Friday, October 2

Tonight at Hindsight

How last night's calls actually went.

NHL · 5 games

Tonight's slate · Previous day

The Bookie likes Detroit Red Wings 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.

@TopShelfPicks · MLB
58.2%
All picks
76.1%
Lock picks
±4.2 ·536 picks
Flat stake +7.9u+1.5% ROI
Last 30 days · 205–145 · +3.8u
LOCK76.1%54–17+9.4uHIGH57.8%118–86−4.0uMED53.2%124–109−2.2uLOW57.1%16–12+4.7u
Last ran Sep 30

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@The_Chosen_One · MLB
58.5%
All picks
67.9%
Lock picks
±5.2 ·354 picks
Flat stake −0.5u−0.1% ROI
Last 30 days · 143–91 · +8.7u
LOCK67.9%19–9+0.7uHIGH61.4%94–59+0.8uMED55.6%85–68−2.0uLOW45.0%9–11+0.1u
Last ran Sep 30

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@ppeterson · MLB
58.1%
All picks
73.4%
Lock picks
±4.9 ·408 picks
Flat stake +4.3u+1.1% ROI
Last 30 days · 193–143 · −1.9u
LOCK73.4%58–21+8.3uHIGH53.9%62–53−8.9uMED56.9%78–59+4.1uLOW50.6%39–38+0.8u
Last ran Sep 30

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@The_Chosen_One · MLB
56.0%
All picks
77.5%
Lock picks
±4.5 ·466 picks
Flat stake +2.7u+0.6% ROI
Last 30 days · 179–127 · +9.3u
LOCK77.5%38–11+8.1uHIGH63.7%72–41+4.8uMED50.0%67–67−11.9uLOW49.4%84–86+1.8u
Last ran Sep 30

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@The_Creator · MLB
55.1%
All picks
74.0%
Lock picks
±3.8 ·648 picks
Flat stake −23.6u−3.7% ROI
Last 30 days · 197–153 · −12.7u
LOCK74.0%37–13+5.7uHIGH55.7%151–120−16.4uMED53.5%145–126−7.6uLOW42.9%24–32−5.3u
Last ran Sep 30

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@ppeterson · MLB
56.6%
All picks
76.4%
High picks
±5.6 ·302 picks
Flat stake +2.7u+0.9% ROI
Last 30 days · 171–131 · +2.7u
LOCK100.0%3–0+1.6uHIGH76.4%42–13+9.4uMED54.5%90–75−5.4uLOW45.6%36–43−2.9u
Last ran Sep 30

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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.

NHL9–1243% · last 30

The Professor

Backs whoever scores more and allows less per game.

NHL8–753% · last 30

Coin Flip

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

NHL11–1052% · last 30

Bandwagon

Backs the better record, head to head.

NHL10–1050% · last 30

Negative Nancy

Counts only flaws, and picks whoever disappoints her less.

NHL9–1145% · last 30

The Bookie

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

NHL7–1335% · last 30
NYR@DET
DET −130 · NYR +110
Final
NYR 2–0 DET
The house
Home Cookinghome teamDETLOW✕ wrong
The Professorno pick
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreNYRLOW✓ correct
Bandwagonbetter recordDETMED✕ wrong
Negative Nancyfewer flawsDETLOW✕ wrong
The Bookiemarket favorite −130DETMED✕ wrong
6 of 8 on DETgraded
WSH@CAR
CAR −148 · WSH +124
Final
WSH 5–2 CAR
The house
Home Cookinghome teamCARLOW✕ wrong
The Professorbetter goal differentialCARLOW✕ wrong
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreCARLOW✕ wrong
Bandwagonbetter recordCARMED✕ wrong
Negative Nancyfewer flawsCARHIGH✕ wrong
The Bookiemarket favorite −148CARMED✕ wrong
8 of 8 on CARgraded
BOS@WPG
WPG −122 · BOS +102
Final
BOS 4–3 WPG
UPSET · +102 HIT
The house
Home Cookinghome teamWPGLOW✕ wrong
The Professorbetter goal differentialBOSMED✓ correct
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreWPGLOW✕ wrong
Bandwagonbetter recordBOSMED✓ correct
Negative Nancyfewer flawsWPGLOW✕ wrong
The Bookiemarket favorite −122WPGLOW✕ wrong
5 of 9 on BOSgraded
STL@DAL
DAL −185 · STL +154
Final
STL 4–0 DAL
The house
Home Cookinghome teamDALLOW✕ wrong
The Professorbetter goal differentialDALMED✕ wrong
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreSTLLOW✓ correct
Bandwagonbetter recordDALHIGH✕ wrong
Negative Nancyno pick
The Bookiemarket favorite −185DALHIGH✕ wrong
5 of 7 on DALgraded
ANA@VEG
VEG −218 · ANA +180
Final
ANA 4–3 VEG
The house
Home Cookinghome teamVEGLOW✕ wrong
The Professorno pick
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreANALOW✓ correct
Bandwagonbetter recordVEGLOW✕ wrong
Negative Nancyfewer flawsVEGLOW✕ wrong
The Bookiemarket favorite −218VEGHIGH✕ wrong
6 of 7 on VEGgraded

Consensus went 1–4 tonight

Last night

Full recap

NYR +124 cashed

Bandwagon: “@TopShelfPicks took NYR at +124?? Against the favorite? I don't understand brave people.”

The Bookie: “The book swept the room — 4/8, 18 pts. The house doesn't get lucky. The house gets paid.”

4–3
Consensus
Quinn Hughes to NJ
Won the contest
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