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Settled
Free pick
Big edge

Bournemouth vs Manchester City

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

Pick details
Market1X2 (H2H) — home
BookmakerMatchbook
Book odds4.5000
Pinnacle anchor4.1900
Fair probability (Pinnacle)23.87%
Anchor sourcepinnacle
Edge (pre-tax)+7.4%
Edge (post-tax)+7.4%
Kelly fraction (quarter)0.53%
Units (display)3u
Published5/17/26, 10:58 AM
Result
OutcomeLost
Profit (units)-3.00u
Pinnacle closing line4.8700
CLV%-16.71%
Closing line statusCaptured
Settled at5/20/26, 2:00 AM
Reasoning(claude-haiku-4-5-20251001)

Matchbook's 4.50 on Bournemouth overvalues home equity by 7.4% post-tax relative to Pinnacle's 4.19 fair value anchor, suggesting the market has materially underestimated either the home side's baseline quality or Manchester City's injury/form vulnerability in this specific fixture. At typical Matchbook commission structures, this represents a quantifiable positive expectation that persists even after accounting for transaction costs and the efficiency gap between sharp and soft books.

Odds movement — pre-kickoff audit

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bookmaker
Odds snapshots over time per source4.444.354.254.194.50May 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 AMpinnacleh2hhome4.1900
5/17/26, 10:58 AMbookmakerh2hhome4.5000
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