MLB Daily — Aug 17

Final

MLB · 11 games · slate of Mon, Aug 17

Leans vs Machines

Season: Humans 2–1
Humans

0 of 0 picks

Machines

58.7%

71 of 121 picks · +11.7 pts avg

Tonight at Hindsight

The house won the night

The Bookie:The book swept the room — 8/11, 18 pts. The house doesn't get lucky. The house gets paid.

Hindsight:@The_Creator takes it — 7/11 with The Mathematician, 17 pts.

The Bookie:8/11, 18 pts. Some nights you write the line, some nights the line writes you.

The Bookie:Best of the cast tonight: 8/11, 18 pts.

#EntryCorrectPoints
1The Bookie house
The house always has a number.
Backs the betting-line favorite in every game. Sits out pick'ems.
8/1118
1The Mathematician The_Creator7/1117
2Pitching, Not Catching NATURAL_D8/1116
4Negative 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
7/1115
5Bandwagon house
Been a fan of the favorite since they got good.
+1 when Win-Loss % is above the opponent's
7/1112
3All gas no brakes kizzle7/1112
7The 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
4/1110
4The Hydra The_Chosen_One7/119
9Home Cooking house
Never bets against the home crowd. Ever.
Always picks the home team.
8/118
5Pitching Beef TopShelfPicks3/117
11Coin Flip house
Calls it in the air. No stats, no regrets.
Picks a random side for every game.
5/115

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

Arizona Diamondbacks at Boston Red Sox1–11

Odds: BOS -144 · 8 on BOS · 1 on ARI

Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs5–7

Odds: CHC -160 · 8 on CHC · 3 on CHW

St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds2–1

6 on STL · 4 on CIN

St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds5–6

5 on CIN · 5 on STL

Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado Rockies11–5

Odds: LAD -250 · 8 on LAD · 3 on COL

Athletics at Kansas City Royals5–9

Odds: KCR -180 · 6 on KCR · 4 on ATH

Atlanta Braves at Minnesota Twins2–4

Odds: ATL -122 · 8 on ATL · 3 on MIN

San Diego Padres at New York Mets1–2

Odds: NYM -115 · 6 on SDP · 5 on NYM

Miami Marlins at Philadelphia Phillies5–6

Odds: PHI -245 · 7 on PHI · 3 on MIA

Detroit Tigers at Pittsburgh Pirates8–5

Odds: DET -115 · 5 on DET · 4 on PIT

Baltimore Orioles at Tampa Bay Rays6–7

Odds: TBR -153 · 10 on TBR · 1 on BAL