Hindsight

Sunday, August 9

Tonight at Hindsight

How last night's calls actually went.

MLB · 15 games

Tonight's slate · Previous day

The Bookie likes Los Angeles Dodgers at −140. Negative Nancy, naturally, is on Arizona Diamondbacks.

On the record tonight

Leaderboard

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

The Hydra
@The_Chosen_One · MLB
59.5%
All picks
78.8%
High picks
±10.7 ·84 picks
Flat stake +10.4u+12.4% ROI
Last 30 days · 50–34 · +10.4uStreak · 7W
LOCK—0–0—HIGH78.8%26–7+15.9uMED—0–0—LOW47.1%24–27−5.5u
Ran this slate
How it went
CHC−150CHC @ KCRHIGH✓ correct
MIA−138LAA @ MIAHIGH✓ correct
DET−114DET @ SFGHIGH✓ correct
New algorithm
@PigsSkinOfFore · MLB
77.8%
All picks
77.8%
Last 30 days
±32.7 ·9 picks
Flat stake +5.3u+58.6% ROI
LOCK—0–0—HIGH75.0%6–2+4.6uMED100.0%1–0+0.7uLOW—0–0—
Last ran Aug 4

Sat this slate out.

Super Max Whale
@TopShelfPicks · MLB
55.4%
All picks
58.1%
High picks
±13.1 ·56 picks
Flat stake −1.3u−2.4% ROI
Last 30 days · 31–25 · −1.3u
LOCK—0–0—HIGH58.1%25–18−0.6uMED45.5%5–6−0.4uLOW50.0%1–1−0.3u
Ran this slate
How it went
LAD−140LAD @ ARIHIGH✕ wrong
BOS−235ATH @ BOSHIGH✕ wrong
CHC−150CHC @ KCRHIGH✓ correct
Curve Fitter
@The_Chosen_One · MLB
51.2%
All picks
55.0%
Low picks
±14.9 ·43 picks
Flat stake +0.0u0.0% ROI
Last 30 days · 22–21 · +0.0u
LOCK—0–0—HIGH—0–0—MED0.0%0–3−2.0uLOW55.0%22–18+2.0u
Last ran Aug 2

Sat this slate out.

MM #1
@mattmarano5 · MLB
60.0%
All picks
60.0%
Last 30 days
±25.3 ·15 picks
Flat stake +0.9u+6.3% ROI
LOCK—0–0—HIGH53.8%7–6−0.7uMED—0–0—LOW100.0%2–0+1.6u
Last ran Aug 5

Sat this slate out.

All gas no brakes
@kizzle · MLB
48.6%
All picks
48.6%
Last 30 days
±16.6 ·35 picks
Flat stake −1.5u−4.3% ROI
LOCK—0–0—HIGH33.3%3–6−3.8uMED69.2%9–4+6.0uLOW38.5%5–8−3.7u
Ran this slate
How it went
LAD−140LAD @ ARIHIGH✕ wrong
CHC−150CHC @ KCRHIGH✓ correct
MIL−240MIN @ MILHIGH✓ correct

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.

MLB148–13053% · last 30

The Professor

Backs whoever scores more and allows less per game.

MLB62–5553% · last 30

Coin Flip

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

MLB144–13452% · last 30

Bandwagon

Backs the better record, head to head.

MLB135–11155% · last 30

Negative Nancy

Counts only flaws, and picks whoever disappoints her less.

MLB132–11454% · last 30

The Bookie

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

MLB100–7756% · last 30

MLB

Final standings
LAD@ARI
LAD −140 · ARI +140
Final
LAD 2–4 ARI
The house
Home Cookinghome teamARILOW✓ correct
The Professorbetter run differentialLADHIGH✕ wrong
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreLADLOW✕ wrong
Bandwagonbetter recordLADMED✕ wrong
Negative Nancyfewer flawsARIHIGH✓ correct
The Bookiemarket favorite −140LADMED✕ wrong
Algorithms with a record
The Hydra@The_Chosen_OneARILOW✓ correct
Super Max Whale@TopShelfPicksLADHIGH✕ wrong
All gas no brakes@kizzleLADHIGH✕ wrong
6 of 9 on LADgraded
ATH@BOS
BOS −235 · ATH +225
Final
ATH 4–3 BOS
The house
Home Cookinghome teamBOSLOW✕ wrong
The Professorbetter run differentialBOSHIGH✕ wrong
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreBOSLOW✕ wrong
Bandwagonbetter recordBOSHIGH✕ wrong
Negative Nancyfewer flawsBOSHIGH✕ wrong
The Bookiemarket favorite −235BOSHIGH✕ wrong
Algorithms with a record
The Hydra@The_Chosen_OneBOSLOW✕ wrong
Super Max Whale@TopShelfPicksBOSHIGH✕ wrong
All gas no brakes@kizzleATHMED✓ correct
8 of 9 on BOSgraded
CLE@CHW
CLE −105 · CHW +100
Final
CLE 3–5 CHW
UPSET · +100 HIT
The house
Home Cookinghome teamCHWLOW✓ correct
The Professorno pick
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreCHWLOW✓ correct
Bandwagonbetter recordCHWLOW✓ correct
Negative Nancyfewer flawsCLELOW✕ wrong
The Bookiemarket favorite −105CLELOW✕ wrong
Algorithms with a record
The Hydra@The_Chosen_OneCHWLOW✓ correct
Super Max Whale@TopShelfPicksCHWMED✓ correct
All gas no brakes@kizzleCLELOW✕ wrong
5 of 8 on CHWgraded
CHC@KCR
CHC −150 · KCR +147
Final
CHC 10–2 KCR
The house
Home Cookinghome teamKCRLOW✕ wrong
The Professorbetter run differentialCHCHIGH✓ correct
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreCHCLOW✓ correct
Bandwagonbetter recordCHCHIGH✓ correct
Negative Nancyfewer flawsKCRLOW✕ wrong
The Bookiemarket favorite −150CHCMED✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
The Hydra@The_Chosen_OneCHCHIGH✓ correct
Super Max Whale@TopShelfPicksCHCHIGH✓ correct
All gas no brakes@kizzleCHCHIGH✓ correct
7 of 9 on CHCgraded
LAA@MIA
MIA −138 · LAA +135
Final
LAA 3–12 MIA
The house
Home Cookinghome teamMIALOW✓ correct
The Professorbetter run differentialMIAHIGH✓ correct
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreMIALOW✓ correct
Bandwagonbetter recordMIAHIGH✓ correct
Negative Nancyfewer flawsMIAHIGH✓ correct
The Bookiemarket favorite −138MIAMED✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
The Hydra@The_Chosen_OneMIAHIGH✓ correct
Super Max Whale@TopShelfPicksMIAHIGH✓ correct
All gas no brakes@kizzleMIAMED✓ correct
9 of 9 on MIAgraded
MIN@MIL
MIL −240 · MIN +230
Final
MIN 3–4 MIL
The house
Home Cookinghome teamMILLOW✓ correct
The Professorbetter run differentialMILHIGH✓ correct
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreMILLOW✓ correct
Bandwagonbetter recordMILHIGH✓ correct
Negative Nancyfewer flawsMILLOW✓ correct
The Bookiemarket favorite −240MILHIGH✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
The Hydra@The_Chosen_OneMILLOW✓ correct
Super Max Whale@TopShelfPicksMILHIGH✓ correct
All gas no brakes@kizzleMILHIGH✓ correct
9 of 9 on MILgraded
ATL@NYY
NYY −138 · ATL +132
Final
ATL 2–1 NYY
The house
Home Cookinghome teamNYYLOW✕ wrong
The Professorno pick
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreATLLOW✓ correct
Bandwagonbetter recordATLMED✓ correct
Negative Nancyfewer flawsNYYLOW✕ wrong
The Bookiemarket favorite −138NYYMED✕ wrong
Algorithms with a record
The Hydra@The_Chosen_OneNYYLOW✕ wrong
Super Max Whale@TopShelfPicksATLMED✓ correct
All gas no brakes@kizzleATLLOW✓ correct
4 of 8 on NYYgraded
TOR@PHI
PHI −190 · TOR +179
Final
TOR 6–7 PHI
The house
Home Cookinghome teamPHILOW✓ correct
The Professorbetter run differentialPHIMED✓ correct
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreTORLOW✕ wrong
Bandwagonbetter recordPHIMED✓ correct
Negative Nancyfewer flawsTORLOW✕ wrong
The Bookiemarket favorite −190PHIHIGH✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
The Hydra@The_Chosen_OnePHILOW✓ correct
Super Max Whale@TopShelfPicksPHIHIGH✓ correct
All gas no brakes@kizzlePHILOW✓ correct
7 of 9 on PHIgraded
NYM@PIT
PIT −136 · NYM +132
Final
NYM 11–1 PIT
The house
Home Cookinghome teamPITLOW✕ wrong
The Professorno pick
Coin Flipa coin, nothing morePITLOW✕ wrong
Bandwagonbetter recordPITMED✕ wrong
Negative Nancyfewer flawsNYMLOW✓ correct
The Bookiemarket favorite −136PITMED✕ wrong
Algorithms with a record
The Hydra@The_Chosen_OneNYMLOW✓ correct
Super Max Whale@TopShelfPicksPITMED✕ wrong
All gas no brakes@kizzlePITHIGH✕ wrong
6 of 8 on PITgraded
HOU@SDP
SDP −118 · HOU +110
Final
HOU 2–7 SDP
The house
Home Cookinghome teamSDPLOW✓ correct
The Professorno pick
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreSDPLOW✓ correct
Bandwagonbetter recordSDPLOW✓ correct
Negative Nancyfewer flawsSDPHIGH✓ correct
The Bookiemarket favorite −118SDPLOW✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
The Hydra@The_Chosen_OneSDPLOW✓ correct
Super Max Whale@TopShelfPicksSDPHIGH✓ correct
All gas no brakes@kizzleHOUHIGH✕ wrong
7 of 8 on SDPgraded
TBR@SEA
SEA −114 · TBR +115
Final
TBR 4–1 SEA
UPSET · +115 HIT
The house
Home Cookinghome teamSEALOW✕ wrong
The Professorno pick
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreTBRLOW✓ correct
Bandwagonbetter recordTBRHIGH✓ correct
Negative Nancyfewer flawsSEALOW✕ wrong
The Bookiemarket favorite −114SEALOW✕ wrong
Algorithms with a record
The Hydra@The_Chosen_OneTBRLOW✓ correct
Super Max Whale@TopShelfPicksTBRMED✓ correct
All gas no brakes@kizzleTBRMED✓ correct
5 of 8 on TBRgraded
DET@SFG
DET −114 · SFG +106
Final
DET 3–1 SFG
The house
Home Cookinghome teamSFGLOW✕ wrong
The Professorbetter run differentialDETHIGH✓ correct
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreSFGLOW✕ wrong
Bandwagonbetter recordDETMED✓ correct
Negative Nancyfewer flawsDETLOW✓ correct
The Bookiemarket favorite −114DETLOW✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
The Hydra@The_Chosen_OneDETHIGH✓ correct
Super Max Whale@TopShelfPicksDETHIGH✓ correct
All gas no brakes@kizzleDETMED✓ correct
7 of 9 on DETgraded
COL@STL
STL −157 · COL +147
Final
COL 4–7 STL
The house
Home Cookinghome teamSTLLOW✓ correct
The Professorno pick
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreSTLLOW✓ correct
Bandwagonbetter recordSTLHIGH✓ correct
Negative Nancyfewer flawsSTLLOW✓ correct
The Bookiemarket favorite −157STLHIGH✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
The Hydra@The_Chosen_OneSTLLOW✓ correct
Super Max Whale@TopShelfPicksSTLHIGH✓ correct
All gas no brakes@kizzleCOLMED✕ wrong
7 of 8 on STLgraded
BAL@TEX
TEX −127 · BAL +121
Final
BAL 10–5 TEX
The house
Home Cookinghome teamTEXLOW✕ wrong
The Professorno pick
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreBALLOW✓ correct
Bandwagonbetter recordTEXLOW✕ wrong
Negative Nancyfewer flawsTEXLOW✕ wrong
The Bookiemarket favorite −127TEXMED✕ wrong
Algorithms with a record
The Hydra@The_Chosen_OneBALLOW✓ correct
Super Max Whale@TopShelfPicksTEXHIGH✕ wrong
All gas no brakes@kizzleTEXMED✕ wrong
6 of 8 on TEXgraded
CIN@WSN
CIN −105 · WSN +101
Final
CIN 1–7 WSN
The house
Home Cookinghome teamWSNLOW✓ correct
The Professorno pick
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreCINLOW✕ wrong
Bandwagonbetter recordCINLOW✕ wrong
Negative Nancyfewer flawsWSNLOW✓ correct
The Bookiemarket favorite −105CINLOW✕ wrong
Algorithms with a record
Super Max Whale@TopShelfPicksCINHIGH✕ wrong
All gas no brakes@kizzleWSNMED✓ correct
4 of 7 on CINgraded

Consensus went 9–5 tonight

Last night

Full recap

NYY +130 cashed

The Bookie: “I had the other side at NYY +130. @The_Chosen_One took it anyway. I hate this job.”

Bandwagon: “9/15 riding the favorites, 18 pts. Front-running works. That's why I run in front.”

8–4
Consensus
The Hydra
Won the contest
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