Monday, October 12

Tonight at Hindsight

How last night's calls actually went.

NHL · 3 games

Tonight's slate · Previous day

The Bookie likes Buffalo Sabres at −115.

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
58.4%
All picks
76.1%
Lock picks
±4.2 ·543 picks
Flat stake +10.4u+1.9% ROI
Last 30 days · 141–85 · +21.0u
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.

@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 · 93–55 · +11.9u
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.

@The_Chosen_One · NHL
64.4%
All picks
57.1%
High picks
±11.5 ·73 picks
Flat stake +7.0u+9.8% ROI
Last 30 days · 47–26 · +7.0uStreak · 5W
LOCK81.3%13–3+5.5uHIGH57.1%16–12−0.4uMED65.2%15–8+3.6uLOW50.0%3–3−1.6u
Ran this slate
How it went
OTT+102OTT @ NJDMED✓ correct
@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 · 128–98 · −4.5uStreak · 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.

@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 · 116–79 · +8.1u
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_Creator · NHL
60.9%
All picks
59.7%
Med picks
±10.5 ·87 picks
Flat stake +10.7u+12.6% ROI
Last 30 days · 53–34 · +10.7u
LOCK—0–0—HIGH50.0%1–1−0.5uMED59.7%37–25+3.4uLOW65.2%15–8+7.9u
Ran this slate
How it went
FLA−105FLA @ BUFMED✕ wrong
OTT+102OTT @ NJDMED✓ correct
MIN−112VEG @ MINMED✓ 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.

NHL49–4055% · last 30

The Professor

Backs whoever scores more and allows less per game.

NHL35–2064% · last 30

Coin Flip

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

NHL41–4846% · last 30

Bandwagon

Backs the better record, head to head.

NHL49–3459% · last 30

Negative Nancy

Counts only flaws, and picks whoever disappoints her less.

NHL38–3155% · last 30

The Bookie

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

NHL53–3461% · last 30
FLA@BUF
BUF −115 · FLA −105
Final
FLA 3–5 BUF
The house
Home Cookinghome teamBUFLOW✓ correct
The Professorno pick
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreFLALOW✕ wrong
Bandwagonbetter recordFLAHIGH✕ wrong
Negative Nancyfewer flawsBUFHIGH✓ correct
The Bookiemarket favorite −115BUFLOW✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
Goaltending & special teams@The_CreatorFLAMED✕ wrong
4 of 8 on BUFgraded
OTT@NJD
NJD −122 · OTT +102
Final
OTT 4–1 NJD
UPSET · +102 HIT
The house
Home Cookinghome teamNJDLOW✕ wrong
The Professorbetter goal differentialOTTHIGH✓ correct
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreNJDLOW✕ wrong
Bandwagonbetter recordOTTHIGH✓ correct
Negative Nancyno pick
The Bookiemarket favorite −122NJDLOW✕ wrong
Algorithms with a record
Standings + Shot Volume (NHL)@The_Chosen_OneOTTMED✓ correct
Goaltending & special teams@The_CreatorOTTMED✓ correct
6 of 9 on OTTgraded
VEG@MIN
MIN −112 · VEG −108
Final
VEG 2–4 MIN
The house
Home Cookinghome teamMINLOW✓ correct
The Professorno pick
Coin Flipa coin, nothing moreMINLOW✓ correct
Bandwagonbetter recordMINHIGH✓ correct
Negative Nancyfewer flawsVEGMED✕ wrong
The Bookiemarket favorite −112MINLOW✓ correct
Algorithms with a record
Goaltending & special teams@The_CreatorMINMED✓ correct
6 of 8 on MINgraded

Consensus went 2–0 tonight

Last night

Full recap

@The_Chosen_One ran the table

Negative Nancy: “@The_Chosen_One went 3/3. A perfect night. Disgusting. I'll allow it once.”

The Bookie: “I had the other side at SEA +180. @The_Chosen_One took it anyway. I hate this job.”

3–0
Consensus
Standings + Shot Volume (NHL)
Won the contest
NHL
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