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How Pushes, Voids, and Cancellations Affect Pick Records
Not every confirmed pick becomes a win or loss. Whole-number lines can push, events can be postponed or canceled, and markets can be voided under applicable rules. Accurate records keep these outcomes visible without turning them into artificial wins or losses.
A push returns the recorded risk
A push occurs when the graded result lands exactly on a whole-number spread or total. The normal unit-profit result is zero because the risk is returned. The pick remains in the record with a push grade instead of disappearing.
Win percentage should disclose whether pushes are excluded from the wins-plus-losses denominator. Record summaries should show pushes separately so a visitor can reconstruct the convention.
Postponed and canceled are event states
A postponed game may receive a new start time and later become playable under the recordkeeping rules. A canceled game does not produce the originally expected final result. The interface should identify the event state rather than showing duplicate final or pending labels.
When the applicable grade is a push or void-equivalent result, the record amount should be zero. The immutable confirmed pick and timestamp remain available even though the event did not produce a win or loss.
Voids require explicit treatment
A void can arise from market-specific rules, an invalid participant condition, or a corrected event status. PickProof should apply its documented grade and retain the pick in the history.
Changing a grade after an authoritative correction is different from deleting a miss. The correction updates the outcome while preserving what the user originally confirmed.
Example: a whole-number total lands exactly
A user confirms Over 9 in an MLB game. The teams combine for exactly 9 runs. The total pushes: profit is 0 units, the pick is not a win or loss, and the push remains visible in the record.
The same possibility also matters to CLV. Comparing Over 8.5 with Over 9 cannot be reduced to a 0.5-point subtraction because exactly 9 has nonzero push probability.
Common mistakes
- Counting a push as a loss or removing it from the history.
- Displaying postponed or canceled events as ordinary finals.
- Changing the original confirmed line when correcting a grade.
- Calculating whole-number spread or total CLV without push treatment.
Important limitations
- Sportsbooks and competitions can use different settlement rules.
- Event-status and score feeds can be delayed or corrected.
- A postponed event may require later reevaluation after rescheduling.
- PickProof public calculators include the recorded push risk in total graded risk and state that convention with the calculation.
Frequently asked questions
Does a push reduce net units?
Normally no. The unit-profit contribution is zero because the recorded risk is returned.
Is a postponed pick immediately a loss?
No. Postponement is an event status; the eventual grade depends on rescheduling and the applicable rules.
Why keep voided picks visible?
Keeping the confirmed record preserves completeness and explains why the pick contributed no win or loss.
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