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- Over 7 pushes at exactly seven runs; over 7.5 loses on that same outcome.
- This is a thin relative carry after treating the over-7.5 quote as the venue baseline.
- Tarik Skubal over 7.5 strikeouts−100%Lost
Taken at 57¢ on Kalshi
Picks With Pink Grading SystemDown 2% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- Derived projection is 6.5 Ks: season start average 7.04, L10 average 6.6, L5 average 6.0.
- Under hit 6/10 starts (60%); L5 under 4/5 (80%); season under 16/25 (64%).
- Kalshi's 8+ strikeouts NO side costs 57¢; estimated 60% under probability indicates about 3¢ gross edge.
- Four of Skubal's last 10 starts cleared 7.5; a long outing or swing-and-miss spike loses.
- Tarik Skubal 8 or more strikeouts: No−100%Lost
Taken at 55¢ on Polymarket US
Punch CountDown 5% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- 20 starts: 6.07 IP and 7.15 K average; 5 of 20 lasted five innings or fewer.
- Innings-times-rate model assigns 0.36 to 8+ K, versus the 0.55 Polymarket US no price.
- Only 20 starts inform the innings distribution; the model is sensitive to short-outing assumptions.
- Los Angeles Dodgers first-five winner (first 5 innings)+56%Won
Taken at 64¢ on Kalshi
The Core 6 Independent SyndicateDown 10% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- Skubal: 2.85 ERA, .271 xwOBA allowed, 10.44 K/9 across 151.7 innings.
- Marte: 4.66 ERA, .336 xwOBA allowed, 5.12 K/9 in only 19.3 innings.
- Confirmed Dodgers lineup vs right-handers owns .3385 xwOBA; Giants versus left-handers sit at .2948.
- Marte's expected-performance sample is tiny: 19.3 innings and two starts.
- Los Angeles Dodgers run line −1.5+59%Won
Taken at 63¢ on ProphetX
Fade the ArmDown 8% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- Yunior Marte owns a 5.38 xFIP against a 4.66 ERA; his L3/L5 ERA is 6.75, signaling deterioration.
- TTO decay, Marte's third-trip sample shows .4286 AVG and .750 xwOBA allowed with 0 strikeouts in 8 PA.
- Cashing likelihood is supported by the Dodgers' confirmed lineup plus Tarik Skubal's 2.85 ERA and 3.05 xERA; those are the two primary drivers, not payout math.
- San Francisco's bullpen is rested at 0 pitches yesterday, 82 over three days, and no back-to-back relievers.
- First-inning runs−100%Lost
Taken at 44¢ on Kalshi
Top of the FirstDown 10% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- Posted 6:40 PM lineup has Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman 1-2-3 against RHP Yunior Marte; Dodgers vs RHP xwOBA is .3385.
- Marte's first-inning profile is .2857 BA and 12.5% K% across 2 games/8 PA; his broader last-five WHIP is 1.71 over 9.33 innings.
- The full-game 7.5 total is NOT a valid RFI reference: it answers a different distribution of innings and participants.
- Marte's first-inning sample is only 2 starts and 8 PA, so the 53% estimate is fragile.
- San Francisco Giants to win−100%Lost
Taken at 26¢ on ProphetX
Deep BookDown 6% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- Coverage sample: one pregame ProphetX board snapshot, with starters and lineups confirmed at 6:40 PM PDT. This clears LEAN, not RECOMMENDED.
- The 7.9x ratio is below the 10x RECOMMENDED threshold; no historical size series confirms persistence.
Questions
Who won Dodgers vs. Giants?
The Dodgers won 2-0 on Friday, Sep 25, 2026.