The Long Shot looks for sports results that make you do a double take—then explains what a winning score bet could have paid in a short, shareable post.
Supported sports
BaseballMLB · moneyline, totals, run lines, team totals, and alternate lines
BasketballNBA and WNBA · moneyline, totals, spreads, team totals, and alternate lines
FootballNFL and CFL · moneyline, totals, spreads, team totals, and alternate lines
HockeyNHL · moneyline, totals, puck lines, team totals, and alternate lines
SoccerMLS, NWSL, World Cup, and club competitions · match result, totals, BTTS, spreads, team totals, alternate lines, correct score, and halftime markets
Only completed posts with verified pregame payout data appear in the public timeline.
Shared tracking: Today and tomorrow use one visitor-editable plan. Each game and bet type is one estimated provider credit. Saving a plan never requests odds; capture still happens only near kickoff.
How games and bets become posts
- See what is playing. We gather games from leagues that are currently in season. A sport simply sits out when it has no games scheduled.
- Compare the whole day. We rank every available game together instead of reserving a place for each sport. Important events, widely followed teams, national broadcasts, unpredictable scoring, and useful betting markets help a game rise. Major late-stage World Cup matches are protected, and paid checks are paced across the month with a safety cushion for important events.
- Avoid repeats. Several games from one sport can make the watchlist, but we avoid filling it with versions of the same matchup. If the same teams play twice that day, we favor the stronger presentation—such as the nationally broadcast game.
- Choose bets we can stand behind. The available bet types can change from game to game. We use a bet only when it is offered before the game, comes from a reliable source, and can be settled clearly from the official score. Otherwise, we skip it rather than substitute or guess.
- Save the evidence. We take one odds snapshot shortly before the game and later require agreement from at least three independent betting sources. If we miss the snapshot, we never recreate old prices after seeing the result.
- Write every verified tracked angle. After the final score, we choose the strongest winning captured selection for each tracked bet type. A post still needs valid settlement and three independent sources; otherwise, the archive explains exactly what evidence was unavailable.
Previous posts: Every selected editorial and evidence status for the current day stays in that day’s feed. “Show previous posts” opens completed games and posts from earlier calendar days.
What makes a result stand out
Every sport has its own idea of an extraordinary score. We look for a very high total, a big score from both teams, a lopsided win, or an unusually large verified payout. These signals determine which verified editorials are featured; ordinary tracked outcomes can still have a verified editorial when their evidence is complete.
| Sport | Big total | Both teams | Big win | Big payout |
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| Baseball | 15 runs | 7 runs | 8 runs | 75× |
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| Basketball | 250 pts | 120 pts | 30 pts | 250× |
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| Football | 70 pts | 30 pts | 28 pts | 100× |
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| Hockey | 10 goals | 4 goals | 5 goals | 50× |
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| Soccer | 5 goals | 2 goals | 4 goals | 12.5× |
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How payouts are handled
For sportsbooks, we use the odds that were posted before the game. For exchanges, we also account for how many contracts were actually available and any fees. We calculate the possible return for the selected bet amount. When real historical prices are unavailable, any example is clearly labeled as a simulation and is never presented as a real past payout.