Sample model · ASCEND-QX 4.2

How We Actually Do It

No black box theatre. Here is the exact pipeline every Ascend selection passes through, the weights behind it, and a live worked example from today's board.

The Pipeline

Ingest

Team and player logs, pace, rotation reports, injury designations, travel and rest, weather, and multi-book line movement are normalised into one feature frame per market.

Standardise

Every feature is converted to a z-score against its own league-season distribution, so a rebound rate and a line move are comparable on the same scale.

Weight

The eight feature families are combined with fitted weights that sum to 1.0, producing a single composite signal in standard-deviation units.

Calibrate

A logistic link maps the composite signal to a win probability. The slope is fit against historical closing lines so probabilities are honest, not inflated.

Compare

The posted American odds are de-vigged into an implied probability. Model probability minus implied probability is the edge — no edge, no play.

Stake & tier

Quarter-Kelly sets a unit size capped at 3u. Signals above the strong threshold become the 5 strong plays; the next band becomes the 3 value plays; individual stat lines become the 3 props.

Feature Weights

Rolling Form (L10)18%

Exponentially-weighted performance over the last ten games.

Matchup Rating16%

Opponent positional defense / pace-adjusted allowance.

Usage & Role15%

Snap share, touches, minutes projection and role stability.

Pace & Game Script12%

Projected possessions and expected game flow.

Injury / Rotation Impact12%

Teammate absences that shift volume toward the subject.

Line Movement11%

Open-to-current move and steam detection across books.

Situational Factors9%

Rest, travel, altitude, back-to-backs, weather.

Market Efficiency Gap7%

Consensus vs sharp book divergence.

Worked Example

A real selection from today's slate with every intermediate value exposed.

#1 · Strong Play · NCAAB / NCAAF

UConn — Spread

UConn vs Alabama · College

Cover -7

-145 · 0.5u

Model Proj.

-7.7

Win Prob.

62.8%

Edge vs Market

+3.6%

Confidence

81/100

Rolling Form (L10) and Usage & Role are the dominant drivers (Rolling z=+2.39, Usage z=-1.45, Line z=-1.25). Composite signal +1.14σ against a market implying 59.2%.

Model explanation

High conviction · 81/100

Model win prob.: 62.8%
Market implied: 59.2%
Edge: +3.6%
Kelly stake: 0.5u

Key statistical drivers

Rolling Form (L10)z +2.39
Usage & Rolez -1.45
Line Movementz -1.25

Why this is a Strong play, not a Value play

Strong plays require both a calibrated win probability at or above the model's conviction floor and agreement across the top-weighted signals. Here the model lands at 62.8% against an implied 59.2%, giving a wide pricing gap the market has not corrected. Rolling Form (L10), Usage & Role, Line Movement all push the same direction, so there is no internal disagreement to discount — which is why the Kelly allocator sizes it at 0.5u rather than a reduced stake.

Probabilities are isotonic-calibrated outputs of ASCEND-QX; stakes use quarter-Kelly. Model output is analytical information, not a guarantee of outcome.

signal   = Σ (weight_i × z_i)            // composite, in σ
p_model  = 1 / (1 + e^(-1.65 × signal × 2.6))
p_market = devig(american_odds)
edge     = p_model - p_market
stake    = clamp(0.25 × kelly(p_model, odds) × 4, 0.5u, 3u)

→ p_model  = 62.8%
→ p_market = 59.2%
→ edge     = +3.6%
→ stake    = 0.5u  (confidence 81/100)

Coverage

The system knows every major sport and its prop markets.

Football

NFL

Game markets: Spread, Total Points, Moneyline

Props: Passing Yards, Rushing Yards, Receptions

Basketball

NBA

Game markets: Spread, Total Points, First Half Spread

Props: Points, Rebounds, Assists, Pts+Reb+Ast, Three Pointers Made

Baseball

MLB

Game markets: Run Line, Total Runs

Props: Strikeouts, Total Bases, Hits + Runs + RBIs

Hockey

NHL

Game markets: Puck Line, Total Goals

Props: Shots On Goal, Points, Goalie Saves

Soccer

EPL / UCL

Game markets: Asian Handicap, Total Goals

Props: Shots On Target, Player Shots

College

NCAAB / NCAAF

Game markets: Spread, Total Points

Props: Points, Rebounds

Combat / Tennis

UFC / ATP

Game markets: Moneyline, Total Rounds / Games

Props: Significant Strikes, Total Aces