Every bet on the board goes through the same pipeline:
- Team ratings. Each team gets an offense and a defense rating, fit on every game over the last season or so. Recent games count more, and opponents' strength is built in.
- Game adjustments. Home field, rest and back-to-backs. In MLB, starting pitchers (FIP, recent starts) and park factors. For NFL and NHL, key injuries like a starting QB or goalie.
- Score simulation. Ratings become a full distribution of possible scores, built for each sport, which prices every moneyline, spread and total.
- Kalshi check. Every bet is a contract Kalshi lists, at Kalshi’s price. That price (and the sportsbook line) is blended with our model, and Kalshi’s fee is included in the break-even. A pick shows an edge only when the data genuinely disagrees with the price.
- Calibration. A walk-forward backtest tunes each sport so a "60%" pick hits about 60% of the time.
Grades: A clearly +EV and more likely than not. B +EV. C close to a fair price. D the price is too steep.
No model hits 100%. Parlays multiply the book's margin, and a 3-leg parlay of 70% legs still loses about two times in three. Bet only what you can afford to lose. If gambling stops being fun, call 1-800-GAMBLER.