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Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox Recap

MLB · September 11, 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 37% against FanDuel's implied 38% — an edge of +6.0pt. The full reasoning is preserved below for audit.

Closing-line value vs Pinnacle: +8.2pp  ·  closed at 2.83 (35.3%)

Small Play Dog play
Kansas City Royals
+166 on FanDuel
Model 37%
Market 38%
Edge +6.0 pts

Solid 6.0% edge at FanDuel (2.66). Elo agrees (-63 gap).

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
37.7% —
+ Season record + form
38.5% +0.8pp
Calibration offset
41.6% +3.1pp
Platt rescale
36.3% -5.3pp
Injury report (drag - opponent's drag)
35.4% -0.9pp
Moneyline normalization (both sides to 100%)
36.6% +1.2pp

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