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NuroPicks vs sports-ai.dev

sports-ai.dev is a developer-leaning AI sports picks tool covered in parlaysavant's April 2026 7-tools-ranked roundup. It ships AI-driven picks via a web dashboard with API access for power users, but no SHAP factor breakdown, no public hash chain, no Discord bot, and no capper marketplace. NuroPicks ships those four moats at the same effective tier and adds vig-adjusted ROI on /record plus a 67-command Discord bot.

Highlights

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Pre-lock SHA-256 record

sports-ai.dev exposes picks via API. Ours is cryptographically pre-locked: every pick gets a SHA-256 hash before publish, every closing line gets a closing hash, /verify recomputes the chain from raw inputs in your browser. No paid tier required.

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SHAP factor breakdown

sports-ai.dev returns picks via API. We return SHAP factors per pick in signed basis points so any consumer (web, Discord, third-party API client) can audit which inputs moved the model.

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Free /api/record + 67-command Discord bot

sports-ai.dev paywalls API access. /api/record is free, documented at /docs/RECORD_EXPORT, returns the same hash-chain payload our /record page reads from. Plus a 67-command Discord bot at $0.

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Vig-adjusted ROI in the JSON

sports-ai.dev returns picks. /api/record returns picks AND every honesty metric: sample size, CLV, raw ROI, vig-adjusted ROI (basis tagged), hit rate. Drop-in for any third-party verifier.

FEATURE	SPORTS-AI.DEV	NURO FREE	NURO PRO	NURO ELITE
Price	Paid web + API (per parlaysavant 04-2026 review)	$0 (3 picks/day)	$29.99/mo	$79.99/mo
Free tier	Trial only	3 SHAP picks/day, no card on file, full Discord bot	unlimited	unlimited + priority queue
Picks model	AI-driven web dashboard + API	SHAP-explainable AI on 10+ sports + capper leaderboard	+ unlimited	+ priority queue
Per-pick reasoning	API surface, no SHAP	SHAP factors in basis points + 4-factor WHY block	SHAP + WHY drivers	SHAP + raw JSON
Pre-lock SHA-256 hash on every pick	-	✓ /verify	✓	✓
Closing-line hash chain	-	✓ recompute in browser	✓	✓
Vig-adjusted ROI on /record	-	ROI ex-vig (CLV-derived) on every window	✓	✓
Public API + JSON record	Paid API tier	/api/record + /docs/RECORD_EXPORT free	+ permalinks + OG	+ priority rate-limit
Public capper marketplace	-	/leaderboard public	+ 85/15 follow	+ 85/15 copy-bet
Discord bot (slash commands)	-	67 commands	67 commands	67 commands + elite lounge
Sports coverage	Major US sports per review	NBA + NFL + MLB + NHL + NCAAF + NCAAB + WNBA + Soccer + Tennis + Esports	all	all + offshore + futures
Auto Quarter-Kelly stake sizing	-	Auto Quarter-Kelly tied to declared bankroll	✓	✓ + adjustable
Build-in-public transparency	Limited	Public blog + GitHub + post-mortems	✓	✓
Glossary / academy depth	Limited blog/docs	279-term glossary + 9 /learn explainers + 6 academy modules	+6 Pro modules	+6 Elite modules

Pick NuroPicks when

✓You want SHAP factors in the API response, not just confidence numbers.
✓You want pre-lock SHA-256 hashes a downstream consumer can recompute.
✓You want a free /api/record + free Discord bot, not paid API tiers.
✓You want vig-adjusted ROI in the JSON for honest backtests.
✓You want public post-mortems when the model misses (we publish them).
✓You want auto Quarter-Kelly stake sizing tied to your bankroll.

Pick sports-ai.dev when

>You specifically need sports-ai.dev's API contract for an existing integration.
>You only consume picks via API and don't want a Discord workflow.
>Confidence numbers are enough; you don't need per-feature SHAP drivers.

Same dev-leaning lane. Hash-verified picks. Free /api/record.

3 AI picks per day with SHAP reasoning, free /api/record JSON, public hash-chain verifier, vig-adjusted ROI in the JSON, 67-command Discord bot, 85/15 capper marketplace. Verify the math, then integrate.

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