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How PickProof Grades Sports Picks
Grading turns a confirmed pick into a completed record without changing what was originally selected. PickProof keeps confirmation and outcome as separate stages so a later score or correction cannot rewrite the pre-event record.
Confirmation comes first
Before grading, PickProof retains the immutable sport, event, market, selection, point, odds, sportsbook label, units, and timestamp. Matching uses event context such as teams, listed start, event identity, and rotations where available so consecutive games are not silently combined.
A final score is not enough to reconstruct the original pick. The point, price, side, and market rules determine the grade and profit.
Win, loss, and push presentation
A winning pick receives its recorded to-win unit profit. A losing pick receives negative recorded risk units. A push remains visible with zero profit. PickProof record summaries show pushes separately rather than deleting them or forcing them into the win-loss count.
For totals and spreads, the confirmed point matters. A whole-number result can push, while a neighboring half point cannot. Moneyline grading uses the selected side's event result.
Postponed, canceled, void, and corrected events
Postponed and canceled describe event status. They should not appear as duplicate finals or leave stale pending labels. The eventual PickProof grade follows the applicable market and event treatment, with push or void-equivalent outcomes displaying zero unit profit.
Authoritative feeds can correct scores or event states after an initial result. PickProof can update the derived grade while preserving the receipt, confirmation timestamp, and original selection. That is different from deleting an unfavorable pick.
Example: one event, three markets
Suppose the home team wins 5-4. A home moneyline pick wins. A home -1.5 run line loses because the margin is one. Over 9 pushes because the combined score is exactly nine. The same final score produces three different grades because each confirmed market has different conditions.
The receipt for each pick retains its own odds, units, line, and timestamp even though the event score is shared.
Common mistakes
- Grading from team names without verifying the exact event.
- Replacing the confirmed line with the closing line.
- Counting a whole-number push as a win or loss.
- Deleting a confirmed miss instead of retaining or correcting its grade.
Important limitations
- Source event status and scores can be delayed or corrected.
- Sportsbook settlement rules can differ for unusual markets.
- Player and derivative markets may need inputs not described by a basic team-score example.
- A public page includes only picks that satisfy current eligibility and visibility rules.
Frequently asked questions
Can a final grade change?
Yes, when an authoritative score, event state, or grading input is corrected. The original confirmed pick remains unchanged.
Why is a canceled pick still visible?
Retaining the confirmed record explains the zero-result grade and preserves completeness.
Does PickProof grade from the closing line?
No. The grade uses the immutable confirmed market and point; closing data is separate analytics context.
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PickProof Learn content is for informational recordkeeping and analytics education. It does not place picks, accept funds, provide individualized advice, or guarantee performance. Odds, scores, grading, closing lines, and calculated metrics may be delayed, corrected, incomplete, or unavailable.