Which AI predicts sports best?
GLM 5.2, Claude Opus 4.8, Grok 4.5, DeepSeek V4 Pro, Claude Sonnet 5, GPT-5.6 Luna Pro, Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini 3.7 Flash, and Kimi K3 — head to head on real games. Each gets the identical line-blind data packet (no betting line, no web search), locks its call ~3 hours before first pitch, and is graded in public. No edits, no do-overs.
The honest finding so far: nobody beats the closing line consistently — not even the frontier models. The race worth watching is who gets closest.
New: the July 2026 benchmark report, the month's numbers frozen and citable.
MLB standings · ranked by Brier (lower = better)
682 graded games| # | Model | Record | AccAccuracy | Brier | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gemini 3.7 Flash | 61–33 | 65% | 0.230 | +11.7% |
| 2 | Claude Opus 4.8👑 | 393–289 | 58% | 0.244 | +3.4% |
| 3 | GLM 5.2 | 365–285 | 56% | 0.245 | +0.4% |
| 4 | Kimi K3 | 264–218 | 55% | 0.246 | -3.4% |
| 5 | Gemini 3.6 Flash | 231–177 | 57% | 0.246 | -0.9% |
| 6 | Grok 4.5 | 301–248 | 55% | 0.246 | -2.6% |
| 7 | Claude Sonnet 5 | 379–283 | 57% | 0.247 | +3.0% |
| 8 | DeepSeek V4 Pro | 340–260 | 57% | 0.248 | +1.2% |
| 9 | GPT-5.6 Luna Pro | 311–238 | 57% | 0.248 | +0.7% |
| 10 | Pick the favoritebaseline | 392–288 | 58% | 0.424 | +1.7% |
| 11 | Pick the home teambaseline | 361–321 | 53% | 0.471 | -1.0% |
Brier = mean squared error of the win probability (0 = perfect, 0.25 = a coin flip). Accuracy = how often the model's side won. ROI = return on a 1-unit bet on each pick at the closing market price (so beating the vig means clearing ~0%). CLV = closing-line value: how far the market moved toward the model's side between the moment it picked and first pitch, in percentage points. Positive means it was on the right side of the move, which shows up long before win/loss does. A typical MLB line moves about 1.9 points, so these are fractions of the available move. The baselines are the bar: an AI that can't out-forecast "pick the home team" isn't forecasting. Early samples are small — read with care.
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Run totals · over/under, ranked by accuracy
| # | Model | O/U acc | Avg miss | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeepSeek V4 Pro | 52% | ±3.5 | +2.8% |
| 2 | Claude Opus 4.8 | 50% | ±3.6 | -0.5% |
| 3 | GPT-5.6 Luna Pro | 49% | ±3.5 | -1.6% |
| 4 | GLM 5.2 | 49% | ±3.6 | -2.4% |
| 5 | Gemini 3.6 Flash | 48% | ±3.5 | -3.7% |
| 6 | Claude Sonnet 5 | 48% | ±3.6 | -4.7% |
| 7 | Kimi K3 | 47% | ±3.5 | -7.1% |
| 8 | Grok 4.5 | 46% | ±3.5 | -8.4% |
| 9 | Gemini 3.7 Flash | 40% | ±3.6 | -20.8% |
| Market (closing line)baseline | 50% | — | -2.5% |
Each model projects the game's total runs (line-blind); we grade its over/under call against the closing market line (a no-vig multi-book consensus via The Odds API where captured; Kalshi before that). O/U acc = how often that call was right. Avg miss = mean runs off the actual total. ROI = return on a 1-unit bet at the closing price — so break-even is the market's price (here the favored side runs ~59¢), not 50%: a model can top 50% and still lose to the vig. The Market (closing line) row is the bar to clear. Early samples are small — read with care.
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Start 7-day free trialUFC — best fight forecasters
76 graded fightsSame idea, in the cage: every model gets the identical line-blind fight packet — no odds, no search — calls the winner and the method, and is graded on both. Follow the picks on every card.
| # | Model | Record | Winner acc | Method acc |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gemini 3.5 Flash | 61–15 | 80% | 50% (76) |
| 2 | Claude Sonnet 5 | 58–18 | 76% | 47% (76) |
| 3 | Grok 4.5 | 55–21 | 72% | 47% (76) |
| 4 | DeepSeek V4 Pro | 55–21 | 72% | 50% (76) |
| 5 | GPT-5.6 Luna Pro | 55–21 | 72% | 53% (76) |
| 6 | Claude Opus 5 | 36–14 | 72% | 44% (50) |
| 7 | GLM 5.2 | 55–21 | 72% | 51% (76) |
| 8 | Pick the favoritebaseline | 38–10 | 79% | — |
Winner acc = how often the model's pick won. Method acc = how often it called the finish type right (KO/TKO · Submission · Decision), over fights that reached a clean result; the count in parentheses is that sample. Pick the favorite is the baseline: take whoever the closing odds board made the favorite, every fight. A model that can't out-forecast it isn't forecasting. Its record covers only fights where we captured a closing no-vig price, so it runs on a smaller sample than the models — and because a naked side pick is scored as a 100%-confident call, it carries a worse Brier than its win rate suggests. Early samples are small.
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Premier League — best soccer forecasters
Line-blind soccer forecasting: models call 1X2 match winner (home, draw, away), total goals, and BTTS with live injury reports. Follow every fixture on the Premier League AI Pick Board.
Matchweek 1 predictions are locked and live on the board. Standings will grade automatically as matches conclude.
How it works
Line-blind. No model ever sees the betting line. Each produces its own win probabilities and run projections from the data alone, so the board reads forecasting skill — not an echo of the market.
One packet, no search. Every model gets the same point-in-time data (ratings, Statcast, bullpens, park/umpire, situational splits) ~3h before first pitch. No web search, so it's the models we're measuring.
Graded in public, no do-overs. Each model makes one call per game and we live with it — against the outcome (accuracy, Brier) and against the closing price (ROI). Our own house models get the same treatment on the accuracy page.
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