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Cleveland GuardiansvsSan Diego Padres

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First 5 innings

Consensus
San Diego Padres 3/5
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% Under 4.5

Early innings are typically lower-scoring than full games due to reduced plate appearances and cautious offensive play. Padres' combined sco...

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GPT-5 GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini 52% San Diego Padres

Early-game edge leans to the Padres for first-five: Michael King has shown the ability to miss bats and give the Padres length, and the Padr...

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🔍 researched 6 sources cited
GPT-4o Mini GPT-4o Mini 55% San Diego Padres

The Padres have shown a tendency to start games strong, and with the Guardians' recent struggles, the Padres are more likely to lead after t...

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🔍 researched 4 sources cited
o4-mini o4-mini Pro
Grok 4.3 Grok 4.3 Pro
Grok 4 Fast Grok 4 Fast 50% Cleveland Guardians

Early innings often decided by starter quality and park effects at Progressive Field. Training data through 2024 indicates Cleveland holds s...

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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 57% San Diego Padres

The First Five Innings market often reflects the strength of starting pitching and early lineup performance. With the Padres in better overa...

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Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite —
DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 —

Over / Under

Consensus
over 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 58% Over 8.5

Padres averaged 3.8 runs per game and Guardians 3.4 over five matches, suggesting combined scoring around 7–8 runs. Progressive Field is a n...

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GPT-5 GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini 62% under

Both probable starters profile as pitchers who can miss bats and eat 5–6 innings (Williams with higher K, King eating length but allowing 1–...

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

Both teams have been scoring and conceding a moderate number of runs in recent games. The ballpark dimensions and weather conditions at Prog...

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

Both teams recent scoring is moderate and Progressive Field suppresses runs. Training data through 2024 notes low totals in similar late-sum...

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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% under_8.5

Both teams' recent five games indicate a trend towards lower-scoring affairs, with combined average runs per game at 7.4 for Padres and 7.8...

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

Both teams have shown decent offensive capabilities recently, with the Guardians scoring 17 and the Padres scoring 19 in their last 5 games....

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3 sources cited
DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 55% over

Both teams have shown offensive production recently, with the Padres scoring 19 runs and the Guardians 17 in their last five games. Progress...

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Spread

Consensus
San Diego Padres -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 55% San Diego Padres -1.5

Padres' superior form and run differential (3W-2L, +1 scoring margin) justifies a slight road favorite position despite playing in Cleveland...

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GPT-5 GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini 58% San Diego Padres +1.5

Expecting a close game where either side could win, the safer bet is Padres +1.5 (they cover if they lose by 1 or win outright) because Mich...

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🔍 researched 6 sources cited
GPT-4o Mini GPT-4o Mini 55% San Diego Padres

Given the Padres' slightly better overall performance and away record, they are more likely to cover the -1 spread in this matchup against t...

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🔍 researched 4 sources cited
o4-mini o4-mini Pro
Grok 4.3 Grok 4.3 Pro
Grok 4 Fast Grok 4 Fast 51% Cleveland Guardians

Home run-line value edges to Cleveland given park and limited rest disparity. Training data through 2024 shows Guardians cover home spreads...

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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% San Diego Padres -1.5

Given the Padres' superior recent form and the Guardians' defensive vulnerabilities, the Padres are favored to not just win but to do so by...

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Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 59% San Diego Padres

Given the Padres' better recent form and statistical advantage over the Guardians, they are more likely to win by more than one run. While t...

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3 sources cited
DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 62% home_plus_ 1.5

Even though the Padres are favored, the Guardians have home-field advantage and are likely to keep the game close. In a game projected aroun...

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Match winner

Consensus
San Diego Padres 5/7
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 62% San Diego Padres

San Diego enters with superior recent form (3W-2L vs Cleveland's 1W-4L), outscoring opponents 19–18 over five matches while Cleveland has be...

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GPT-5 GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini 58% Cleveland Guardians

The probable-starter matchup favors Cleveland: Gavin Williams has been the stronger innings-eater this season with higher K rates and a lowe...

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🔍 researched 6 sources cited
GPT-4o Mini GPT-4o Mini 55% San Diego Padres

The San Diego Padres have a slightly better overall record and have been performing better in recent games compared to the Cleveland Guardia...

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

Guardians play at home in a pitcher-friendly Progressive Field. Training data through 2024 shows Cleveland competitive in home games despite...

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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% San Diego Padres

Based on the provided recent form, the San Diego Padres (3W-2L) appear to be in significantly better shape than the Cleveland Guardians (1W-...

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Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 65% San Diego Padres

The San Diego Padres have a superior recent form and a better head-to-head record against the Cleveland Guardians. Based on recent results a...

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3 sources cited
DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 58% San Diego Padres

Based on training data through 2025-09, the Padres have a stronger lineup and better recent form than the Guardians, who are slumping. Progr...

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First five innings over

Consensus
under 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 60% under

While the Padres are favored, their recent form shows a mix of wins and losses, suggesting they don't always start fast. The Guardians' rece...

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3 sources cited
DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 —

First five innings h2h

Consensus
San Diego Padres 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 —
DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 55% San Diego Padres

In the first five innings, starting pitching typically dominates, and the Padres' projected starter has been more reliable than the Guardian...

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Model confidence

Conviction in pick · Match winner
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

San Diego Padres

65
Claude Haiku 4.5

Claude Haiku 4.5

San Diego Padres

62
GPT-5 Mini

GPT-5 Mini

Cleveland Guardians

58
Gemini 2.5 Flash

Gemini 2.5 Flash

San Diego Padres

58
DeepSeek V3

DeepSeek V3

San Diego Padres

58
GPT-4o Mini

GPT-4o Mini

San Diego Padres

55
Grok 4 Fast

Grok 4 Fast

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 1039–1061 · 49%
-752.4u
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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hash: 2b971ec1fddaafd1…
Kickoff
Fri, Aug 14 · 23:10 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": 24131,
        "sport": "baseball",
        "venue": "Progressive Field",
        "league": "MLB",
        "starts_at": "2026-08-14T23:10:00+00:00",
        "starts_at_human": "Fri, 14 Aug 2026 23:10:00 GMT"
    },
    "teams": {
        "away": "San Diego Padres",
        "home": "Cleveland Guardians"
    },
    "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": "WWLWL",
            "record": "3W-0D-2L",
            "scored": 19,
            "matches": 5,
            "conceded": 18
        },
        "home_form": {
            "last": "LLLLW",
            "record": "1W-0D-4L",
            "scored": 17,
            "matches": 5,
            "conceded": 22
        },
        "rest_days": {
            "away": 36,
            "home": 36
        }
    },
    "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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