Auto Pick Settings
Setting | What It Does | Default | Notes |
Auto Picks | Fills a missed pick automatically after the deadline. | Off | When off, a missed pick costs a life (after any available Bye Pick). The default differs from what many legacy players expect — worth calling out proactively. |
Maximum Auto Picks | Season-long cap on auto-pick events per entry. | Unlimited | Once the cap is hit, further missed picks cost a life. |
Who Sets the Auto-Pick Rule | Commissioner sets one rule for everyone, or each entrant chooses their own. | Each entrant chooses | — |
Auto Pick Strategy
What it does: The fallback logic.
Default: Largest Available Home Favorite
Options: Largest Available Home Favorite; Largest Available Away Favorite; Random. In Pick Losers contests, the favorite options become Largest Available Home/Away Underdog.
Notes: Auto Pick only chooses from the entry's eligible teams (team-use and pick-against limits respected), never selects a game that has already kicked off, and never selects a cancelled game. There is no Auto Pick Forgiveness in Survivor (Pick'em-only feature).
Summary: With Auto Picks off (the default), a missed deadline costs a life outright. When Auto Picks is on, the fallback logic always respects the entry's existing team-use and pick-against limits.