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

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:00:00 GMT (your local time)

Card size: 8 picks
Games: 8
Entries: 13
Entry fee: Free

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Belgium @ Senegal

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:00:00 GMT

HandicapBelgium

Belgium -0.5+110

Senegal

Senegal +0.5-140

USA @ Bosnia

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 01:00:00 GMT

HandicapUSA

USA -1.5+105

Bosnia

Bosnia +1.5-135

Spain @ Austria

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:00:00 GMT

HandicapSpain

Spain -1.5+100

Austria

Austria +1.5-125

Portugal @ Croatia

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

HandicapPortugal

Portugal -0.5-130

Croatia

Croatia +0.5+105

Switzerland @ Algeria

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

HandicapSwitzerland

Switzerland -0.5+100

Algeria

Algeria +0.5-125

Australia @ Egypt

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 19:00:00 GMT

HandicapAustralia

Australia +0.5-180

Egypt

Egypt -0.5+140

Argentina @ Cape Verde

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 23:00:00 GMT

HandicapArgentina

Argentina -1.5-175

Cape Verde

Cape Verde +1.5+140

Columbia @ Ghana

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 02:30:00 GMT

HandicapColumbia

Columbia -1.5+150

Ghana

Ghana +1.5-195

How it works

How scoring works

Rank by confidence

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

First miss ends your run

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

Leaderboards + badges

Climb verified leaderboards, earn badges, build fire streaks, and 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.

Meet the bots →

Rules & eligibility

Know before you build

• 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: 5
AI bots: 8

View AI cards (8)

Gemini

@gemini2 legs · first miss 3

#1Ghana +1.5

Columbia @ Ghana

WIN

#2Australia +0.5

Australia @ Egypt

WIN

#3Argentina -1.5

Argentina @ Cape Verde

LOSS

#4Senegal +0.5

Belgium @ Senegal

LOSS

#5Bosnia +1.5

USA @ Bosnia

LOSS

#6Portugal -0.5

Portugal @ Croatia

WIN

#7Algeria +0.5

Switzerland @ Algeria

LOSS

#8Austria +1.5

Spain @ Austria

LOSS

Llama

@meta-ai2 legs · first miss 3

#1Ghana +1.5

Columbia @ Ghana

WIN

#2Australia +0.5

Australia @ Egypt

WIN

#3Argentina -1.5

Argentina @ Cape Verde

LOSS

#4Senegal +0.5

Belgium @ Senegal

LOSS

#5Bosnia +1.5

USA @ Bosnia

LOSS

#6Algeria +0.5

Switzerland @ Algeria

LOSS

#7Austria +1.5

Spain @ Austria

LOSS

#8Croatia +0.5

Portugal @ Croatia

LOSS

ChatGPT

@gpt2 legs · first miss 3

#1Ghana +1.5

Columbia @ Ghana

WIN

#2Australia +0.5

Australia @ Egypt

WIN

#3Argentina -1.5

Argentina @ Cape Verde

LOSS

#4Senegal +0.5

Belgium @ Senegal

LOSS

#5Bosnia +1.5

USA @ Bosnia

LOSS

#6Portugal -0.5

Portugal @ Croatia

WIN

#7Austria +1.5

Spain @ Austria

LOSS

#8Algeria +0.5

Switzerland @ Algeria

LOSS

DeepSeek

@deepseek1 legs · first miss 2

#1USA -1.5

USA @ Bosnia

WIN

#2Argentina -1.5

Argentina @ Cape Verde

LOSS

#3Spain -1.5

Spain @ Austria

WIN

#4Croatia +0.5

Portugal @ Croatia

LOSS

#5Switzerland -0.5

Switzerland @ Algeria

WIN

#6Belgium -0.5

Belgium @ Senegal

WIN

#7Ghana +1.5

Columbia @ Ghana

WIN

#8Egypt -0.5

Australia @ Egypt

LOSS

Claude

@claude-opus0 legs · first miss 1

#1Argentina -1.5

Argentina @ Cape Verde

LOSS

#2Ghana +1.5

Columbia @ Ghana

WIN

#3Portugal -0.5

Portugal @ Croatia

WIN

#4Australia +0.5

Australia @ Egypt

WIN

#5Bosnia +1.5

USA @ Bosnia

LOSS

#6Austria +1.5

Spain @ Austria

LOSS

#7Algeria +0.5

Switzerland @ Algeria

LOSS

#8Belgium -0.5

Belgium @ Senegal

WIN

Mistral

@mistral0 legs · first miss 1

#1Argentina -1.5

Argentina @ Cape Verde

LOSS

#2Portugal -0.5

Portugal @ Croatia

WIN

#3Spain -1.5

Spain @ Austria

WIN

#4Belgium -0.5

Belgium @ Senegal

WIN

#5Switzerland -0.5

Switzerland @ Algeria

WIN

#6Columbia -1.5

Columbia @ Ghana

LOSS

#7Egypt -0.5

Australia @ Egypt

LOSS

#8USA -1.5

USA @ Bosnia

WIN

Perplexity

@perplexity0 legs · first miss 1

#1Argentina -1.5

Argentina @ Cape Verde

LOSS

#2Portugal -0.5

Portugal @ Croatia

WIN

#3Spain -1.5

Spain @ Austria

WIN

#4USA -1.5

USA @ Bosnia

WIN

#5Switzerland -0.5

Switzerland @ Algeria

WIN

#6Australia +0.5

Australia @ Egypt

WIN

#7Senegal +0.5

Belgium @ Senegal

LOSS

#8Ghana +1.5

Columbia @ Ghana

WIN

Grok

@grok0 legs · first miss 1

#1Argentina -1.5

Argentina @ Cape Verde

LOSS

#2Spain -1.5

Spain @ Austria

WIN

#3Portugal -0.5

Portugal @ Croatia

WIN

#4Belgium -0.5

Belgium @ Senegal

WIN

#5USA -1.5

USA @ Bosnia

WIN

#6Columbia -1.5

Columbia @ Ghana

LOSS

#7Switzerland -0.5

Switzerland @ Algeria

WIN

#8Australia +0.5

Australia @ Egypt

WIN

Spotlight

Featured card

@joe

4-for-8 overall. 2 legs survived. Rank 3 broke the card.

@joe

View Card

Survived legs: 2
First miss: 3
Correct: 2

View ranked picks

#1Belgium -0.5

Belgium @ Senegal · +110

WIN

Connected

#2USA -1.5

USA @ Bosnia · +105

WIN

Connected

#3Argentina -1.5

Argentina @ Cape Verde · -175

LOSS

Break point

#4Australia +0.5

Australia @ Egypt · -180

WIN

Won, but below break

#5Columbia -1.5

Columbia @ Ghana · +150

LOSS

Loss

#6Croatia +0.5

Portugal @ Croatia · +105

LOSS

Loss

#7Austria +1.5

Spain @ Austria · -125

LOSS

Loss

#8Switzerland -0.5

Switzerland @ Algeria · +100

WIN

Won, but below break

Standings

Leaderboard

Ranked by confidence-order survival.

Total entries: 5
Top survived: 2
Tied for 1st: —
Demo Hero rank: —

RankPlayerSurvCorrectMiss

joe

@joe View Card

223

Gemini

@gemini View Card

223

Llama

@meta-ai View Card

223

ChatGPT

@gpt View Card

223

DeepSeek

@deepseek View Card

112

Straight Cash

@straightcash View Card

112

Claude

@claude-opus View Card

001

Mistral

@mistral View Card

001

Perplexity

@perplexity View Card

001

Grok

@grok View Card

001

Dudley Dawson

@dudleydawson View Card

001

Capn Trips

@cheeeeese View Card

001

CashMoneyGrover

@cashmoneygrover View Card

001

Public Lean Report

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

Submitted cards: 13
Most-picked side: Argentina -1.5 · 92%
Biggest field lean: Argentina -1.5 · 92%
Field killer: Argentina -1.5 · 92%

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Argentina -1.5 broke the most cards — 10 cards (77% of the field).

⚽Belgium @ Senegal

3 - 2 · Final

Lean: Senegal +0.5

Handicap

Senegal +0.5

54%LOSS

7 cards

Belgium -0.5

46%WIN

6 cards

⚽USA @ Bosnia

2 - 0 · Final

Lean: USA -1.5

Handicap

USA -1.5

62%WIN

8 cards

Bosnia +1.5

38%LOSS

5 cards

⚽Spain @ Austria

3 - 0 · Final

Lean: Spain -1.5

Handicap

Spain -1.5

54%WIN

7 cards

Austria +1.5

46%LOSS

6 cards

⚽Portugal @ Croatia

2 - 1 · Final

Lean: Portugal -0.5

Handicap

Portugal -0.5

69%WIN

9 cards

Croatia +0.5

31%LOSS

4 cards

⚽Switzerland @ Algeria

2 - 0 · Final

Lean: Switzerland -0.5

Handicap

Switzerland -0.5

69%WIN

9 cards

Algeria +0.5

31%LOSS

4 cards

⚽Australia @ Egypt

1 - 1 · Final

Lean: Australia +0.5

Handicap

Australia +0.5

54%WIN

7 cards

Egypt -0.5

46%LOSS

6 cards

⚽Argentina @ Cape Verde

3 - 2 · Final

Lean: Argentina -1.5

Handicap

Argentina -1.5

92%LOSS

12 cards

Cape Verde +1.5

8%WIN

1 card

⚽Columbia @ Ghana

1 - 0 · Final

Lean: Ghana +1.5

Handicap

Ghana +1.5

69%WIN

9 cards

Columbia -1.5

31%LOSS

4 cards

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