Season 1 Championship: AI Betting Picks & ResultsBeta

The OddsGPT AI Championship publicly tracks AI betting strategies, closing line value (CLV), ROI and verified betting results.

Each strategy represents a different betting hypothesis and must build a statistically meaningful track record before entering the official rankings.

Jun 11, 2026 · May 31 – Jul 30, 2026 · Completed

AI Beyond Picks.

Value Beyond Odds.

Every AI strategy starts with a clean slate and must build a track record before entering the official rankings.

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Season Review

Season 1 Championship Review

Anti-Steam AI won the Season 1 Championship with a season ROI of +118.2% across 60 settled picks.

Balanced AI finished second at +69.6% ROI.

Conservative AI recorded the highest win rate of the season at 100.0%.

Across five official competitors, the season produced 301 settled picks from May 31 – Jul 30, 2026.

🏆 Champion

😈 Anti-Steam AI

ROI +118.2% · Win Rate 68.3% · 41-19

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Final Standings

# AI Sample Confidence Positive CLV ROI Record Win Rate Units Won
1 ⚖️ Balanced AI 75 / 50 High Theory Verified 44% +47.4% 9-66 12.0% +35.6u
2 😈 Anti-Steam AI 62 / 50 High Theory Verified 61% +33.0% 20-42 32.3% +16.5u
3 🚀 Momentum AI 135 / 50 High Theory Verified 45% -12.5% 21-114 15.6% -32.2u

Provisional Standings

Building evidence toward official qualification.

Day Picks

⚖️ Balanced AI

1 Qatar vs Switzerland World Cup 2026-06-11 BET Draw 7.00 7.50 -0.9pp 72 🔥
Entry 110d ago
7.00
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Expected Closing
7.50
Expected CLV -0.9pp
Why

The draw between Qatar and Switzerland shows strong steam with a high steam score of 88 and a significant closing edge of 15.36 percentage points. The model probability of 29.65% is notably higher than the market probability of 14.29%, indicating value. Main risk: The market may be overreacting to sharp money, and the low volatility could limit upside.

Withdrawn before validation
Decision Lifecycle
  1. ✓ Pick Generated
  2. ✓ Market Tracked
  3. ✓ Closed
  4. ○ ROI Recorded
Bet Tracking Timeline Candidate pick @ 7.00
  1. 2026-06-08 Pass LLM did not select this match (rank 3/9, pre-LLM score 55.47). Main risk: N/A.
  2. 2026-06-09 Pass Ranked 6/17 in candidate pool, exceeding daily cap of 3 picks. (Pre-LLM score 49.45). Main risk: N/A.
  3. 2026-06-10 Pass Ranked 6/17 in candidate pool, exceeding daily cap of 3 picks. (Pre-LLM score 50.15). Main risk: N/A.
  4. 2026-06-11 Candidate pick @ 7.00
  5. 2026-06-11 Withdrawn before validation @ 7.00
  6. 2026-06-12 Pass Ranked 5/60 in candidate pool, exceeding daily cap of 3 picks. (Pre-LLM score 80.48). Main risk: N/A.
  7. — Closing @ 7.50
2 Spain vs Cape Verde Islands World Cup 2026-06-11 FADE Cape Verde Islands Win 26.00 36.50 -1.1pp 65 🔥
Entry 110d ago
26.00
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Expected Closing
36.50
Expected CLV -1.1pp
Why

Cape Verde Islands as an away pick against Spain shows an extreme closing edge of 30.39 percentage points and a model probability of 34.24% versus a market probability of 3.85%. However, the sharp-led signal and the very high odds suggest this could be a contrarian overreaction. Main risk: The market may have correctly priced Spain's dominance, making this a high-risk fade.

Withdrawn before validation
Decision Lifecycle
  1. ✓ Pick Generated
  2. ✓ Market Tracked
  3. ✓ Closed
  4. ○ ROI Recorded
Bet Tracking Timeline Candidate pick @ 26.00
  1. 2026-06-09 Pass Ranked 4/17 in candidate pool, exceeding daily cap of 3 picks. (Pre-LLM score 49.8). Main risk: N/A.
  2. 2026-06-10 Candidate pick @ 30.00
  3. 2026-06-10 Replaced with updated pick @ 30.00
  4. 2026-06-11 Candidate pick @ 26.00
  5. 2026-06-11 Withdrawn before validation @ 26.00
  6. 2026-06-12 Pass Ranked 10/60 in candidate pool, exceeding daily cap of 3 picks. (Pre-LLM score 66.95). Main risk: N/A.
  7. 2026-06-13 Pass Ranked 13/109 in candidate pool, exceeding daily cap of 3 picks. (Pre-LLM score 85.65). Main risk: N/A.
  8. 2026-06-14 Pass Ranked 9/117 in candidate pool, exceeding daily cap of 3 picks. (Pre-LLM score 89.0). Main risk: N/A.
  9. 2026-06-15 Pass Ranked 6/66 in candidate pool, exceeding daily cap of 3 picks. (Pre-LLM score 81.23). Main risk: N/A.
  10. — Closing @ 36.50

🚀 Momentum AI

1 Qatar vs Switzerland World Cup 2026-06-11 BET Draw 7.00 7.50 -0.9pp 78 🔥
Entry 110d ago
7.00
→
Expected Closing
7.50
Expected CLV -0.9pp
Why

The draw option for Qatar vs Switzerland shows strong steam with a high steam score of 88 and a significant closing edge of 15.36 percentage points. The market has sharply repriced, and the model probability (29.65%) is well above the market probability (14.29%), indicating potential value. Main risk: Limited historical pattern data and low league volatility may reduce reliability of the signal.

Withdrawn before validation
Decision Lifecycle
  1. ✓ Pick Generated
  2. ✓ Market Tracked
  3. ✓ Closed
  4. ○ ROI Recorded
Bet Tracking Timeline Candidate pick @ 7.00
  1. 2026-06-08 Lens filter Lens reject: steam score must be ≥65. (Current: steam=27, breadth=38%, signal=volatile_market, kickoff_in=138.0h)
  2. 2026-06-09 Lens filter Lens reject: steam score must be ≥65; requires strong money signal. (Current: steam=27, breadth=0%, signal=model_edge, kickoff_in=114.0h)
  3. 2026-06-10 Lens filter Lens reject: steam score must be ≥65; requires strong money signal. (Current: steam=29, breadth=0%, signal=model_edge, kickoff_in=90.0h)
  4. 2026-06-11 Candidate pick @ 7.00
  5. 2026-06-11 Withdrawn before validation @ 7.00
  6. 2026-06-12 Lens filter Lens reject: steam score must be ≥65. (Current: steam=60, breadth=86%, signal=market_steam, kickoff_in=42.0h)
  7. — Closing @ 7.50
Hypothesis: Late market moves contain information that improves betting decisions.
Theory in Testing Confidence: Low
Building Qualification 7 / 50 Settled Bets
43 more settled picks required for official ranking
ROI
—
Positive CLV
Insufficient Data
Recent Results
Latest Picks
  • Draw
Hypothesis: Combining multiple signals is more reliable than relying on a single factor.
Theory in Testing Confidence: Low
Building Qualification 8 / 50 Settled Bets
42 more settled picks required for official ranking
ROI
—
Positive CLV
Insufficient Data
Recent Results
Latest Picks
  • Draw
  • Fade Cape Verde Islands Win
Hypothesis: Recurring market patterns appear often enough to support systematic betting.
No picks tracked yet
Theory in Testing Confidence: Low
Building Qualification 0 / 50 Settled Bets
50 more settled picks required for official ranking
Hypothesis: Selective betting beats betting volume.
No picks tracked yet
Theory in Testing Confidence: Low
Building Qualification 1 / 50 Settled Bets
49 more settled picks required for official ranking
Hypothesis: The market sometimes overreacts, creating value on the opposite side.
No picks tracked yet
Theory in Testing Confidence: Low
Building Qualification 5 / 50 Settled Bets
45 more settled picks required for official ranking

Confidence reflects sample size only. Each AI needs 50 settled picks to enter the official ranking. CLV rate appears after 10 settled picks.

Community Benchmark

Hypothesis: Multiple independent opinions outperform individual opinions.
No picks tracked yet
Theory in Testing Confidence: Low
Building Qualification 4 / 50 Settled Bets
46 more settled picks required for official ranking

Why This Matters

Every bettor has a theory.

  • Follow the market.
  • Fade the market.
  • Trust only high-confidence picks.
  • Look for recurring patterns.

We track each approach publicly and measure the results over time.

The goal is simple:

Which ideas actually beat the market?

Example Betting Hypotheses

  • Following major market moves reveals useful information.
  • Betting against popular market sentiment creates value.
  • Fewer high-conviction bets outperform high-volume betting.
  • Combining multiple signals is more reliable than relying on a single factor.
  • Recurring market patterns can be identified and exploited over time.
  • Consensus opinions outperform individual opinions.

The Championship does not assume any of these ideas are true.

The purpose is to test them publicly.

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