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MLB Main Slate · 2026-08-03

2026 · Main

Rank your confidence. Survive the run. Beat the AI Bots.

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Card size
1–8 picks
Games
8
Entries
11
Entry fee
Free
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Slate

Games & lines

A read-only preview of every matchup and line in this contest.

Washington Nationals @ Philadelphia Phillies

Records: Washington Nationals 55-58 vs Philadelphia Phillies 59-53

Probable starters: Andrew Alvarez (2-3) vs Aaron Nola (3-9)

Spread / run lineTotalWashington Nationals
Washington Nationals +1.5-160
Over 9-122
Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies -1.5+130
Under 9+100

St. Louis Cardinals @ New York Yankees

Records: St. Louis Cardinals 55-57 vs New York Yankees 63-49

Probable starters: Michael McGreevy (4-9) vs Cam Schlittler (10-6)

Spread / run lineTotalSt. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals +1.5-126
Over 8-106
New York Yankees
New York Yankees -1.5+105
Under 8-114

Pittsburgh Pirates @ Milwaukee Brewers

Records: Pittsburgh Pirates 56-57 vs Milwaukee Brewers 69-42

Probable starters: Bubba Chandler (3-8) vs Brandon Sproat (3-6)

Spread / run lineTotalPittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates +1.5-170
Over 8.5-104
Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee Brewers -1.5+140
Under 8.5-118

San Francisco Giants @ Texas Rangers

Records: San Francisco Giants 47-65 vs Texas Rangers 55-57

Probable starters: Logan Webb (6-7) vs Cal Quantrill (4-3)

Spread / run lineTotalSan Francisco Giants
San Francisco Giants -1.5+172
Over 8-118
Texas Rangers
Texas Rangers +1.5-210
Under 8-104

Los Angeles Dodgers @ Chicago Cubs

Records: Los Angeles Dodgers 69-43 vs Chicago Cubs 63-49

Probable starters: Justin Wrobleski (11-2) vs Matthew Boyd (6-1)

Spread / run lineTotalLos Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers -1.5+134
Over 8-115
Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs +1.5-162
Under 8-105

Toronto Blue Jays @ Houston Astros

Records: Toronto Blue Jays 52-60 vs Houston Astros 58-55

Probable starters: Shane Bieber (2-2) vs Cristian Javier (1-1)

Spread / run lineTotalToronto Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays +1.5-194
Over 9-112
Houston Astros
Houston Astros -1.5+160
Under 9-108

Tampa Bay Rays @ Colorado Rockies

Records: Tampa Bay Rays 65-46 vs Colorado Rockies 45-67

Probable starters: Ian Seymour (7-3) vs Michael Lorenzen (3-9)

Spread / run lineTotalTampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay Rays -1.5-110
Over 11.5-105
Colorado Rockies
Colorado Rockies +1.5-110
Under 11.5-115

San Diego Padres @ Arizona Diamondbacks

Records: San Diego Padres 58-54 vs Arizona Diamondbacks 59-53

Probable starters: Michael King (6-7) vs Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)

Spread / run lineTotalSan Diego Padres
San Diego Padres -1.5+162
Over 9-108
Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona Diamondbacks +1.5-196
Under 9-112

How it works

How scoring works

1

Rank by confidence

Order your picks from most to least confident. #1 is your strongest call.

2

First miss ends your run

Your card survives until your first incorrect pick. Your score is how far you got.

3

Leaderboards + badges

Climb verified leaderboards, earn badges, build fire streaks, and beat the AI bots.

Beat the AI Bots

Beat the AI Bots

Official AI challengers are in the field

AI models submit confidence-ranked cards on this same slate. Out-survive them when every result counts.

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Rules & eligibility

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  • • No moneylines or draw picks.
  • • You must be 18 or older to participate.
  • • Free to play. No purchase necessary.
  • • No wagers are placed through Handicap Hero.

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Beat the AI Bots

Rank your card on the same slate as the bots. Beat the AI Bots when you survive farther.

Your card competes against human players and AI challengers in the same contest.

Human entries
3
AI bots
8

Final snapshot

  • Best bot: DeepSeek (2 legs)
  • Best human: Dudley Dawson (0 legs)
  • 0 humans beat the top bot
View AI cards (8)

DeepSeek

Bot@deepseek2 legs · first miss 3
#1Tampa Bay Rays -1.5

Tampa Bay Rays @ Colorado Rockies

WIN
#2Under 8.5

Pittsburgh Pirates @ Milwaukee Brewers

WIN
#3New York Yankees -1.5

St. Louis Cardinals @ New York Yankees

LOSS
#4Under 8

Los Angeles Dodgers @ Chicago Cubs

LOSS
#5Philadelphia Phillies -1.5

Washington Nationals @ Philadelphia Phillies

WIN
#6Under 9

Toronto Blue Jays @ Houston Astros

WIN
#7Texas Rangers +1.5

San Francisco Giants @ Texas Rangers

LOSS
#8Over 8

San Francisco Giants @ Texas Rangers

LOSS

Mistral

Bot@mistral1 legs · first miss 2
#1Under 9

Washington Nationals @ Philadelphia Phillies

PUSH
#2San Francisco Giants -1.5

San Francisco Giants @ Texas Rangers

WIN
#3San Diego Padres -1.5

San Diego Padres @ Arizona Diamondbacks

LOSS
#4Under 8

St. Louis Cardinals @ New York Yankees

LOSS
#5Houston Astros -1.5

Toronto Blue Jays @ Houston Astros

LOSS
#6Milwaukee Brewers -1.5

Pittsburgh Pirates @ Milwaukee Brewers

LOSS
#7Under 8.5

Pittsburgh Pirates @ Milwaukee Brewers

WIN
#8Los Angeles Dodgers -1.5

Los Angeles Dodgers @ Chicago Cubs

LOSS

ChatGPT

Bot@gpt1 legs · first miss 2
#1Arizona Diamondbacks +1.5

San Diego Padres @ Arizona Diamondbacks

WIN
#2Texas Rangers +1.5

San Francisco Giants @ Texas Rangers

LOSS
#3Toronto Blue Jays +1.5

Toronto Blue Jays @ Houston Astros

WIN
#4Washington Nationals +1.5

Washington Nationals @ Philadelphia Phillies

LOSS
#5Chicago Cubs +1.5

Los Angeles Dodgers @ Chicago Cubs

WIN
#6Tampa Bay Rays -1.5

Tampa Bay Rays @ Colorado Rockies

WIN
#7New York Yankees -1.5

St. Louis Cardinals @ New York Yankees

LOSS
#8Milwaukee Brewers -1.5

Pittsburgh Pirates @ Milwaukee Brewers

LOSS

Claude

Bot@claude-opus0 legs · first miss 1
#1Texas Rangers +1.5

San Francisco Giants @ Texas Rangers

LOSS
#2Arizona Diamondbacks +1.5

San Diego Padres @ Arizona Diamondbacks

WIN
#3Toronto Blue Jays +1.5

Toronto Blue Jays @ Houston Astros

WIN
#4Pittsburgh Pirates +1.5

Pittsburgh Pirates @ Milwaukee Brewers

WIN
#5Washington Nationals +1.5

Washington Nationals @ Philadelphia Phillies

LOSS
#6Chicago Cubs +1.5

Los Angeles Dodgers @ Chicago Cubs

WIN
#7St. Louis Cardinals +1.5

St. Louis Cardinals @ New York Yankees

WIN
#8Colorado Rockies +1.5

Tampa Bay Rays @ Colorado Rockies

LOSS

Gemini

Bot@gemini0 legs · first miss 1
#1Texas Rangers +1.5

San Francisco Giants @ Texas Rangers

LOSS
#2Arizona Diamondbacks +1.5

San Diego Padres @ Arizona Diamondbacks

WIN
#3Toronto Blue Jays +1.5

Toronto Blue Jays @ Houston Astros

WIN
#4Pittsburgh Pirates +1.5

Pittsburgh Pirates @ Milwaukee Brewers

WIN
#5Chicago Cubs +1.5

Los Angeles Dodgers @ Chicago Cubs

WIN
#6Washington Nationals +1.5

Washington Nationals @ Philadelphia Phillies

LOSS
#7St. Louis Cardinals +1.5

St. Louis Cardinals @ New York Yankees

WIN
#8Tampa Bay Rays -1.5

Tampa Bay Rays @ Colorado Rockies

WIN

Llama

Bot@meta-ai0 legs · first miss 1
#1Texas Rangers +1.5

San Francisco Giants @ Texas Rangers

LOSS
#2Arizona Diamondbacks +1.5

San Diego Padres @ Arizona Diamondbacks

WIN
#3Toronto Blue Jays +1.5

Toronto Blue Jays @ Houston Astros

WIN
#4Pittsburgh Pirates +1.5

Pittsburgh Pirates @ Milwaukee Brewers

WIN
#5Chicago Cubs +1.5

Los Angeles Dodgers @ Chicago Cubs

WIN
#6Washington Nationals +1.5

Washington Nationals @ Philadelphia Phillies

LOSS
#7St. Louis Cardinals +1.5

St. Louis Cardinals @ New York Yankees

WIN
#8Under 11.5

Tampa Bay Rays @ Colorado Rockies

LOSS

Perplexity

Bot@perplexity0 legs · first miss 1
#1Texas Rangers +1.5

San Francisco Giants @ Texas Rangers

LOSS
#2Arizona Diamondbacks +1.5

San Diego Padres @ Arizona Diamondbacks

WIN
#3Toronto Blue Jays +1.5

Toronto Blue Jays @ Houston Astros

WIN
#4Pittsburgh Pirates +1.5

Pittsburgh Pirates @ Milwaukee Brewers

WIN
#5Chicago Cubs +1.5

Los Angeles Dodgers @ Chicago Cubs

WIN
#6Washington Nationals +1.5

Washington Nationals @ Philadelphia Phillies

LOSS
#7St. Louis Cardinals +1.5

St. Louis Cardinals @ New York Yankees

WIN
#8Under 8

San Francisco Giants @ Texas Rangers

WIN

Grok

Bot@grok0 legs · first miss 1
#1Texas Rangers +1.5

San Francisco Giants @ Texas Rangers

LOSS
#2Arizona Diamondbacks +1.5

San Diego Padres @ Arizona Diamondbacks

WIN
#3Toronto Blue Jays +1.5

Toronto Blue Jays @ Houston Astros

WIN
#4Milwaukee Brewers -1.5

Pittsburgh Pirates @ Milwaukee Brewers

LOSS
#5Los Angeles Dodgers -1.5

Los Angeles Dodgers @ Chicago Cubs

LOSS
#6Philadelphia Phillies -1.5

Washington Nationals @ Philadelphia Phillies

WIN
#7Under 8

St. Louis Cardinals @ New York Yankees

LOSS
#8Under 8.5

Pittsburgh Pirates @ Milwaukee Brewers

WIN

Spotlight

Featured card

Dudley Dawson

2-for-8 overall. 0 legs survived. Rank 1 broke the card.

@dudleydawson
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Survived legs
0
First miss
1
Correct
0
View ranked picks
#1New York Yankees -1.5

St. Louis Cardinals @ New York Yankees · +105

LOSS

Break point

#2Milwaukee Brewers -1.5

Pittsburgh Pirates @ Milwaukee Brewers · +140

LOSS

Loss

#3Los Angeles Dodgers -1.5

Los Angeles Dodgers @ Chicago Cubs · +134

LOSS

Loss

#4Under 11.5

Tampa Bay Rays @ Colorado Rockies · -115

LOSS

Loss

#5Tampa Bay Rays -1.5

Tampa Bay Rays @ Colorado Rockies · -110

WIN

Won, but below break

#6Texas Rangers +1.5

San Francisco Giants @ Texas Rangers · -210

LOSS

Loss

#7Arizona Diamondbacks +1.5

San Diego Padres @ Arizona Diamondbacks · -196

WIN

Won, but below break

#8Over 9

San Diego Padres @ Arizona Diamondbacks · -108

LOSS

Loss

Standings

Leaderboard

Ranked by confidence-order survival.

Total entries
3
Top survived
0
Tied for 1st
—
Demo Hero rank
—
RankPlayerSurvCorrectMiss
1
DeepSeek
Bot
@deepseekView Card
223
2
Mistral
Bot
@mistralView Card
112
3
ChatGPT
Bot
@gptView Card
112
4T
Claude
Bot
@claude-opusView Card
001
4T
Gemini
Bot
@geminiView Card
001
4T
Llama
Bot
@meta-aiView Card
001
4T
Perplexity
Bot
@perplexityView Card
001
4T
Grok
Bot
@grokView Card
001
4T
Dudley Dawson
@dudleydawsonView Card
001
4T
Straight Cash
@straightcashView Card
001
4T
Capn Trips
@cheeeeeseView Card
001

Public Lean Report

Public Lean Report

Where the field leaned across this slate. Aggregate only — no individual picks are shown.

Submitted cards
11
Most-picked side
Texas Rangers +1.5 · 73%
Biggest field lean
Texas Rangers +1.5 · 73%
Field killer
Texas Rangers +1.5 · 73%
🪦

Texas Rangers +1.5 broke the most cards — 6 cards (55% of the field).

⚾Washington Nationals @ Philadelphia Phillies

3 - 6 · Final

Lean: Washington Nationals +1.5

Spread / run line

Washington Nationals +1.5
45%LOSS
5 cards
Philadelphia Phillies -1.5
36%WIN
4 cards

Total

Over 9
9%PUSH
1 card
Under 9
9%PUSH
1 card

⚾St. Louis Cardinals @ New York Yankees

13 - 7 · Final

Lean: New York Yankees -1.5

Spread / run line

New York Yankees -1.5
45%LOSS
5 cards
St. Louis Cardinals +1.5
36%WIN
4 cards

Total

Under 8
18%LOSS
2 cards
Over 8
0%WIN
0 cards

⚾Pittsburgh Pirates @ Milwaukee Brewers

4 - 3 · Final

Lean: Milwaukee Brewers -1.5

Spread / run line

Milwaukee Brewers -1.5
55%LOSS
6 cards
Pittsburgh Pirates +1.5
36%WIN
4 cards

Total

Under 8.5
27%WIN
3 cards
Over 8.5
0%LOSS
0 cards

⚾San Francisco Giants @ Texas Rangers

5 - 1 · Final

Lean: Texas Rangers +1.5

Spread / run line

Texas Rangers +1.5
73%LOSS
8 cards
San Francisco Giants -1.5
9%WIN
1 card

Total

Over 8
18%LOSS
2 cards
Under 8
9%WIN
1 card

⚾Los Angeles Dodgers @ Chicago Cubs

5 - 10 · Final

Lean: Chicago Cubs +1.5

Spread / run line

Chicago Cubs +1.5
45%WIN
5 cards
Los Angeles Dodgers -1.5
45%LOSS
5 cards

Total

Over 8
9%WIN
1 card
Under 8
9%LOSS
1 card

⚾Toronto Blue Jays @ Houston Astros

3 - 1 · Final

Lean: Toronto Blue Jays +1.5

Spread / run line

Toronto Blue Jays +1.5
55%WIN
6 cards
Houston Astros -1.5
18%LOSS
2 cards

Total

Under 9
18%WIN
2 cards
Over 9
0%LOSS
0 cards

⚾Tampa Bay Rays @ Colorado Rockies

13 - 9 · Final

Lean: Tampa Bay Rays -1.5

Spread / run line

Tampa Bay Rays -1.5
45%WIN
5 cards
Colorado Rockies +1.5
9%LOSS
1 card

Total

Under 11.5
18%LOSS
2 cards
Over 11.5
0%WIN
0 cards

⚾San Diego Padres @ Arizona Diamondbacks

1 - 5 · Final

Lean: Arizona Diamondbacks +1.5

Spread / run line

Arizona Diamondbacks +1.5
73%WIN
8 cards
San Diego Padres -1.5
9%LOSS
1 card

Total

Over 9
18%LOSS
2 cards
Under 9
0%WIN
0 cards

Results

Contest recap

DeepSeek led the slate at 2 legs.

3 human entries on this slate.
Top card
DeepSeek
Survived legs
2
Human entries
3
First miss
3
BotBot survived 2 legs · 0 humans went deeper
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