Sign in below to access your existing pool, make your picks, and view standings.
๐พ
SAME PLAYERS. SAME FUN. BIGGER GAME.
Start typing a pool name or its unique code.
โ MAKE YOUR PICKS โ VIEW STANDINGS โ TRACK SCORES โ HAVE FUN!
RUN YOUR POOL FREE
No subscription. No per-player Links fee. Create your pool and start inviting players.
๐ฑ INSTALL LINKS APP
Put Links on your phone or computer and open it like an app. Your pools, picks and standings stay synced with linkspickempools.com.
๐ฑ iPHONE / iPAD โ INSTALL LINKS AS AN APPUse Safari, then follow these steps:
Tap the Share button โฌ๏ธ
Tap โAdd to Home Screenโ
Tap โAddโ
Android/computer: use the Install button above when your browser offers it.
ADVERTISEMENTGoogle AdSense ad space
THE EASY WAY TO RUN A PICK'EM POOL
LINKS TAKES CARE OF THE WORK FOR YOU.
No paper sheets. No Excel spreadsheets. No sitting around adding scores by hand. Links handles the pool online so the commissioner can run it without all the weekly busywork.
YOU PICK โข WE TRACK โข YOU WIN
๐ AUTOMATIC SCORINGLinks tracks results and scores picks automatically as games are completed.
๐ LIVE STANDINGSPlayers can see standings and results without the commissioner building or updating a spreadsheet.
๐ PICK MANAGEMENTPicks, deadlines and lock status are handled inside the site so everything stays organized.
๐ฅ PLAYER MANAGEMENTManage player access and PAID / UNPAID status from commissioner controls in one place.
Everything stays in one place โ picks, scoring, standings, player status and commissioner controls. Standard pools can include up to 200 players with no per-player Links charge.
GAMES YOU CAN RUN WITH LINKS
ONE LINKS PLATFORM. MULTIPLE GAMES.
Pick the game that fits your group. Links keeps the picks, scoring, standings and commissioner controls together in one place.
NFL PICK'EMWeekly pro football picks with automatic scoring and standings.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PICK'EMWeekly college football picks, results and pool standings.
MARCH MADNESSRun your tournament pool from the same Links platform.
GAME 33Another Links pool option for groups that want a different competition.
YOU PICK โข WE TRACK โข YOU WIN โ no paper sheets or Excel scoring needed.
FREE FOR COMMISSIONERS AND PLAYERS
Create and run your Links pool with no subscription and no per-player Links charge. Links is supported by advertising instead.
CREATE A POOL FREESet up your pool, invite players, manage picks, scoring and standings without buying a package.
UP TO 200 PLAYERSStandard pick'em pools can include up to 200 players with no Links fee for each player.
YOU CONTROL PLAYER PAYMENTSIf your pool has an entry fee, that stays between you and your players. Links only records PAID / UNPAID status.
How Links makes money: advertising can appear around the pool pages. Ads do not process your entry fees or take a percentage of your prize pool.
LINKS PICK'EM POOLS
FREE TO CREATE โข FREE TO PLAY โข AD SUPPORTED
FREE
LINKS FREE
๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฏ
$0
no subscription
โ Create your pool free
โ Automatic scoring & standings
โ Player and commissioner logins
โ PAID / UNPAID player controls
โ NFL, College and Game 33 support
โ Up to 200 players in standard pools
โ Supported by advertising
ADVERTISEMENTGoogle AdSense ad space
๐ AUTOMATED SCORING
๐ฅ EASY PLAYER MANAGEMENT
๐ LIVE STANDINGS & STATS
๐ฑ WORKS ON ANY DEVICE
๐ SECURE & RELIABLE
FREE LINKS DEMOThis is a full demo of the real NFL player page โ same layout, team colors, logos and controls. Nothing is saved.
LINKS DEMO POOL
REAL NFL PAGE DEMO
๐ NFL PICK'EMPlayer: Demo Player
Demo Player DEMO MODE
NFL PICK'EM โ DEMO POOL
Select Week
โฐ GET YOUR PICKS IN BEFORE
Sunday โข 1:00 PM ET
Demo deadline โ real pools use the actual game lock time.
Week 1 Picks0 / 16 picked
Tiebreaker
Combined score of the final selected game
Compare Picks โ Week 1
DEMO
See who everybody picked after picks are available to compare.
Player
NE/SEA
SF/LA
CHI/CAR
DAL/NYG
Demo Player
SEA
SF
CHI
DAL
Mike
SEA
LA
CAR
DAL
Amanda
NE
SF
CHI
NYG
Chris
SEA
SF
CAR
DAL
Green = winning/final winner โข losing final picks would show red in the real pool.
Game Scores โ Week 1
LIVE DEMO
Styled exactly like the NFL score cards in a real Links pool.
Game 1FINAL
New England Patriots10
Seattle Seahawks13
Game 2FINAL
San Francisco 49ers27
Los Angeles Rams7
Game 33rd โข 4:12
Chicago Bears17
Carolina Panthers14
Game 158:20 PM
Dallas Cowboysโ
New York Giantsโ
Week 1 Standings
$500 POT
1Mike10-3
2Amanda9-4
3Demo Player9-4
4Chris8-5
5Steven8-5
Standings update as game results come in.
Projected Standings
DEMO
A preview of where players may finish based on the games in progress.
1Demo Player12 wins
2Mike11 wins
3Amanda10 wins
4Chris9 wins
๐ต Paid / Payout
This is how Links tracks participation. Player payments are handled by the commissioner outside Links.
Demo PlayerPAID โ PICKS UNLOCKED
Chris
Tap Chris's status to see how the commissioner can mark a player PAID and unlock picks.
Weekly Payout
Pool Pot$500.00
WinnerPending
TRY THE PAGE: make picks, change tabs, view scores and standings, and test the PAID/UNPAID control. This is a front-end demo only โ no account, payment, or real pool is created.
ADVERTISEMENTGoogle AdSense ad space
PAYMENT SUCCESSFUL
โ PAYPAL PAYMENT CONFIRMED
You're ready to create your pool
Links package paid
๐ต Player payment controlAs commissioner, you control each player's payment status.UNPAID = picks lockedPAID = picks unlockedIf a player pays you by Venmo or cash, you can manually mark that player PAID from the commissioner controls.
ADVERTISEMENTGoogle AdSense ad space
CREATE YOUR FREE POOL
Pool Code: Links will automatically create a unique code for this pool. Pool names can be the same โ the code keeps every pool separate.
Players will see this as the contact email for questions, rules and pool help.
FREE โข AD SUPPORTED โข NO CREDIT CARD
ADVERTISEMENTGoogle AdSense ad space
LINKS ADMIN
Owner controls for all Links pools
All Links Pools
Owner controls for commissioner access. You can reset a commissioner password here if someone gets locked out.
EMAIL INVITES
Checking email setupโฆ
ADVERTISEMENTGoogle AdSense ad space
LIVE SCORES
No login required. Choose a game and week.
ADVERTISEMENTGoogle AdSense ad space
HOW THIS LINKS GAME WORKS
NFL PICK'EM
FREE TO CREATE โข FREE TO PLAY โข AD SUPPORTED
Links keeps the commissioner tools, picks, scoring and standings together in one place.
ADVERTISEMENTGoogle AdSense ad space
YOU'RE INVITED
Loading your pool invitationโฆ
ADVERTISEMENTGoogle AdSense ad space
ADVERTISEMENTGoogle AdSense ad space
Choose which pool you want to play.
MARCH MADNESS BRACKET POOL
ADVERTISEMENTGoogle AdSense ad space
โก LINKS LIVE TOURNAMENT SYNC
Checking official tournament dataโฆ
๐ BRACKET DEADLINE
Commissioner has not set a deadline yet.
๐ Standard Links March Madness Rules
โข Fill out the entire 64-team main bracket before the deadline.
โข Opening-round / First Four winners occupy their assigned main-bracket slot; the Links bracket starts with the main Round of 64.
โข Correct picks are worth 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 and 32 points by round.
โข The bracket locks for everyone at the commissioner-set deadline.
โข The tiebreaker is your predicted combined score of the National Championship game.
โข Highest total points wins. If tied, closest championship-score prediction wins.
โข Links tracks the leaderboard as the commissioner records official winners.
Commissioner Rules / Instructions
Loadingโฆ
โ๏ธ Tournament Setup
Links automatically imports the official 64-team tournament field, seeds and regions. Normally the commissioner does not need to type teams.
Checking tournament fieldโฆ
Links is checking the live tournament data source.
๐ Manual Override / Edit Teams
Use this only if the live data source is unavailable or a team needs correcting. Enter 16 teams per region in seed order 1 through 16.
EAST โ seeds 1 to 16
WEST โ seeds 1 to 16
SOUTH โ seeds 1 to 16
MIDWEST โ seeds 1 to 16
Changing the field clears existing March bracket picks and results for this pool. Only use this before players begin.
โ Record Tournament Winners
As games finish, choose the official winner. Later-round matchups appear automatically after the previous round is complete.
ADVERTISEMENTGoogle AdSense ad space
Select Week
โฐ GET YOUR PICKS IN BEFORE
๐ PARTICIPATION NOT YET CONFIRMED
Your commissioner must confirm your participation status before picks unlock.
Tiebreaker
Combined score of the final selected game โข Locks with your picks
Compare Picks
Game Scores
Projected Standings
ESPN
Participation Status
๐ Game Rules
Commissioner Rules / Instructions
Questions?
33
THE 33 GAME
Each player gets one NFL team for the whole 18-week regular season. If that team finishes any week with exactly 33 points, win or lose, that player wins the available money.
ONE-TIME ENTRY$50
SEASON POT$0.00
BASE WEEKLY SHARE$0.00
AVAILABLE THIS WEEK$0.00
๐ต 33 Participation Status
Payment arrangements are handled independently by your pool commissioner.
33 Week
Week 1
๐ Teams & Scores
๐ฐ 33 Payout History
3๏ธโฃ3๏ธโฃ Commissioner โ Yearly Team Draw
Do this one time for the year. Every player keeps the same team for all 18 weeks.
Or Load Teams From Your Own Drawing
If your group drew teams in person, choose each player's team here and save them for the whole year.
Season Participation Status
Record whether each player has been confirmed by the commissioner. Links does not process the payment.
Finalize This 33 Week
After every NFL game is final, this checks each paid player's assigned team for exactly 33 points. No 33 means the money rolls to the next week.
ADVERTISEMENTGoogle AdSense ad space
Commissioner Controls
Sign in as commissioner to use these controls.
Commissioner controls for this sport and selected week.
โ๏ธ Pool Settings
Used in player invites, welcome emails and Contact Commissioner links.
Loadingโฆ
These rules are included automatically in player invite and welcome emails.
๐ College Games for This Week
Only games involving a current Top 25 team are shown. Choose which of those games your pool will use this week.
AP Top 25 filter
๐ต Commissioner Participation Status
After you independently confirm a playerโs payment, mark that player PAID. Links only records the status; it does not process the payment. Marking PAID immediately unlocks picks for the selected sport and week.
Game Results
Pick Correction
Winner / Payout
๐ต Payment Handling
Links records PAID / NOT PAID status only. Payment arrangements are handled independently by the pool commissioner outside of Links. Use the participation-status controls above to confirm a player and unlock picks.
Players
Player names and passwords are used for each person's Links login.
โ๏ธ INVITE PLAYERS BY EMAIL
Enter one email per line (or separate them with commas). Each player gets a private join link so they can create their own name and password.