Read a result
Paste a slip and the analyzer reads each leg, finds the same bet across sportsbooks, and shows what the market thinks it is worth. Every result has the same parts:
- Leg grade: how the price on that leg compares with the market's fair price, from A to F.
- Edge: the gap between the market's fair chance and the chance your price implies. Negative means you're paying more than the market thinks it's worth.
- X-Ray flags and callouts: problems with how the legs fit together, like two legs from one game, plus the weakest and most expensive leg.
- The whole slip: the combined price, the fair chance every leg hits, and the expected value at your stake.
The short version: each leg gets a grade, then the slip gets a verdict as a whole.
Next: Add a slip →Add a slip
- Paste it. Copy the slip text from your sportsbook and paste it in, up to 8,000 characters.
- Or upload a screenshot. Pro can upload a PNG, JPEG, GIF or WebP image of the slip, about 5 MB or smaller.
- Set your stake. It starts at $100. The payout and expected value are worked out at the stake you enter.
- Check what we read. The result says how many legs matched a live game and how confident the read was: high, medium or low. Any parse warnings are listed above the legs.
The analyzer grades moneyline, spread and total legs on games that haven't started. It matches a leg only when it points to exactly one game; otherwise the leg is marked Unmatched.
A screenshot is cropped so the third leg is cut off. The read comes back medium with a parse warning, and the result says 2 of 3 legs matched to a live game. Check the legs against your slip before you rely on the numbers.
The short version: paste or screenshot the slip, set the stake, and confirm every leg was read and matched.
Next: Leg grades →Leg grades
For each leg the analyzer finds the same bet across sportsbooks, removes each book's cut and averages what is left into a consensus fair chance (how the fair price works). The edge is that fair chance minus the chance your slip's price implies, in percentage points. The grade comes from the edge:
- A+3.0 or moreClear value against the market
- B+1.0 to +3.0Mild value
- C−1.0 to +1.0About fair
- D−3.0 to −1.0Priced above fair
- FBelow −3.0Priced well above fair
A leg also carries tags where they apply: Negative EV when the expected value is below zero (a C leg can carry it), Correlated when another leg is from the same game, Stale line, and Unmatched.
Your slip has the Lakers moneyline at −150 (DraftKings), which implies a 60.0% chance. The market's fair chance is 57.6%, about −136, so you're paying extra for the same outcome. Edge −2.4 points, grade D.
The short version: a grade is about the price on your slip, not the outcome.
Next: Slip X-Ray →Slip X-Ray
The X-Ray looks at the slip as one bet. It multiplies the legs into a combined price and a fair chance of every leg hitting, then shows the expected value at your stake. When the slip has two or more priced legs it also marks the weakest leg (the lowest edge) and the priciest leg (the biggest markup over fair), and it flags these problems:
- Conflict: opposing legs
- Two legs on opposite sides of the same market, so they can't both win.
- Conflict: duplicate leg
- The same bet appears twice, which doubles the exposure.
- Exposure
- A moneyline and a spread on the same team, so two legs need the same result.
- Same game
- Legs from one game move together, but they're priced as if independent.
The price tax compares what the slip pays with what it should. If your slip states its own combined price, the tax is measured against the legs multiplied together; otherwise it is measured against the fair price. A negative tax means the book is paying more than the legs imply, like a boosted parlay.
The three legs combine to +521, so $100 would pay $621.21 if every leg hits. The fair chance all three hit is 15.9%, which puts the slip's expected value at −1.2%, about −$1.23 on the stake. The Lakers leg is named both the weakest and the most expensive. The slip's price tax against fair is 1.24%.
The short version: one expensive leg can pull the whole slip below fair, and the X-Ray tells you which one.
Next: Better-priced options →Better-priced options
When a leg grades D or F, or carries the Negative EV tag, the analyzer looks for a currently published LeagueMind pick on the same game with a stronger edge than your leg. If it finds one, the leg shows an alternative with its market, selection, price, sportsbook and edge. If it doesn't, it says: “No stronger alternative found for this leg right now.”
For the Lakers leg, a published LeagueMind pick on the same game is Under 226.5 at −108 @ FanDuel, edge +1.4%. It's a different bet from your leg, shown because its price is stronger.
The short version: a weak leg can come with a stronger-priced pick on the same game, and the analyzer says when there isn't one.
Next: Questions →Questions
Does the Slip Analyzer place my bet?
No. LeagueMind doesn't take bets or hold money. The analyzer reads a slip and grades it; any bet happens at your sportsbook. More →
Does a good grade mean the leg will win?
No. A grade compares the price on your slip with the market's fair price. An A leg can lose and an F leg can win. The analyzer never predicts who wins. More →
Why wasn't one of my legs graded?
The analyzer grades moneyline, spread and total legs on games that haven't started, and only when it can match the leg to exactly one game with enough sportsbooks pricing it. Player props, finished games and ambiguous legs are marked Unmatched or given a note instead of a guess. When any leg can't be graded, the whole-slip numbers are withheld. More →
Is a slip grade the same as the grade on a pick card?
No. A slip grade (A to F) is set by the edge of your price against the market. A pick card grade (A to D) is shorthand for its trust score. Betting 101 explains the pick card.
Can I upload a screenshot?
Yes, with Pro. Upload a PNG, JPEG, GIF or WebP image of the slip, about 5 MB or smaller. You can also paste the slip as text, up to 8,000 characters. The Slip Analyzer is part of Pro; the pricing page lists everything Pro includes. More →