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Football picks clubhouse

Old Hickory

Weekend NFL and college picks from one deeply unreasonable man, with a private chat to argue them.

Platform
Web
What we did
Character and brand, Editorial design, Web app, AI research desk
Built with
Next.js, Clerk, Neon Postgres, AI SDK, AI Gateway, Live odds API, Resend
Hickory Locks homepage: Sound research. Unsound character.

Hickory Locks is a members' clubhouse built around a character: Old Hickory of Jackson, Missouri. Fresh picks land every weekend morning, members tail or fade them, and an invite unlocks a private conversation with the man himself.

  1. 01

    Real odds, real research

    An AI research desk works from live lines to pick up to three NFL and college bets each weekend morning, each with a reason to like it and a reason it could go sideways.

  2. 02

    A ledger that keeps him honest

    Results post after the games, the members' board keeps score of every tail and fade, and a Monday recap settles the weekend.

  3. 03

    The Weekend Dispatch

    One opt-in email on Friday morning with the picks, the weekend ahead and a piece of advice nobody asked for.

hickorylocks.com
This weekend's sealed tickets and the Weekend Dispatch
Hickory Locks on iPhone: Sound research. Unsound character.
This weekend's sealed tickets

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