Which confidence point values are assigned if members fail to pick early games?

This depends on how the Pool Commissioner has configured the default point assignment setting (high to low or low to high). By default, the highest values will be assigned to missed games (from 16 on down). If your pool has automatic picks set up, members will receive the highest values and a pick according to the pool settings. If there are no automatic picks, the highest values will be unavailable to use for the remainder of the games.