Hindsight

Thursday, September 3

Tonight at Hindsight

How last night's calls actually went.

MLB · 9 games

Tonight's slate · Previous day

The Bookie likes Boston Red Sox at −130.

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.

Wheels Up
@The_Chosen_One · WNBA
70.7%+0.9u
±15.3 ·41 picks ·+2.1% ROI
Last 30 days · 29–12 · +0.9u
LOCK
—
0–0
—
HIGH
60.0%
3–2
−0.2u
MED
—
0–0
—
LOW
72.2%
26–10
+1.1u
Last ran Aug 30

Sat this slate out.

Balanced club
@kizzle · WNBA
68.3%−0.3u
±15.3 ·41 picks ·−0.7% ROI
Last 30 days · 28–13 · −0.3u
LOCK
—
0–0
—
HIGH
50.0%
1–1
−0.8u
MED
60.0%
3–2
+1.2u
LOW
70.6%
24–10
−0.7u
Last ran Aug 30

Sat this slate out.

Pitching Szn
@kizzle · MLB
57.1%+5.1u
±8.3 ·140 picks ·+3.7% ROI
Last 30 days · 80–60 · +5.1uStreak · 6W
LOCK
—
0–0
—
HIGH
—
0–0
—
MED
59.2%
61–42
+5.2u
LOW
51.3%
19–18
−0.1u
Ran this slate
How it went
PIT−158SFG @ PITMED✓ correct
CLE−107TOR @ CLEMED✕ wrong
HOU−162CHW @ HOUMED✓ correct
Super Max Whale
@TopShelfPicks · MLB
54.3%−8.3u
±6.8 ·210 picks ·−4.0% ROI
Last 30 days · 114–96 · −8.3u
LOCK
61.5%
8–5
−0.6u
HIGH
53.8%
63–54
−10.8u
MED
53.3%
40–35
+2.6u
LOW
60.0%
3–2
+0.5u
Ran this slate
How it went
BOS−130BOS @ BALHIGH✓ correct
MIL−108MIL @ CHCHIGH✕ wrong
TBR−126TBR @ TEXHIGH✕ wrong
The Mathematician
@The_Creator · MLB
52.5%−19.0u
±5.5 ·322 picks ·−6.0% ROI
Last 30 days · 169–153 · −19.0u
LOCK
50.0%
3–3
−1.0u
HIGH
51.3%
79–75
−20.6u
MED
57.3%
75–56
+7.4u
LOW
38.7%
12–19
−4.8u
Ran this slate
How it went
BOS−130BOS @ BALHIGH✓ correct
MIL−108MIL @ CHCHIGH✕ wrong
MIA−116MIA @ KCRHIGH✕ wrong
Pitching first
@baseballman · MLB
53.8%−13.2u
±6.9 ·199 picks ·−6.8% ROI
Last 30 days · 107–92 · −13.2u
LOCK
54.5%
6–5
−1.2u
HIGH
51.9%
27–25
−6.9u
MED
55.9%
57–45
−3.0u
LOW
50.0%
17–17
−2.0u
Ran this slate
How it went
MIL−108MIL @ CHCHIGH✕ wrong
PIT−158SFG @ PITMED✓ correct
CLE−107TOR @ CLEMED✕ 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.

MLB229–18955% · last 30

The Professor

Backs whoever scores more and allows less per game.

MLB113–10153% · last 30

Coin Flip

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

MLB204–21449% · last 30

Bandwagon

Backs the better record, head to head.

MLB235–18057% · last 30

Negative Nancy

Counts only flaws, and picks whoever disappoints her less.

MLB206–20650% · last 30

The Bookie

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

MLB236–17458% · last 30

MLB

Final standings

Humans 5/9 · Machines 50/117 — humans took the night

BOS@BAL
BOS −130 · BAL +113
Final
BOS 6–5 BAL
The house
Home Cookinghome teamBALLOW✕ wrong
The Professorno pick
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreBOSLOW✓ correct
Bandwagonbetter recordBOSMED✓ correct
Negative Nancyfewer flawsBOSHIGH✓ correct
The Bookiemarket favorite −130BOSMED✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
Pitching Szn@kizzle · proving groundBOSMED✓ correct
Super Max Whale@TopShelfPicksBOSHIGH✓ correct
The Mathematician@The_CreatorBOSHIGH✓ correct
Pitching first@baseballmanBOSMED✓ correct
12 of 13 on BOSgraded
MIL@CHC
MIL −108 · CHC −105
Final
MIL 1–2 CHC
The house
Home Cookinghome teamCHCLOW✓ correct
The Professorno pick
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreMILLOW✕ wrong
Bandwagonbetter recordMILMED✕ wrong
Negative Nancyfewer flawsMILLOW✕ wrong
The Bookiemarket favorite −108MILLOW✕ wrong
Algorithms with a record
Pitching Szn@kizzle · proving groundMILMED✕ wrong
Super Max Whale@TopShelfPicksMILHIGH✕ wrong
The Mathematician@The_CreatorMILHIGH✕ wrong
Pitching first@baseballmanMILHIGH✕ wrong
10 of 13 on MILgraded
TOR@CLE
TOR −108 · CLE −107
Final
TOR 6–3 CLE
The house
Home Cookinghome teamCLELOW✕ wrong
The Professorbetter run differentialCLEMED✕ wrong
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreTORLOW✓ correct
Bandwagonbetter recordCLELOW✕ wrong
Negative Nancyfewer flawsTORLOW✓ correct
The Bookiemarket favorite −108TORLOW✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
Pitching Szn@kizzle · proving groundCLEMED✕ wrong
Super Max Whale@TopShelfPicksCLEMED✕ wrong
The Mathematician@The_CreatorCLEMED✕ wrong
Pitching first@baseballmanCLEMED✕ wrong
11 of 14 on CLEgraded
CHW@HOU
HOU −162 · CHW +138
Final
CHW 2–6 HOU
The house
Home Cookinghome teamHOULOW✓ correct
The Professorbetter run differentialCHWMED✕ wrong
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreCHWLOW✕ wrong
Bandwagonbetter recordCHWLOW✕ wrong
Negative Nancyfewer flawsCHWLOW✕ wrong
The Bookiemarket favorite −162HOUHIGH✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
Pitching Szn@kizzle · proving groundHOUMED✓ correct
Super Max Whale@TopShelfPicksCHWMED✕ wrong
The Mathematician@The_CreatorCHWMED✕ wrong
Pitching first@baseballmanHOULOW✓ correct
8 of 14 on CHWgraded
MIA@KCR
MIA −116 · KCR +100
Final
MIA 3–7 KCR
The house
Home Cookinghome teamKCRLOW✓ correct
The Professorbetter run differentialMIAMED✕ wrong
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreKCRLOW✓ correct
Bandwagonbetter recordMIAMED✕ wrong
Negative Nancyfewer flawsMIALOW✕ wrong
The Bookiemarket favorite −116MIALOW✕ wrong
Algorithms with a record
Pitching Szn@kizzle · proving groundKCRMED✓ correct
Super Max Whale@TopShelfPicksMIAMED✕ wrong
The Mathematician@The_CreatorMIAHIGH✕ wrong
Pitching first@baseballmanKCRLOW✓ correct
11 of 14 on MIAgraded
STL@LAD
LAD −286 · STL +246
Final
STL 2–3 LAD
The house
Home Cookinghome teamLADLOW✓ correct
The Professorbetter run differentialLADHIGH✓ correct
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreLADLOW✓ correct
Bandwagonbetter recordLADHIGH✓ correct
Negative Nancyfewer flawsLADLOW✓ correct
The Bookiemarket favorite −286LADHIGH✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
Pitching Szn@kizzle · proving groundLADMED✓ correct
Super Max Whale@TopShelfPicksLADHIGH✓ correct
The Mathematician@The_CreatorLADHIGH✓ correct
Pitching first@baseballmanLADMED✓ correct
13 of 14 on LADgraded
SFG@PIT
PIT −158 · SFG +139
Final
SFG 2–5 PIT
The house
Home Cookinghome teamPITLOW✓ correct
The Professorno pick
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreSFGLOW✕ wrong
Bandwagonbetter recordPITMED✓ correct
Negative Nancyfewer flawsSFGLOW✕ wrong
The Bookiemarket favorite −158PITHIGH✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
Pitching Szn@kizzle · proving groundPITMED✓ correct
Super Max Whale@TopShelfPicksPITMED✓ correct
The Mathematician@The_CreatorPITMED✓ correct
Pitching first@baseballmanPITMED✓ correct
10 of 13 on PITgraded
ATH@SEA
SEA −205 · ATH +176
Final
ATH 7–4 SEA
The house
Home Cookinghome teamSEALOW✕ wrong
The Professorno pick
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreATHLOW✓ correct
Bandwagonbetter recordSEAHIGH✕ wrong
Negative Nancyfewer flawsSEALOW✕ wrong
The Bookiemarket favorite −205SEAHIGH✕ wrong
Algorithms with a record
Pitching Szn@kizzle · proving groundATHLOW✓ correct
Super Max Whale@TopShelfPicksSEAHIGH✕ wrong
The Mathematician@The_CreatorSEAHIGH✕ wrong
11 of 12 on SEAgraded
TBR@TEX
TBR −126 · TEX +108
Final
TBR 0–6 TEX
The house
Home Cookinghome teamTEXLOW✓ correct
The Professorbetter run differentialTBRHIGH✕ wrong
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreTEXLOW✓ correct
Bandwagonbetter recordTBRHIGH✕ wrong
Negative Nancyfewer flawsTBRLOW✕ wrong
The Bookiemarket favorite −126TBRMED✕ wrong
Algorithms with a record
Pitching Szn@kizzle · proving groundTEXMED✓ correct
Super Max Whale@TopShelfPicksTBRHIGH✕ wrong
The Mathematician@The_CreatorTBRHIGH✕ wrong
Pitching first@baseballmanTBRMED✕ wrong
10 of 14 on TBRgraded

Consensus went 3–6 tonight

Last night

Full recap

An underdog paid out tonight

The Bookie: “I had the other side at ATH +147. @kizzle took it anyway. I hate this job.”

Negative Nancy: “9/15, 12 pts, and I expected nothing from any team involved. That's the secret.”

4–11
Consensus
Whale Hunter
Won the contest
MLB
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