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The season-kickoff CLV checklist: logging bets from Week 1 onLog the right fields from Week 1 so closing line value can be calculated later without reconstructing prices, markets, or timestamps.
query: loadMergedBlogPostCards · n = 1 · as ofBlog · the desk
The roundtable and the receipts
Published analysis from the merged blog corpus, upcoming matchup rows, and the verified article publishing boundary.
Upcoming slate 16 matchup pages loaded source: public.nfl_schedules · n = 16 · as of
House record + market ticker Unavailable on this route The /blog loader does not query graded-pick or ticker rows.
DFS Late-Swap Recovery 2026: A Repeatable Process for Salvaging GPP Lineups
A step-by-step late-swap playbook for NFL DFS on DraftKings and Yahoo: how to grade early-game results and swap into upside or ownership leverage.
query: loadMergedBlogPostCards · n = 1 · as of · DFSWe Graded 5 NBA Pundits Against the Box Score. Bill Simmons Is the Only One Underwater.
Tout Tracker launch: shrunk empirical-Bayes lift for 5 NBA media sources over a 90-day window, computed from 1,341 matched player mentions and tens of thousands of player-game outcomes.
query: loadMergedBlogPostCards · n = 1 · as of · MethodologyRemixing an Edge: Lineage, Attribution and the Parent Test
A remix changes an existing edge, preserves its lineage, and earns credit only by improving on its parent under matched conditions.
query: loadMergedBlogPostCards · n = 1 · as of · StrategyBuilding a Week 1 watchlist: matching your model to the right markets
Build a Week 1 model watchlist by matching spread, total, and prop targets to the markets each model was actually designed to predict.
query: loadMergedBlogPostCards · n = 1 · as of · ModelingPundit watch
Pundit watch has no supported source key
The published blog feed exposes no dedicated pundit-watch series key, so the desk does not substitute an unrelated post.
Supporting rails
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The PrizePicks Guide, Rebuilt for a One-Book BoardWe rebuilt the PrizePicks guide against today's board: 40 single-book lines, zero dispersion everywhere. That is the change since August 21.
query: loadMergedBlogPostCards · n = 1 · as ofGraphics
Rookie RB Week-1 Snaps: What the August Depth Charts Say NowHow much a rookie running back will play in Week 1 is decided by August depth charts. A model read on the 2026 rookie class and where to see the projections.
query: loadMergedBlogPostCards · n = 1 · as ofUpcoming NFL slate
Matchup pages · one per game
The loader selects the next scheduled week from public.nfl_schedules. Latest model confidence appears only when a public.predictions row exists.
source: public.nfl_schedules · n = 16 · as of
NE @ SEA SEA −3.5 50% model confidence schedule: public.nfl_schedules · n = 1 · as of · NFL 2026 · week 1 ·
prediction: public.predictions · n = 1 latest row · as of SF @ LA LA −3.5 52% model confidence schedule: public.nfl_schedules · n = 1 · as of · NFL 2026 · week 1 ·
prediction: public.predictions · n = 1 latest row · as of MIA @ LV LV −3.5 51% model confidence schedule: public.nfl_schedules · n = 1 · as of · NFL 2026 · week 1 ·
prediction: public.predictions · n = 1 latest row · as of NO @ DET DET −7 52% model confidence schedule: public.nfl_schedules · n = 1 · as of · NFL 2026 · week 1 ·
prediction: public.predictions · n = 1 latest row · as of GB @ MIN MIN −1.5 52% model confidence schedule: public.nfl_schedules · n = 1 · as of · NFL 2026 · week 1 ·
prediction: public.predictions · n = 1 latest row · as of CLE @ JAX JAX −7.5 52% model confidence schedule: public.nfl_schedules · n = 1 · as of · NFL 2026 · week 1 ·
prediction: public.predictions · n = 1 latest row · as of DAL @ NYG DAL −2.5 52% model confidence schedule: public.nfl_schedules · n = 1 · as of · NFL 2026 · week 1 ·
prediction: public.predictions · n = 1 latest row · as of WAS @ PHI PHI −4.5 51% model confidence schedule: public.nfl_schedules · n = 1 · as of · NFL 2026 · week 1 ·
prediction: public.predictions · n = 1 latest row · as of TB @ CIN CIN −3.5 52% model confidence schedule: public.nfl_schedules · n = 1 · as of · NFL 2026 · week 1 ·
prediction: public.predictions · n = 1 latest row · as of BAL @ IND BAL −3.5 52% model confidence schedule: public.nfl_schedules · n = 1 · as of · NFL 2026 · week 1 ·
prediction: public.predictions · n = 1 latest row · as of BUF @ HOU BUF −1.5 52% model confidence schedule: public.nfl_schedules · n = 1 · as of · NFL 2026 · week 1 ·
prediction: public.predictions · n = 1 latest row · as of CHI @ CAR CHI −2.5 53% model confidence schedule: public.nfl_schedules · n = 1 · as of · NFL 2026 · week 1 ·
prediction: public.predictions · n = 1 latest row · as of NYJ @ TEN TEN −3 52% model confidence schedule: public.nfl_schedules · n = 1 · as of · NFL 2026 · week 1 ·
prediction: public.predictions · n = 1 latest row · as of ARI @ LAC LAC −10.5 52% model confidence schedule: public.nfl_schedules · n = 1 · as of · NFL 2026 · week 1 ·
prediction: public.predictions · n = 1 latest row · as of ATL @ PIT PIT −3 51% model confidence schedule: public.nfl_schedules · n = 1 · as of · NFL 2026 · week 1 ·
prediction: public.predictions · n = 1 latest row · as of DEN @ KC KC −3 51% model confidence schedule: public.nfl_schedules · n = 1 · as of · NFL 2026 · week 1 ·
prediction: public.predictions · n = 1 latest row · as of
prediction: public.predictions · n = 1 latest row · as of SF @ LA LA −3.5 52% model confidence schedule: public.nfl_schedules · n = 1 · as of · NFL 2026 · week 1 ·
prediction: public.predictions · n = 1 latest row · as of MIA @ LV LV −3.5 51% model confidence schedule: public.nfl_schedules · n = 1 · as of · NFL 2026 · week 1 ·
prediction: public.predictions · n = 1 latest row · as of NO @ DET DET −7 52% model confidence schedule: public.nfl_schedules · n = 1 · as of · NFL 2026 · week 1 ·
prediction: public.predictions · n = 1 latest row · as of GB @ MIN MIN −1.5 52% model confidence schedule: public.nfl_schedules · n = 1 · as of · NFL 2026 · week 1 ·
prediction: public.predictions · n = 1 latest row · as of CLE @ JAX JAX −7.5 52% model confidence schedule: public.nfl_schedules · n = 1 · as of · NFL 2026 · week 1 ·
prediction: public.predictions · n = 1 latest row · as of DAL @ NYG DAL −2.5 52% model confidence schedule: public.nfl_schedules · n = 1 · as of · NFL 2026 · week 1 ·
prediction: public.predictions · n = 1 latest row · as of WAS @ PHI PHI −4.5 51% model confidence schedule: public.nfl_schedules · n = 1 · as of · NFL 2026 · week 1 ·
prediction: public.predictions · n = 1 latest row · as of TB @ CIN CIN −3.5 52% model confidence schedule: public.nfl_schedules · n = 1 · as of · NFL 2026 · week 1 ·
prediction: public.predictions · n = 1 latest row · as of BAL @ IND BAL −3.5 52% model confidence schedule: public.nfl_schedules · n = 1 · as of · NFL 2026 · week 1 ·
prediction: public.predictions · n = 1 latest row · as of BUF @ HOU BUF −1.5 52% model confidence schedule: public.nfl_schedules · n = 1 · as of · NFL 2026 · week 1 ·
prediction: public.predictions · n = 1 latest row · as of CHI @ CAR CHI −2.5 53% model confidence schedule: public.nfl_schedules · n = 1 · as of · NFL 2026 · week 1 ·
prediction: public.predictions · n = 1 latest row · as of NYJ @ TEN TEN −3 52% model confidence schedule: public.nfl_schedules · n = 1 · as of · NFL 2026 · week 1 ·
prediction: public.predictions · n = 1 latest row · as of ARI @ LAC LAC −10.5 52% model confidence schedule: public.nfl_schedules · n = 1 · as of · NFL 2026 · week 1 ·
prediction: public.predictions · n = 1 latest row · as of ATL @ PIT PIT −3 51% model confidence schedule: public.nfl_schedules · n = 1 · as of · NFL 2026 · week 1 ·
prediction: public.predictions · n = 1 latest row · as of DEN @ KC KC −3 51% model confidence schedule: public.nfl_schedules · n = 1 · as of · NFL 2026 · week 1 ·
prediction: public.predictions · n = 1 latest row · as of
Canonical slug route
Article page · reading experience first
- Above the fold ArticleHeader leads with the published title and metadata; selectArticleHeroEvidence prefers a real pick-card, then a real chart, then an honest empty state.
- Reading body ReadingProgress, deferred chart mounts, WidgetRenderer, and source-safe internal links operate on the published article payload.
- Context rails Pretext effects, internal links, related posts, and the article context deck connect evidence back to verified surfaces.
- Completion path CtaSlot, email capture, related posts, and PrevNext close the article without replacing its evidence.
Publication boundary
Publish gates · fail closed
pass
Completeness
Body length, section count, and topic overlap clear the content-completeness floor.
evaluateBlogPostExpansion(season-kickoff-clv-tracking-checklist) -> complete: 1932 words, 16 sections, 86% topic overlappass
Voice
No banned guaranteed-outcome, unnamed-pundit, or clickbait phrasing (content-voice-gate).
checkContentVoice(season-kickoff-clv-tracking-checklist) -> allowed, 0 violationsunknown
Staleness
Readability, specificity, staleness, and boilerplate floors (staleness-specificity gate).
scripts/blog/staleness-specificity-gate.ts is CI-only (pnpm blog:staleness --check): no exported per-post function exists to call at render time.unknown
Review
casual, sharp, and seo review lenses plus the final read (signoff chain).
No per-post signoff-chain state is persisted in Postgres (information_schema has no stage/signoff/editorial table); publishBlogPost only validates a chain handed to it at write time, it does not store one to read back.season-kickoff-clv-tracking-checklist as of Editorial pipeline
Content engine · same pipeline, live status
Plan through Land follows the Phase-1 desk contract. The route publishes only the measurement it can source; every other live stage state stays explicitly unavailable.
published public.blog_posts rows in the rolling 24-hour window
source: public.blog_posts exact-count query · n = 0 · window →Verified component inventory
Widgets + charts we already built · and where each one goes
Every entry below resolves to an existing component path in the repository; this is a routing map, not live data — no tile claims a number.
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Log the right fields from Week 1 so closing line value can be calculated later without reconstructing prices, markets, or timestamps.
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The season-kickoff CLV checklist: logging bets from Week 1 on
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Building a Week 1 watchlist: matching your model to the right markets
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Strategy
Luck Regression: Why Your 5–1 Team Is a 3–3 Team
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Edge of the Week - from Edge
Remixing an Edge: Lineage, Attribution and the Parent Test
A remix changes an existing edge, preserves its lineage, and earns credit only by improving on its parent under matched conditions.
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Matchups
NE @ SEA SEA −3.5 · 50% confSF @ LA LA −3.5 · 52% confMIA @ LV LV −3.5 · 51% confNO @ DET DET −7 · 52% confGB @ MIN MIN −1.5 · 52% confCLE @ JAX JAX −7.5 · 52% confDAL @ NYG DAL −2.5 · 52% confWAS @ PHI PHI −4.5 · 51% confTB @ CIN CIN −3.5 · 52% confBAL @ IND BAL −3.5 · 52% confBUF @ HOU BUF −1.5 · 52% confCHI @ CAR CHI −2.5 · 53% confNYJ @ TEN TEN −3 · 52% confARI @ LAC LAC −10.5 · 52% confATL @ PIT PIT −3 · 51% confDEN @ KC KC −3 · 51% conf
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sources: lens season-kickoff-model-watchlist · record by regime Modeling · n = 1 · as of
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The season-kickoff CLV checklist: logging bets from Week 1 on
Log the right fields from Week 1 so closing line value can be calculated later without reconstructing prices, markets, or timestamps.
Aug 27, 2026 8 min read
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Building a Week 1 watchlist: matching your model to the right markets
Build a Week 1 model watchlist by matching spread, total, and prop targets to the markets each model was actually designed to predict.
Aug 25, 2026 9 min read
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SOURCES
no sources footer → cannot publish
content-completenessVOICE
banned guaranteed-outcome phrasing → bounce
content-voice-gateSTALE
numbers older than the latest bake → refresh before publish
staleness-specificity gateREVIEW
casual — sharp — seo — worth lenses must all PASS, then a final read
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Every stage names its queryable signal. A stage without one stays unmeasured.
| Stage | Pipeline contract | Live status |
|---|---|---|
| Plan | editorial-plan · GSC + dispersion evidence · slots commissioned | unmeasured |
| Firehose | BITS → article work orders hourly :26 | unmeasured |
| Write | fh-bridge → free-DS brief → branch NEW */15 | unmeasured |
| Review | casual · sharp · seo · worth | unmeasured |
| Cure + final read | free lane hourly :40/:52 | unmeasured |
| Publish | zero-deploy row → live on /blog | 0 rows / 24h |
| Land | module → land-train ≤5/batch | unmeasured |
blog_posts · n = 0 · window 2026-08-27T13:42:56.256Z–2026-08-28T13:42:56.256Z · as of 2026-08-28T13:42:56.256Z
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matchup page shows the live line + heat tile; frozen at kickoff with the receipt
16 of 16 matchups on this slate carry a line· first gameday 2026-09-09
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matchup page publishes with lines + schedule and says when voices arrive
0 of 16 matchups carry no baked model confidence; the voices bake is not in this payload
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typographic header, never a synthetic filler image
126 of 424 cards have no renderable art and fall back to the typographic card
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not wired to this page: the index payload carries lean cards with no sources field, so no source count and no failing post are shown here