Model notes & methodology

How EdgeIQ’s picks work

EdgeIQ runs on a six-provider feed stack — every input flows through one of these before a pick ever lands on the board. SportRadar carries the canonical game schedule, league transactions, and box scores across NFL, NHL, CFB, NBA, MLB, and WNBA. OpticOdds consolidates the sportsbook market layer in one normalized stream — full-game, derivative, and player-prop markets — so the model sees a single shape of market rather than wiring up each book individually. The Odds API is the second-look at odds, layered in as a reconciliation source against OpticOdds. balldontlie drives NBA, WNBA, and CFB schedule and roster coverage. SportsDataIO rounds out NHL injury reports and starting-goalie confirmation. API-Sports delivers the NFL and MLB confirmation flows — pitcher locks, lineup declaration — that gate what the model is willing to emit at all.