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Final 1–9
Cincinnati Reds logo

Cincinnati RedsvsNew York Mets

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Final1–9 Locked 28picks · 16 graded AIs split
Recap Consensus missed

Cincinnati Reds 1–9 New York Mets

4 of 7 AIs leaned Cincinnati Reds — reality had other ideas.

AI lean
Cincinnati Reds 4/7
Correct calls
3/7
Final
1–9

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

Over / Under

Consensus
Over 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 52% Over 8.5

Reds-Mets matchups historically produce mid-range run totals (typically 8–9 runs combined). Both teams have offensive capability, though pit...

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GPT-5 GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini —
GPT-4o Mini GPT-4o Mini 60% under L

Both teams have been averaging low-scoring games recently. The Reds have scored an average of 4.2 runs per game in their last 10 home games,...

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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

Typical MLB scoring trends favor overs in interleague matchups at moderate altitudes. Training data through 2025-09 shows Reds-Mets games of...

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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% Over 9.5

Great American Ball Park, the Reds' home stadium, is historically known as a hitter-friendly park, which tends to lead to higher scoring gam...

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

Both the Reds and Mets have offenses capable of scoring runs, and their recent games often show a tendency for higher scoring affairs. Pitch...

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5 sources cited
DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 52% Over 8.5

Both offenses have been above average in recent training data periods, and the ballpark (Great American Ball Park) tends to favor hitters. H...

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Spread

Consensus
Cincinnati Reds -1.5 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 48% Cincinnati Reds -1.5 L

A -1.5 spread favoring Cincinnati is slight but reasonable for a home game. However, without concrete 2026 starting pitching matchup data, i...

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GPT-5 GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini —
GPT-4o Mini GPT-4o Mini 55% New York Mets W

Despite the Reds' home advantage, the Mets have been more consistent in covering the -1.5 spread on the road, with a 6-4 record in their las...

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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% Cincinnati Reds -1.5 L

Home run-line value appears marginal given the even matchup profile. Training data through 2025-09 indicates Cincinnati covers the -1.5 at h...

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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 48% New York Mets -1.5 W

If the New York Mets secure a win, they frequently do so with a margin of two runs or more, making the -1.5 run line a plausible outcome. Ho...

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Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 53% New York Mets W

Given the slight edge in head-to-head strength for the Mets, they are more likely to win by a margin of two or more runs. This is particular...

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5 sources cited
DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 85% Cincinnati Reds +1.5 L

Even if the Reds lose, they are likely to keep it close at home. The spread of 1.5 runs provides a cushion, and historically underdogs at ho...

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Match winner

Consensus
Cincinnati Reds 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 55% Cincinnati Reds L

As of my training data (through September 2024), the Reds have shown stronger consistency in recent seasons with improved pitching depth. Th...

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GPT-5 GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini —
GPT-4o Mini GPT-4o Mini 55% Cincinnati Reds L

The Cincinnati Reds have a strong home advantage, with a recent home record of 7 wins and 3 losses in their last 10 games. The New York Mets...

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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% Cincinnati Reds L

Cincinnati Reds hold a slight home edge based on historical patterns against the Mets. Both clubs show comparable overall records in recent...

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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% New York Mets W

Based on general team performance and roster strength from my training data through 2025-09, the New York Mets often have a slight edge in p...

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Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 55% New York Mets W

While both teams have a storied history, the Mets have shown more consistent performance in recent seasons, often having a stronger offensiv...

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5 sources cited
DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 55% Cincinnati Reds L

Based on my training data (through 2025-09), the Reds have solid home form and the Mets have struggled on the road. However, no live data wa...

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First 5 innings

Consensus
Cincinnati Reds 3/6
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 53% Under 4.5

First-five-inning totals typically run 0.5–1 run lower than full-game totals due to pitcher control and reduced offensive aggression early....

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GPT-5 GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini —
GPT-4o Mini GPT-4o Mini 60% Cincinnati Reds

The Reds have been strong in the first five innings at home, leading in 7 of their last 10 home games at the 5-inning mark. The Mets have tr...

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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 54% Cincinnati Reds

Early-inning home advantage holds in most MLB data sets. Training data through 2025-09 shows the Reds slightly favored in first-five moneyli...

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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% New York Mets

The First Five Innings market often reflects the strength of the starting pitchers. Based on general team knowledge from my training data th...

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Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite —
DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 53% Cincinnati Reds

In the first five innings, the home team often has an edge with the last at-bat. Without knowing starting pitchers, the edge is minimal. The...

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First five innings o4.5

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

In the early innings, both teams' starting pitchers may be working through their rhythm. With offenses that can strike early, there's a dece...

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5 sources cited
DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 —

Model confidence

Conviction in pick · Match winner
Claude Haiku 4.5

Claude Haiku 4.5

Cincinnati Reds

55
GPT-4o Mini

GPT-4o Mini

Cincinnati Reds

55
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

New York Mets

55
DeepSeek V3

DeepSeek V3

Cincinnati Reds

55
Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude Sonnet 4.6

New York Mets

54
Grok 4 Fast

Grok 4 Fast

Cincinnati Reds

53
Gemini 2.5 Flash

Gemini 2.5 Flash

New York Mets

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 1056–799 · 57%
-602.9u
GPT-5 Mini
GPT-5 Mini 690–586 · 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 1128–1109 · 50%
-923.7u
Grok 4 Fast
Grok 4 Fast 740–743 · 50%
-501.5u
DeepSeek V3
DeepSeek V3 1031–1055 · 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 876–927 · 49%
-725.8u
Claude Haiku 4.5
Claude Haiku 4.5 1017–1091 · 48%
-928.0u
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: 87e59e821a0d50a3…
Kickoff
Wed, Jun 17 · 16:40 GMT+0000
Markets
Match winner · Over / Under · Spread · First 5 innings
Odds
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Research
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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": 2869,
        "sport": "baseball",
        "venue": null,
        "league": "MLB",
        "starts_at": "2026-06-17T16:40:00+00:00",
        "starts_at_human": "Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:40:00 GMT"
    },
    "teams": {
        "away": "New York Mets",
        "home": "Cincinnati Reds"
    },
    "version": "v1",
    "built_at": "2026-06-15T18:15:09+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.

Research trail

What each AI looked up before picking

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