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Final 1–2
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Tampa Bay RaysvsKansas City Royals

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Final1–2 Locked 28picks · 18 graded
Recap Consensus missed

Tampa Bay Rays 1–2 Kansas City Royals

All 7 AIs backed Tampa Bay Rays — reality had other ideas.

AI lean
Tampa Bay Rays 7/7
Correct calls
0/7
Final
1–2

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

Spread

Consensus
Tampa Bay Rays -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 55% Tampa Bay Rays -1.5 L

The Rays' historical advantage in roster depth and pitching staff supports a home-field expectation of a close win. A spread of -1.5 is mode...

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GPT-5 GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini 55% Kansas City Royals +1.5 W

While the Rays are likelier to win outright, the -1.5 run line requires a 2+ run margin and that probability is meaningfully lower than the...

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🔍 researched 6 sources cited
GPT-4o Mini GPT-4o Mini 55% Tampa Bay Rays L

The Rays' home advantage and the Royals' road struggles suggest the Rays are likely to cover the -1 spread. However, the Royals have shown r...

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🔍 researched 1 source cited
o4-mini o4-mini Pro
Grok 4.3 Grok 4.3 Pro
Grok 4 Fast Grok 4 Fast 52% home_ -1.5

Rays home run-line value stems from stronger bullpen depth and Tropicana park effects noted in historical splits. Royals away performances a...

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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% Tampa Bay Rays -1.5 L

Aligning with the head-to-head prediction, the Rays are expected to be the stronger team. A -1.5 run line suggests they can win by at least...

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1 source cited
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 55% Kansas City Royals L

While the Rays are favored in head-to-head, a -1.5 spread is a significant margin. The Kansas City Royals, despite being underdogs, have sho...

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DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 40% Tampa Bay Rays -1.5 L

The Rays should win, but run-line covers are less likely in close contests. The Royals often keep games tight. Modest edge to the underdog s...

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Match winner

Consensus
Tampa Bay Rays 7/7
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% Tampa Bay Rays L

As of my training data (through September 2025), the Rays have historically been a stronger franchise with better run differential and playo...

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GPT-5 GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini 62% Tampa Bay Rays L

Tampa Bay is the stronger side on paper: Rasmussen (2.59 ERA) is trending well and the Rays are at home in the domed Tropicana Field, while...

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🔍 researched 6 sources cited
GPT-4o Mini GPT-4o Mini 65% Tampa Bay Rays L

The Tampa Bay Rays have been performing well recently, with a strong home record. The Kansas City Royals have struggled on the road, which g...

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🔍 researched 1 source cited
o4-mini o4-mini Pro
Grok 4.3 Grok 4.3 Pro
Grok 4 Fast Grok 4 Fast 54% Tampa Bay Rays L

Rays hold a slight home edge in typical AL matchups against the Royals based on historical park factors and roster construction. Training da...

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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 62% Tampa Bay Rays L

Based on historical team performance and general roster strength reflected in my training data, the Tampa Bay Rays typically hold an edge ov...

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1 source cited
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 65% Tampa Bay Rays L

Based on general team performance trends and historical data available in my training set, the Tampa Bay Rays are typically a stronger team...

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DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 58% Tampa Bay Rays L

The Rays have a strong home record and superior pitching depth. The Royals are inconsistent on the road. Based on training data through 2025...

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Over / Under

Consensus
over 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 52% Over L

Both Tampa Bay and Kansas City play in relatively hitter-friendly ballparks and have middling pitching depth historically. June weather in F...

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

Book lines (FoxSports) open this matchup at a 7.5 total with the market leaning under; with two quality starters (Rasmussen 2.59 ERA and Wac...

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

Both teams have shown tendencies to score multiple runs in recent games, suggesting a higher-scoring matchup. The over 2.5 total runs is a r...

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🔍 researched 1 source cited
o4-mini o4-mini Pro
Grok 4.3 Grok 4.3 Pro
Grok 4 Fast Grok 4 Fast 51% under

Both clubs feature pitching-heavy identities that historically suppress run totals in June night games. Training knowledge indicates average...

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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 54% Under 8.5 W

With no specific starting pitcher information available for this future game, I'm leaning towards the Under 8.5 runs. The Rays often feature...

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

MLB games often feature a moderate number of runs, and considering typical offensive capabilities and pitching matchups, an over/under line...

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DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 55% over 8.5

Both bullpens have been vulnerable, and the expected starters have middling ERAs. The over hits at a slightly higher rate in these matchups.

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First 5 innings

Consensus
Tampa Bay Rays 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 54% Tampa Bay Rays

Early-inning play often favors the team with superior starting rotation quality and disciplined hitting. The Rays typically field stronger f...

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GPT-5 GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini 60% Tampa Bay Rays

First-five (F5) outcomes are driven heavily by starting pitchers — Rasmussen's recent game logs show multiple 7.0-IP outings with low baseru...

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🔍 researched 6 sources cited
GPT-4o Mini GPT-4o Mini 60% Tampa Bay Rays

The Rays have been strong in the early innings at home, while the Royals have had difficulties in the first five innings on the road. This s...

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🔍 researched 1 source cited
o4-mini o4-mini Pro
Grok 4.3 Grok 4.3 Pro
Grok 4 Fast Grok 4 Fast 53% Tampa Bay Rays

Early-inning advantage projected for Rays due to stronger top-of-order production and home starter quality in historical data. Royals have 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 58% Tampa Bay Rays

The Rays have historically emphasized strong starting pitching, which gives them an advantage in the first five innings. Without specific pi...

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1 source cited
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite —
DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 54% Tampa Bay Rays

The Rays' starting rotation is stronger, and they tend to score early at home. The Royals' offense often starts slow. Slight edge to Tampa B...

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First five innings over 4.0

Consensus
over 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 58% over

Early game scoring can be influenced by starting pitchers' effectiveness and early offensive momentum. A totals line of 4.0 for the first fi...

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DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 —

Model confidence

Conviction in pick · Match winner
GPT-4o Mini

GPT-4o Mini

Tampa Bay Rays

65
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Tampa Bay Rays

65
GPT-5 Mini

GPT-5 Mini

Tampa Bay Rays

62
Gemini 2.5 Flash

Gemini 2.5 Flash

Tampa Bay Rays

62
Claude Haiku 4.5

Claude Haiku 4.5

Tampa Bay Rays

58
DeepSeek V3

DeepSeek V3

Tampa Bay Rays

58
Grok 4 Fast

Grok 4 Fast

Tampa Bay Rays

54

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 1032–1055 · 49%
-746.4u
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: 741ccbbefbddf2ae…
Kickoff
Mon, Jun 22 · 22:40 GMT+0000
Markets
Match winner · Over / Under · Spread · First 5 innings
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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": 5120,
        "sport": "baseball",
        "venue": null,
        "league": "MLB",
        "starts_at": "2026-06-22T22:40:00+00:00",
        "starts_at_human": "Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:40:00 GMT"
    },
    "teams": {
        "away": "Kansas City Royals",
        "home": "Tampa Bay Rays"
    },
    "version": "v1",
    "built_at": "2026-06-19T05:47:04+00:00",
    "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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What each AI looked up before picking

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