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How Pick’em Pools Work

Pick’em contests ask participants to predict outcomes rather than manage a traditional fantasy roster.

Straight Pick’em

Choose the outright winner of each eligible game or event. Correct picks earn points according to the contest rules.

Against the spread

ATS Pick’em uses a published or frozen point spread. The pick wins if the selected side covers that spread under the contest rules.

Confidence pools

Participants make multiple picks and assign unique confidence values. Higher confidence values make the most-certain picks worth more.

Lock rules

Some contests lock all picks at one deadline. Others may use game-by-game or event-by-event locks.

Ties and pushes

How ties, pushes or cancelled events are handled depends on the specific sport and contest rules. Use the published game-format rules as the authority.

Related official rules

Browse the official rules hub for straight Pick’em, ATS, run-line, puck-line, confidence, bracket, and other supported prediction formats by sport.

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