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Solid

Bournemouth vs Manchester City

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

Pick details
Market1X2 (H2H) — away
BookmakerMatchbook
Book odds1.7900
Pinnacle anchor1.7400
Fair probability (Pinnacle)57.47%
Anchor sourcepinnacle
Edge (pre-tax)+2.9%
Edge (post-tax)+2.9%
Kelly fraction (quarter)0.91%
Units (display)1u
Published5/17/26, 10:58 AM
Result
OutcomeLost
Profit (units)-1.00u
Pinnacle closing line1.6400
CLV%+2.71%
Closing line statusCaptured
Settled at5/20/26, 2:00 AM
Reasoning(claude-haiku-4-5-20251001)

Manchester City at 1.79 on Matchbook sits 2.9% above Pinnacle's 1.74 fair value anchor, offering positive expected value on the away side. The gap represents a 0.05 odds advantage relative to the market's consensus assessment of City's true win probability, translating to a 2.87% post-tax edge after accounting for standard commission structures. This overpricing of City's chances relative to the Pinnacle benchmark suggests the bookmaker has shifted odds away from sharp consensus, creating a quantifiable discrepancy worth exploiting.

Odds movement — pre-kickoff audit

pinnacle
bookmaker
Odds snapshots over time per source1.781.771.751.741.79May 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 AMpinnacleh2haway1.7400
5/17/26, 10:58 AMbookmakerh2haway1.7900
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