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Cincinnati Reds v Chicago Cubs

Kickoff: 2026-03-02 20:05 UTC

Closing line — the calculated probabilities and expected value from the last prices recorded before kickoff, under your selected model. The game has started, so these are not live figures. Assess the reliability of each model's probability predictions against all settled-game outcomes →

Head to Head

10 sportsbooks (6 in analysis )

Estimated chance of each outcome, according to the model: Interquartile mean (Vetted List)

Cincinnati Reds (Local)

Prediction 59.19%1.69fair odd
EV -2.33%
Edge -1.41%
Kelly -3.59%
Growth +0.000%

assuming max odds 1.65

Bookmakers’ predictions’ distribution
57.74%59.18%59.32%59.60%MIN.MEANMEDIANMAX.
Odds’ distribution
1.561.611.621.6564.10%62.15%61.92%60.61%MIN.MEANMEDIANMAX.

Chicago Cubs (Visit)

Prediction 40.81%2.45fair odd
EV -3.69%
Edge -1.56%
Kelly -2.71%
Growth +0.000%

assuming max odds 2.36

Bookmakers’ predictions’ distribution
40.40%40.82%40.68%42.26%MIN.MEANMEDIANMAX.
Odds’ distribution
2.202.322.342.3645.45%43.18%42.74%42.37%MIN.MEANMEDIANMAX.

At the last prices before kickoff, Interquartile mean (Vetted List) estimated these probabilities for Head to Head: Cincinnati Reds (Local): 59.19%; Chicago Cubs (Visit): 40.81%. For Cincinnati Reds (Local), that estimate was equivalent to fair decimal odds of 1.69. No eligible bookmaker offered closing odds above that level: the best were 1.65, with an expected value of -2.33%; they did not produce positive expected value.

Sportsbook Odds (10 sportsbooks)

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BookmakerLocal ▼VisitMarginUpdated
BetOnline.ag🎯1.65I 60.61%NM 58.75%EV -2.33%E -1.41%K -3.59%G +0.000%2.35I 42.55%NM 41.25%EV -4.10%E -1.74%K -3.04%G +0.000%3.2%2026-03-02 19:59
Pinnacle🎯1.64I 60.98%NM 58.69%EV -2.93%E -1.78%K -4.57%G +0.000%2.33I 42.92%NM 41.31%EV -4.92%E -2.11%K -3.70%G +0.000%3.9%2026-03-02 19:19
DraftKings🎯1.62I 61.73%NM 59.30%EV -4.11%E -2.54%K -6.63%G +0.000%2.36I 42.37%NM 40.70%EV -3.69%E -1.56%K -2.71%G +0.000%4.1%2026-03-02 18:10
Hard Rock Bet🎯1.62I 61.73%NM 59.19%EV -4.11%E -2.54%K -6.63%G +0.000%2.35I 42.55%NM 40.81%EV -4.10%E -1.74%K -3.04%G +0.000%4.3%2026-03-02 18:09
BetUS🎯1.62I 61.73%NM 58.67%EV -4.11%E -2.54%K -6.63%G +0.000%2.30I 43.48%NM 41.33%EV -6.14%E -2.67%K -4.72%G +0.000%5.2%2026-03-02 19:54
theScore Bet🎯1.61I 62.11%NM 59.34%EV -4.70%E -2.92%K -7.71%G +0.000%2.35I 42.55%NM 40.66%EV -4.10%E -1.74%K -3.04%G +0.000%4.7%2026-03-02 18:10
Fliff🎯1.61I 62.11%NM 57.74%EV -4.70%E -2.92%K -7.71%G +0.000%2.20I 45.45%NM 42.26%EV -10.22%E -4.65%K -8.52%G +0.000%7.6%2026-03-02 19:15
FanDuel🎯1.60I 62.50%NM 59.60%EV -5.29%E -3.31%K -8.82%G +0.000%2.36I 42.37%NM 40.40%EV -3.69%E -1.56%K -2.71%G +0.000%4.9%2026-03-02 18:09
BetRivers🎯1.56I 64.10%NM 59.38%EV -7.66%E -4.91%K -13.68%G +0.000%2.28I 43.86%NM 40.63%EV -6.96%E -3.05%K -5.43%G +0.000%8.0%2026-03-02 17:40
betPARX🎯1.56I 64.10%NM 59.38%EV -7.66%E -4.91%K -13.68%G +0.000%2.28I 43.86%NM 40.63%EV -6.96%E -3.05%K -5.43%G +0.000%8.0%2026-03-02 17:39
Margin = Margin (Overround) · I = Implied Probability · NM = No-Margin Probability · EV = Expected Value · E = Edge · K = Kelly Criterion · G = Bankroll Growth

Updated is when each book last changed its price, so an older time means the odds simply haven't moved, not that the price is stale. Books not seen in the last ~15 minutes are normally dropped; only if a whole market's feed goes quiet are the latest recorded prices shown instead.

Exchanges (2)

BookmakerLocalVisitMargin ▲Updated
Kalshi◎1.61I 62.11%NM 60.83%2.50I 40.00%NM 39.17%2.1%2026-03-02 19:54
Novig◎1.63I 61.35%NM 59.65%2.41I 41.49%NM 40.35%2.8%2026-03-02 19:29