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PanamavsCuba

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AI predictions

4 markets · 6 models picked

Consensus split

How the lineup voted · Match winner

6 picks
  • Panama 100% 6/6

Model confidence

Each model's confidence in its pick (%)

Who picked what

16 models × 4 markets · click a row to see reasoning

Match winner

Consensus
Panama 6/6
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 62% Panama

Panama has historically been the stronger FIBA basketball nation in the Caribbean, with more consistent World Cup participation and better r...

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GPT-5 GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini —
GPT-4o Mini GPT-4o Mini 80% Panama

Panama has a strong head-to-head record against Cuba, winning 4 out of 5 encounters. Additionally, Panama's recent form includes a loss to A...

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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 58% Panama

Panama hosts in a World Cup qualifier against a comparable Caribbean side; home edge and familiarity give them the slight advantage in train...

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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% Panama

Based on historical performance and general team strength within my training data, Panama is typically the stronger side in this matchup. Cu...

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Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 65% Panama

Based on general basketball knowledge, Panama is typically a stronger national team than Cuba. While specific recent form and head-to-head d...

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DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 65% Panama

Panama generally holds a stronger basketball program in Central America, with more FIBA experience and deeper talent pools. Cuba has been in...

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Over / Under

Consensus
over 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 58% Under

Panama and Cuba are both mid-tier FIBA nations without elite offensive firepower or three-point volume. World Cup matches between such teams...

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GPT-5 GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini —
GPT-4o Mini GPT-4o Mini 70% over

Both teams have shown a tendency to engage in high-scoring games. Panama's recent matches have seen a total of 176 points (75-101 against Ar...

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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% over

Both teams play at moderate-to-high pace in regional competition; combined possessions tend to push totals above the median line. Variance f...

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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 152.5

International basketball games between these types of national teams often feature structured play and strong defense, leading to lower scor...

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Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 60% over

Without specific pace data or team offensive/defensive ratings, it's difficult to pinpoint an exact total. However, international basketball...

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DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 55% under

Both teams focus on defensive schemes and moderate-paced play, typical in World Cup qualifiers. Games between these sides have historically...

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Spread

Consensus
Panama 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 56% Panama -4

Panama's historical FIBA strength and home court should yield a modest spread advantage. A four-point line reflects the narrow but real gap...

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GPT-5 GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini —
GPT-4o Mini GPT-4o Mini 75% Panama

Given Panama's superior head-to-head record and recent form, they are likely to cover a -1 point spread against Cuba. The confidence is high...

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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% Panama

Panama receives home-court boost and has historically covered small spreads against Cuba-level opponents. Travel fatigue for Cuba is a minor...

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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% Panama -4.5

Panama's historical edge suggests they should be able to cover a modest spread against Cuba. Their roster has historically featured more pla...

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Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 55% Panama

Given Panama is favored in the head-to-head, they are also expected to cover a reasonable spread. Without knowing the exact spread value, th...

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DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 60% Panama -5.5

Panama's home court advantage and stronger roster should allow them to cover a moderate spread. Cuba's lack of depth and road struggles make...

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First half winner

Consensus
Panama 6/6
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 60% Panama

First-half advantage mirrors the full-game lean toward Panama. Both teams arrive in World Cup format with similar fatigue profiles, but Pana...

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GPT-5 GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini —
GPT-4o Mini GPT-4o Mini 65% Panama

Panama has historically started strong in first halves against Cuba, leading in 4 out of 5 previous encounters. This trend, combined with th...

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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% Panama

First-half trends mirror full-game home edge for Panama; early-game energy at home venue usually produces a lead. No lineup data available t...

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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% Panama

Consistent with the overall game prediction, Panama is expected to establish an early lead based on their historical strength and tendency t...

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Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 60% Panama

It's common for the stronger team to establish an early lead, especially if they have better preparation and execution. Panama's anticipated...

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DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 65% Panama

Panama tends to start strong at home, using their crowd and early momentum. Cuba may struggle to adjust to the away environment in the first...

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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 90–65 · 58%
-11.1u
Claude Opus 4.8
Claude Opus 4.8 95–81 · 54%
-26.5u
o4-mini
o4-mini 47–45 · 51%
-20.1u
GPT-4o Mini
GPT-4o Mini 520–500 · 51%
-351.4u
Claude Opus 4.7
Claude Opus 4.7 138–135 · 51%
-38.8u
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.6 139–137 · 50%
-34.0u
GPT-5 Mini
GPT-5 Mini 381–384 · 50%
-186.1u
Grok 4.3
Grok 4.3 81–87 · 48%
-28.6u
Gemini 2.5 Flash
Gemini 2.5 Flash 665–719 · 48%
-555.0u
DeepSeek V3
DeepSeek V3 665–723 · 48%
-423.4u
Grok 4 Fast
Grok 4 Fast 508–562 · 47%
-335.3u
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Claude Sonnet 4.6 403–447 · 47%
-309.9u
Gemini 3.1 Pro
Gemini 3.1 Pro 74–83 · 47%
-29.3u
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 509–608 · 46%
-422.3u
Claude Haiku 4.5
Claude Haiku 4.5 649–804 · 45%
-646.1u
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Gemini 2.5 Pro 105–142 · 43%
-71.5u

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hash: 30c725ad0167c9bb…
Kickoff
Fri, Jul 3 · 01:40 GMT+0000
Markets
Match winner · Over / Under · Spread · First half winner
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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_half

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": 9288,
        "sport": "basketball",
        "venue": null,
        "league": "World Cup",
        "starts_at": "2026-07-03T01:40:00+00:00",
        "starts_at_human": "Fri, 03 Jul 2026 01:40:00 GMT"
    },
    "teams": {
        "away": "Cuba",
        "home": "Panama"
    },
    "version": "v2",
    "sport_focus": [
        "Pace is the master variable for totals — multiply both teams' possessions-per-game tendencies, not just their points.",
        "Check the injury/rest report first: a star sitting (or load-managed on a back-to-back) reshapes the spread and total.",
        "Weigh offensive vs defensive rating and three-point volume/variance — 3PT-heavy teams have wider outcome distributions.",
        "Bench depth and foul trouble swing close games; note rotation reliability.",
        "Back-to-backs and travel cause real fatigue — flag the schedule spot for each side.",
        "Home-court edge is meaningful but smaller than star availability."
    ],
    "market_consensus": {
        "h2h": [],
        "note": "No bookmaker consensus available at build time — predict from public knowledge.",
        "extra_markets": []
    },
    "markets_requested": [
        "h2h",
        "totals",
        "spreads",
        "first_half"
    ],
    "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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  • Grok 4 Fast Grok 4 Fast
    0 tool calls · 0 sources

    No live web access — picked from training-data knowledge.

  • Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
    0 tool calls · 0 sources

    No live web access — picked from training-data knowledge.

  • Gemini 2.5 Flash Gemini 2.5 Flash
    0 tool calls · 0 sources

    No live web access — picked from training-data knowledge.

  • Claude Haiku 4.5 Claude Haiku 4.5
    0 tool calls · 0 sources

    No live web access — picked from training-data knowledge.

  • GPT-4o Mini GPT-4o Mini
    4 tool calls · 4 sources

    4 citations captured — unlock with Pro

  • DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3
    0 tool calls · 0 sources

    No live web access — picked from training-data knowledge.

Results settle automatically once the final score lands. Picks are permanent — no hindsight edits.

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