Play for the crown.

Every pick pays its odds.

A correct pick scores 100 times its decimal odds. A -200 favourite pays 150, a -110 coin flip pays 191 and a +170 underdog pays 270. Wrong or skipped picks score zero.

Crown one pick. It scores double if it wins and costs 100 if it loses. If a game is cancelled or ends in a tie, picks on it (and a crown) count for nothing either way.

One slate each game night

Each slate is the five closest matchups by the odds, so every pick is a real call. Odds are fixed when the slate goes up. All picks lock one hour before the first game, and everyone's picks show once the slate locks.

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  NBAA slate every game night, the five closest games. Tiebreaker: total points in the slate's last game. Throne: NBA.

🚀 Boost and the perfect slate

Every slate has one Boost: the underdog in the closest game pays 1.5 times. Crown it and the boosted points double. Pick every game and get them all right for a +250 perfect slate bonus. Cancelled games don't count against you, but at least three games have to be decided.

Scorer pick

A bonus pick on every slate: a player to score in one of its games: 25 or more points. Players sit in three tiers by how often they score. A Tier 1 star pays 200, Tier 2 pays 350 and Tier 3 pays 800. A miss costs nothing, and if he doesn't play the pick is void. It locks with the slate, can't be crowned, and counts toward the throne.

Taking the throne

Top score on a slate takes that league's throne. A tie goes to whoever guessed closest on the tiebreaker. If the King or Queen is tied for the lead, they keep it. Hold it until someone beats you.

Every group you're in has its own throne for each league, decided by the same picks. You never pick twice.

Follow the pros

Matt shows his picks before the lock. Copy a whole entry with one tap on the Picks page, then change anything you like before you save.

King or Queen

The crown's title follows whoever holds it. Each player chooses King or Queen on their Me page, and the site uses that word for every throne they take. When two players share a crown with different titles, we say King & Queen.

Shields

Play seven nights in a row and you earn a shield, up to two. If you hold the throne and miss a slate, a shield keeps it for you. Shields never add points.

Fine print

Points have no cash or prize value. NBA scores come from ESPN, and a final counts once it has held for 30 minutes. If a result is corrected later, scores and thrones are recalculated.