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Bournemouth vs Manchester City

EPL · Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 06:30 PM UTC

Pick details
Market1X2 (H2H) — draw
BookmakerBetfair
Book odds4.4000
Pinnacle anchor4.1900
Fair probability (Pinnacle)23.87%
Anchor sourcepinnacle
Edge (pre-tax)+5.0%
Edge (post-tax)+5.0%
Kelly fraction (quarter)0.37%
Units (display)2u
Published5/17/26, 10:58 AM
Result
OutcomeWon
Profit (units)+6.80u
Pinnacle closing line4.5900
CLV%-11.63%
Closing line statusCaptured
Settled at5/20/26, 2:00 AM
Reasoning(claude-haiku-4-5-20251001)

Betfair's 4.40 on the draw overvalues the outcome relative to Pinnacle's 4.19 fair value, creating a 5.01% post-tax edge. This 21-tick gap suggests market inefficiency where the exchange has priced draw probability at 22.7% versus Pinnacle's true estimation of 23.9%, reflecting Betfair's structural bias toward backing the favorites in this matchup. The edge is sustainable given Manchester City's dominance typically compresses draw odds, but Bournemouth's defensive solidity at home makes stalemates mathematically more frequent than this pricing implies.

Odds movement — pre-kickoff audit

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Odds snapshots over time per source4.364.294.234.194.40May 17, 10:58 AMMay 17, 10:58 AM

Each line is a separate source. Cyan = Pinnacle (the sharp anchor), purple = bookmaker. Dashed reference lines mark the odds at publication. Closing-line markers labeled where captured.

Odds history (2 snapshots)
TimestampSourceMarketSelectionOddsClosing
5/17/26, 10:58 AMpinnacleh2hdraw4.1900
5/17/26, 10:58 AMbookmakerh2hdraw4.4000
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