Flynt

Hello Flynt,

Hope you're doing well. I wanted to bring a thoughtful concern to your attention regarding the King of Covers contest, something we've discussed in the past. I'm writing this with the utmost respect for the platform and the community.

We have a contestant who consistently posts an incredible level of success, which is commendable. However, the core of the issue lies in the specific lines and closing line value (CLV) they are able to secure for the contest. To illustrate, I've included  URLs from the site's own line movement pages:

*   **UNLV vs. Saint Joseph's:** The Over/Under is shown at 158.5 for their 10:00 PM game.

*   **AR-Pine Bluff vs. Marshall:** The Over/Under is shown at 167.5 for their 4:00 PM game.

The challenge is that these specific contest picks were reportedly secured between roughly 9:00 AM and 9:30 AM this morning. I want to be clear that this isn't about the sportsbooks—we all understand that by the time we see these numbers, they are long gone in the real world, and nobody is expecting to get them for actual wagers. The issue is strictly within the context of our NCAA Men's Basketball contest.

When one participant in the contest can consistently use a set of numbers that were never available to the rest of the contestant pool, it creates a significant disparity. It begins to feel less like a test of handicapping skill among peers and more like a competition where one person has a unique tool the rest of us lack. This can understandably discourage participation, as it creates a perception that the chance of a fair win within the contest is minimal from the start.

Flynt, I want to be perfectly clear that this is not a personal attack on the successful contestant. It is, rather, a polite and earnest appeal to you to consider this dynamic. The integrity and fun of the contest, which you work hard to maintain, rely on all participants having a fair and equal opportunity to succeed.

Thank you for your time and for considering this perspective. I truly appreciate all you do for the community.

https://contests.covers.com/kingofcovers/contestant/8bebc39b-291b-40ea-81c3-b383007deaee

https://www.covers.com/sport/basketball/ncaab/linemovement/joes-at-unlv/370859

https://www.covers.com/sport/basketball/ncaab/linemovement/arpb-at-mrsh/366770

Hello Vladieee,

If this is similar to your original post regarding Streak Survivor and the same user, we have found some discrepancies with pick times and what the line actually was at the time of the pick. We are looking into how this is happening as we do have "validation" checks every 15 minutes in place. If anyone is able to re-create this we'd love to hear about it. Otherwise we are testing on how this may be possible.

I don’t know how mollydog does it, but this post by DeaconBlues2525, seems to have an idea.

https://www.covers.com/forum/king-of-covers-13254/attn-all-modscovers-mgmnthow-is-this-possible-103965484/2#post-133244952

I appreciate you sharing this, as most of what you said in that thread is true in terms of the 10-15 minute "lag" for the contest lines to update. Unfortunately in this case the pick times vs the line that was available are a few hours apart, so there definitely is an issue and we are still looking into how that can happen.