← Recap journal

Settled model recap · 2026-08-03

MLB Game & Prop Picks Recap for August 3, 2026: 2-0, +3.19 units

Review 1 game Pick and 1 pitcher-prop Pick from August 3, 2026 with the exact saved sportsbook prices, model probabilities, lineup or player values, final results, and plain-English postgame review.

Published after the saved Picks settled. The original prices and inputs stay attached.

Record2-0-0
Net units+3.19u
Game Picks1
Player Props1

One-minute recap

One-minute recap

A strong result on the scoreboard: 1 game Pick and 1 pitcher-prop Pick finished 2-0 for +3.19 units. The review below separates the reads that matched their projections from the outcomes where the saved price did more of the work.

Saved Picks and reviews

Open any Pick for the why

MLB Game Picks

1 game Pick, reviewed from the saved lineup, player, team, and moneyline snapshot.

Game Pick

STL moneyline

STL at NYY · STL 13, NYY 7

Williamhill Us +196winSee the review ↓

Postgame review

Won: STL +196

STL got the result in a STL 13, NYY 7 final. The Williamhill Us +196 ticket added +1.96 units to the game-pick record.

The pregame case started with Williamhill Us STL +196. We made the side 33.6%; the price needed 33.8%. Our estimate sat 0.2 points below break-even. Even so, the matchup cleared the same lineup, price, and quality screen used for every spot on the daily card. The strongest public push toward STL was Elo home-win baseline, worth 0.25 probability points in the saved calculation. NYY carried the higher starter rating: Michael McGreevy rated 50.9, compared with Cam Schlittler at 57.4. The two confirmed lineups graded about even: STL 49.5, NYY 50.6. The top displayed hitters were Jordan Walker (54.4) and Luis Garcia Jr. (57.9). NYY had the higher bullpen rating: STL 48.8, NYY 53.5.

The side won, but the price concern remains. A winning result does not turn a below-break-even calculation into value; this daily-card profile stays in review and the live weights stay unchanged.

Saved pregame inputs

Model probability33.6%
Price break-even33.8%
Calculated difference-0.2 pts

Selected side

STL

Team form48.8
Lineup form49.5
Starting pitcher50.9
Bullpen available48.8
Michael McGreevyTop hitter value: Jordan Walker 54.4

Opponent

NYY

Team form49.7
Lineup form50.6
Starting pitcher57.4
Bullpen available53.5
Cam SchlittlerTop hitter value: Luis Garcia Jr. 57.9

Values use the saved 0–100 rolling scale. They are inputs to the selection screen, not direct probability-point weights.

MLB Player Props

1 pitcher strikeout Pick, reviewed from the saved opponent lineup, workload projection, and prop price.

Pitcher prop

Cam Schlittler Under 6.5 strikeouts

STL at NYY · 6 strikeouts · under 6.5

BetRivers +123winSee the review ↓

Postgame review

Won: Cam Schlittler Under 6.5 Ks

Cam Schlittler finished with 6 strikeouts, cashing the saved under 6.5 and adding +1.23 units to the prop record.

At BetRivers +123, the model gave the under 65.5% against a 44.8% break-even mark, a +20.7-point gap. The saved projection was 5.5 strikeouts across 23.0 batters faced. The pitcher graded 57.4/100 and the opponent strikeout matchup graded 57.9; the confirmed lineup carried a 19.9% strikeout rate.

The actual result finished 0.5 strikeouts above the point projection. The ticket and the point projection told the same story. We will compare the same workload, opponent, line, and price profile before changing production weights.

Saved pregame inputs

Model probability65.5%
Price break-even44.8%
Calculated difference+20.7 pts

Frozen pitcher-prop inputs

Cam Schlittler vs. STL

Projected Ks
5.5
Actual Ks
6
Pitcher value57.4
Opponent K matchup57.9
Lineup K rate19.9%
Lineup coverage100%
Projected batters faced23.0
Evidence quality90%

Pitcher and opponent values use the frozen 0–100 rolling scale. Projection standard deviation: 2.54 Ks. Robustness: 77%.

What comes next

What we take forward

Each result can raise a useful question, but no single game rewrites the model. Any adjustment has to repeat across comparable frozen reads and survive a prospective test first.

Technical receipt

Fact pack: e3d8c4f704475d385268418ec5416b0f2ad001196f4620ab048cbf94b40a8690

Decision receipts: mlb-current-decision:abb18fe2c10dec75e01dc49f4502ab36, mlb-k-prop-3255bfaab0e54da093d2bab7

Settlement receipts: mlb_live_settlement_2f5172a2726605bc3d2496bb, b653e33310806150286c0b4fb26990af2a7e1c645d1fa5fcf958bff36184bc8e