Help Center
Step-by-step guides for commissioners and players — creating pools, weekly setup, tiebreakers, pick sheets, roles, and troubleshooting. Search below or browse by topic.
Getting started
What OPH is, how accounts work, and your first visit.
Register with email, verify your address, and use password login or a one-time email link.
Read article Getting started Pool Guides vs Help CenterPool Guides are sport-specific overviews for SEO and newcomers. Help Center (this page) is the full how-to manual for running OPH.
Read article Getting started What is Sports Central?Sports Central is your logged-in home page — pick deadlines, pool snapshots, and the daily Shark challenge in one place.
Read article Getting started Common issues and troubleshootingLogin problems, pick lock confusion, missing games, and where to get more help.
Read article Getting started What is Office Pool Hub?OPH is a free platform for running sports pick pools online, on paper, or both — with live scores, standings, and commissioner tools.
Read articleCreating pools
Formats, scopes, visibility, and game selection when you launch a pool.
Change how people join, entry limits, and basic pool info from Settings → Edit Pool.
Read article Creating pools Pool formats: pick'em, confidence, and survivorChoose the scoring style when you create the pool. The format applies to the whole pool for its lifetime.
Read article Creating pools Pool scope and choosing gamesSingle week, full season, or custom dates — plus how to include or exclude specific games.
Read article Creating pools How to create a poolFrom the Pools page, choose sport, format, scope, visibility, and games — then share your join code.
Read articleRunning a pool
Pool HQ, workspace tabs, deadlines, messages, and day-to-day commissioner tasks.
Commissioners can broadcast messages to all active members by email and on Pool HQ.
Read article Running a pool Pool HQ and workspace tabsEvery pool has a hub with Overview, Players, Pick Sheets, Invite & TV, Messages, Settings, and History tabs.
Read articleWeekly & season setup
Tiebreakers, week setup, skipped weeks, renewals, and finalizing a season.
Choose one or two tiebreaker games per week, pick games yourself or let OPH recommend, and know what happens if you skip setup.
Read article Weekly & season setup Finalizing a season and starting the next oneLock a completed pool into the Hall of Fame, then renew into a fresh season with a new code.
Read articlePicks & scoring
Making picks, lock times, standings, survivor, and confidence pools.
Open the pool, choose your entry, tap winners before lock time, and add tiebreaker scores if required.
Read article Picks & scoring Survivor and confidence pool rules on OPHHow elimination, reused teams, and confidence point assignment work in OPH.
Read articlePick sheets & OPH Vision
Printing, paper entries, scanning, and entering picks for others.
Print weekly sheets from your pool or use the main Pick Sheets menu for blank NFL/MLB slates.
Read article Pick sheets & OPH Vision OPH Vision: scanning paper pick sheetsPhotograph a completed sheet, let OPH read the picks, then assign them to a player or paper entry.
Read article Pick sheets & OPH Vision Paper entries and linking to accountsRun picks for someone without a login, then optionally link their sheet to a real account later.
Read articleRoles, members & privacy
Commissioner vs player roles, join requests, bans, and email visibility.
How players join with a code, when approval is required, and how commissioners remove or ban someone.
Read article Roles, members & privacy Pool roles: owner, commissioner, pick entry, read only, playerWho can change settings, enter picks for others, export data, or only view the pool.
Read article Roles, members & privacy Email privacy and exportsPlayers control whether commissioners see their email in CSV exports. Some admin screens still show names only unless opted in.
Read articleSite features
Sports Central, Beat OPH Shark, Scores, TV Mode, exports, and more.
Browse open pools to join and watch live scores across sports without opening a pool.
Read article Site features Beat OPH Shark daily challengePick the same slate as OPH Shark each day and compare game-by-game — picks right vs head-to-head wins are scored separately.
Read article Site features Downloading pool data (CSV exports)Export members, picks, standings, sheets, and pick history for Excel or Google Sheets.
Read article Site features Pool TV ModeDisplay live standings and scores on an office TV with a secret URL — no login on the screen.
Read articleSearch above or reach out — include your pool code (never your password) if something looks wrong.
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