Tool Tutorial
How to Use the EPICK Trader
Price user-built parlays against the sportsbook market before you fade them.
EPICK Trader turns Fade Em contests into a market-pricing problem. It compares the parlay another user built to the fair value implied by sportsbook odds and highlights contests where fading is mathematically attractive.
Sort by parlay difference. When a user slip is overpriced versus the market, the fade is where the edge lives.
What Epick Fade Em is
Fade Em contests let users post parlays that other users can take the opposite side of. That makes each contest a peer-to-peer parlay market rather than a traditional sportsbook bet.
Some posted slips are priced tightly. Others are built by casual users and offer a poor price to the picker. EPICK Trader helps you separate the two.
What EPICK Trader does
For every open contest, the tool prices the underlying legs against available sportsbook odds. It then rebuilds the implied parlay and compares that number to the Epick contest price.
If the contest is overpriced for the picker, fading it becomes attractive. If the contest is fair or underpriced, pass.
Reading a contest row
Use picker name, entry size, leg count, start time, available match amount, and parlay difference together. Do not fade a row just because the payout looks large.
Expand the row to review individual legs. If one leg is stale, injured, or missing current sportsbook prices, the parlay difference may be less reliable.
Parlay difference guide
Picker price is worse than market.
Not enough edge for most users.
Picker may be offering a fair or generous price.
Parlay difference, explained
Parlay difference is the gap between the Epick contest price and the price implied by sportsbook markets. Negative values mean the picker is asking for worse odds than the market suggests they deserve.
How to fade profitably
Sort by parlay difference
Most negative rows deserve the first look.
Expand the contest
Confirm every leg has current sportsbook pricing.
Size like a +EV bet
Use flat units or Kelly, then track results over volume.
When to use EPICK Trader
Use EPICK Trader after scanning the normal Optimizer. The tool is specific to Epick contests, while the Optimizer covers the wider market. Together, they help you find both build-your-own plays and user-created fades.
What does parlay difference mean?
It is the gap between the user contest price and the sportsbook-implied price of the same parlay.
Do I need an Epick account?
You can research the board in Upside, but you need an Epick account to actually enter or fade contests.
Should I fade every negative row?
No. Confirm the legs, check start times, and size the fade according to bankroll and variance.
Open EPICK Trader
Compare Fade Em contests against sportsbook-derived fair prices before deciding what to fade.