I see that you have a JsonValueProviderFactory added in your Application_Start . Maybe there is something in the implementation of this factory that prevents the model binder from being hit?
I just tried coding this up and had an issue where my route wasn't firing until I moved it's registration above the default route registration. Routes appear to be run in the order they are registered, so if you have a more specific registration after and more general registration, it may not fire.
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