Confidence Pool – Rules

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2026 Season
Join Confidence Pool
Pay $125 Entry Fee

Pool Type
– Standings Determined by Confidence Points
– Point Spreads In Use

Pick Deadline
– The weekly pick deadline is 11:00 am MT on Sundays

Format
– Pick all games against the point spread
– Rank your picks by applying Confidence Points (CPts): 16 to 1  
– Your most confident pick is 16 points, second most confident is 15 points, etc.
– Correct picks against the spread earn the points you placed on them
– High points for the week wins
– Use each Confidence Point value once
– For weeks with a full schedule of 16 games, a perfect score would be 136 points (16+15+14….+1)
– If there are less than 16 games on the schedule, the confidence points go from 16 down (e.g., 14 game schedule: 16, 15, 14,… 3)
Example Weekly Standings Report

Ties Against the Point Spread
– Games that end in a tie against the point spread will award half of the points placed on it

Fees
– $125 Entry Fee
– The entry fee deadline is 11:59 PM CST on Saturday, September 12, 2026
– New for 2026: All payments and payouts are handled with LeagueSafe.
– 3 max entries per player account

The $125 entry fee is broken down as follows:
Weekly: 18 Weeks x $6.00 = $108
Full Season: $11.00
Administrative Fee: $6.00
– The administrative fee goes toward the cost for running the pools.

Payouts
The pool is broken into the following payouts:
Weekly Winners
1st: 100%

Full Season
1st: 60%
2nd: 40%
Payouts will be distributed after the regular season is complete per LeagueSafe’s policy.

Tiebreakers – Weekly
1. Total Wins
2. Last Game of Week total points scored: absolute difference in your prediction and the actual total points

Tiebreakers – Full Season
1. Total Wins
2. Last Game of Week Total: cumulative difference over all weeks

Point Spreads
– The point spreads are updated and locked by Splash Sports on Tuesday, 11 am Mountain Time each week

Auto-Picks
– Auto-Picks will run if you miss entering picks by the weekly pick deadline.
– Confidence Points are assigned from lowest on the first game to highest on the last game.
– Players can edit their individual auto pick settings.

Revision History
2026 Changes Identified in Red:
– All payments and payouts are now handled using LeagueSafe.
– Changed the entry fee deadline to 11:59 PM CST on Saturday, September 12, 2026.
– Changed the weekly pick deadline to 11:00 am MT on Sundays.
– Added 3 maximum entries per player.
– Removed the option to join the pool after the season starts.
– Clarified payouts are completed after the regular season per LeagueSafe’s policy.
– Changed Weekly tiebreaker to total wins instead of total points in the last game of the week
– Clarification updates