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Rory McIlroy over Scottie Scheffler

Tournament matchup, 72 holes · Event 28

+250 · FanDuel

Sealed · 8:45 PM ET, Aug 19

Superseded revisionkept on the ledger forever · see it on the Ledger

Our probability40.1%
Market probability28.4%
Difference+11.7 ptsModel edge at the seal
The exact sealed values
Our probability40.1%
Market probability28.4%
Difference+11.7 pts

Why this made the card

  • The raw disagreement is +11.7 pts: our 40.1% against the market’s 28.4% with the juice removed
  • The edge survives the blend into the market: 0.5% expected value a unit at +250
  • 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.

A measured disagreement, sized to the doubt.

The golf case

revision 17, rank 1 of 564 priced sides this week; sealed at fanduel, the best major book (major books only, 2026-08-02); consensus of 8 books

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

Technical provenance

forecast fc0d0f45-9408-4918-aae5-7c6c0bca031b; draw b8409ff3-6e97-4287-9421-f10de6e60b46

What can beat us

  • The market holds the other side at 71.6%; we are the disagreement, not the consensus
  • Break-even at +250 is 28.6%; our cushion past it is +11.6 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.

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