St. Louis Cardinals @ Kansas City Royals Recap

MLB · June 18, 2026 · Pre-game prediction preserved, outcome auto-graded against ESPN.

LOSS

This one missed — St. Louis Cardinals LOSS.

Pre-game, the Lakeshore Edge model picked St. Louis Cardinals at 37% against FanDuel's implied 39% — an edge of +4.1pt. The full reasoning is preserved below for audit.

Small Play Dog play

St. Louis Cardinals

Model 37%

Market 39%

Edge +4.1 pts

How the model got here

Each row is a stage in the probability calculation. The bar is the probability at that stage; the delta on the right is the shift from the previous stage.

Final model probability

37.5% —

Model performance on St. Louis Cardinals picks (60d)

How this side has graded in the journal over the last 60 days. Small slice — context, not a guarantee.

Picks

W - L

18 - 27

Win rate

40%

Avg CLV

+5.5pt

ROI

-11.5%

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