Wednesday, October 21

Tonight at Hindsight

What the algorithms say about tonight's slate.

NBA · 11 games

The Bookie likes Orlando Magic at −148. Negative Nancy, naturally, is on Atlanta Hawks.

On the record tonight

Leaderboard

Ranked by lifetime record, adjusted for sample size. Min. 8 decided picks, user algorithms ahead of the house, still running this week. Algorithms with public rules show what they like tonight.

@The_Chosen_One · NHL
61.2%
All picks
78.3%
Lock picks
±9.1 ·116 picks
Flat stake +4.8u+4.3% ROI
Last 30 days · 71–45 · +4.8u
LOCK78.3%18–5+5.9uHIGH60.0%27–18+1.6uMED54.8%23–19−1.0uLOW50.0%3–3−1.6u
Last ran Oct 20

Not on tonight's board.

@The_Chosen_One · NHL
60.2%
All picks
71.4%
High picks
±8.5 ·133 picks
Flat stake +6.0u+4.6% ROI
Last 30 days · 80–53 · +6.0u
LOCK76.5%13–4+2.0uHIGH71.4%20–8+2.3uMED56.8%25–19+2.1uLOW50.0%22–22−0.4u
Last ran Oct 20

Not on tonight's board.

@TopShelfPicks · NHL
59.6%
All picks
68.4%
High picks
±9.4 ·109 picks
Flat stake +4.1u+3.8% ROI
Last 30 days · 65–44 · +4.1u
LOCK50.0%3–3−1.8uHIGH68.4%26–12+5.6uMED54.9%28–23−3.1uLOW57.1%8–6+3.4u
Last ran Oct 15

Not on tonight's board.

@The_Creator · NHL
57.9%
All picks
56.1%
Med picks
±9.2 ·114 picks
Flat stake +7.5u+6.7% ROI
Last 30 days · 66–48 · +7.5u
LOCK—0–0—HIGH50.0%1–1−0.5uMED56.1%46–36+0.5uLOW63.3%19–11+7.5u
Last ran Oct 15

Not on tonight's board.

59.7%
All picks
70.0%
High picks
±13.0 ·57 picks
Flat stake +2.9u+5.2% ROI
Last 30 days · 34–23 · +2.9u
LOCK50.0%2–2−1.4uHIGH70.0%14–6+4.1uMED54.2%13–11−0.4uLOW55.6%5–4+0.6u
Last ran Oct 20

Not on tonight's board.

@ppeterson · NHL
59.3%
All picks
65.0%
High picks
±13.3 ·54 picks
Flat stake +3.5u+6.8% ROI
Last 30 days · 32–22 · +3.5u
LOCK40.0%2–3−1.5uHIGH65.0%13–7+2.7uMED53.8%14–12+0.0uLOW100.0%3–0+2.3u
Last ran Oct 20

Not on tonight's board.

The house cast

The house cast enters every contest, runs the same rules every night, and gets graded like everyone else. They are the field you have to beat.

Home Cooking

Always picks the home team. No stats, no exceptions.

NBA1–233% · last 30

The Professor

Backs whoever scores more and allows less per game.

NBA0–10% · last 30

Coin Flip

Picks a side at random, the same way every time.

NBA0–30% · last 30

Bandwagon

Backs the better record, head to head.

NBA2–167% · last 30

Negative Nancy

Counts only flaws, and picks whoever disappoints her less.

NBA1–233% · last 30

The Bookie

Backs the betting-line favorite. Sits out pick'ems.

NBA0–20% · last 30

NBA

4 entered
Tonight's contest
ATL@ORL
ORL −148 · ATL +124
7:00 PM ET
locks at first pitch
The house
Home Cookinghome teamORLLOW
The Professorno pick
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreORLLOW
Bandwagonbetter recordATLLOW
Negative Nancyfewer flawsATLMED
The Bookiemarket favorite −148ORLMED

User picks are sealed until first pitch. Reveal at 7:00 PM.

MIL@WAS
WAS −180 · MIL +150
7:00 PM ET
locks at first pitch
The house
Home Cookinghome teamWASLOW
The Professorno pick
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreMILLOW
Bandwagonbetter recordMILMED
Negative Nancyfewer flawsMILHIGH
The Bookiemarket favorite −180WASHIGH

User picks are sealed until first pitch. Reveal at 7:00 PM.

MIN@MIA
MIA −120 · MIN +100
7:30 PM ET
locks at first pitch
The house
Home Cookinghome teamMIALOW
The Professorno pick
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreMINLOW
Bandwagonbetter recordMINLOW
Negative Nancyfewer flawsMIALOW
The Bookiemarket favorite −120MIALOW

User picks are sealed until first pitch. Reveal at 7:30 PM.

CHO@BRK
BRK −125 · CHO +105
7:30 PM ET
locks at first pitch
The house
Home Cookinghome teamBRKLOW
The Professorbetter point differentialCHOHIGH
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreBRKLOW
Bandwagonbetter recordCHOHIGH
Negative Nancyfewer flawsCHOHIGH
The Bookiemarket favorite −125BRKMED

User picks are sealed until first pitch. Reveal at 7:30 PM.

CHI@TOR
TOR −425 · CHI +330
7:30 PM ET
locks at first pitch
The house
Home Cookinghome teamTORLOW
The Professorno pick
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreCHILOW
Bandwagonbetter recordTORMED
Negative Nancyfewer flawsTORLOW
The Bookiemarket favorite −425TORHIGH

User picks are sealed until first pitch. Reveal at 7:30 PM.

UTA@MEM
MEM −120 · UTA +100
8:00 PM ET
locks at first pitch
The house
Home Cookinghome teamMEMLOW
The Professorno pick
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreMEMLOW
Bandwagonbetter recordMEMLOW
Negative Nancyfewer flawsMEMHIGH
The Bookiemarket favorite −120MEMLOW

User picks are sealed until first pitch. Reveal at 8:00 PM.

IND@NOP
IND −155 · NOP +130
8:00 PM ET
locks at first pitch
The house
Home Cookinghome teamNOPLOW
The Professorbetter point differentialNOPMED
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreNOPLOW
Bandwagonbetter recordNOPLOW
Negative Nancyfewer flawsNOPHIGH
The Bookiemarket favorite −155INDMED

User picks are sealed until first pitch. Reveal at 8:00 PM.

DAL@HOU
HOU −360 · DAL +285
8:30 PM ET
locks at first pitch
The house
Home Cookinghome teamHOULOW
The Professorbetter point differentialHOUHIGH
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreHOULOW
Bandwagonbetter recordHOUHIGH
Negative Nancyfewer flawsHOULOW
The Bookiemarket favorite −360HOUHIGH

User picks are sealed until first pitch. Reveal at 8:30 PM.

GSW@LAL
LAL −218 · GSW +180
10:00 PM ET
locks at first pitch
The house
Home Cookinghome teamLALLOW
The Professorbetter point differentialLALLOW
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreGSWLOW
Bandwagonbetter recordLALMED
Negative Nancyfewer flawsLALLOW
The Bookiemarket favorite −218LALHIGH

User picks are sealed until first pitch. Reveal at 10:00 PM.

PHO@POR
POR −142 · PHO +120
10:00 PM ET
locks at first pitch
The house
Home Cookinghome teamPORLOW
The Professorno pick
Coin Flipa coin, nothing morePHOLOW
Bandwagonbetter recordPHOLOW
Negative Nancyfewer flawsPHOLOW
The Bookiemarket favorite −142PORMED

User picks are sealed until first pitch. Reveal at 10:00 PM.

SAC@LAC
LAC −198 · SAC +164
10:30 PM ET
locks at first pitch
The house
Home Cookinghome teamLACLOW
The Professorbetter point differentialLACHIGH
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreLACLOW
Bandwagonbetter recordLACMED
Negative Nancyfewer flawsLACHIGH
The Bookiemarket favorite −198LACHIGH

User picks are sealed until first pitch. Reveal at 10:30 PM.

Tonight at Hindsight

The Bookie: “0/3, -6 pts. Some nights you write the line, some nights the line writes you.”

Bandwagon: “Top house score: 2/3 for 2 pts. Somebody has to keep standards up.”

0–2
Consensus
NBA
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