MLB Daily — Aug 29

Final

MLB · 17 games · slate of Sat, Aug 29

Leans vs Machines

Season: Humans 2–1
Humans

0 of 0 picks

Machines

57.4%

117 of 204 picks · +17.7 pts avg

Tonight at Hindsight

An underdog paid out tonight

The Bookie:DET +169 cashed for @TopShelfPicks. Somewhere, an actuary is crying.

Hindsight:@The_Creator wins the night at 11/17 — The Mathematician did the picking, 26 pts.

Bandwagon:2 of you beat all of us? Fine. I'm a fan of @The_Creator and @ppeterson now. Always have been.

The Bookie:10/17, 21 pts. Some nights you write the line, some nights the line writes you.

#EntryCorrectPoints
1The Mathematician The_Creator11/1726
2Balanced club ppeterson11/1725
3Bandwagon house
Been a fan of the favorite since they got good.
+1 when Win-Loss % is above the opponent's
10/1724
3Whale Hunter The_Chosen_One9/1722
5The Bookie house
The house always has a number.
Backs the betting-line favorite in every game. Sits out pick'ems.
10/1721
4Pitching first baseballman8/1718
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
8/1717
8Negative 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
12/1714
5All gas no brakes kizzle10/1714
10Coin Flip house
Calls it in the air. No stats, no regrets.
Picks a random side for every game.
11/1711
11Home Cooking house
Never bets against the home crowd. Ever.
Always picks the home team.
10/1710
6Pitching Beef TopShelfPicks7/1710

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

Baltimore Orioles at Athletics5–3

Odds: BAL -142 · 8 on BAL · 3 on ATH

Colorado Rockies at Atlanta Braves1–2

Odds: ATL -217 · 9 on ATL · 1 on COL

Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs5–17

Odds: CHC -184 · 10 on CHC · 1 on CIN

Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Guardians8–3

Odds: CLE -142 · 8 on CLE · 3 on KCR

Los Angeles Dodgers at Detroit Tigers1–2

Odds: LAD -172 · 9 on LAD · 3 on DET

Philadelphia Phillies at Los Angeles Angels4–2

Odds: PHI -230 · 10 on PHI · 2 on LAA

Texas Rangers at Milwaukee Brewers3–5

Odds: MIL -162 · 11 on MIL · 1 on TEX

Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins3–2

Odds: MIN -114 · 8 on CHW · 4 on MIN

Houston Astros at New York Mets2–6

Odds: NYM -134 · 7 on NYM · 3 on HOU

Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees6–0

Odds: NYY -115 · 5 on NYY · 4 on BOS

Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees2–9

Odds: NYY -130 · 8 on NYY · 3 on BOS

Arizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants7–1

8 on ARI · 3 on SFG

Arizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants2–7

8 on ARI · 3 on SFG

Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals6–2

Odds: STL -119 · 7 on STL · 4 on PIT

San Diego Padres at Tampa Bay Rays6–7

Odds: TBR -122 · 11 on TBR · 1 on SDP

Seattle Mariners at Toronto Blue Jays3–4

Odds: TOR -120 · 8 on TOR · 4 on SEA

Miami Marlins at Washington Nationals4–5

Odds: WSN -108 · 9 on MIA · 2 on WSN