Australia Cup badgeAustralia Cup · 26 August 2026AI PICK

Preston Lions badgePreston LionsvsSouth Melbourne badgeSouth Melbourne

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Correct

Full time · 3 of 5 right · every pick published before kick-off

Model said
58.4%
Market said
57.4%
Edge
+1.0 pts
Best odds
1.70

The call, locked before kick-off

Correct

Over 2.5 Goals

Goals Over/Under · best price 1.70

MediumEdge +1.0%
Our model58.4%
The market57.4%

The market underrated this by 1.0 percentage points. That gap is the only reason we published the pick.

What the model saw

Close match - low confidence

How the two sides compared

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Preston Lions

Attack58
Defence100
Form73
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South Melbourne

Attack62
Defence70
Form62

Attack, defence and form are the pre-game snapshot from the last five matches, exactly as the model saw them.

Every market we called

3 of 5 right

Double Chance

12 (Home or Away)

Correct
Our model77.2%
The market79.4%
Edge
-2.2
Odds
1.26

Goals Over/Under

Over 2.5 Goals

Edge +1.0%Correct
Our model58.4%
The market57.4%
Edge
+1.0
Odds
1.70

Draw No Bet

Preston Lions (DNB)

Miss
Our model54.5%
The market58.1%
Edge
-3.6
Odds
1.72

Both Teams To Score

Both Teams To Score: Yes

Correct
Our model54.2%
The market60.9%
Edge
-6.7
Odds
1.57

Match Winner

Preston Lions Win

Miss
Our model42.1%
The market46.1%
Edge
-4.0
Odds
2.17

Odds are the best price available when the prediction was published. Edge is model probability minus bookmaker implied probability.

We called 3 of 5 markets right here.
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Every pick published before kick-off, with the reasoning and the confidence shown. Wins and losses both stay on the record.