Chicago White Sox @ Tampa Bay Rays Recap
MLB · August 02, 2026 · Pre-game prediction preserved, outcome auto-graded against ESPN.
Model called it — Chicago White Sox WIN.
Pre-game, the Lakeshore Edge model picked Chicago White Sox at 42% against FanDuel's implied 42% — an edge of +4.1pt. The full reasoning is preserved below for audit.
Closing-line value vs Pinnacle: +2.6pp · closed at 2.28 (43.9%)
Chicago White Sox
Model
42%
Market
42%
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.
Elo baseline
44.1%
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+ Season record + form
44.7%
+0.6pp
Calibration offset
46.3%
+1.6pp
Platt rescale
37.7%
-8.6pp
Injury report (drag - opponent's drag)
36.6%
-1.1pp
Moneyline normalization (both sides to 100%)
42.2%
+5.6pp
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