The Sunday Board vs a spreadsheet
Plenty of groups keep their picks in a shared spreadsheet, and it works, as long as someone types in every pick, checks every score and updates the totals. The Sunday Board does that bookkeeping for you.
Free. No sportsbook login. Works in any browser on a phone, tablet or computer, and casts to a TV.
Where a spreadsheet is stronger
- Any format and any rule. Your columns, your scoring, your house rules.
- Any sport. The Sunday Board covers the NFL and college football only.
- Nothing new. No new site for anyone to sign in to, and the file is yours.
Where The Sunday Board is different
- It grades itself. No one looks up final scores or player stats: each pick settles from ESPN's live scores and box scores.
- Everyone adds their own. Each person adds picks from their phone, or imports a bet slip screenshot; guests can add one from a QR code.
- Standings keep themselves. Season records, a leaderboard and a trophy case.
- Built for game day. Live scores next to the picks, and a TV mode for the room.
| Spreadsheet | The Sunday Board | |
|---|---|---|
| Setup | Build the sheet and its formulas | Start a board and share the invite link |
| Adding picks | Typed into the sheet | Typed in, or read from a screenshot; guests by QR code |
| Grading | Someone checks the scores | Automatic, from live scores |
| Standings | Formulas someone maintains | Kept automatically |
| On a phone | Works, but cramped | Made for phones |
| On a TV | Not really | TV mode and Big text |
| Sports and rules | Anything | NFL and college football |
| Cost | Free | Free |
Questions
Can we keep our house rules?
Partly. Every pick grades by its own line, and the board keeps each person's record; scoring systems beyond that stay with the group.
Do we need sportsbook accounts?
No. Friendly picks with no money on them work the same way.
Is The Sunday Board a sportsbook?
No. The Sunday Board is a tracker. It doesn't take bets, hold money, pay out prizes or give picks: people log the bets they already made somewhere else, plus any friendly picks with nothing riding on them.
Free. No sportsbook login. Works in any browser on a phone, tablet or computer, and casts to a TV.