Hindsight

Friday, October 9

Tonight at Hindsight

How last night's calls actually went.

NHL · 4 games

Tonight's slate · Previous day

The Bookie likes Detroit Red Wings at −142.

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.

Super Max Whale
@TopShelfPicks · MLB
58.4%
All picks
76.1%
Lock picks
±4.2 ·543 picks
Flat stake +10.4u+1.9% ROI
Last 30 days · 159–102 · +15.7u
LOCK76.1%54–17+9.4uHIGH58.3%120–86−2.6uMED53.6%127–110−0.1uLOW55.2%16–13+3.7u
Last ran Oct 7

Sat this slate out.

Top Gun Maverick
@The_Chosen_One · MLB
58.7%
All picks
67.9%
Lock picks
±5.2 ·356 picks
Flat stake +1.3u+0.4% ROI
Last 30 days · 108–66 · +10.8u
LOCK67.9%19–9+0.7uHIGH61.4%94–59+0.8uMED56.1%87–68−0.2uLOW45.0%9–11+0.1u
Last ran Oct 7

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 · 144–103 · +1.1u
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.

The Mathematician
@The_Creator · MLB
55.4%
All picks
74.0%
Lock picks
±3.8 ·655 picks
Flat stake −19.4u−3.0% ROI
Last 30 days · 148–113 · −5.3uStreak · 6W
LOCK74.0%37–13+5.7uHIGH56.2%154–120−14.3uMED53.8%148–127−5.4uLOW42.9%24–32−5.3u
Last ran Oct 7

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 · 150–104 · +12.2u
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
55.8%
All picks
78.4%
Lock picks
±4.5 ·473 picks
Flat stake +1.1u+0.2% ROI
Last 30 days · 136–90 · +11.1u
LOCK78.4%40–11+9.5uHIGH63.7%72–41+4.8uMED49.3%68–70−13.9uLOW49.1%84–87+0.8u
Last ran Oct 7

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.

NHL39–3057% · last 30

The Professor

Backs whoever scores more and allows less per game.

NHL26–1958% · last 30

Coin Flip

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

NHL34–3549% · last 30

Bandwagon

Backs the better record, head to head.

NHL33–3251% · last 30

Negative Nancy

Counts only flaws, and picks whoever disappoints her less.

NHL29–2752% · last 30

The Bookie

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

NHL39–2858% · last 30

NHL

Final standings
SEA@DET
DET −142 · SEA +120
Final
SEA 6–3 DET
UPSET · +120 HIT
The house
Home Cookinghome teamDETLOW✕ wrong
The Professorbetter goal differentialSEAHIGH✓ correct
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreDETLOW✕ wrong
Bandwagonbetter recordSEAHIGH✓ correct
Negative Nancyno pick
The Bookiemarket favorite −142DETMED✕ wrong
5 of 8 on SEAgraded
NYR@WSH
WSH −142 · NYR +120
Final
NYR 1–3 WSH
The house
Home Cookinghome teamWSHLOW✓ correct
The Professorno pick
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreNYRLOW✕ wrong
Bandwagonbetter recordNYRHIGH✕ wrong
Negative Nancyfewer flawsNYRMED✕ wrong
The Bookiemarket favorite −142WSHMED✓ correct
6 of 8 on NYRgraded
PIT@CBJ
CBJ −118 · PIT −102
Final
PIT 2–3 CBJ
The house
Home Cookinghome teamCBJLOW✓ correct
The Professorbetter goal differentialPITHIGH✕ wrong
Coin Flipa coin, nothing morePITLOW✕ wrong
Bandwagonbetter recordPITHIGH✕ wrong
Negative Nancyfewer flawsPITMED✕ wrong
The Bookiemarket favorite −118CBJLOW✓ correct
7 of 9 on PITgraded
ANA@WPG
WPG −125 · ANA +105
Final
ANA 5–1 WPG
UPSET · +105 HIT
The house
Home Cookinghome teamWPGLOW✕ wrong
The Professorbetter goal differentialANAMED✓ correct
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreANALOW✓ correct
Bandwagonbetter recordANAHIGH✓ correct
Negative Nancyfewer flawsANAHIGH✓ correct
The Bookiemarket favorite −125WPGMED✕ wrong
6 of 9 on ANAgraded

Consensus went 2–2 tonight

Last night

Full recap

NSH +140 cashed

Bandwagon: “@TopShelfPicks took NSH at +140?? Against the favorite? I don't understand brave people.”

The Bookie: “7/10 on the night and I still lose on points. Confidence is a tax you people don't pay.”

5–4
Consensus
Standings + Shot Volume (NHL)
Won the contest
NHL
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