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Basketball World Cup
Final 80–86
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QatarvsSaudi Arabia

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Final80–86 Locked 28picks · 16 graded
Recap Consensus missed

Qatar 80–86 Saudi Arabia

5 of 7 AIs leaned Qatar — reality had other ideas.

AI lean
Qatar 5/7
Correct calls
2/7
Final
80–86

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

Match winner

Consensus
Qatar 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% Saudi Arabia W

Saudi Arabia has historically stronger basketball infrastructure and consistent qualification records in Asian competitions relative to Qata...

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GPT-5 GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini 58% Qatar L

Qatar benefits from home-court (Doha/Al Gharafa) and a high-scoring guard (Brandon Goodwin) who has produced heavy offensive outputs (23 in...

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

Qatar has a strong home-court advantage and has secured progression to the second round as host nation of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027...

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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 58% Qatar L

Qatar plays at home in a neutral-site World Cup environment where home edge is modest. Both teams are mid-tier Asian qualifiers with similar...

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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% Saudi Arabia W

Based on historical performance in regional tournaments, Saudi Arabia has often held a slight edge over Qatar. While Qatar benefits from pot...

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1 source cited
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 60% Qatar L

Based on general basketball knowledge up to 2025-09, Qatar has historically had a slight edge in head-to-head matchups against Saudi Arabia...

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DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 75% Qatar L

Training data through 2025. Qatar has historically been stronger in basketball, with deeper talent pool and better recent performances in re...

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Spread

Consensus
Qatar 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% Saudi Arabia -3.5 W

Saudi Arabia's historical competitive edge in Asian basketball, combined with moderate roster depth, supports a small road favourite positio...

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GPT-5 GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini 55% Qatar -3.5 L

This is a tight spread given Saudi's perfect start in the group and Qatar's mixed narrow loss and big win pattern; home edge and a dangerous...

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

Qatar's home advantage and recent progression in the qualifiers suggest they are more likely to cover the spread. ([qatarbasketball.qa](http...

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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 55% Qatar -4.5 L

Qatar receives a small home adjustment in a low-information international contest. Saudi has closed the talent gap via spending but still tr...

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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% Saudi Arabia +1.0 W

Assuming Qatar is set as a slight 1-point favorite (Home -1.0), our analysis suggests Saudi Arabia has a strong chance to cover this spread,...

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1 source cited
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 52% Qatar

Given the slight historical edge and potential home-court advantage for Qatar, they are expected to cover a small spread. Saudi Arabia is ca...

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DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 60% Qatar -5.5 L

Qatar is expected to win comfortably but not by a huge margin. A 5-10 point victory is plausible given the talent gap and home-court advanta...

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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 58% Under 160.5

World Cup qualifying games typically feature lower pace and more defensive focus than club play, with teams prioritizing tournament qualific...

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GPT-5 GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini 62% over W

Qatar has shown the capacity for high outputs (99 points vs India; 86 in another game) and Saudi have posted mid-70s while also allowing poi...

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🔍 researched 6 sources cited
GPT-4o Mini GPT-4o Mini 55% under L

Given the competitive nature of the match and the importance of defense in such qualifiers, it's likely that both teams will focus on defens...

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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% over

Pace tends to be moderate in these matchups but three-point variance inflates totals. Neither side plays elite defense per historical FIBA 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 58% Under 155.5 L

International basketball games featuring teams from this region typically involve a slower pace and stronger emphasis on defense. Both Qatar...

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1 source cited
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 55% over

Without specific game pace information for these teams, predicting totals is challenging. However, international basketball often features a...

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DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 55% Over 150.5

Both teams have shown moderate pace in past matchups, and exhibition games tend to have slightly higher totals due to lower defensive intens...

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First half winner

Consensus
Qatar 5/6
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% Under 77.5

First-half totals in World Cup qualifying typically run 2–4 points lower per team than full-game pace suggests, as teams ease into offensive...

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GPT-5 GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini 50% Qatar

Qatar are likely to start aggressively at home and have shown the ability to score early (Qatar 28 in Q1 vs India), while Saudi can also ope...

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🔍 researched 6 sources cited
GPT-4o Mini GPT-4o Mini 55% Qatar

Qatar's home advantage and recent progression in the qualifiers suggest they are more likely to lead at halftime. ([qatarbasketball.qa](http...

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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 56% Qatar

Home side typically establishes early rhythm in these games. First-half totals also trend slightly lower due to cautious opening quarters in...

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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 —
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 53% Qatar

In tightly contested games between evenly matched teams, the first half often sets the tone. Qatar's expected slight advantage, coupled with...

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DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 70% Qatar

Qatar typically starts strong, especially at home. Saudi Arabia may struggle to keep pace early. The first half margin could be smaller than...

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First half h2h

Consensus
Saudi Arabia 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 51% Saudi Arabia

Consistent with the full-game prediction, Saudi Arabia is expected to hold a slight edge in the first half of the match. Their marginally be...

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1 source cited
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite —
DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 —

Model confidence

Conviction in pick · Match winner
DeepSeek V3

DeepSeek V3

Qatar

75
Claude Haiku 4.5

Claude Haiku 4.5

Saudi Arabia

62
GPT-4o Mini

GPT-4o Mini

Qatar

60
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Qatar

60
GPT-5 Mini

GPT-5 Mini

Qatar

58
Grok 4 Fast

Grok 4 Fast

Qatar

58
Gemini 2.5 Flash

Gemini 2.5 Flash

Saudi Arabia

52

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 1078–1091 · 50%
-782.4u
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: 52d1a0bdbf981fde…
Kickoff
Mon, Jun 29 · 16:00 GMT+0000
Markets
Match winner · Over / Under · Spread · First half winner
Odds
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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": 9261,
        "sport": "basketball",
        "venue": null,
        "league": "World Cup",
        "starts_at": "2026-06-29T16:00:00+00:00",
        "starts_at_human": "Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:00:00 GMT"
    },
    "teams": {
        "away": "Saudi Arabia",
        "home": "Qatar"
    },
    "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.

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