Someone once told me he asked Benter that very same question.
He said the answer he got back was along the lines of We tested using the morning line and quickly abandoned the idea because the tote worked much better.
Fyi, the above is third hand info. (I've never asked Benter that question.)
That said --
I'm someone who has tested using both the mline and the tote in a model.
While it's true the mline can be useful at times depending on the factors in your model:
My own testing suggests the tote provides significantly more info than does the mline.
-jp
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