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Picks - Complete Guide

Master the art of NFL picks with straight picks, confidence points, and spread strategies.

🎯 Go to Picks Page
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Overview
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How It Works
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Making Picks
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FAQ

🏈 What the Picks Feature Does

Core Functions

  • • Make weekly NFL predictions
  • • Multiple pick modes (Straight, Confidence, Spread)
  • • Smart pick tools (random, favorites, underdogs)
  • • Real-time saving with visual confirmations
  • • Lock protection prevents late changes
  • • Tiebreaker predictions

Key Benefits

  • • Compete with friends in leagues
  • • Track your performance over time
  • • Never miss deadlines with clear lock indicators
  • • Mobile optimized for picks anywhere
  • • Professional team logos and colors
  • • Visual confirmation animations

⚡ Live scoring during games

Your weekly points and record update while games are still being played. A pick counts as soon as your team is ahead, and it can flip back if they fall behind — nothing is final until the game is.

  • • Weekly totals are live. Season totals only move once a game is final, so the two can disagree mid‑game. That is expected, not a bug.
  • • A tie (or a spread pick that lands exactly on the line) is a push, and a push pays nobody — zero points, and it counts as neither a win nor a loss.
  • • Confidence picks pay the weight you assigned. Every other mode pays 1 point per correct pick.

🎮 How the Picks System Works

Pick Modes Available

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Straight Picks

Simply pick who wins each game

Scoring: 1 point per correct pick
Best for: Beginners, casual players
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Confidence Points

Rank picks 1-16 by confidence level

Scoring: Points you assigned for correct picks
Best for: Strategic players
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Against the Spread

Beat the Vegas point spread

Scoring: 1 point per correct spread pick
Best for: Advanced players
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Survivor Mode

Pick one team each week, use each team only once

Scoring: Weeks survived + bonuses
Best for: Ultimate challenge seekers
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🔒 When Picks Lock

Per-Game Locking (Default)

Each game locks when it starts. You can modify other games until they begin.

Traditional Lock

All picks lock when first Sunday game starts. League setting controls this.

📝 Step-by-Step: Making Your Picks

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Navigate to Picks Page

  • • Click "Picks" in main navigation menu
  • • Current week auto-selected
  • • See all scheduled games with lock times
  • • View games across all your leagues
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Select Your Picks

  • • Click on team you think will win
  • • Selected teams highlight with visual feedback
  • • Red lock icon = game locked, Green = changeable
  • • Changes save automatically with confirmation
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Confidence Points (If Available)

  • • Assign 1-16 points to each game (full week)
  • • 16 = most confident, 1 = least confident
  • • Use each number exactly once
  • • System validates no duplicate assignments
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Smart Pick Tools

Quick Fill Options:

All Favorites

  • • Picks higher-ranked teams
  • • Assigns higher confidence to bigger favorites
  • • Considers point spreads when available

All Underdogs

  • • Picks lower-ranked teams
  • • Higher confidence on smaller underdogs
  • • Good for contrarian strategies

Random Picks

  • • Randomly selects winners
  • • Random confidence distribution
  • • Great for testing or fun leagues
Features:
  • • Professional team logos
  • • Visual confirmation animations
  • • Real-time saving

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

"I can't change my picks" - What's wrong?

Most common causes:

  • Game has already started (red lock icon shows)
  • League uses "traditional lock" deadline setting
  • Browser cache issues preventing saves

Solutions: Check game start times in your timezone, verify league deadline settings with commissioner, try clearing browser cache and refreshing

"My confidence points won't save" - How to fix?

Confidence points require each number (1-16) to be used exactly once.

  • Check for duplicate confidence assignments
  • Make sure you've assigned confidence to all games
  • The system will show which numbers are still unused
  • Complete all assignments before they will save
"How do tiebreakers work?"

Tiebreakers are set by your league commissioner and determine winners when users have the same record.

Last game of the week: Predict the combined score of the week’s final scheduled game. Usually Monday Night Football, but on weeks with no Monday game it is whichever game kicks off last.
Closest without going over: Same prediction, except a guess above the actual total is disqualified.
None: Your league may run no tiebreaker at all.
"What are the different pick modes?"
Straight Picks: Pick winners, 1 point each. Great for beginners.
Confidence Points: Rank picks 1-16, earn assigned points. More strategic.
Against the Spread: Beat Vegas point spreads. Most challenging.
Your league commissioner determines which modes are available.

🔗 Related Features

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War Room

See how your picks perform live on Sunday
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Leaderboards

Track your ranking and compete
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Leagues

Join or create pick'em leagues
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