Friday, August 21
How last night's calls actually went.
The Bookie likes Arizona Diamondbacks at −145.
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.
Sat this slate out.
Sat this slate out.
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.
Always picks the home team. No stats, no exceptions.
Backs whoever scores more and allows less per game.
Picks a side at random, the same way every time.
Backs the better record, head to head.
Counts only flaws, and picks whoever disappoints her less.
Backs the betting-line favorite. Sits out pick'ems.
Consensus went 13–2 tonight
Consensus went 1–2 tonight
An underdog paid out tonight
The Bookie: “I had the other side at LAA +170. @TopShelfPicks took it anyway. I hate this job.”
The Bookie: “I hit 7/9 and got out-pointed anyway. Accuracy is cheap. Conviction is expensive.”
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