Need A Birdie

Ben James over Rasmus Hojgaard

Tournament matchup, 72 holes · Event 557

-125 · FanDuel

Sealed · 5:45 AM ET, Sep 15

No Playpublished for calibration; the blended edge did not clear the staking threshold · see it on the Ledger

Our probability57.4%
Market probability53.4%
Difference+4.0 ptsModel edge at the seal
The exact sealed values
Our probability57.4%
Market probability53.4%
Difference+4.0 pts

Why this made the card

  • The raw disagreement is +4.0 pts: our 57.4% against the market’s 53.4% with the juice removed
  • The edge survives the blend into the market: -4.8% expected value a unit at -125
  • It did not clear the stake floor after doubt: published as a No Play, graded, never staked

A big raw disagreement is not automatically a bet. The market gets a vote: after our number is blended into the devigged consensus and charged for doubt, what is left has to carry a full unit. Here it did not, so the pick published as a No Play and is graded for calibration only.

Published and graded, never staked.

The golf case

revision 4, rank 4 of 714 priced sides this week; sealed at fanduel, the best major book (major books only, 2026-08-02); consensus of 2 books

The read as sealed, written before the gun and never edited after.

Technical provenance

forecast a48bf47b-bd30-4cd7-b6ba-fe9ec54677ef; draw 30e95c88-f939-42ec-9b98-ce5147ca538b

What can beat us

  • The market holds the other side at 46.6%; we are the disagreement, not the consensus
  • Break-even at -125 is 55.6%; our cushion past it is +1.8 pts
  • It settles over the full tournament; a missed cut ends it early and variance runs all four days

Edges this size lose often. The record, not any one pick, is the product.

Model runanchored-machine-2026-08-04-venuefix · 5:45 AM ET, Sep 15Data sourcesData Golf · live odds boards · hourly weatherConvictionNo PlayView the Ledger →