MLB Daily — Aug 20

Final

MLB · 9 games · slate of Thu, Aug 20

Leans vs Machines

Season: Humans 2–1
Humans

0 of 0 picks

Machines

54.5%

54 of 99 picks · +9.2 pts avg

Tonight at Hindsight

An underdog paid out tonight

The Bookie:I had the other side at LAA +170. @TopShelfPicks took it anyway. I hate this job.

The Bookie:I hit 7/9 and got out-pointed anyway. Accuracy is cheap. Conviction is expensive.

Hindsight:2-way tie at the top — @The_Creator among them at 6/9, 13 pts.

Negative Nancy:2 humans beat the entire house. I blame the others. I always blame the others.

#EntryCorrectPoints
1The Mathematician The_Creator6/913
1Pitching first baseballman6/913
3Bandwagon house
Been a fan of the favorite since they got good.
+1 when Win-Loss % is above the opponent's
7/912
4The Bookie house
The house always has a number.
Backs the betting-line favorite in every game. Sits out pick'ems.
7/912
5Negative 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
6/912
3Pitching Beef TopShelfPicks6/911
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
3/98
4All gas no brakes kizzle4/97
4Top Gun Maverick The_Chosen_One3/97
10Home Cooking house
Never bets against the home crowd. Ever.
Always picks the home team.
4/94
11Coin Flip house
Calls it in the air. No stats, no regrets.
Picks a random side for every game.
2/92

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

New York Yankees at Baltimore Orioles6–1

Odds: NYY -122 · 7 on NYY · 3 on BAL

Atlanta Braves at Chicago White Sox2–0

Odds: ATL -106 · 9 on ATL · 2 on CHW

St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds10–9

Odds: STL -112 · 8 on STL · 3 on CIN

San Francisco Giants at Cleveland Guardians2–5

Odds: CLE -180 · 6 on CLE · 3 on SFG

Los Angeles Angels at Houston Astros18–3

Odds: HOU -188 · 6 on HOU · 2 on LAA

Athletics at Kansas City Royals2–6

Odds: KCR -135 · 5 on KCR · 3 on ATH

Seattle Mariners at Milwaukee Brewers4–7

Odds: MIL -121 · 9 on MIL · 2 on SEA

Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays5–1

Odds: TBR -160 · 10 on TBR · 1 on TOR

Washington Nationals at Texas Rangers0–2

Odds: TEX -157 · 7 on TEX · 2 on WSN