Where the score comes from
A sync reads ESPN's public scoreboard for the NFL, college football, men's college basketball, college baseball, MLB, the NBA, and the NHL. Final games settle open picks to WIN, LOSS, or PUSH. A canceled or postponed game is not settled. ESPN publishes that scoreboard for their own site. It is not an official feed we control, and the shape of it can change. Scores can be delayed.
Spread, moneyline, total, push
- Spread. The line is from the side you picked. Home −3.5 must win by more than 3.5. Winning by exactly 3.5 is a push. An MLB run line and an NHL puck line are spreads. Home −1.5 must win by more than 1.5 runs or goals. Landing on the number is a push.
- Moneyline. Your team has to win the game. A tie is a push.
- Total. Over 45.5 wins if both teams score 46 or more combined. Landing on the number is a push.
- Payout. Positive American odds pay units × odds / 100. Negative odds pay units × 100 / |odds|. A loss costs the units. A push is zero. Two units at −110 wins about +1.82 units.
The lock window
Kickoff closes the window. A pick after that time is rejected. You can't edit or delete a locked pick, and you can't backdate one. Each pick is a whole number from 1 to 5 units. One side, once, per game.
The odds check
You lock the posted line and the posted price. You pick the side. If the scoreboard has no number for that market, the market stays closed and the lock is refused. The server checks the number again when you confirm.
Postponed or canceled games
A postponed game stays open. If the scoreboard moves the start time, the pick stays locked and settles as WIN, LOSS, or PUSH once that game is final. A game marked canceled, or still postponed more than 72 hours after the current start time, is graded VOID — game canceled. That pick is 0 units. It is left out of the record, the win percentage, and the ROI denominator. A push is also left out of the ROI denominator. A tie on the moneyline, spread, or total is a push and 0 units. This is the same for the NFL, college football, men's college basketball, college baseball, MLB, the NBA, and the NHL.
The leaderboard
Rank is net units. Ties go to higher ROI, then more settled picks, then handle. ROI is shown and is not the sort. Pending picks don't count. A picker needs 3 settled picks in 7 days, 5 in 30 days, or 8 for the season. The email on the account has to be confirmed before that picker can rank. Win % is wins divided by wins plus losses. Pushes stay out of that percentage and still count in the units risked for ROI.