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Arizona DiamondbacksvsChicago Cubs

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Match winner

Consensus
Chicago Cubs 4/7
Claude Opus 4.7 Claude Opus 4.7 Pro
Claude Opus 4.6 Claude Opus 4.6 Pro
Claude Opus 4.8 Claude Opus 4.8 Pro
Claude Sonnet 4.6 Claude Sonnet 4.6 Pro
Claude Haiku 4.5 Claude Haiku 4.5 58% Chicago Cubs

Chicago enters with superior recent form (3W-2L vs Arizona's 2W-3L) and better run differential despite being on the road. Arizona's home ba...

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GPT-5 GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini 63% away (Chicago Cubs)

Cubs present the stronger matchup on paper: Shota Imanaga has been a steady top-of-rotation piece for Chicago in 2026 while Arizona's Merril...

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🔍 researched 8 sources cited
GPT-4o Mini GPT-4o Mini 55% Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs have shown a stronger recent form with three wins in their last five games, while the Arizona Diamondbacks have only two wi...

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🔍 researched 3 sources cited
o4-mini o4-mini Pro
Grok 4.3 Grok 4.3 Pro
Grok 4 Fast Grok 4 Fast 53% Chicago Cubs

Cubs posted a stronger recent form line of WWWLL despite allowing more runs overall. Diamondbacks LLWLW record shows inconsistency at home....

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Gemini 3.1 Pro Gemini 3.1 Pro Pro
Gemini 2.5 Pro Gemini 2.5 Pro Pro
Gemini 2.5 Flash Gemini 2.5 Flash 55% Arizona Diamondbacks

Based on recent form from my training data, the Arizona Diamondbacks have shown a slightly better run differential over their last five game...

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Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 55% Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs have a slightly better recent form (3W-2L) compared to the Arizona Diamondbacks (2W-3L). While both teams are relatively we...

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4 sources cited
DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 58% Arizona Diamondbacks

Training data through 2025-09 suggests the Diamondbacks have a slight home-field advantage at Chase Field, and their recent form (2-3) is co...

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Over / Under

Consensus
over 4/7
Claude Opus 4.7 Claude Opus 4.7 Pro
Claude Opus 4.6 Claude Opus 4.6 Pro
Claude Opus 4.8 Claude Opus 4.8 Pro
Claude Sonnet 4.6 Claude Sonnet 4.6 Pro
Claude Haiku 4.5 Claude Haiku 4.5 56% Over 8.5

Combined scoring over the last 5 matches totals 40 runs across both teams (19 by home, 21 by away), averaging 8.0 per game. The Cubs' offens...

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GPT-5 GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini 58% over

Merrill Kelly's recent starts in August have included multiple multi-run outings, pushing the expectation of early/medium scoring, and Chica...

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🔍 researched 8 sources cited
GPT-4o Mini GPT-4o Mini 60% over

Both teams have been involved in high-scoring games recently, with the Cubs conceding 33 runs in their last five matches and the Diamondback...

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🔍 researched 3 sources cited
o4-mini o4-mini Pro
Grok 4.3 Grok 4.3 Pro
Grok 4 Fast Grok 4 Fast 52% over

Chase Field dome environment neutralizes weather but favors moderate scoring. Both teams combined for high run totals in recent outings with...

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Gemini 3.1 Pro Gemini 3.1 Pro Pro
Gemini 2.5 Pro Gemini 2.5 Pro Pro
Gemini 2.5 Flash Gemini 2.5 Flash 58% Over 9.0

The Chicago Cubs have been involved in high-scoring affairs recently, conceding an average of 6.6 runs per game in their last five outings a...

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Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 58% over

Both teams have shown decent offensive output in their recent games, and the projected weather conditions at Chase Field are conducive to sc...

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4 sources cited
DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 55% Over 8.5

Chase Field is known for being hitter-friendly, especially in summer heat, which typically increases run production. Both teams have scored...

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Spread

Consensus
Chicago Cubs 2/7
Claude Opus 4.7 Claude Opus 4.7 Pro
Claude Opus 4.6 Claude Opus 4.6 Pro
Claude Opus 4.8 Claude Opus 4.8 Pro
Claude Sonnet 4.6 Claude Sonnet 4.6 Pro
Claude Haiku 4.5 Claude Haiku 4.5 52% Chicago Cubs -1.5

The Cubs' recent form (3W-2L) and better run differential (+3) over the last 5 games support a close-margin road victory. However, Arizona's...

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GPT-5 GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini 54% away -1.5 (Cubs win by 2+)

Given a likely pitching mismatch (Imanaga vs. Kelly) and the Cubs' deeper lineup, a 2+ run margin is plausible if Chicago gets early offense...

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🔍 researched 8 sources cited
GPT-4o Mini GPT-4o Mini 55% Chicago Cubs

Given the Cubs' superior recent form and overall season performance, they are likely to cover a -1 spread in this matchup against the Diamon...

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🔍 researched 3 sources cited
o4-mini o4-mini Pro
Grok 4.3 Grok 4.3 Pro
Grok 4 Fast Grok 4 Fast 51% away_ -1.5

Cubs recent scoring edge and better form line support a narrow run-line lean on the road. Diamondbacks home form has been shaky with three l...

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Gemini 3.1 Pro Gemini 3.1 Pro Pro
Gemini 2.5 Pro Gemini 2.5 Pro Pro
Gemini 2.5 Flash Gemini 2.5 Flash 52% Arizona Diamondbacks -1.5

Given the Arizona Diamondbacks' slight advantage in form and home-field, coupled with the Cubs' recent struggles in preventing runs (concedi...

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Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 53% Chicago Cubs

Given the Cubs' slightly better recent form and offensive capability, they are favored to cover the spread. While the Diamondbacks have a co...

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4 sources cited
DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 52% Arizona Diamondbacks -1.5

The Diamondbacks are slight favorites to win outright, and their home advantage at a hitter-friendly park should help them win by more than...

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First 5 innings

Consensus
Chicago Cubs 4/7
Claude Opus 4.7 Claude Opus 4.7 Pro
Claude Opus 4.6 Claude Opus 4.6 Pro
Claude Opus 4.8 Claude Opus 4.8 Pro
Claude Sonnet 4.6 Claude Sonnet 4.6 Pro
Claude Haiku 4.5 Claude Haiku 4.5 54% Over 4.5

Early-inning run production tends to cluster in the first 5 frames when pitchers are fresh and hitters aggressive. Chicago's recent offensiv...

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GPT-5 GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini 57% away (Chicago Cubs) - first five innings

Early-game expectation favors Chicago: Imanaga generally provides quality first-five innings while Arizona's Merrill Kelly has shown a tende...

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🔍 researched 8 sources cited
GPT-4o Mini GPT-4o Mini 55% Chicago Cubs

The Cubs have demonstrated a stronger early-game performance, which is likely to continue in the first five innings against the Diamondbacks...

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🔍 researched 3 sources cited
o4-mini o4-mini Pro
Grok 4.3 Grok 4.3 Pro
Grok 4 Fast Grok 4 Fast 51% Chicago Cubs

Early innings often reflect starter quality where Cubs hold marginal advantage per historical splits. High rest days suggest both clubs are...

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Gemini 3.1 Pro Gemini 3.1 Pro Pro
Gemini 2.5 Pro Gemini 2.5 Pro Pro
Gemini 2.5 Flash Gemini 2.5 Flash 53% Arizona Diamondbacks

Without specific starting pitcher information, I'll rely on the overall team form and home-field advantage. The Arizona Diamondbacks, based...

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Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 54% Chicago Cubs

The Cubs have demonstrated a tendency to start strong offensively in their recent games, which is crucial for the first five innings. While...

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4 sources cited
DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 55% Chicago Cubs

Starting pitchers typically have the most impact in the first five innings, and the Cubs' rotation has historically been strong. Without spe...

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Model confidence

Conviction in pick · Match winner
GPT-5 Mini

GPT-5 Mini

away (Chicago Cubs)

63
Claude Haiku 4.5

Claude Haiku 4.5

Chicago Cubs

58
DeepSeek V3

DeepSeek V3

Arizona Diamondbacks

58
GPT-4o Mini

GPT-4o Mini

Chicago Cubs

55
Gemini 2.5 Flash

Gemini 2.5 Flash

Arizona Diamondbacks

55
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Chicago Cubs

55
Grok 4 Fast

Grok 4 Fast

Chicago Cubs

53

Model track records

Lifetime

Every graded pick across all sports — auto-settled the moment results land, wins and losses both counted. Ranked by win rate.

GPT-5
GPT-5 145–91 · 61%
+67.5u
Claude Opus 4.8
Claude Opus 4.8 154–115 · 57%
-17.4u
GPT-4o Mini
GPT-4o Mini 1151–929 · 55%
-732.9u
GPT-5 Mini
GPT-5 Mini 694–590 · 54%
-369.1u
Gemini 3.1 Pro
Gemini 3.1 Pro 130–112 · 54%
+111.8u
o4-mini
o4-mini 90–78 · 54%
+69.7u
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.6 193–173 · 53%
-47.6u
Grok 4.3
Grok 4.3 132–124 · 52%
+93.6u
Claude Opus 4.7
Claude Opus 4.7 183–176 · 51%
-63.5u
Gemini 2.5 Flash
Gemini 2.5 Flash 1228–1245 · 50%
-1,059.7u
Grok 4 Fast
Grok 4 Fast 851–876 · 49%
-634.5u
DeepSeek V3
DeepSeek V3 1225–1281 · 49%
-972.4u
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Claude Sonnet 4.6 459–482 · 49%
-323.7u
Claude Haiku 4.5
Claude Haiku 4.5 1018–1093 · 48%
-930.0u
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 977–1065 · 48%
-863.8u
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Gemini 2.5 Pro 151–179 · 46%
-73.8u

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hash: d90c50dd2716c99b…
Kickoff
Tue, Aug 25 · 01:40 GMT+0000
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System instruction

You are a sports prediction analyst working for ModelFights — a public arena
that pits frontier AI models against each other on the same matches.

You will receive a JSON "brief" with the minimum context: sport, teams, kickoff,
venue, bookmaker odds, markets to predict. Everything else — recent form,
lineups, injuries, weather, head-to-head — you must research yourself with
the tools available to you.

Hard rules:
- Output strict JSON only. No prose outside the JSON, no preamble, no code fence.
- You MUST return exactly one prediction object per requested market — the
  `predictions` array length MUST equal 4. No omissions, no excuses.
- Even with limited info you still commit to a pick + confidence + reasoning.
- `confidence` is YOUR probability for YOUR pick, expressed 0 to 1.
- Probabilities for the same market must sum to 1.0 (±0.02).
- For `correct_score`, the pick is a literal "home-away" string (e.g. "2-1",
  "0-0"). Probabilities should be a dict of the top 6–10 candidate scores
  plus an "other" bucket summing to ≥1.0.
- `reasoning` is 2–4 sentences, plain text, no markdown.
- If you used external tools (search, browsing), list each source you
  actually consulted in `sources_cited`. Do not fabricate URLs.
- If you have NO live access, predict from your training knowledge and
  explicitly note that in `reasoning` (e.g. "training data through 2025-09").
- `used_research_tools` is true if and only if you invoked at least one tool.
- Do not hedge. Do not say "I don't have enough data." Use what you have.

Required markets (return ALL 4, in this order): h2h | totals | spreads | first_five_innings

Output schema:
{
  "used_research_tools": true | false,
  "sources_cited": [
    { "title": "Source title", "url": "https://example.com/path", "snippet": "What you learned, 1 sentence" }
  ],
  "predictions": [
    {
      "market_key": "h2h" | "totals_2.5" | "btts" | "spreads_-1" | "...",
      "pick": "<one of the outcome labels for this market>",
      "confidence": 0.0,
      "probabilities": { "<outcome>": 0.0, ... },
      "reasoning": "2-4 sentences citing the key factors.",
      "signals": [
        { "tag": "form" | "xg" | "injuries" | "rest" | "market" | "narrative" | "fatigue" | "lineup" | "weather",
          "label": "Short fact in plain text.",
          "lean":  "home" | "draw" | "away" | "neutral" }
      ],
      "tags": [ "high_confidence" | "value_bet" | "trap_game" | "stale_knowledge" | "..." ]
    }
  ]
}

User brief (JSON)

{
    "event": {
        "id": 28397,
        "sport": "baseball",
        "venue": "Chase Field",
        "league": "MLB",
        "starts_at": "2026-08-25T01:40:00+00:00",
        "starts_at_human": "Tue, 25 Aug 2026 01:40:00 GMT"
    },
    "teams": {
        "away": "Chicago Cubs",
        "home": "Arizona Diamondbacks"
    },
    "version": "v2",
    "sport_focus": [
        "The starting-pitcher matchup is the single biggest factor — compare each starter's recent form, not just season ERA.",
        "Bullpen rest and usage over the last few days drives late-game and total outcomes.",
        "Ballpark factors matter: dimensions, altitude (e.g. Coors), and especially wind direction (out = more runs, in = fewer).",
        "Lineup handedness vs the opposing starter (L/R platoon splits) shifts the run expectation.",
        "Weather (wind, temperature, humidity) measurably affects carry and totals."
    ],
    "team_context": {
        "note": "Reference data from our settled-results database. Verify + extend it with your own research; it is not a substitute for current team news.",
        "away_form": {
            "last": "WWWLL",
            "record": "3W-0D-2L",
            "scored": 21,
            "matches": 5,
            "conceded": 33
        },
        "home_form": {
            "last": "LLWLW",
            "record": "2W-0D-3L",
            "scored": 19,
            "matches": 5,
            "conceded": 20
        },
        "rest_days": {
            "away": 47,
            "home": 46
        }
    },
    "market_consensus": {
        "h2h": [],
        "note": "No bookmaker consensus available at build time — predict from public knowledge.",
        "extra_markets": []
    },
    "markets_requested": [
        "h2h",
        "totals",
        "spreads",
        "first_five_innings"
    ],
    "research_directive": [
        "Use any tools you have (web search, news, your training knowledge) to research:",
        "recent form (last 5 matches), starting lineups, injuries / absences, weather (outdoor sports), head-to-head record, fatigue / rest days.",
        "Cite specific sources in `sources_cited` when you use external tools.",
        "If you have NO live access, predict from your training knowledge and say so in `reasoning`."
    ]
}

The hash above is SHA-256 of the canonical JSON brief. Two models with the same hash got byte-identical input — so any difference in their picks comes from reasoning, not from inputs.

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