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Sportpoolz takes the Cowboys +1.5. Think the Packers cover?
Sun, Oct 18 · 8:20 PM ET
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Football and basketball pools — pick'em, survivor, confidence and spread — plus one-game challenges, with automatic scoring, live standings, and invites that take one link. No spreadsheets, no fees, and no money involved.
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NFL Pick'em Pool
LIVE
12
1:00 PM
LIVE
Q4 2:12
Green Bay
Packers
8–3
-3.5
Touchdown! +6
21
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at
Chicago
Bears
5–6
+3.5
24
Rk
Player
Record
PCT
1
AJ
Alex Johnson
▼ 1
8–3
.727
2
SM
Sarah Miller
▲ 1
8–3
.727
3
MC
Mike Chen
7–4
.636
Wk 13 Picks
16/16
Wk 13 Correct
8
Accuracy
.727
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Challenge a friend
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See Your Pool Come to Life
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Picks that lock at kickoff
See how the whole pool picked
Your season, week by week
Formats
Four ways to run a weekly pool
Every format scores itself from the final results. Pick the one that fits your group.
Beat the Spread
Pick every game against the line. The favorite has to win by enough.
NFL NBAPick'em
Just pick the winners. The easiest format to learn.
NFL NBA WNBA · May 2027Confidence
Pick the winners, then rank them by how sure you are.
NFL NBA · laterSurvivor
One team a week, never the same one twice. Last one standing wins.
NFL NBA WNBA · May 2027
New · Challenges
Not up for a whole season? Challenge a friend on one game.
Pick a game and a team, share one link, and see who takes you on. Straight up or against the spread, graded for you when the game ends. Free, and bragging rights only. Or take on Sportpoolz: we post featured challenges every week and always take the underdog.
- One link that unfurls as a card in any group chat
- Open to anyone, the first few, or one friend head-to-head
- Friends can see it before they sign up
Features
Everything You Need to Run or Join Pools
Smart features for managers and players that make sports pools actually fun
Fast Setup
Create your pool in about two minutes. No complex configuration or technical knowledge required.
Real-time Updates
Scores update automatically from official sources. Watch standings change in real-time.
Secure & Fair
Automatic pick lockouts and validation. No disputes, no cheating, complete transparency.
Easy Invites
Share one link — or just the short pool code — and players join instantly. No complicated setup.
Custom Scoring
Confidence points, spread picks, or straight wins. Set your own rules and scoring system.
NFL and NBA Today
Full NFL and NBA support now. The WNBA opens in May 2027.
How It Works
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Two simple paths: run your own pool or join an existing one
Create & Run Your Pool
Be the manager. Set the rules. Crown the champion.
1
Configure Your Pool
Choose your league and games, pick your scoring system (confidence, straight-up, or spread), set deadlines
About 2 minutes
2
Invite Your Players
Get a unique link to share via text, email, or social. Players join with one click - no codes needed
Share instantly
Sit Back & Relax
We handle everything: collect picks, update scores in real-time, calculate standings, crown winners
Fully automated
Join & Compete
Make your picks. Track your standing. Win the pool.
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Quick Sign Up
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2
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Play & Win
Make weekly picks, watch live scores update, climb the leaderboard, talk trash, play for bragging rights.
Start competing
Setup: 2 minutes
Price: 100% Free
Scoring: Automatic
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to common questions
What is a survivor pool?
A survivor pool is the simplest high-stakes format: each week you pick one team to win, straight up. Win and you survive; lose and you're out. You can never pick the same team twice, so the season becomes a rationing problem — burn a heavy favorite now or save them for later. In NBA pools you pick one team in one specific game, since teams play several times a week. The last player standing wins the pool.
Is Sportpoolz really free?
Yes. Sportpoolz is completely free: no credit card, nothing to pay, and no money changing hands. Automated scoring, standings, and the activity feed are all included. You can join as many pools as you like, and there is a cap on how many active pools one person can own at once — the create page shows your count against that limit.
What sports do you support?
The NFL and NBA today, and the WNBA opens in May 2027. You can run a season-long pool or a one-game challenge on any open league, and schedules, spreads and final scores arrive automatically, so nobody enters anything by hand. A league that isn't open yet shows as coming soon on the create page. Tell us through support which sport you want next — that shapes the order we add them in.
Is there a mobile app?
Sportpoolz runs in your phone or tablet browser, so nothing needs installing to play. Making picks, reading standings, following the activity feed, and running a pool you own all work on a small screen, and kickoff times show in your device's own timezone. Sign in at the same address you use on a desktop, or add it to your home screen for one-tap access.
How long does it take to set up a pool?
Creating it takes a couple of minutes. The create page is a single form — name, sport, week range, format — and pressing Create at the bottom makes the pool live straight away. Setting it up properly takes longer: rules, winners, ties, capacity, and invitations are separate settings sections you work through afterwards, and you can pause the pool while you do.
How many players can join a pool?
The pool's manager sets that. Capacity is a number in the pool's access settings, shown as a members-out-of-capacity bar, and the manager can adjust it — though never below the number of members already active. Once a pool reaches its capacity, further joins are refused with "Pool is full", so ask the manager for a seat if you are shut out.
How does automated scoring work?
Nobody enters scores by hand. Sportpoolz polls a commercial sports-data feed through the day, with a slower sweep behind it as a backstop, so live scores and finished results usually land within a few minutes of a game ending rather than instantly. Your picks are then graded by your pool's format, and the leaderboard and weekly standings recalculate from those results.