I’m Shawn. Online I’m RiskMode. DFS since 2015, sports betting since 2018, and I turned years of counting box scores into one card a day.
I hold an account at every legal sportsbook, and I play DFS exclusively on DraftKings — that’s my wheelhouse. Every pick published on this site is a pick I bet myself, at the posted price. That’s not a slogan, it’s the only honest license I have to publish them: if a bad read costs the reader money, it costs me first.
The RiskMode Board is a short list of MLB props — usually four to six plays — picked on the numbers and posted every morning with each pick explained. Not twenty picks a day. Not locks. A short card where I show my work, and the result posted the next morning whether it won or lost.
The rules don’t bend: no play steeper than -175, every pick comes with numbers you can check, a scratched player is a void at the book and gets called out, and the record page shows every graded leg since day one with the closing line next to it. Voids are disclosed, losses get owned, and nothing quietly disappears. The receipts are the product. Here’s exactly how the Board is built.
The Dingers are the exception that proves it: home run swings at plus money, kept on their own record, sold as exactly what they are.
Every play is sized in units — 1.5u on the strongest number down to 0.25u on the longest shot — so the stake carries the confidence. New to units? Here’s what a unit is and how your bankroll sets it.
Everything is free while the record builds. Follow along on 
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Discord, and the daily DFS lineups are free too.
Email: [email protected]. I read everything; I answer what deserves an answer.
Corrections policy: if a grade, a price, or a line on this site is wrong, tell me. It gets fixed on the page it appeared on, the fix is noted right there, and the ledger keeps the original entry visible. Nothing is edited quietly after the fact.
Based in: Indiana. Play is subject to the laws of your state — 21+ where required, and never money you can’t afford to lose.
Who runs RiskMode?
Shawn — one person, in Indiana, DFS since 2015 and sports betting since 2018. Reach me at [email protected].
What is the RiskMode Board?
A short daily card of MLB player props — usually four to six plays — posted every morning before first pitch. Every pick is explained in plain words, sized in units, and graded in public the next morning.
Do you bet your own picks?
Yes. Every pick I publish is a pick I play myself at the posted price, mostly at DraftKings. That is the only honest license to publish them.
How are picks graded?
At the price posted, the next morning, win or lose. A scratched or postponed play is a void at the book and is disclosed, never hidden. The full ledger is public and downloadable as a CSV.
What is a unit?
A fixed one-to-two percent slice of your bankroll. Plays are sized from 0.25u to 1.5u off their win probability, so the stake carries the confidence. How units work.
What is CLV?
Closing line value: the difference between the price we posted and the price at first pitch. Beating the close consistently is the mark of a real edge, and my record page shows it on every leg since closing lines were first tracked.
Are the picks free?
Yes. The Board, the grades and the daily DFS lineups are free while the record builds. The site carries referral links, which cost you nothing and support the page.
How is the Board actually built?
The whole process, in plain words, is on the methodology page.
This is entertainment, not financial advice, and no record makes tomorrow's card a sure thing. Bet only what you can afford to lose, size plays off a bankroll you set once (how units work), never raise your stake to chase a loss, and take breaks. If gambling stops being fun: call or text 1-800-GAMBLER, or visit ncpgambling.org. 21+ only.
