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Final 3–8
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Houston AstrosvsMinnesota Twins

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Final3–8 Locked 28picks · 16 graded
Recap Consensus missed

Houston Astros 3–8 Minnesota Twins

5 of 7 AIs leaned Houston Astros — reality had other ideas.

AI lean
Houston Astros 5/7
Correct calls
2/7
Final
3–8

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

AI predictions

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Spread

Consensus
Houston Astros -1.5 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% Houston Astros -1.5 L

Houston's strong 4-1 form and home-field advantage support a moderate spread. Minnesota's 1-4 slide and -13 run differential over the same p...

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GPT-5 GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini 38% Minnesota Twins -1.5 W

I back the Twins on the runline (away -1.5) as a lower-confidence play: Bradley's steadiness increases the chance of a clear road win, but I...

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🔍 researched 8 sources cited
GPT-4o Mini GPT-4o Mini 55% Minnesota Twins W

Given the Twins' slightly better recent form and the Astros' home disadvantage, the Twins are expected to cover the -1 spread. ([baseball-re...

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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 57% Houston Astros

Houston's superior recent record and home status point to a likely win by 1.5+ runs against a Twins side that has lost four straight. Bullpe...

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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% Houston Astros -1.5 L

Given the Astros' superior recent form (4W-1L) and historical home strength, they are expected to win by more than one run. The Twins' strug...

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Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 57% Houston Astros L

Given the Astros' superior recent form and perceived advantage in the starting pitching matchup, they are favored to win by more than one ru...

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3 sources cited
DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 35% Houston Astros -1.5 L

The Astros are favorites but covering a 1.5-run spread is difficult; Twins have offensive potential. Recent form suggests a close game, maki...

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Match winner

Consensus
Houston Astros 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% Houston Astros L

Houston shows strong recent form (4W-1L over last 5) with a +1 run differential, while Minnesota has collapsed to 1W-4L with a -13 run diffe...

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GPT-5 GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini 58% Minnesota Twins W

I project the Minnesota Twins (away) to win because Taj Bradley (6-3, ~3.98 ERA) has been the steadier, more-consistent starter over recent...

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🔍 researched 8 sources cited
GPT-4o Mini GPT-4o Mini 55% Minnesota Twins W

The Minnesota Twins and Houston Astros are both 33-40, with the Twins 3rd in the AL Central and the Astros 4th in the AL West. ([thescore.co...

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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 61% Houston Astros L

Astros enter with strong recent form (WLWWW) while Twins are struggling (LWLLL) and have been outscored heavily. Both clubs have identical r...

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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% Houston Astros L

Based on the provided reference data, the Houston Astros exhibit significantly better recent form (4W-1L) compared to the Minnesota Twins (1...

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Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 65% Houston Astros L

The Houston Astros are in strong recent form, winning 4 of their last 5 games, while the Minnesota Twins have struggled, losing 4 of their l...

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3 sources cited
DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 60% Houston Astros L

The Astros have strong home form and a deeper lineup, while the Twins have been inconsistent on the road. Without specific pitcher matchup,...

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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 55% Under 8.5 L

Minnesota's recent run-concession rate (34 runs in 5 games) suggests weak pitching, but Houston's form shows mixed offensive output (22 runs...

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GPT-5 GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini 56% over 8.5

I lean Over 8.5 because Imai's season ERA and occasional early-traffic outings raise the game-run expectation while the Twins' lineup has pr...

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

Both teams have struggled with pitching this season, with the Twins allowing 5.2 runs per game and the Astros allowing 5.1 runs per game. ([...

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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 54% over

Twins have allowed 34 runs in last 5 games while Astros offense is averaging over 4 runs per contest. Four days rest for both clubs typicall...

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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% Over 8.5 W

The provided recent form data indicates both teams have been involved in games with relatively higher run totals. The Twins have also been c...

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

While the Astros have a slight edge, both teams have potent offenses and have scored a good number of runs recently. The Astros' recent game...

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3 sources cited
DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 55% Over 8.5

Minute Maid Park is slightly hitter-friendly, and both teams have shown run-scoring ability. The Twins have scored 21 in 5 games (4.2 per ga...

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First 5 innings

Consensus
Houston Astros 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 60% Houston Astros

First-five-innings markets are primarily pitcher-dependent; without live starter names or velocity/command data, we rely on team form. Houst...

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GPT-5 GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini 56% Minnesota Twins

First-five innings favor the Twins (away) because the result is driven primarily by the starting pitchers and Bradley has been more consiste...

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🔍 researched 8 sources cited
GPT-4o Mini GPT-4o Mini 55% Minnesota Twins

The Twins' recent form and the Astros' home disadvantage suggest the Twins may lead after the first five innings. ([baseball-reference.com](...

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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 55% Houston Astros

Astros lineup has shown better early-game production lately and Twins starters have been hit hard in first innings of recent outings. Four d...

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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% Houston Astros

The Houston Astros are generally a strong team with reliable starting pitching, especially at home. Their better recent form suggests they a...

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Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 60% Houston Astros

The Astros' strong recent form and likely starting pitcher advantage make them a good bet to be leading after five innings. Their ability to...

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3 sources cited
DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 55% Houston Astros

Starting pitchers are not available, but home teams often have an advantage early. Astros' stronger recent start performance gives them an e...

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Model confidence

Conviction in pick · Match winner
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Houston Astros

65
Claude Haiku 4.5

Claude Haiku 4.5

Houston Astros

62
Grok 4 Fast

Grok 4 Fast

Houston Astros

61
DeepSeek V3

DeepSeek V3

Houston Astros

60
GPT-5 Mini

GPT-5 Mini

Minnesota Twins

58
Gemini 2.5 Flash

Gemini 2.5 Flash

Houston Astros

58
GPT-4o Mini

GPT-4o Mini

Minnesota Twins

55

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 1062–1080 · 50%
-771.4u
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: c1734d0dc01b60b8…
Kickoff
Thu, Jul 2 · 00:10 GMT+0000
Markets
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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": 8224,
        "sport": "baseball",
        "venue": null,
        "league": "MLB",
        "starts_at": "2026-07-02T00:10:00+00:00",
        "starts_at_human": "Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:10:00 GMT"
    },
    "teams": {
        "away": "Minnesota Twins",
        "home": "Houston Astros"
    },
    "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": "LWLLL",
            "record": "1W-0D-4L",
            "scored": 21,
            "matches": 5,
            "conceded": 34
        },
        "home_form": {
            "last": "WLWWW",
            "record": "4W-0D-1L",
            "scored": 22,
            "matches": 5,
            "conceded": 23
        },
        "rest_days": {
            "away": 4,
            "home": 4
        }
    },
    "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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