Hindsight

Sunday, August 23

Tonight at Hindsight

How last night's calls actually went.

MLB · 15 gamesWNBA · 4 games

Tonight's slate · Previous day

The Bookie likes Arizona Diamondbacks at −120.

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.

Pitching first
@baseballman · MLB
62.8%
All picks
59.1%
Med picks
±11.1 ·78 picks
Flat stake +5.0u+6.5% ROI
Last 30 days · 49–29 · +5.0u
LOCK80.0%4–1+1.6uHIGH64.7%11–6+0.9uMED59.1%26–18+0.0uLOW66.7%8–4+2.5u
Ran this slate
How it went
CLE−156CLE @ COLLOCK✓ correct
NYY−134TOR @ NYYHIGH✓ correct
MIA−154WSN @ MIAHIGH✓ correct
Whale Hunter
@The_Chosen_One · MLB
64.1%
All picks
65.4%
High picks
±15.7 ·39 picks
Flat stake +4.9u+12.5% ROI
Last 30 days · 25–14 · +4.9u
LOCK60.0%3–2+0.3uHIGH65.4%17–9+4.0uMED71.4%5–2+1.5uLOW0.0%0–1−1.0u
Ran this slate
How it went
TBR−104TBR @ BALEdgeLOCK✓ correct
CLE−156CLE @ COLLOCK✓ correct
NYY−134TOR @ NYYHIGH✓ correct
Wheels Up
@The_Chosen_One · WNBA
68.2%
All picks
68.2%
Last 30 days
±20.9 ·22 picks
Flat stake +0.4u+2.0% ROI
Streak · 6W
LOCK—0–0—HIGH60.0%3–2−0.2uMED—0–0—LOW70.6%12–5+0.7u
Ran this slate
How it went
DAL−380SEA @ DALLOW✓ correct
IND−135IND @ CHILOW✓ correct
WAS−198WAS @ PORLOW✓ correct
Balanced club
@kizzle · WNBA
68.2%
All picks
68.2%
Last 30 days
±20.9 ·22 picks
Flat stake +0.7u+3.1% ROI
Streak · 6W
LOCK—0–0—HIGH50.0%1–1−0.8uMED60.0%3–2+1.2uLOW73.3%11–4+0.3u
Ran this slate
How it went
DAL−380SEA @ DALLOW✓ correct
IND−135IND @ CHILOW✓ correct
WAS−198WAS @ PORLOW✓ correct
The Mathematician
@The_Creator · MLB
53.9%
All picks
51.2%
High picks
±7.3 ·178 picks
Flat stake −4.4u−2.6% ROI
Last 30 days · 96–82 · −4.4u
LOCK—0–0—HIGH51.2%44–42−11.9uMED63.2%43–25+11.7uLOW37.5%9–15−4.2u
Ran this slate
How it went
TBR−104TBR @ BALHIGH✓ correct
NYY−134TOR @ NYYHIGH✓ correct
MIA−154WSN @ MIAHIGH✓ correct
Top Gun Maverick
@The_Chosen_One · MLB
60.4%
All picks
66.7%
High picks
±14.1 ·48 picks
Flat stake +0.0u−0.1% ROI
Last 30 days · 29–19 · +0.0u
LOCK0.0%0–1−1.0uHIGH66.7%16–8+2.0uMED59.1%13–9+0.0uLOW0.0%0–1−1.0u
Ran this slate
How it went
NYY−134TOR @ NYYHIGH✓ correct
MIA−154WSN @ MIAHIGH✓ correct
DET+100DET @ KCRHIGH✕ wrong

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.

MLB239–20354% · last 30
WNBA10–1245% · last 30

The Professor

Backs whoever scores more and allows less per game.

MLB107–9553% · last 30
WNBA5–183% · last 30

Coin Flip

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

MLB221–22150% · last 30
WNBA14–864% · last 30

Bandwagon

Backs the better record, head to head.

MLB240–18157% · last 30
WNBA15–768% · last 30

Negative Nancy

Counts only flaws, and picks whoever disappoints her less.

MLB218–20651% · last 30
WNBA13–959% · last 30

The Bookie

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

MLB212–14959% · last 30
WNBA14–864% · last 30

MLB

Final standings
CIN@ARI
ARI −120 · CIN +120
Final
CIN 3–5 ARI
The house
Home Cookinghome teamARILOW✓ correct
The Professorbetter run differentialARIHIGH✓ correct
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreCINLOW✕ wrong
Bandwagonbetter recordARIMED✓ correct
Negative Nancyfewer flawsARIHIGH✓ correct
The Bookiemarket favorite −120ARILOW✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
Pitching first@baseballmanARIMED✓ correct
Whale Hunter@The_Chosen_One · proving groundARIHIGH✓ correct
The Mathematician@The_CreatorARIHIGH✓ correct
9 of 10 on ARIgraded
TBR@BAL
TBR −104 · BAL +101
Final
TBR 3–1 BAL
The house
Home Cookinghome teamBALLOW✕ wrong
The Professorbetter run differentialTBRMED✓ correct
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreTBRLOW✓ correct
Bandwagonbetter recordTBRHIGH✓ correct
Negative Nancyfewer flawsTBRLOW✓ correct
The Bookiemarket favorite −104TBRLOW✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
Pitching first@baseballmanTBRMED✓ correct
Whale Hunter@The_Chosen_One · proving groundTBRLOCK✓ correct
The Mathematician@The_CreatorTBRHIGH✓ correct
8 of 10 on TBRgraded
SFG@BOS
BOS −210 · SFG +201
Final
SFG 4–5 BOS
The house
Home Cookinghome teamBOSLOW✓ correct
The Professorbetter run differentialBOSHIGH✓ correct
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreSFGLOW✕ wrong
Bandwagonbetter recordBOSHIGH✓ correct
Negative Nancyfewer flawsSFGLOW✕ wrong
The Bookiemarket favorite −210BOSHIGH✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
Pitching first@baseballmanBOSHIGH✓ correct
Whale Hunter@The_Chosen_One · proving groundBOSHIGH✓ correct
The Mathematician@The_CreatorBOSHIGH✓ correct
Top Gun Maverick@The_Chosen_OneBOSHIGH✓ correct
9 of 11 on BOSgraded
NYM@CHW
NYM −108 · CHW +101
Final
NYM 1–2 CHW
UPSET · +101 HIT
The house
Home Cookinghome teamCHWLOW✓ correct
The Professorbetter run differentialCHWMED✓ correct
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreCHWLOW✓ correct
Bandwagonbetter recordCHWHIGH✓ correct
Negative Nancyfewer flawsNYMMED✕ wrong
The Bookiemarket favorite −108NYMLOW✕ wrong
Algorithms with a record
Pitching first@baseballmanCHWMED✓ correct
The Mathematician@The_CreatorNYMMED✕ wrong
5 of 9 on CHWgraded
CLE@COL
CLE −156 · COL +153
Final
CLE 7–2 COL
The house
Home Cookinghome teamCOLLOW✕ wrong
The Professorno pick
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreCLELOW✓ correct
Bandwagonbetter recordCLEMED✓ correct
Negative Nancyfewer flawsCLELOW✓ correct
The Bookiemarket favorite −156CLEMED✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
Pitching first@baseballmanCLELOCK✓ correct
Whale Hunter@The_Chosen_One · proving groundCLELOCK✓ correct
The Mathematician@The_CreatorCLEHIGH✓ correct
Top Gun Maverick@The_Chosen_OneCLEHIGH✓ correct
8 of 10 on CLEgraded
ATH@HOU
HOU −176 · ATH +164
Final
ATH 7–6 HOU
The house
Home Cookinghome teamHOULOW✕ wrong
The Professorbetter run differentialHOUHIGH✕ wrong
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreATHLOW✓ correct
Bandwagonbetter recordHOUHIGH✕ wrong
Negative Nancyfewer flawsHOULOW✕ wrong
The Bookiemarket favorite −176HOUHIGH✕ wrong
Algorithms with a record
Pitching first@baseballmanHOUHIGH✕ wrong
The Mathematician@The_CreatorATHLOW✓ correct
8 of 10 on HOUgraded
DET@KCR
KCR −102 · DET +100
Final
DET 7–11 KCR
The house
Home Cookinghome teamKCRLOW✓ correct
The Professorbetter run differentialDETHIGH✕ wrong
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreKCRLOW✓ correct
Bandwagonbetter recordDETMED✕ wrong
Negative Nancyfewer flawsDETLOW✕ wrong
The Bookiemarket favorite −102KCRLOW✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
Pitching first@baseballmanDETHIGH✕ wrong
Whale Hunter@The_Chosen_One · proving groundDETHIGH✕ wrong
The Mathematician@The_CreatorDETHIGH✕ wrong
Top Gun Maverick@The_Chosen_OneDETHIGH✕ wrong
7 of 11 on DETgraded
PIT@LAD
LAD −270 · PIT +250
Final
PIT 0–4 LAD
The house
Home Cookinghome teamLADLOW✓ correct
The Professorno pick
Coin Flipa coin, nothing morePITLOW✕ wrong
Bandwagonbetter recordLADHIGH✓ correct
Negative Nancyfewer flawsLADLOW✓ correct
The Bookiemarket favorite −270LADHIGH✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
Pitching first@baseballmanLADMED✓ correct
Whale Hunter@The_Chosen_One · proving groundLADHIGH✓ correct
The Mathematician@The_CreatorLADHIGH✓ correct
6 of 9 on LADgraded
WSN@MIA
MIA −154 · WSN +147
Final
WSN 2–6 MIA
The house
Home Cookinghome teamMIALOW✓ correct
The Professorno pick
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreWSNLOW✕ wrong
Bandwagonbetter recordMIALOW✓ correct
Negative Nancyfewer flawsMIAHIGH✓ correct
The Bookiemarket favorite −154MIAMED✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
Pitching first@baseballmanMIAHIGH✓ correct
Whale Hunter@The_Chosen_One · proving groundMIAHIGH✓ correct
The Mathematician@The_CreatorMIAHIGH✓ correct
Top Gun Maverick@The_Chosen_OneMIAHIGH✓ correct
8 of 10 on MIAgraded
ATL@MIL
MIL −125 · ATL +116
Final
ATL 4–2 MIL
The house
Home Cookinghome teamMILLOW✕ wrong
The Professorbetter run differentialMILLOW✕ wrong
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreMILLOW✕ wrong
Bandwagonbetter recordMILLOW✕ wrong
Negative Nancyfewer flawsMILLOW✕ wrong
The Bookiemarket favorite −125MILMED✕ wrong
Algorithms with a record
Pitching first@baseballmanMILMED✕ wrong
Whale Hunter@The_Chosen_One · proving groundMILMED✕ wrong
The Mathematician@The_CreatorMILMED✕ wrong
10 of 10 on MILgraded
TOR@NYY
NYY −134 · TOR +125
Final
TOR 3–8 NYY
The house
Home Cookinghome teamNYYLOW✓ correct
The Professorbetter run differentialNYYHIGH✓ correct
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreTORLOW✕ wrong
Bandwagonbetter recordNYYMED✓ correct
Negative Nancyfewer flawsNYYLOW✓ correct
The Bookiemarket favorite −134NYYMED✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
Pitching first@baseballmanNYYHIGH✓ correct
Whale Hunter@The_Chosen_One · proving groundNYYHIGH✓ correct
The Mathematician@The_CreatorNYYHIGH✓ correct
Top Gun Maverick@The_Chosen_OneNYYHIGH✓ correct
9 of 11 on NYYgraded
STL@PHI
PHI −205 · STL +195
Final
STL 4–6 PHI
The house
Home Cookinghome teamPHILOW✓ correct
The Professorno pick
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreSTLLOW✕ wrong
Bandwagonbetter recordPHILOW✓ correct
Negative Nancyfewer flawsSTLLOW✕ wrong
The Bookiemarket favorite −205PHIHIGH✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
Pitching first@baseballmanPHIMED✓ correct
Whale Hunter@The_Chosen_One · proving groundPHIMED✓ correct
The Mathematician@The_CreatorPHIMED✓ correct
Top Gun Maverick@The_Chosen_OnePHIMED✓ correct
8 of 10 on PHIgraded
MIN@SDP
SDP −134 · MIN +126
Final
MIN 1–8 SDP
The house
Home Cookinghome teamSDPLOW✓ correct
The Professorno pick
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreSDPLOW✓ correct
Bandwagonbetter recordSDPMED✓ correct
Negative Nancyfewer flawsSDPHIGH✓ correct
The Bookiemarket favorite −134SDPMED✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
Pitching first@baseballmanSDPMED✓ correct
Whale Hunter@The_Chosen_One · proving groundSDPMED✓ correct
The Mathematician@The_CreatorSDPMED✓ correct
Top Gun Maverick@The_Chosen_OneSDPHIGH✓ correct
9 of 10 on SDPgraded
CHC@SEA
CHC −104 · SEA −102
Final
CHC 19–2 SEA
The house
Home Cookinghome teamSEALOW✕ wrong
The Professorno pick
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreSEALOW✕ wrong
Bandwagonbetter recordCHCHIGH✓ correct
Negative Nancyfewer flawsSEAHIGH✕ wrong
The Bookiemarket favorite −104CHCLOW✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
Pitching first@baseballmanSEAMED✕ wrong
The Mathematician@The_CreatorSEAMED✕ wrong
6 of 9 on SEAgraded
LAA@TEX
TEX −153 · LAA +143
Final
LAA 3–5 TEX
The house
Home Cookinghome teamTEXLOW✓ correct
The Professorbetter run differentialTEXMED✓ correct
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreTEXLOW✓ correct
Bandwagonbetter recordTEXHIGH✓ correct
Negative Nancyfewer flawsTEXLOW✓ correct
The Bookiemarket favorite −153TEXMED✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
Pitching first@baseballmanTEXMED✓ correct
Whale Hunter@The_Chosen_One · proving groundLAALOW✕ wrong
The Mathematician@The_CreatorTEXMED✓ correct
8 of 10 on TEXgraded

Consensus went 11–4 tonight

WNBA

Final standings
SEA@DAL
DAL −380 · SEA +300
Final
SEA 70–92 DAL
The house
Home Cookinghome teamDALLOW✓ correct
The Professorbetter point differentialDALMED✓ correct
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreDALLOW✓ correct
Bandwagonbetter recordDALHIGH✓ correct
Negative Nancyfewer flawsDALLOW✓ correct
The Bookiemarket favorite −380DALHIGH✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
Wheels Up@The_Chosen_OneDALLOW✓ correct
Balanced club@kizzleDALLOW✓ correct
10 of 10 on DALgraded
IND@CHI
IND −135 · CHI +114
Final
IND 113–90 CHI
The house
Home Cookinghome teamCHILOW✕ wrong
The Professorno pick
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreCHILOW✕ wrong
Bandwagonbetter recordINDHIGH✓ correct
Negative Nancyfewer flawsCHIHIGH✕ wrong
The Bookiemarket favorite −135INDHIGH✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
Wheels Up@The_Chosen_OneINDLOW✓ correct
Balanced club@kizzleINDLOW✓ correct
5 of 9 on INDgraded
WAS@POR
WAS −198 · POR +164
Final
WAS 105–100 POR
The house
Home Cookinghome teamPORLOW✕ wrong
The Professorno pick
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreWASLOW✓ correct
Bandwagonbetter recordWASMED✓ correct
Negative Nancyfewer flawsWASLOW✓ correct
The Bookiemarket favorite −198WASHIGH✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
Wheels Up@The_Chosen_OneWASLOW✓ correct
Balanced club@kizzleWASLOW✓ correct
8 of 9 on WASgraded
LVA@TOR
LVA −900 · TOR +600
Final
LVA 88–78 TOR
The house
Home Cookinghome teamTORLOW✕ wrong
The Professorbetter point differentialLVAHIGH✓ correct
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreLVALOW✓ correct
Bandwagonbetter recordLVAHIGH✓ correct
Negative Nancyfewer flawsLVAHIGH✓ correct
The Bookiemarket favorite −900LVAHIGH✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
Wheels Up@The_Chosen_OneLVALOW✓ correct
Balanced club@kizzleLVALOW✓ correct
9 of 10 on LVAgraded

Consensus went 4–0 tonight

Last night

Full recap

The house won the night

The Bookie: “The book swept the room — 3/3, 8 pts. The house doesn't get lucky. The house gets paid.”

Hindsight: “@The_Creator wins the night at 2/3 — Brick City did the picking, 5 pts.”

3–0
Consensus
Brick City
Won the contest
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