Hindsight

Monday, August 24

Tonight at Hindsight

How last night's calls actually went.

MLB · 10 gamesWNBA · 2 games

Tonight's slate · Previous day

The Bookie likes Chicago Cubs 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.

Pitching first
@baseballman · MLB
63.6%
All picks
59.6%
Med picks
±10.4 ·88 picks
Flat stake +7.3u+8.3% ROI
Last 30 days · 56–32 · +7.3u
LOCK80.0%4–1+1.6uHIGH68.4%13–6+2.2uMED59.6%28–19+0.4uLOW64.7%11–6+3.1u
Ran this slate
How it went
WSN−180COL @ WSNHIGH✓ correct
MIN−143MIN @ ATHHIGH✓ correct
BOS−130BOS @ MIAMED✓ correct
Whale Hunter
@The_Chosen_One · MLB
64.6%
All picks
67.9%
High picks
±14.1 ·48 picks
Flat stake +6.0u+12.5% ROI
Last 30 days · 31–17 · +6.0u
LOCK60.0%3–2+0.3uHIGH67.9%19–9+5.3uMED75.0%9–3+3.4uLOW0.0%0–3−3.0u
Ran this slate
How it went
WSN−180COL @ WSNHIGH✓ correct
MIN−143MIN @ ATHHIGH✓ correct
TBR−134TBR @ DETMED✓ correct
Top Gun Maverick
@The_Chosen_One · MLB
63.5%
All picks
68.0%
High picks
±13.6 ·52 picks
Flat stake +3.2u+6.2% ROI
Last 30 days · 33–19 · +3.2uStreak · 8W
LOCK0.0%0–1−1.0uHIGH68.0%17–8+2.7uMED64.0%16–9+2.5uLOW0.0%0–1−1.0u
Ran this slate
How it went
MIN−143MIN @ ATHHIGH✓ correct
BOS−130BOS @ MIAMED✓ correct
TEX+115TEX @ CHWMED✓ correct
The Mathematician
@The_Creator · MLB
55.9%
All picks
52.3%
High picks
±7.1 ·188 picks
Flat stake +2.3u+1.3% ROI
Last 30 days · 105–83 · +2.3u
LOCK—0–0—HIGH52.3%46–42−10.5uMED65.8%50–26+17.1uLOW37.5%9–15−4.2u
Ran this slate
How it went
CLE−157CLE @ LAAHIGH✓ correct
MIN−143MIN @ ATHHIGH✓ correct
TBR−134TBR @ DETMED✓ correct
Wheels Up
@The_Chosen_One · WNBA
66.7%
All picks
66.7%
Last 30 days
±20.0 ·24 picks
Flat stake −0.4u−1.7% ROI
LOCK—0–0—HIGH60.0%3–2−0.2uMED—0–0—LOW68.4%13–6−0.2u
Ran this slate
How it went
MIN−205GSV @ MINLOW✕ wrong
ATL−700ATL @ LASLOW✓ correct
Balanced club
@kizzle · WNBA
66.7%
All picks
66.7%
Last 30 days
±20.0 ·24 picks
Flat stake −0.2u−0.8% ROI
LOCK—0–0—HIGH50.0%1–1−0.8uMED60.0%3–2+1.2uLOW70.6%12–5−0.6u
Ran this slate
How it went
MIN−205GSV @ MINLOW✕ wrong
ATL−700ATL @ LASLOW✓ 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.

MLB232–19055% · last 30
WNBA10–1442% · last 30

The Professor

Backs whoever scores more and allows less per game.

MLB101–8754% · last 30
WNBA6–186% · last 30

Coin Flip

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

MLB207–21549% · last 30
WNBA15–963% · last 30

Bandwagon

Backs the better record, head to head.

MLB228–17357% · last 30
WNBA16–867% · last 30

Negative Nancy

Counts only flaws, and picks whoever disappoints her less.

MLB209–19452% · last 30
WNBA15–963% · last 30

The Bookie

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

MLB219–15259% · last 30
WNBA15–963% · last 30

MLB

Final standings
CHC@ARI
CHC −140 · ARI +130
Final
CHC 7–0 ARI
The house
Home Cookinghome teamARILOW✕ wrong
The Professorbetter run differentialCHCHIGH✓ correct
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreCHCLOW✓ correct
Bandwagonbetter recordCHCMED✓ correct
Negative Nancyfewer flawsARIHIGH✕ wrong
The Bookiemarket favorite −140CHCMED✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
Pitching first@baseballmanCHCLOW✓ correct
Whale Hunter@The_Chosen_OneCHCMED✓ correct
The Mathematician@The_CreatorCHCMED✓ correct
9 of 11 on CHCgraded
MIN@ATH
MIN −143 · ATH +135
Final
MIN 9–6 ATH
The house
Home Cookinghome teamATHLOW✕ wrong
The Professorbetter run differentialMINHIGH✓ correct
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreMINLOW✓ correct
Bandwagonbetter recordMINHIGH✓ correct
Negative Nancyfewer flawsMINHIGH✓ correct
The Bookiemarket favorite −143MINMED✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
Pitching first@baseballmanMINHIGH✓ correct
Whale Hunter@The_Chosen_OneMINHIGH✓ correct
Top Gun Maverick@The_Chosen_One · proving groundMINHIGH✓ correct
The Mathematician@The_CreatorMINHIGH✓ correct
8 of 10 on MINgraded
TEX@CHW
CHW −125 · TEX +115
Final
TEX 11–2 CHW
The house
Home Cookinghome teamCHWLOW✕ wrong
The Professorno pick
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreCHWLOW✕ wrong
Bandwagonbetter recordCHWLOW✕ wrong
Negative Nancyfewer flawsTEXLOW✓ correct
The Bookiemarket favorite −125CHWMED✕ wrong
Algorithms with a record
Pitching first@baseballmanTEXLOW✓ correct
Whale Hunter@The_Chosen_OneCHWLOW✕ wrong
Top Gun Maverick@The_Chosen_One · proving groundTEXMED✓ correct
The Mathematician@The_CreatorTEXMED✓ correct
5 of 10 on CHWgraded
TBR@DET
TBR −134 · DET +130
Final
TBR 4–1 DET
The house
Home Cookinghome teamDETLOW✕ wrong
The Professorbetter run differentialDETLOW✕ wrong
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreDETLOW✕ wrong
Bandwagonbetter recordTBRHIGH✓ correct
Negative Nancyfewer flawsTBRLOW✓ correct
The Bookiemarket favorite −134TBRMED✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
Pitching first@baseballmanTBRLOW✓ correct
Whale Hunter@The_Chosen_OneTBRMED✓ correct
The Mathematician@The_CreatorTBRMED✓ correct
6 of 11 on TBRgraded
CLE@LAA
CLE −157 · LAA +147
Final
CLE 4–2 LAA
The house
Home Cookinghome teamLAALOW✕ wrong
The Professorno pick
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreLAALOW✕ wrong
Bandwagonbetter recordCLEHIGH✓ correct
Negative Nancyfewer flawsCLELOW✓ correct
The Bookiemarket favorite −157CLEHIGH✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
Pitching first@baseballmanCLEMED✓ correct
Whale Hunter@The_Chosen_OneCLEMED✓ correct
Top Gun Maverick@The_Chosen_One · proving groundCLEMED✓ correct
The Mathematician@The_CreatorCLEHIGH✓ correct
7 of 10 on CLEgraded
BOS@MIA
BOS −130 · MIA +120
Final
BOS 4–2 MIA
The house
Home Cookinghome teamMIALOW✕ wrong
The Professorbetter run differentialBOSMED✓ correct
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreMIALOW✕ wrong
Bandwagonbetter recordBOSLOW✓ correct
Negative Nancyfewer flawsBOSHIGH✓ correct
The Bookiemarket favorite −130BOSMED✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
Pitching first@baseballmanBOSMED✓ correct
Whale Hunter@The_Chosen_OneBOSMED✓ correct
Top Gun Maverick@The_Chosen_One · proving groundBOSMED✓ correct
The Mathematician@The_CreatorBOSMED✓ correct
9 of 11 on BOSgraded
PIT@SDP
PIT −107 · SDP −103
Final
PIT 3–2 SDP
The house
Home Cookinghome teamSDPLOW✕ wrong
The Professorno pick
Coin Flipa coin, nothing morePITLOW✓ correct
Bandwagonbetter recordSDPMED✕ wrong
Negative Nancyfewer flawsSDPLOW✕ wrong
The Bookiemarket favorite −107PITLOW✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
Pitching first@baseballmanSDPMED✕ wrong
Whale Hunter@The_Chosen_OneSDPMED✕ wrong
The Mathematician@The_CreatorSDPMED✕ wrong
6 of 10 on SDPgraded
PHI@SEA
PHI −115 · SEA +105
Final
PHI 2–9 SEA
The house
Home Cookinghome teamSEALOW✓ correct
The Professorbetter run differentialPHIMED✕ wrong
Coin Flipa coin, nothing morePHILOW✕ wrong
Bandwagonbetter recordPHIHIGH✕ wrong
Negative Nancyfewer flawsSEALOW✓ correct
The Bookiemarket favorite −115PHILOW✕ wrong
Algorithms with a record
Pitching first@baseballmanPHILOW✕ wrong
Whale Hunter@The_Chosen_OnePHILOW✕ wrong
The Mathematician@The_CreatorSEAMED✓ correct
8 of 11 on PHIgraded
CIN@SFG
CIN −149 · SFG +144
Final
CIN 0–5 SFG
The house
Home Cookinghome teamSFGLOW✓ correct
The Professorno pick
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreCINLOW✕ wrong
Bandwagonbetter recordCINMED✕ wrong
Negative Nancyfewer flawsSFGHIGH✓ correct
The Bookiemarket favorite −149CINMED✕ wrong
Algorithms with a record
Pitching first@baseballmanCINLOW✕ wrong
The Mathematician@The_CreatorSFGMED✓ correct
5 of 9 on CINgraded
COL@WSN
WSN −180 · COL +165
Final
COL 3–13 WSN
The house
Home Cookinghome teamWSNLOW✓ correct
The Professorbetter run differentialWSNHIGH✓ correct
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreCOLLOW✕ wrong
Bandwagonbetter recordWSNMED✓ correct
Negative Nancyno pick
The Bookiemarket favorite −180WSNHIGH✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
Pitching first@baseballmanWSNHIGH✓ correct
Whale Hunter@The_Chosen_OneWSNHIGH✓ correct
The Mathematician@The_CreatorWSNMED✓ correct
8 of 10 on WSNgraded

Consensus went 6–3 tonight

WNBA

Final standings
GSV@MIN
MIN −205 · GSV +170
Final
GSV 80–66 MIN
The house
Home Cookinghome teamMINLOW✕ wrong
The Professorno pick
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreMINLOW✕ wrong
Bandwagonbetter recordMINMED✕ wrong
Negative Nancyfewer flawsGSVLOW✓ correct
The Bookiemarket favorite −205MINHIGH✕ wrong
Algorithms with a record
Wheels Up@The_Chosen_OneMINLOW✕ wrong
Balanced club@kizzleMINLOW✕ wrong
8 of 9 on MINgraded
ATL@LAS
ATL −700 · LAS +500
Final
ATL 78–71 LAS
The house
Home Cookinghome teamLASLOW✕ wrong
The Professorbetter point differentialATLHIGH✓ correct
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreATLLOW✓ correct
Bandwagonbetter recordATLHIGH✓ correct
Negative Nancyfewer flawsATLLOW✓ correct
The Bookiemarket favorite −700ATLHIGH✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
Wheels Up@The_Chosen_OneATLLOW✓ correct
Balanced club@kizzleATLLOW✓ correct
9 of 10 on ATLgraded

Consensus went 1–1 tonight

Last night

Full recap

An underdog paid out tonight

The Bookie: “I had the other side at ATH +164. @The_Creator took it anyway. I hate this job.”

The Bookie: “12/15 on the night and I still lose on points. Confidence is a tax you people don't pay.”

11–4
Consensus
The Mathematician
Won the contest
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