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Final 8–0
Philadelphia Phillies logo

Philadelphia PhilliesvsPittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates logo
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Final8–0 Locked 28picks · 17 graded
Recap Consensus called it

Philadelphia Phillies 8–0 Pittsburgh Pirates

6 of 7 AIs leaned Philadelphia Phillies — and reality agreed.

AI lean
Philadelphia Phillies 6/7
Correct calls
6/7
Final
8–0

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 × 4 markets · click a row to see reasoning

Over / Under

Consensus
Over 8.5 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 54% Over 8.5 L

MLB games in late June typically feature moderate run scoring; both the Phillies and Pirates have produced mixed offensive output historical...

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GPT-5 GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini 58% under W

Although Citizens Bank Park is hitter-friendly, Cristopher Sánchez's strong season results and the Pirates' bullpen inconsistency argue for...

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🔍 researched 5 sources cited
GPT-4o Mini GPT-4o Mini 60% over W

Both teams have shown offensive capabilities, with the Pirates averaging 5 runs per game and the Phillies averaging 4.1 runs per game. Given...

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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% over

Offensive matchups favor higher scoring with Phillies lineup strength. Historical games between these teams trend slightly over average tota...

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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 L

Given the Philadelphia Phillies' historically potent offense and the potential for Citizens Bank Park to be a hitter-friendly venue, the 'Ov...

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

Both teams have demonstrated significant offensive power in their recent games, with the Phillies scoring 24 runs and the Pirates scoring 36...

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DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 52% Over 8.5

Both bullpens have been unreliable, and the game is in a hitter-friendly ballpark. Expect moderate scoring with a slight lean to the over.

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Match winner

Consensus
Philadelphia Phillies 6/7
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% Philadelphia Phillies W

The Phillies are a stronger franchise with superior recent performance historically and typically field a more competitive roster than the P...

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GPT-5 GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini 68% Philadelphia Phillies W

Cristopher Sánchez (9-3, 2.13) is a clear edge over Bubba Chandler (3-7, 4.42) in the starting-pitcher matchup, and the game is at Citizens...

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🔍 researched 5 sources cited
GPT-4o Mini GPT-4o Mini 55% Pittsburgh Pirates L

The Philadelphia Phillies have a strong home record, but the Pittsburgh Pirates have been performing well recently, winning 3 of their last...

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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 62% Philadelphia Phillies W

Phillies maintain superior roster depth and pitching staff compared to Pirates based on training data through 2025. Home advantage at Citize...

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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 65% Philadelphia Phillies W

Based on historical team performance and typical MLB dynamics, the Philadelphia Phillies are generally a stronger contender, especially when...

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Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 65% Philadelphia Phillies W

Philadelphia Phillies have a stronger recent form (4W-1L) compared to the Pittsburgh Pirates (3W-2L) in their last five games. While both te...

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DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 58% Philadelphia Phillies W

The Phillies are a stronger team overall with a deeper lineup, especially at home. The Pirates are rebuilding and have inconsistent pitching...

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Spread

Consensus
Philadelphia Phillies 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% Philadelphia Phillies -1.5 W

The Phillies' stronger historical roster and home-field advantage support a modest run-line edge. A -1.5 spread is typical for a favored tea...

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GPT-5 GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini 60% Philadelphia Phillies W

Given the pitching advantage (Sánchez) and home park, Philadelphia is likelier to win by multiple runs than Pittsburgh; the Phillies also ha...

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🔍 researched 5 sources cited
GPT-4o Mini GPT-4o Mini 55% Pittsburgh Pirates L

Considering the Pirates' recent form and the Phillies' inconsistency, the Pirates are likely to cover the -1 spread, indicating a potential...

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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 59% Philadelphia Phillies

Phillies are the stronger side and expected to cover typical run-line spreads at home. Pirates bullpen vulnerabilities increase late-game de...

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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% Philadelphia Phillies -1.5 W

Assuming the Phillies are favored, a -1.5 run line win is plausible given their historical strength, particularly at home against the Pirate...

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Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 55% Philadelphia Phillies W

Given the Phillies' recent winning form and home-field advantage, they are favored to win by more than one run. The Pirates, while capable o...

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DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 45% Philadelphia Phillies -1.5 W

Phillies are expected to win, but covering -1.5 is not a sure thing as games are often close. The Pirates have some fight but likely fall sh...

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First 5 innings

Consensus
Philadelphia Phillies 6/7
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 56% Philadelphia Phillies

In early-game contexts, the Phillies' stronger lineup and likely superior opening-inning starter give them an edge in the first five frames....

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GPT-5 GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini 64% Philadelphia Phillies

Sánchez's quality and early-inning command make the Phillies more likely to lead after five innings; he tends to limit early damage and gene...

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🔍 researched 5 sources cited
GPT-4o Mini GPT-4o Mini 55% Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pirates have shown strong performances in the early innings, which may give them an advantage in the first five innings of the 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 57% Philadelphia Phillies

Starting pitcher advantage and early lineup order favor Phillies in the opening innings. Pirates have struggled against quality early pitchi...

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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 60% Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies typically boast a stronger starting rotation and more consistent offense, especially in the early innings when pla...

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Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 57% Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies have shown strong recent form and tend to start games well. With home-field advantage and a slightly more consiste...

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DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 55% Philadelphia Phillies

The Phillies' starting rotation is more reliable than the Pirates', and they have the home advantage. Expect them to lead early.

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Model confidence

Conviction in pick · Match winner
GPT-5 Mini

GPT-5 Mini

Philadelphia Phillies

68
Gemini 2.5 Flash

Gemini 2.5 Flash

Philadelphia Phillies

65
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Philadelphia Phillies

65
Grok 4 Fast

Grok 4 Fast

Philadelphia Phillies

62
Claude Haiku 4.5

Claude Haiku 4.5

Philadelphia Phillies

58
DeepSeek V3

DeepSeek V3

Philadelphia Phillies

58
GPT-4o Mini

GPT-4o Mini

Pittsburgh Pirates

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 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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Verifiable brief

Identical prompt sent to every AI · SHA-256 verified

hash: 85bb648eac265c22…
Kickoff
Tue, Jun 30 · 22:40 GMT+0000
Markets
Match winner · Over / Under · Spread · First 5 innings
Odds
15+ live books
Research
AIs self-source

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": 7797,
        "sport": "baseball",
        "venue": null,
        "league": "MLB",
        "starts_at": "2026-06-30T22:40:00+00:00",
        "starts_at_human": "Tue, 30 Jun 2026 22:40:00 GMT"
    },
    "teams": {
        "away": "Pittsburgh Pirates",
        "home": "Philadelphia Phillies"
    },
    "version": "v1",
    "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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