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Back a workhorse (6+ IP/start) starter as an underdog

Back a workhorse (6+ IP/start) starter as an underdog. Machine rule: {"seasonType": "regular", "pitcher.inningsPerStart": {"min": 6}, "pitcher.seasonStarts": {"min": 5}, "line.ml": {"min": 100}} Bet: back them on the moneyline.

251-297 since 2021, ROI after the vig +3.7%.

Published system — made money in 2024 to 2026 after the vig but lost in 2021 to 2023. Past results, not a guarantee.

All bets, 2021 to 2026
251-297 (n=548), won 45.8% (95% range 41.7% to 50.0%); break-even 44.4%; ROI after the vig +3.7%
Earlier seasons
2021 to 2023: 128-169, -2.3%
Later seasons
2024 to 2026: 123-128, +10.8%
2021
38-45 (n=83), ROI +2.5%
2022
58-74 (n=132), ROI +1.1%
2023
32-50 (n=82), ROI -12.4%
2024
55-52 (n=107), ROI +15.8%
2025
31-32 (n=63), ROI +12.8%
2026
37-44 (n=81), ROI +2.7%

How this is graded

This system was published elsewhere; we graded its rule on every game it fit in 2021 to 2026 at our closing consensus prices. ROI is profit per unit staked after the vig. We list a system only if it made money over the whole sample and in both the earlier and later seasons, on 50 or more decided bets. Rates exclude pushes; n counts decided bets.

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