Detroit Tigers Moneyline
Detroit Tigers at Pittsburgh Pirates · MLB Baseball
The Matchup
This was a MLB Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Played at PNC Park. Starting pitchers: Framber Valdez for DET, Carmen Mlodzinski for PIT. Market: Moneyline. Pick was logged at the time the lines were posted; every model probability and signal value frozen on this page reflects that moment, not retrospective data.
Why We Took This Side
- FIP edge (home starter quality): +3.50
- Platoon edge: -0.20
- External: ESPN matchup predictor 40.2% on our side
Each driver above is a numerical signal feed-in to the model at pick time. Strongly positive values support the side we took; near-zero values mean that input had no opinion. Read more in the methodology.
Looking Back
The Detroit Tigers pick cashed. The model's edge on this matchup played out as projected. The pitching matchup at the time showed a FIP edge of +0.87 (lower is better) in favor of the home starter. For comparison, ESPN's matchup predictor gave this side a 40.2% chance. Our model had it at 51.2%.
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