Beat The Bookie

Final

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

Leans vs Machines

Season: Humans 2–1

Humans

—

0 of 0 picks

Machines

47.2%

92 of 195 picks · +15.1 pts avg

Tonight at Hindsight

Sharp: earned tonight

Negative Nancy: “2 cleared 60% for Sharp. I predicted zero. I'm almost disappointed to be wrong.”

Bandwagon: “@The_Chosen_One took WSN at +150?? Against the favorite? I don't understand brave people.”

The Bookie: “I hit 11/15 and got out-pointed anyway. Accuracy is cheap. Conviction is expensive.”

Bandwagon: “9/15 riding the favorites, 27 pts. Front-running works. That's why I run in front.”

Standings

Season standings →

#	Entry	Correct	Points
1	Bandwagon house Been a fan of the favorite since they got good. +1 when Win-Loss % is above the opponent's	9/15	27
1	Super Max Whale TopShelfPicks	9/15	24
2	MM #1 mattmarano5	9/15	23
3	The Hydra The_Chosen_One	8/15	20
5	The Bookie house The house always has a number. Backs the betting-line favorite in every game. Sits out pick'ems.	11/15	19
6	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	6/15	17
4	100% Correct Or Your Money Back NATURAL_D	7/15	16
5	The Beast Five_Star_Man	6/15	13
9	Home Cooking house Never bets against the home crowd. Ever. Always picks the home team.	10/15	10
6	New algorithm PigsSkinOfFore	5/15	9
11	Coin Flip house Calls it in the air. No stats, no regrets. Picks a random side for every game.	6/15	6
7	All gas no brakes kizzle	4/15	6
13	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	2/15	6

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 · 7 on ARI · 5 on SDP

Miami Marlins at Atlanta Braves1–4

Odds: ATL -125 · 9 on ATL · 3 on MIA

Los Angeles Angels at Baltimore Orioles2–5

Odds: BAL -132 · 12 on BAL · 1 on LAA

Chicago White Sox at Boston Red Sox0–4

Odds: BOS -120 · 10 on BOS · 2 on CHW

Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs6–7

Odds: CHC -113 · 10 on LAD · 3 on CHC

Athletics at Cincinnati Reds2–3

Odds: CIN -130 · 8 on CIN · 4 on ATH

New York Mets at Cleveland Guardians6–5

Odds: NYM -108 · 8 on CLE · 4 on NYM

Tampa Bay Rays at Colorado Rockies4–0

Odds: TBR -154 · 8 on TBR · 4 on COL

Toronto Blue Jays at Houston Astros5–4

Odds: HOU -166 · 10 on HOU · 2 on TOR

Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals1–2

Odds: KCR -118 · 10 on MIN · 3 on KCR

Pittsburgh Pirates at Milwaukee Brewers2–4

Odds: MIL -132 · 9 on MIL · 2 on PIT

St. Louis Cardinals at New York Yankees3–1

Odds: NYY -145 · 11 on NYY · 1 on STL

Washington Nationals at Philadelphia Phillies10–4

Odds: PHI -160 · 7 on PHI · 5 on WSN

Detroit Tigers at Seattle Mariners2–4

Odds: SEA -145 · 7 on DET · 5 on SEA

San Francisco Giants at Texas Rangers0–6

Odds: TEX -170 · 6 on TEX · 5 on SFG