Hindsight

Tuesday, October 6

Tonight at Hindsight

How last night's calls actually went.

NHL · 9 games

Tonight's slate · Previous day

The Bookie likes Toronto Maple Leafs at −162.

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.

The Curve Fit (NHL 2025-26)
@The_Chosen_One · NHL
70.2%
All picks
70.2%
Last 30 days
±14.3 ·47 picks
Flat stake +9.9u+22.0% ROI
LOCK63.6%7–4−0.5uHIGH60.0%6–4−0.8uMED64.7%11–6+3.3uLOW100.0%9–0+7.9u
Ran this slate
How it went
UTA+105UTA @ NJDMED✓ correct
MIN−112MIN @ BUFMED✕ wrong
NYR−162NYI @ NYRMED✓ correct
Super Max Whale
@TopShelfPicks · MLB
58.1%
All picks
76.1%
Lock picks
±4.2 ·539 picks
Flat stake +6.3u+1.2% ROI
Last 30 days · 178–120 · +9.9u
LOCK76.1%54–17+9.4uHIGH58.1%119–86−3.5uMED53.0%124–110−3.2uLOW55.2%16–13+3.7u
Last ran Oct 3

Sat this slate out.

Top Gun Maverick
@The_Chosen_One · MLB
58.6%
All picks
67.9%
Lock picks
±5.2 ·355 picks
Flat stake +0.3u+0.1% ROI
Last 30 days · 124–74 · +13.3u
LOCK67.9%19–9+0.7uHIGH61.4%94–59+0.8uMED55.8%86–68−1.3uLOW45.0%9–11+0.1u
Last ran Oct 3

Sat this slate out.

Pitching first
@ppeterson · MLB
57.9%
All picks
73.4%
Lock picks
±4.8 ·411 picks
Flat stake +2.7u+0.7% ROI
Last 30 days · 171–117 · +7.1u
LOCK73.4%58–21+8.3uHIGH54.3%63–53−8.5uMED56.1%78–61+2.1uLOW50.6%39–38+0.8u
Last ran Oct 3

Sat this slate out.

Power bats
@ppeterson · MLB
57.0%
All picks
76.4%
High picks
±5.6 ·305 picks
Flat stake +5.1u+1.7% ROI
Last 30 days · 167–124 · +5.8u
LOCK100.0%3–0+1.6uHIGH76.4%42–13+9.4uMED55.1%92–75−4.2uLOW46.3%37–43−1.6u
Last ran Oct 3

Sat this slate out.

Curve Fitter
@The_Chosen_One · MLB
55.9%
All picks
78.0%
Lock picks
±4.5 ·469 picks
Flat stake +1.2u+0.3% ROI
Last 30 days · 156–103 · +13.9u
LOCK78.0%39–11+8.5uHIGH63.7%72–41+4.8uMED49.3%67–69−13.9uLOW49.4%84–86+1.8u
Last ran Oct 3

Sat this slate out.

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.

NHL29–2356% · last 30

The Professor

Backs whoever scores more and allows less per game.

NHL21–1558% · last 30

Coin Flip

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

NHL23–2944% · last 30

Bandwagon

Backs the better record, head to head.

NHL26–2353% · last 30

Negative Nancy

Counts only flaws, and picks whoever disappoints her less.

NHL24–1956% · last 30

The Bookie

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

NHL28–2256% · last 30

NHL

Final standings
NSH@TOR
TOR −162 · NSH +136
Final
NSH 4–5 TOR
The house
Home Cookinghome teamTORLOW✓ correct
The Professorno pick
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreNSHLOW✕ wrong
Bandwagonbetter recordNSHHIGH✕ wrong
Negative Nancyno pick
The Bookiemarket favorite −162TORHIGH✓ correct
4 of 7 on NSHgraded
CAR@MTL
CAR −130 · MTL +110
Final
CAR 6–4 MTL
The house
Home Cookinghome teamMTLLOW✕ wrong
The Professorno pick
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreCARLOW✓ correct
Bandwagonbetter recordMTLHIGH✕ wrong
Negative Nancyno pick
The Bookiemarket favorite −130CARMED✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
The Curve Fit (NHL 2025-26)@The_Chosen_One · proving groundCARLOW✓ correct
5 of 7 on CARgraded
OTT@DET
DET −122 · OTT +102
Final
OTT 3–5 DET
The house
Home Cookinghome teamDETLOW✓ correct
The Professorbetter goal differentialOTTHIGH✕ wrong
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreDETLOW✓ correct
Bandwagonbetter recordOTTHIGH✕ wrong
Negative Nancyno pick
The Bookiemarket favorite −122DETLOW✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
The Curve Fit (NHL 2025-26)@The_Chosen_One · proving groundDETLOW✓ correct
5 of 8 on OTTgraded
UTA@NJD
NJD −125 · UTA +105
Final
UTA 5–3 NJD
UPSET · +105 HIT
The house
Home Cookinghome teamNJDLOW✕ wrong
The Professorbetter goal differentialUTAHIGH✓ correct
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreNJDLOW✕ wrong
Bandwagonbetter recordUTAHIGH✓ correct
Negative Nancyno pick
The Bookiemarket favorite −125NJDMED✕ wrong
Algorithms with a record
The Curve Fit (NHL 2025-26)@The_Chosen_One · proving groundUTAMED✓ correct
5 of 8 on UTAgraded
MIN@BUF
MIN −112 · BUF −108
Final
MIN 2–3 BUF
The house
Home Cookinghome teamBUFLOW✓ correct
The Professorbetter goal differentialMINHIGH✕ wrong
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreMINLOW✕ wrong
Bandwagonbetter recordMINHIGH✕ wrong
Negative Nancyno pick
The Bookiemarket favorite −112MINLOW✕ wrong
Algorithms with a record
The Curve Fit (NHL 2025-26)@The_Chosen_One · proving groundMINMED✕ wrong
7 of 8 on MINgraded
NYI@NYR
NYR −162 · NYI +136
Final
NYI 2–5 NYR
The house
Home Cookinghome teamNYRLOW✓ correct
The Professorbetter goal differentialNYIHIGH✕ wrong
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreNYRLOW✓ correct
Bandwagonbetter recordNYRHIGH✓ correct
Negative Nancyno pick
The Bookiemarket favorite −162NYRHIGH✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
The Curve Fit (NHL 2025-26)@The_Chosen_One · proving groundNYRMED✓ correct
7 of 8 on NYRgraded
STL@CHI
STL −148 · CHI +124
Final
STL 2–4 CHI
The house
Home Cookinghome teamCHILOW✓ correct
The Professorbetter goal differentialSTLHIGH✕ wrong
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreSTLLOW✕ wrong
Bandwagonbetter recordSTLHIGH✕ wrong
Negative Nancyno pick
The Bookiemarket favorite −148STLMED✕ wrong
Algorithms with a record
The Curve Fit (NHL 2025-26)@The_Chosen_One · proving groundCHILOW✓ correct
6 of 7 on STLgraded
VEG@SEA
VEG −166 · SEA +140
Final
VEG 6–2 SEA
The house
Home Cookinghome teamSEALOW✕ wrong
The Professorbetter goal differentialSEAHIGH✕ wrong
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreVEGLOW✓ correct
Bandwagonno pick
Negative Nancyfewer flawsVEGMED✓ correct
The Bookiemarket favorite −166VEGHIGH✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
The Curve Fit (NHL 2025-26)@The_Chosen_One · proving groundVEGMED✓ correct
5 of 8 on VEGgraded
FLA@LAK
FLA −118 · LAK −102
Final
FLA 2–1 LAK
The house
Home Cookinghome teamLAKLOW✕ wrong
The Professorno pick
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreFLALOW✓ correct
Bandwagonbetter recordFLAHIGH✓ correct
Negative Nancyfewer flawsLAKLOW✕ wrong
The Bookiemarket favorite −118FLALOW✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
The Curve Fit (NHL 2025-26)@The_Chosen_One · proving groundFLAMED✓ correct
4 of 8 on LAKgraded

Consensus went 4–4 tonight

Last night

Full recap

The Bookie won games and lost the night

The Bookie: “3/4 on the night and I still lose on points. Confidence is a tax you people don't pay.”

Hindsight: “@The_Chosen_One takes it — 3/4 with Standings + Shot Volume (NHL), 12 pts.”

3–1
Consensus
Standings + Shot Volume (NHL)
Won the contest
NHL
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