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Auto-Picks: How It Works & How to Configure It

How Auto-Picks work on Splash Sports — how to enable them as a commissioner, set a maximum, and how entrants configure their auto-pick strategy.

Updated over a week ago

Auto-picks automatically submit a pick for an entry if no pick is made before the weekly deadline. This prevents unintended eliminations for missed weeks.


How Auto-Picks Work

If a participant doesn't submit a pick before the deadline and auto-picks are enabled, the system automatically selects a team based on the participant's configured strategy (or the contest default if none is selected).

If auto-picks are turned off and a member misses the deadline, they are eliminated (or lose a life, in contests with multiple lives).

On the standings page, any pick submitted via auto-pick will display an "A" next to the pick.


For Commissioners: Enable & Configure Auto-Picks

  1. Enable auto-picks during contest creation, or go to Commissioner tab → Active → Manage → Contest Settings

  2. Toggle Auto-picks ON

  3. Click Edit settings to set the maximum number of auto-picks per entry

  4. Save your changes

💡 Once an entry reaches the max auto-pick limit, auto-picks stop for that entry — any further missed deadlines will result in elimination.

⚠️ Once the contest starts, the auto-picks on/off toggle is locked. But entrants can still update their auto-pick strategy before each weekly deadline.


For Entrants: Choose Your Auto-Pick Strategy

  1. Open the contest and click Make Picks

  2. Tap the three dots (…) in the top-right corner

  3. Select Auto-pick settings

  4. Choose your preferred strategy and Save

Your strategy applies to all entries you have in that contest and can be changed at any time before the weekly deadline.


Questions? Email support@splashsports.com.

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