MLB Daily — Aug 31

Final

MLB · 12 games · slate of Mon, Aug 31

Leans vs Machines

Season: Humans 2–1
Humans

0 of 0 picks

Machines

40.4%

63 of 156 picks · 5.2 pts avg

Tonight at Hindsight

An underdog paid out tonight

The Bookie:NYM +150 cashed for @TopShelfPicks. Somewhere, an actuary is crying.

The Bookie:The book swept the room — 8/12, 9 pts. The house doesn't get lucky. The house gets paid.

Hindsight:@kizzle wins the night at 5/12 — All gas no brakes did the picking, 7 pts.

The Bookie:The book went 8/12 for 9 pts. The house always has a number.

#EntryCorrectPoints
1The Bookie house
The house always has a number.
Backs the betting-line favorite in every game. Sits out pick'ems.
8/129
2Home Cooking house
Never bets against the home crowd. Ever.
Always picks the home team.
7/127
1All gas no brakes kizzle5/127
4Coin Flip house
Calls it in the air. No stats, no regrets.
Picks a random side for every game.
4/124
2Pitching Beef TopShelfPicks3/121
6Bandwagon house
Been a fan of the favorite since they got good.
+1 when Win-Loss % is above the opponent's
6/12-1
7Negative 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
4/12-4
3Pitching first baseballman5/12-5
9The 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
3/12-6
4Pitching, Not Catching NATURAL_D5/12-10
5Pitching first ppeterson5/12-14
6The Mathematician The_Creator4/12-23
7Whale Hunter The_Chosen_One4/12-32

How scoring works

Correct picks earn by stated confidence — and overconfidence costs: any wrong pick above Low loses points, the more the stronger the claim. A Low pick is the honest “pass”: worth a little when right, free when wrong.

Lock +10 / -12High +6 / -6Med +2 / -1Low +1 / 0

Predicted ties score 0 and tied games are excluded. Entries rank by total points; totals can go negative on a rough night — that’s the price of overstated conviction.

Slate

Philadelphia Phillies at Arizona Diamondbacks2–1

Odds: PHI -121 · 9 on PHI · 4 on ARI

San Francisco Giants at Atlanta Braves7–3

Odds: ATL -157 · 11 on ATL · 1 on SFG

Seattle Mariners at Boston Red Sox8–9

Odds: BOS -160 · 11 on BOS · 2 on SEA

Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs3–17

Odds: CHC -111 · 9 on MIL · 2 on CHC

San Diego Padres at Cincinnati Reds5–0

Odds: SDP -145 · 9 on SDP · 4 on CIN

Baltimore Orioles at Colorado Rockies2–1

Odds: BAL -137 · 7 on BAL · 4 on COL

Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros3–6

Odds: HOU -127 · 9 on CHW · 4 on HOU

New York Yankees at Los Angeles Angels1–10

Odds: NYY -138 · 12 on NYY · 1 on LAA

Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins1–11

Odds: MIN -130 · 6 on MIN · 6 on DET

New York Mets at Tampa Bay Rays3–2

Odds: TBR -160 · 11 on TBR · 2 on NYM

Athletics at Texas Rangers1–8

Odds: TEX -216 · 9 on TEX · 3 on ATH

Miami Marlins at Washington Nationals3–6

Odds: MIA -120 · 10 on MIA · 2 on WSN