Auto-picks will make a pick for an entry only if no pick is submitted by the deadline. Auto-picks finalize selections for players once the weekly pick deadline passes, automating choices based on participants' configured strategies or applying the contest's default if no strategy is selected.
Commissioners can enable auto-picks and set a Max number of auto-picks per entry. Entrants choose their auto-pick strategy for that contest. If no auto-pick strategy is chosen, the default strategy for the contest is applied. Participants who fail to meet the weekly deadline but have auto-picks disabled lose a life in double elimination formats.
For participants already entered in a contest, missing the weekly pick deadline triggers the auto-pick system, which selects a team based on the configured strategy or contest default. If auto-picks are turned off, participants who miss the deadline are eliminated and lose a life in double elimination formats.
For Commissioners: Turn On & Set Max
You can turn on Auto-Picks when first creating your contest or you can go to Commissioner → Settings.
Enable Auto-picks.
Click Edit settings → set Max amount of auto-picks per entry
Save.
Tip: Once an entry hits the max, auto-picks stop for that entry.
Entry deadlines permanently block participation in a contest, disallowing entrants to join or make picks. Conversely, missing a weekly deadline only impacts that specific week's pick submission and triggers the auto-pick mechanism if enabled.
Note: Anyone that creates an entry with your contest, will see this pop up (example):
For Entrants: Choose/Change Strategy
Open the contest and create an entry (or open an existing one).
Click Make Picks.
Select the ⋯ (three dots) in the top-right.
Choose Auto-pick settings
Select your strategy → Save.
Scope: Your saved strategy applies to all entries you create in this contest. You can change it any time before the deadline. Before the contest starts, auto-pick settings like the on/off toggle can be adjusted. Once the contest begins, the toggle becomes uneditable, but preferences can still be modified before weekly deadlines.
Edit Your Auto-Picks Logic:
Entrants have the ability to edit their auto-picks, the commissioner does not. To edit your auto-picks logic:
Click into your entry
Select Make Picks
Click the 3 dots in the top right corner
Select Auto-Picks Logic
Save
