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San Francisco Giants @ Kansas City Royals Recap

MLB · July 22, 2026 · Pre-game prediction preserved, outcome auto-graded against ESPN.

WIN

Model called it — Kansas City Royals WIN.

Pre-game, the Lakeshore Edge model picked Kansas City Royals at 47% against FanDuel's implied 48% — an edge of +2.5pt. The full reasoning is preserved below for audit.

Closing-line value vs Pinnacle: +5.0pp  ·  closed at 2.19 (45.7%)

Small Play Dog play
Kansas City Royals
+108 on FanDuel
Model 47%
Market 48%
Edge +2.5 pts

Solid 2.5% edge at FanDuel (2.08).

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.

Elo baseline
54.6%
+ Season record + form
53.7% -0.9pp
Calibration offset
52.4% -1.3pp
Platt rescale
44.6% -7.8pp
Injury report (drag - opponent's drag)
42.6% -2.0pp
Moneyline normalization (both sides to 100%)
46.7% +4.1pp

Model performance on Kansas City Royals picks (60d)

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

Picks
24
W - L
13 - 11
Win rate
54%
Avg CLV
+4.7pt
ROI
+9.1%

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