πŸ§ͺ The Lab

Every test we run β€” including the ones that failed. Most handicappers show you a 16-0 system and hide the math. We publish the method, the result, and the losers. If an idea doesn't beat the vig on our own data, we say so.

What we've learned (the honest version)

No edge

Situational "angles" don't beat the vig

We tested 136 mechanism angles (blowout spots, streaks, road trips, line moves) across 32,000+ games. With an honest train/test split, zero held up out-of-sample. The market already prices them.

Calibrated

Our totals model defers to the market

A real win-probability model (Negative-Binomial, 30k games) that, at the market line, lands at ~50/50 β€” so it passes when there's no edge instead of forcing a bet. No fake totals plays.

ROI > accuracy

We report ROI, not flattering hit-rates

Home-run "unders" hit ~89% β€” and still lose money (βˆ’1.2%) because the juice is brutal. We flag base-rate markets and grade on real prices only, never a fabricated line.

Myth busted

No "due" β€” gambler's fallacy

Does a cold streak make a hitter "due" for a homer? We checked: P(HR) actually falls as the drought grows (14% β†’ 8%). So we post the true probability and never bump for "due."

Common betting angles vs 16 years of closing lines

Real, odds-aware ROI for the angles the betting world sells β€” computed from every MLB closing line 2010–2025. Spoiler: static angles lose to the vig.

Full test ledger

We keep a running record of every backtest β€” hypothesis, method, result, and caveats β€” failures included. The highlights above are drawn from it; the complete ledger (with the scripts behind each) lives in the repo and grows with every test.

For entertainment purposes only. Not financial or betting advice. 21+. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, call 1-800-GAMBLER. Results shown are measured on historical/closing-line data; small samples are flagged and past performance does not predict future results.