Beat The Bookie

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The house always has a number. Tonight, beat it: 60% or better takes the Sharp badge.

MLB · 15 games · slate of Wed, Aug 5

Challenge: earn the Sharp badge

Finish with 60%+ of graded picks correct. Beat the market's number — 60%+ on Beat The Bookie night

Standings

#	Entry
1	Home Cooking house Never bets against the home crowd. Ever. Always picks the home team.
2	The Professor house Only one number matters: margin. Class dismissed. +1 when Runs per Game is above the opponent's −1 when Runs Allowed per Game is above the opponent's
3	Coin Flip house Calls it in the air. No stats, no regrets. Picks a random side for every game.
4	Bandwagon house Been a fan of the favorite since they got good. +1 when Win-Loss % is above the opponent's
5	Negative Nancy house Never met a team she liked. Picks whoever disappoints her less. −1 when Batter Strikeouts is above the opponent's −1 when Walks Allowed is above the opponent's −1 when Home Runs Allowed is above the opponent's
6	The Bookie house The house always has a number. Backs the betting-line favorite in every game. Sits out pick'ems.

Human entries are hidden until the contest locks; the house always shows its hand.

How scoring works

This contest uses the original table: each correct pick earns points by how confidently the algorithm favored the winner, and wrong picks are free. A Lock-stamped pick scores as High.

High = 3 ptsMed = 2 ptsLow = 1 pt

A wrong pick — or any game the algorithm predicts as a tie — scores 0, and games that end tied are excluded. Entries rank by total points; a tie in points shares the rank.

Slate

San Diego Padres at Arizona Diamondbacks4–10

Odds: SDP -116

Miami Marlins at Atlanta Braves1–4

Odds: ATL -125

Los Angeles Angels at Baltimore Orioles2–5

Odds: BAL -132

Chicago White Sox at Boston Red Sox0–4

Odds: BOS -120

Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs6–7

Odds: CHC -113

Athletics at Cincinnati Reds2–3

Odds: CIN -130

New York Mets at Cleveland Guardians6–5

Odds: NYM -108

Tampa Bay Rays at Colorado Rockies4–0

Odds: TBR -154

Toronto Blue Jays at Houston Astros5–4

Odds: HOU -166

Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals1–2

Odds: KCR -118

Pittsburgh Pirates at Milwaukee Brewers2–4

Odds: MIL -132

St. Louis Cardinals at New York Yankees3–1

Odds: NYY -145

Washington Nationals at Philadelphia Phillies10–4

Odds: PHI -160

Detroit Tigers at Seattle Mariners2–4

Odds: SEA -145

San Francisco Giants at Texas Rangers0–6

Odds: TEX -170