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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Detroit Tigers Recap

MLB · September 27, 2026 · Pre-game prediction preserved, outcome auto-graded against ESPN.

LOSS

This one missed — Detroit Tigers LOSS.

Pre-game, the Lakeshore Edge model picked Detroit Tigers at 48% against FanDuel's implied 43% — an edge of +6.0pt. The full reasoning is preserved below for audit.

Closing-line value vs Pinnacle: -5.0pp  ·  closed at 1.86 (53.8%)

Small Play Dog play
Detroit Tigers
+134 on FanDuel
Model 48%
Market 43%
Edge +6.0 pts

Solid 6.0% edge at FanDuel (2.34). Best is 2.45 at BetMGM.

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
53.3% —
+ Season record + form
51.1% -2.2pp
Platt rescale
43.5% -7.6pp
Injury report (drag - opponent's drag)
40.9% -2.6pp
Moneyline normalization (both sides to 100%)
47.7% +6.8pp

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