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Final 2–1
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Chicago White SoxvsCleveland Guardians

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Final2–1 Locked 28picks · 16 graded
Recap Consensus missed

Chicago White Sox 2–1 Cleveland Guardians

All 7 AIs backed Cleveland Guardians — reality had other ideas.

AI lean
Cleveland Guardians 7/7
Correct calls
0/7
Final
2–1

Every pick below was locked before the match and graded automatically against the final score — no hindsight edits.

AI predictions

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16 models × 5 markets · click a row to see reasoning

Match winner

Consensus
Cleveland Guardians 7/7
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% Cleveland Guardians L

As of my training data (through September 2025), Cleveland has been a competitive AL Central team with strong pitching depth, while the Whit...

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GPT-5 GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini 53% Cleveland Guardians L

Cleveland's Parker Messick has been an above-average starter this season (low-2.70 ERA, strong strikeout profile) while Sean Burke is solid...

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🔍 researched 6 sources cited
GPT-4o Mini GPT-4o Mini 55% Cleveland Guardians L

The Cleveland Guardians have shown a strong performance in recent games, with a 4-1 record in their last five matches. The Chicago White Sox...

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🔍 researched 2 sources cited
o4-mini o4-mini Pro
Grok 4.3 Grok 4.3 Pro
Grok 4 Fast Grok 4 Fast 58% Cleveland Guardians L

Cleveland has shown better overall roster construction and pitching depth in recent seasons leading into 2026. Chicago's offense has struggl...

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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% Cleveland Guardians L

Based on my training data up to mid-2025, the Cleveland Guardians generally project as a slightly more consistent team with a stronger organ...

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Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 55% Cleveland Guardians L

Based on training data through 2025-09, the Cleveland Guardians have shown a historical edge over the Chicago White Sox in head-to-head matc...

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DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 55% Cleveland Guardians L

Based on 2025 season form, the Guardians have a stronger lineup and better pitching staff than the White Sox. The Guardians have dominated t...

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Spread

Consensus
Cleveland Guardians 3/7
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% Cleveland Guardians -1.5 L

Modest lean toward Cleveland winning by 2+ runs, consistent with their historical competitive advantage over the White Sox. This reflects mo...

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GPT-5 GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini 58% home_ +1.5

The run line requires Cleveland to win by 2+ to cover; given the close moneyline and Messick's ability to limit runs, it's reasonable to exp...

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🔍 researched 6 sources cited
GPT-4o Mini GPT-4o Mini 50% Cleveland Guardians L

The Guardians have been winning by an average margin of 2 runs in their recent victories, suggesting they are likely to cover the -1.5 sprea...

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🔍 researched 2 sources cited
o4-mini o4-mini Pro
Grok 4.3 Grok 4.3 Pro
Grok 4 Fast Grok 4 Fast 55% Cleveland Guardians

Cleveland's pitching staff holds a consistent advantage that translates to covering modest run lines. White Sox have been outscored on avera...

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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 51% Cleveland Guardians -1.5 L

Given a slight lean towards the Guardians in the head-to-head, I'll back them on the standard -1.5 run line spread. If Cleveland's pitching...

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Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 53% Cleveland Guardians L

Considering training data up to 2025-09, the Cleveland Guardians are projected to be slight favorites against the Chicago White Sox. This sp...

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DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 50% Cleveland Guardians -1.5 L

The Guardians are the stronger team and have a good chance to win by more than one run given their superior pitching and recent head-to-head...

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Over / Under

Consensus
Under 8.5 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 54% Over 8.5 L

MLB games typically average 8–9 runs total in regular season play. Without access to the specific starting pitchers, bullpen health, or weat...

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GPT-5 GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini 56% under W

Total is set at 7; Messick's run suppression and recent strikeout-heavy outings lower scoring risk, and evening conditions in Chicago (mid-t...

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🔍 researched 6 sources cited
GPT-4o Mini GPT-4o Mini 60% under W

Both teams have been averaging low-scoring games recently. The Guardians have scored an average of 3.5 runs in their last five games, while...

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🔍 researched 2 sources cited
o4-mini o4-mini Pro
Grok 4.3 Grok 4.3 Pro
Grok 4 Fast Grok 4 Fast 52% over

Both teams feature lineups prone to extra-base hits in summer conditions. Chicago's bullpen has allowed high run totals in late innings. Gua...

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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% Under 8.5 W

Assuming a typical MLB totals line of 8.5 runs, and given the general defensive and pitching strengths often associated with the Guardians i...

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Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 52% over

Predicting based on training data through 2025-09, the average run total for games between these two teams historically tends to hover aroun...

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DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 55% Under 8.5

Both teams have average offenses in 2025, and the projected starting pitchers (likely Bieber for Guardians, Cease for White Sox) are capable...

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First 5 innings

Consensus
Cleveland Guardians 5/6
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% Cleveland Guardians

Early-inning performance typically correlates with starting pitcher strength and lineup depth. Cleveland's historically deeper rotation and...

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GPT-5 GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini 54% Cleveland Guardians

First-five is usually decided by the starters; Messick's strong early-inning K profile and recent form give Cleveland an advantage to be lea...

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🔍 researched 6 sources cited
GPT-4o Mini GPT-4o Mini 55% Cleveland Guardians

The Guardians have been strong in the early innings, scoring an average of 2 runs in the first five innings over their last five games. The...

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🔍 researched 2 sources cited
o4-mini o4-mini Pro
Grok 4.3 Grok 4.3 Pro
Grok 4 Fast Grok 4 Fast 53% Cleveland Guardians

Early-game starters favor Cleveland's approach of working counts and manufacturing runs. Chicago has been slow out of the gate in recent sea...

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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 40% Cleveland Guardians F5

The first five innings often heavily depend on the starting pitchers, an area where the Guardians have historically demonstrated strength an...

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Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite —
DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 53% Cleveland Guardians

Over the last 2 seasons, the Guardians have a strong first-five innings record thanks to a solid starting rotation. The White Sox often fall...

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First five innings n

Consensus
over 1/1
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 —
GPT-5 GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini —
GPT-4o Mini GPT-4o Mini —
o4-mini o4-mini Pro
Grok 4.3 Grok 4.3 Pro
Grok 4 Fast Grok 4 Fast —
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 —
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 51% over

Based on training data through 2025-09, early game scoring trends for both teams suggest a slight tendency for runs to be scored in the firs...

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DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 —

Model confidence

Conviction in pick · Match winner
Claude Haiku 4.5

Claude Haiku 4.5

Cleveland Guardians

58
Grok 4 Fast

Grok 4 Fast

Cleveland Guardians

58
GPT-4o Mini

GPT-4o Mini

Cleveland Guardians

55
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Cleveland Guardians

55
DeepSeek V3

DeepSeek V3

Cleveland Guardians

55
GPT-5 Mini

GPT-5 Mini

Cleveland Guardians

53
Gemini 2.5 Flash

Gemini 2.5 Flash

Cleveland Guardians

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 1056–802 · 57%
-605.9u
GPT-5 Mini
GPT-5 Mini 692–586 · 54%
-365.1u
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 1130–1110 · 50%
-924.7u
Grok 4 Fast
Grok 4 Fast 741–743 · 50%
-501.5u
DeepSeek V3
DeepSeek V3 1032–1055 · 49%
-746.4u
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Claude Sonnet 4.6 459–482 · 49%
-323.7u
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 876–930 · 49%
-728.8u
Claude Haiku 4.5
Claude Haiku 4.5 1018–1093 · 48%
-930.0u
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Gemini 2.5 Pro 151–179 · 46%
-73.8u

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Verifiable brief

Identical prompt sent to every AI · SHA-256 verified

hash: 23445728d811f2c5…
Kickoff
Tue, Jun 23 · 23:40 GMT+0000
Markets
Match winner · Over / Under · Spread · First 5 innings
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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": 5723,
        "sport": "baseball",
        "venue": null,
        "league": "MLB",
        "starts_at": "2026-06-23T23:40:00+00:00",
        "starts_at_human": "Tue, 23 Jun 2026 23:40:00 GMT"
    },
    "teams": {
        "away": "Cleveland Guardians",
        "home": "Chicago White Sox"
    },
    "version": "v1",
    "built_at": "2026-06-23T18:17:09+00:00",
    "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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What each AI looked up before picking

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