Verdict
Model Works
69.8% hit rate at O/U 5.5.
Blind-betting every model lean at −110 returns positive ROI across standard lines.
Caveat
Variance is real
R² = 0.276.
Model captures ~quarter of single-game variance. Edge shows up over volume.
V3.2 Calibration
Vegas-prior on λ
30% model / 70% book-implied projection.
Snell shifted 4.8 → 6.5 K (model was too low). Wacha 5.4 → 4.5 (model too high).