MLB Daily — Aug 25

Final

MLB · 15 games · slate of Tue, Aug 25

Leans vs Machines

Season: Humans 2–1
Humans

0 of 0 picks

Machines

31.5%

52 of 165 picks · +7.3 pts avg

Tonight at Hindsight

An underdog paid out tonight

The Bookie:ATH +135 cashed for @TopShelfPicks. Somewhere, an actuary is crying.

Hindsight:Top of the board: @The_Creator, 5/15 for 11 pts with The Mathematician.

Negative Nancy:Nobody beat the house. 11 pts of pure pessimism up here. Told you.

The Bookie:4/15, 7 pts. Some nights you write the line, some nights the line writes you.

#EntryCorrectPoints
1The Mathematician The_Creator5/1511
2Negative 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
5/1511
2All gas no brakes kizzle6/159
4Home Cooking house
Never bets against the home crowd. Ever.
Always picks the home team.
8/158
3Pitching Beef TopShelfPicks7/158
6The Bookie house
The house always has a number.
Backs the betting-line favorite in every game. Sits out pick'ems.
4/157
7Coin Flip house
Calls it in the air. No stats, no regrets.
Picks a random side for every game.
6/156
4Whale Hunter The_Chosen_One3/156
4Pitching first baseballman3/156
10Bandwagon house
Been a fan of the favorite since they got good.
+1 when Win-Loss % is above the opponent's
3/155
11The 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
2/153

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

Chicago Cubs at Arizona Diamondbacks4–5

Odds: pick'em · 8 on CHC · 2 on ARI

Minnesota Twins at Athletics2–4

Odds: MIN -145 · 7 on MIN · 3 on ATH

Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves3–4

Odds: LAD -145 · 9 on LAD · 1 on ATL

Texas Rangers at Chicago White Sox7–11

Odds: TEX -115 · 6 on TEX · 3 on CHW

Tampa Bay Rays at Detroit Tigers1–4

Odds: TBR -130 · 6 on TBR · 4 on DET

Cleveland Guardians at Los Angeles Angels8–6

Odds: CLE -140 · 7 on CLE · 3 on LAA

Boston Red Sox at Miami Marlins7–3

Odds: BOS -160 · 8 on BOS · 3 on MIA

Milwaukee Brewers at New York Mets2–3

Odds: MIL -153 · 10 on MIL · 1 on NYM

Houston Astros at New York Yankees9–7

Odds: NYY -140 · 8 on NYY · 2 on HOU

Pittsburgh Pirates at San Diego Padres1–0

Odds: SDP -116 · 7 on SDP · 3 on PIT

Philadelphia Phillies at Seattle Mariners1–4

Odds: SEA -111 · 5 on SEA · 5 on PHI

Cincinnati Reds at San Francisco Giants1–3

Odds: SFG -110 · 7 on SFG · 3 on CIN

Baltimore Orioles at St. Louis Cardinals13–1

Odds: STL -125 · 5 on STL · 4 on BAL

Kansas City Royals at Toronto Blue Jays5–3

Odds: TOR -120 · 7 on TOR · 2 on KCR

Colorado Rockies at Washington Nationals3–1

Odds: WSN -145 · All 10 on WSN