MLB Daily — Aug 21

Final

MLB · 15 games · slate of Fri, Aug 21

Leans vs Machines

Season: Humans 2–1
Humans

0 of 0 picks

Machines

64.2%

106 of 165 picks · +19.2 pts avg

Tonight at Hindsight

The house won the night

The Bookie:The book swept the room — 13/15, 31 pts. The house doesn't get lucky. The house gets paid.

Hindsight:@The_Creator takes it — 11/15 with The Mathematician, 28 pts.

The Bookie:The book went 13/15 for 31 pts. The house always has a number.

The Bookie:Top house score: 13/15 for 31 pts. Somebody has to keep standards up.

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1The Bookie house
The house always has a number.
Backs the betting-line favorite in every game. Sits out pick'ems.
13/1531
1The Mathematician The_Creator11/1528
3Bandwagon house
Been a fan of the favorite since they got good.
+1 when Win-Loss % is above the opponent's
12/1526
2Pitching first baseballman11/1526
3Top Gun Maverick The_Chosen_One9/1521
6Negative 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
10/1518
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
7/1517
4All gas no brakes kizzle7/1515
9Home Cooking house
Never bets against the home crowd. Ever.
Always picks the home team.
14/1514
10Coin Flip house
Calls it in the air. No stats, no regrets.
Picks a random side for every game.
8/158
5Pitching Beef TopShelfPicks4/157

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

Cincinnati Reds at Arizona Diamondbacks0–9

Odds: ARI -145 · 9 on ARI · 2 on CIN

Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles3–5

Odds: BAL -125 · 8 on TBR · 3 on BAL

San Francisco Giants at Boston Red Sox4–6

Odds: BOS -177 · 8 on BOS · 3 on SFG

New York Mets at Chicago White Sox4–6

Odds: CHW -140 · 6 on CHW · 5 on NYM

Cleveland Guardians at Colorado Rockies9–1

Odds: CLE -153 · 7 on CLE · 3 on COL

Athletics at Houston Astros0–4

Odds: HOU -180 · 9 on HOU · 2 on ATH

Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals2–5

Odds: DET -112 · 9 on DET · 2 on KCR

Pittsburgh Pirates at Los Angeles Dodgers4–5

Odds: LAD -219 · 8 on LAD · 1 on PIT

Washington Nationals at Miami Marlins2–3

Odds: MIA -140 · 9 on MIA · 1 on WSN

Atlanta Braves at Milwaukee Brewers1–2

Odds: MIL -136 · 8 on MIL · 2 on ATL

Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees1–3

Odds: NYY -235 · 9 on NYY · 2 on TOR

St. Louis Cardinals at Philadelphia Phillies6–7

Odds: PHI -203 · 6 on PHI · 4 on STL

Minnesota Twins at San Diego Padres2–6

Odds: SDP -143 · 7 on SDP · 3 on MIN

Chicago Cubs at Seattle Mariners5–6

Odds: pick'em · 5 on SEA · 3 on CHC

Los Angeles Angels at Texas Rangers1–2

Odds: TEX -140 · 10 on TEX · 1 on LAA